VAOI Z505 disassembly, Installation of new hard drive

VAOI Z505 disassembly, Installation of new hard drive


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dscf2148.jpg (The new hard drive and tools.)

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dscf2149.jpg (Initial backup)

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dscf2150.jpg (After taking bottom screws out, the cover only lifts an inch.)

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dscf2152.jpg (After removing the plastic on the hinges, the speaker cover can be popped off. )

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dscf2153.jpg (Speaker underneath, and a screw to its left, which must be removed.)

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dscf2155.jpg (Popping off the hing cover.)

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dscf2156.jpg (Removing the right-hand speaker cover.)

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dscf2157.jpg (Removing the keyboard. Pull the lever back and the ribon detaches from the motherboard.)

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dscf2158.jpg (The keyboard, removed.)

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dscf2159.jpg (Remove the circled screw.)

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dscf2160.jpg (I busted off the jog dial, which I'm sick of because, when bumped, it wakes up the laptop from suspend! This frequently occurs when it is in my backpack. )

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dscf2161.jpg (The old 10GB hellishly loud Fujitsu drive I installed a few weeks ago.)

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dscf2162.jpg (New hard drive, still in bag, and the old NOISY Fujitsu drive (which is not what comes with the VAIO, but which I replaced the VAIO's original Toshiba drive with it).)

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dscf2163.jpg (Back totogether, and installing Linux, with the new Toshiba MK4018 40GB 9.5mm 2.5inch drive.)

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dscf2164.jpg (It works!)