Need Help With Sony Vaio Laptop

Hi all. I've got this Sony Vaio laptop that I'm trying to get it to work. A friend of mine said he used it for parts, so it is missing a few hardware pieces. However, I am having problems getting it to run.

It is missing a hard drive, and the RAM pieces.

When I plug it in, the power icon works, shows a green light.

The product name is VPCF136FM, the model is PCG-81115L.

When I turn the machine on, screen doesn't turn on. It just stays black, I can hear the GPU fan turn on (It takes about 15 seconds for the GPU fan to even turn on), but no matter how long I leave the laptop on, the screen just stays black, it does nothing. I was thinking maybe the GPU was taken out, but I later learned the graphics card is basically embedded into the motherboard, so you can't remove it.

Anyone know why the screen isn't working? Or should I just throw it in the trash?

Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

Without RAM it will never run. You MUST have at least one RAM module.

Megahertz07 said:

Without RAM it will never run. You MUST have at least one RAM module.

Okay, someone gave me some RAM sticks, but I don't know which one will work (other than DDR3 sticks). Which slot (there's 2) should I put in the RAM? The bottom one or the top one?

You must disconnect the power supply and take out the battery before inserting or removing the memory.
Your computer uses DDR3 memory up to 1333MHz. Don't try to use DDR2. Only Use DDR3. ONLY.
Discharge static. Handle the stick by the border.
You can place into any slot, best on first one.

Megahertz07 said:

You must disconnect the power supply and take out the battery before inserting or removing the memory.
Your computer uses DDR3 memory up to 1333MHz. Don't try to use DDR2. Use DDR3 only.
Discharge static. Handle the stick by the border.
You can place into any slot, best on first one.

Battery won't hold a charge anyway, it's dead. And I can't fit DDR2 in there even if I wanted to.

I have one RAM piece that says it's 1333, i'll try that one. Get back to you in a sec.

Well that one aint working either. Guess I'm out of fracking luck so far.

Edit: It also doesn't make any beeps, and my friend on Skype thinks maybe the backlight to the screen is also dead. Thoughts?

I don't think that your friend putted away a working laptop and began taking it apart.
I do have a laptop that a friend gave it to me and it does like yours. It can be so many things.
Don't waste your time,

Hi

You have a lot of things to do before you can use this Sony Vaio.

But there is one thing you can do.

Since you are able to access public PC, get to know some computer geeks to assist you.
Some of these geek like to "play" with computer and also fixing &or repair computer.
Be their friend, and later ask them to assist you.
In this way, you can save and get what is need to get your laptop up and running.
Most geek do keep spare parts with them.

If they help you, all the best.

If not, try to ask them what's wrong with your laptop.

Bring along the laptop, and when you use the Public PC, they may interested in why you do not use your laptop.
Then make friends and ......

Eric3742 said:

Hi

You have a lot of things to do before you can use this Sony Vaio.

But there is one thing you can do.

Since you are able to access public PC, get to know some computer geeks to assist you.
Some of these geek like to "play" with computer and also fixing &or repair computer.
Be their friend, and later ask them to assist you.
In this way, you can save and get what is need to get your laptop up and running.
Most geek do keep spare parts with them.

If they help you, all the best.

If not, try to ask them what's wrong with your laptop.

Bring along the laptop, and when you use the Public PC, they may interested in why you do not use your laptop.
Then make friends and ......

Here's the pro's and cons to the public PC's I access here.

Pro's: Anyone can access the PC's. This is a college town (UCSB campus).

Cons: It's mostly students who have no fooking clue about PC's. The one place I spend the most time at...they have NO idea how to use these PC's, so hardly any of them are computer geeks, and most of them have no knowledge on PC software/hardware. I am usually the one asked how the hell to even PRINT something, much less anything else. Me finding anyone PC savvy here is like finding a $100 bill on the ground, otherwise I would follow your suggestion. The only students that visit here are only writing up papers for class.