Sony vgn a417m

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  1. jjsmith

    jjsmith Geek Trainee

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    Does anyone know how to dismantle a sony vgn A417M laptop in order to replace the hard drive?

    Thanks for any help

    jjsmith
     
  2. donkey42

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    you probably don't need to dismantle it, you probably just need to remove a couple of screws near the front on the underside, check the manual, will keep looking for instructiions


    Edit: found manual online, click here
     
  3. jjsmith

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    Hi donkey42

    I've tried reading the manual and have removed all the screws that I possibly can..and the keyboard but it still seems to be struck.. any ideas..

    jjsmith
     
  4. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    look in the picture and open these type of places, you will find your HDD in one.
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  5. donkey42

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    i don't think you need to remove anything (except a panel and probably your HDD will slide out, when you've pulled hard enough to disconnect it)!

    does your laptop look idenitical to karan pic ?
     
  6. jjsmith

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    HI I looked in all the placed indicated in Karanislove's pic. The laptop looks identical to the one in the pic. The hard drive appears to be in the lower right hard corner shown in the pic. any more ideas...please...
     
  7. donkey42

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    pic gone, using FF, will try opera
     
  8. donkey42

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    pic back in opera, can you see any removable panels near where you think the HDD is located, there will also be a screw securing the HDD in the laptop
     
  9. jjsmith

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    Hi,

    I tried taking the keyboard out but I still cannot access the hdd. It appears that only the Ram, battery can be accessed via the panels under the the laptop.
     

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