Sony Sony Laptop 7x2l User manual

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Service Manual for Sony Vaio PCG – 7X2L
Tools Needed
- small scre driver
- small flat head scre driver or letter opener
How to remove and replace the hard disk drive (HDD)
NOTE: I replaced a TOSHIBA MK8034GSX 80GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA
1.5Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive ith a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS 500GB
7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive.
1. Disconnect po er and remove battery.
2. Turn the laptop over and remove all the scre s on the bottom.

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3. Remove the memory cover.

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4. Remove the scre underneath the memory cover.
5. Remove the DVD drive.
6. Remove the 3 black scre s underneath the DVD drive. Note the size of the
scre s.
7. Remove the 3 scre s underneath the battery cover. Note the size of the scre s.
8. Remove keyboard by using letter opener to press in 5 plastic tabs at bottom of
keys. Work your ay from right to left.

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9. When you press in plastic tabs, carefully lift up on front black edge of keyboard.
10. Repeat step 9 for each plastic tab.
11. Remove keyboard ribbon cable by carefully sliding and lifting up on the black
part of the black and hite connector. The black ribbon cable ill easily slide
free from the connector

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12. Remove the scre underneath the keyboard. Note the size of the scre . This
scre is longer than the other scre s.
13. Remove the mouse touchpad ribbon cable by lifting up on the black part of the
black and hite connector. Pull the blue tab on the ribbon cable.
14. Use blade of letter opener to carefully pry adjoined plastic cover open. I found
that if you start by the DVD player, it is easier to pry open and make your ay
around the edge of laptop.

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15. Remove the t o black scre s that are holding the HDD case to the motherboard.
16. Carefully slide the enclosed HDD lose from the SATA motherboard connector.
NOTE: The HDD is located in the silver case located underneath the left palm
rest or on the left front side of the laptop.
17. Remove the four scre s from the side of the HDD.
18. Perform imaging of the existing old HDD to the ne HDD. I used a SATA to
USB connector and Acronis True Image to copy the data.

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19. Insert the four scre s into the side of the HDD.
20. Repeat the steps in reverse order.