How difficult to replace hard drive on PC-7134?

[magnumfarce]

Hi  can anyone gimme any advice thnx.

[Thalamus.]

Hi magnumfarce

welcome to Questions & Answers..:smileyhappy:

PC-7134 you have quoted is the chassis number which makes it difficult to find information as this is NOT the actual model number..

The correct model number can be found just below the VAIO's display, see image below..

Once you've loacted the model number let us know and we'll try to help..

[magnumfarce]

Oops sorry about that its a NR32-M

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[peshyxp]

Hard drive replacement is relatively straightforward

You will need to remove battery first then around 26 small screws on the underside base unit using small star shape screwdrive

I prefer to use a plain white sheet of A4 and draw the location of each screw on the underside and then as i remove each one secure them on the A4 sheet with sellotape

This way i know exactly where each one goes and i dont end up losing any of the little buggers

I have attached pic of what the inside looks like and the hard drive and caddy reside on the bottom left side

Just take a bit of care prising apart the base unit and dont use too much force, if you find it doesnt easily come off there is still a small screw you have not removed

The hard drive slides out and from there on should be relatively easy to replace

Any problems drop a post here and good luck

[magnumfarce]

Thanx a lot,just going to have a look on ebay for a replacement.

[magnumfarce]

Hi

   I've got the base off & undone 2 screws at the side of the hard drive but do I need to remove any at the other side? which is tight up against the cd/dvd drive.

                                    thnx

[peshyxp]

Can i suggest you buy from either amazonc.co.uk or play.com

Western Digital 250gb or 320gb hard drives work real good and are around £30-£35 superb value for money in my opinion

As much as i love ebay i would steer away from buying something like a hard drive given the nature of the item ie if its DOA you want to exchange it for another asap without any hassle

Cheers

[magnumfarce]

It was replaced with a Western digital 250 GB but its only lasted 16 months.

[magnumfarce]

How many screws hold the caddy in place?

[magnumfarce]

I've got it, unscrewed USB port first.