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[Zheng Wang <wangzhenglib@xxxxxxxxx>]

I see. someone can't read. sorry for the detour.

On Jan 19, 2017 8:41 AM, "Nikhil Somaru" <nsomaru@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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-Ca
>> ddy-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
>