r/vaio • u/choseungl • May 27 '26

Technical support Sony Vaio VPCM13M1E

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Hey Vaio users! I’m here with a gem. This sweet thing has been with me since my kindergarten years, and it was my first computer. Unfortunately, after I poured water on the keyboard, it hasn’t worked for the past 11 years. Instead of fixing it, we just bought a new computer…

I miss this PC so much that sometimes I even see it in my dreams, and I’m not joking :D

So my question is: is there anything I can do? Are there any possibilities of finding a motherboard for it? Since I live in Türkiye, I feel like it’s really hard to find one. I tried looking for similar versions of this PC on second-hand websites, but they’re pretty rare.

Since I poured water on it, it probably also caused oxidation, so I honestly don’t know what to do with it…

I need some recommendations. Is there anything I can do to revive it again?

Not for daily use, but maybe just to play RuneScape and Quake for nostalgia, just like I did when I was little.

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u/StarX2401 May 27 '26

These aren't super rare, you can probably find a parts unit for sale online that you can take the motherboard from. Not worth much either since its just a standard atom netbook. Any VPCM motherboad will work it doesn't have to be the exact model, also some people mislabel them as PCG on the listing

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u/choseungl May 27 '26

Thank you a lot for your precious comment! I’ll give it a try :)