Sony Vaio PCG - 7X2L Service Manual

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Service Manual for Sony Vaio PCG – 7X2L

Tools Needed

- small screw driver

- small flat head screw 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 with a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS 500GB
7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive.

1. Disconnect power and remove battery.

2. Turn the laptop over and remove all the screws on the bottom.

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3. Remove the memory cover.

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4. Remove the screw underneath the memory cover.

5. Remove the DVD drive.

6. Remove the 3 black screws underneath the DVD drive. Note the size of the
screws.

7. Remove the 3 screws underneath the battery cover. Note the size of the screws.

8. Remove keyboard by using letter opener to press in 5 plastic tabs at bottom of
keys. Work your way from right to left.

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