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[Nikhil Somaru <nsomaru@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Zheng,

We were referring to the SVZ13 which does not have an optical drive.

Nikhil

On 19 January 2017 at 14:36, Zheng Wang <wangzhenglib@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> don't have the original place where i did my purchase. But just googled
> one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/9-5mm-Hard-Drive-2nd-HDD-SSD-
> Caddy-For-Sony-VAIO-Z-Series-VPCZ133GM-VPC-Z13C5E-/251134462700
>
> for the instruction, google a video how to disassembly that machine.
>
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 6:16 AM, Robin - <robinaudy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Nikhil, that settles it for me :-).
>>
>> I purchased mine in North America, that's probably why it doesn't have
>> any sim port.
>>
>> Mystery solved.
>> -R
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Robin,
>>
>> I have a sim slot here as my configuration came with a 3g radio.
>>
>> On 19 January 2017 at 12:51, Robin - <robinaudy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> +1 to that! I would love to see pictures or instructions of the bay
>>> conversion!
>>>
>>> By the way, since we have so many knowledgeable people suddenly
>>> exchanging here, I'll jump in and ask a question:
>>>
>>> Does anybody know what the "rear port" is for? When I flip my computer
>>> up side down to look at its underside, very close to the rear edge where
>>> the screen meets the body chassis, about a third of the length of that rear
>>> edge from the left, there is a plastic cover that can be pulled out with my
>>> fingers when the screen is closed, revealing a port about an inch in
>>> length. It looks as if some kind of card can be inserted in, but when I
>>> open up the chassis to make a repair (and I made quite a few!), I don't see
>>> anything.
>>>
>>> Anyone has a clue what that opening is for?
>>> -R
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Zheng,
>>>
>>> Could you provide a little direction on how you switched the bay?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Nikhil
>>>
>>>
>>> On 18 January 2017 at 20:05, Zheng Wang <wangzhenglib@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I switched the bay, and put a standard ssd there. I think with some
>>>> google, you can find someone sell it.
>>>>
>>>> It would be nice sony would make a new version of z133, same design
>>>> just update the hardware.
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 18, 2017 12:59 PM, "Robin -" < <robinaudy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> robinaudy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I did the SSD upgrage a few years ago on my laptop and my wife's.
>>>>> Search for MZRPC512HAFU.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been on ubuntu since day one. 16.04 works fine. You need to use
>>>>> the server version to activate RAID, but besides that it's great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>> -R
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> I really do enjoy my SVZ13. I've got the quad core i7 with 256GB SSD
>>>>> and 8GB RAM.
>>>>>
>>>>> A few questions:
>>>>>
>>>>>    1. Has anyone successfully upgraded the SSD to 512GB? I've found a
>>>>>    couple cards that claim to be compatible on ebay and aliexpress. Like
>>>>>    this
>>>>>    <https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Raid-LIF-SATA-512GB-SSD-For-Sony-VAIO-VPCZ2-Series-VPC-Z2-Z22-Z23-Z21/32720927966.html>.
>>>>>    However if there's 1TB I'd love to get that in instead!
>>>>>    2. Has anyone succesfully installed linux (preferably debian
>>>>>    stable [maybe with some unstable backported packages etc]) and got it to
>>>>>    recognise the disk as one striped disk using the intel based RAID, rather
>>>>>    than two separate disks? The one install guide that I found claims that
>>>>>    this is not possible.
>>>>>    3. Has anyone been able to increase the RAM to 16GB or even 32GB?
>>>>>    Could you link to the modules that you purchased? I run VMs for dev work
>>>>>    and the extra RAM would be really useful to get the machine to go a few
>>>>>    more years. Alternatively if the processor is going to be a bottleneck or
>>>>>    SSD based swap will be good enough for the VMs, then please indicate so.
>>>>>    AFAIK the processor supports up to 32GB.
>>>>>    4. I have broken the flimsy sim tray. How to replace it?
>>>>>
>>>>> There's nothing on the market that really necessitates me changing my
>>>>> machine, it really is a performance beast. Want to give it a breath of new
>>>>> life!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Yours,
>> Nikhil Somaru
>>
>>
>>
>


-- 
Yours,
Nikhil Somaru