Sony Vaio PCG C2GPS (Rare, 1999) Teardown: SSD Upgrade, Front light testing

Replacing the 2.5" HDD in a Sony Vaio PCG-C2GPS with a CF adapter. Disassembling the screen to check the LCD panel model. Disassembling the Front Light Unit. Testing out the front light under different lighting conditions. This model is based the 2nd generation C1 Picturebook, ie C1XE, so the same procedures will apply. * Update: I assumed LEDs since I didn't see any kind of inverter, but upon further discussion it sounds like white LEDs were very rare at this time, most likely the inverter is hidden in the hinge and this is CCFL Close-up images of the C2GPS LCD panel and screen components https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uWDMCtp6qRZWag0tdezH4qLq7mLGjCrB?usp=sharing C2GPS Manual PDF https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-pcg-c2gps-Manual Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 00:19 - History and Specs 01:57 - Inspecting the Vaio 06:26 - Disassembly starts 12:10 - Removing the old hard drive 14:57 - Removing the CMOS battery 15:14 - Replacing the factory HDD 16:16 - Reassembly begins 21:15 - Disassembling the screen 26:58 - Disassembling the front panel unit 30:04 - Trying out the front display unit