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dilli-theclaw · 18-08-2004, 16:55

I don't know about the sony - but on this laptop (dell inspiron 5100) - all I had to do was undo 2 screws - take the old hdd out and pop the new one in (i had a spare hdd holder caddy thing)..

BUT

the old hdd had some diagnostic stuff on it in a hidden partition. I don't know if the sony does on it's hdd. It wasn't a problem on here as I can run the same stuff from one of the cd's i got with my laptop - but it's something else to think about.

18-08-2004, 16:55	#5
dilli-theclaw R.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Near Sandy Heath transmitter Services: BT Posts: 19,325	Re: Has anyone ever installed a new hardrive on a sony vaio laptop I don't know about the sony - but on this laptop (dell inspiron 5100) - all I had to do was undo 2 screws - take the old hdd out and pop the new one in (i had a spare hdd holder caddy thing).. BUT the old hdd had some diagnostic stuff on it in a hidden partition. I don't know if the sony does on it's hdd. It wasn't a problem on here as I can run the same stuff from one of the cd's i got with my laptop - but it's something else to think about.