Sony CFD-S70 Disassembly

Written By: Maxence Chartre
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Sony CFD-S70 Disassembly

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

30 minutes - 1 hour

Introduction

Here is a full disassembly of the Sony’s CFD-S70.

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    • Using a PH2 screwdriver, remove the 5 screws in the holes

    • Don’t forget to remove the two screws circled in green

    • The hole screws can be difficult to remove. Don’t forget to use a magnetized screwdriver

    • The antenna screws can be ignored for now. It’s not important for the disassembly

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    • Open the CD cover and remove the two screws using a PH0 screwdriver

    • Move the handle up to unscrew the hole screws using a PH2 screwdriver

    • Be careful around the optical pickup (the small lense)

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    • Turn the device on his back and pull back and up the bottom portion of the device

    • There’s a connector attached, be careful

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    • Be careful, the connector is fragile

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    • Remove the two screws with a PH2

    • Remove the connector on the left side of the mainboard

    • Stress the right side where there’s the audio connections and pull the main by the left

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    • On the bottom of the main, gently disconnect the connector

    • This connector is VERY fragile. Use something to hold it in place

    • Like the connector, remove the Flex cable from the main

    • Also use caution while removing it. It can break/cut very easily

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    • Carefully flip the main and disconnect like the others the cables. You can now remove the mainboard

    • Like before, they’re very fragile

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    • Now it’s time to remove the front of the device. There’s two little brackets on each side that is retaining the front

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    • Using a flat screwdriver or any other flat and thin tool, pry the outside tabs working your way down and pull the front from the top of the device

    • There’s two little tabs with screw holes. Be careful not to damage them

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Have fun :D

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