Motherboards allow your PC's components to communicate with each other.
When you want to upgrade your motherboard and you no longer have your Sony PC under warranty, you can take it to a shop and pay for someone to replace the motherboard or do it yourself. Your Sony VGC-RB30 motherboard has many other pieces of hardware on it and you must remove them before you proceed; be aware that the new motherboard needs this hardware placed back in the correct location as you proceed.
Instructions
1. Turn the Sony VGC-RB30 with the back facing toward you and remove all its cables and unplug the power source.
2. Remove the screws on the right edge holding the panel to the case and pull it out with the small handle that protrudes. Pull the panel off horizontally when it no longer pulls back.
3. Lay down the tower on its side so that the internal components in your computer face up toward you.
4. Remove all cables leading to the motherboard, which is the large board sitting on the back of all your components.
5. Remove all peripheral cards attached to your motherboard by pulling them on one side gently until you can just lever the other side out.
6. Remove the screws holding your motherboard to the bottom side.
7. Pull out the motherboard carefully so as not to damage any other components.
8. Press on the clips holding your memory cards to the motherboard and move them apart from each other to free the memory units. These cards usually are located close to the large fan near the top of the motherboard. You might need them again for your new motherboard.
9. Remove the large fan on the motherboard by pressing down on its clips and slanting them slightly outward. Remove the processor under the fan by moving the processor lever up and pulling it out.
10. Use some napkins to clean your processor's surface and the surface of the fan that sticks to it. You can do what you want with this processor if you don't want to use it on your new motherboard.
11. Place your new motherboard on a static-free surface to work on it.
12. Place the processor you want to use on the motherboard and lower the lever to lock it into place.
13. Place thermal grease on the surface of your processor and rub it gently until a thin layer covers the surface.
14. Place the fan on top of the processor, aligning its clips to the motherboard's holders and press down on them to lock the fan in place. Don't forget to connect the fan's cable to the connector nearby.
15. Place the memory from your old motherboard on your new one if they're compatible. If not, you must have the correct type of memory at hand to place it down firmly on the motherboard until it clips on.
16. Seat the motherboard into the computer's casing and screw it on tightly
17.Connect all the cables your computer uses to the motherboard, making sure you don't miss any of them.
18. Put all peripherals back in the opposite way you took them out in Step 5.
19. Close your case by sitting the panel on the casing with a slight offset and push it in. Don't forget to screw it in.
20. Sit your computer upright and connect all its cables again. Turn it on now.
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