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[Flavio <fbcyborg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys,

myabe I've missed something here, but is this SSD replacement possible also
for Z21X9E?

Thanks

On 27 February 2017 at 11:06, Nikhil Somaru <nsomaru@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Robin,
>
> Thanks for the detailed response.
>
> Just confirming you had a SVZ131**** before I go ahead and make this
> purchase.
>
> I'm also curious, I've heard the SSD connectors are non-standard and the
> drive is soldered to the board. Is this the case, or is it just a simple
> connector?
>
> Thanks for clarifying.
>
> Nikhil
>
> On 27 February 2017 at 08:16, Robin - <robinaudy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> It was straightforward, it's not that difficult.
>>
>> There are youtube videos that show how to open the laptop which can help.
>> Pulling off the bottom cover once the bottom screws are removed is the
>> hardest, you need to slightly bend the bottom plastic cover for the sides
>> to go over the external monitor plug, ethernet plug cover and power plug.
>> The plastic is flexible enough, but the first time you do it it's scary.
>>
>> Besides changing my SSD, I did a screen replacement, and that job was
>> harder. For those who want to attempt it, don't bend the screen hinges once
>> you remove the cover of the base except with extreme care (or get ready to
>> make screw seats repairs with epoxy glue). The base cover holds the hinges,
>> and with only one screw per hinge they will pop out with the torsion. That
>> should not be a concern when you change a hard drive, since you can keep
>> the screen lid closed, there is no need to open it (don't risk it).
>>
>> Overall, it's a very workable chassis, and an SSD change is fine.
>>
>> By the way, another easy and cheap upgrade you can do while you are at it
>> is to change the wifi card, my original one did not support 802.11ac. I
>> installed the Intel Wireless 7260 (rev bb).
>>
>> -R
>>
>>
>> Hi Robin,
>>
>> Was it hard to change the SSD yourself or would you recommend sending it
>> in to a service centre? I'm considering purchasing the SSD that you
>> recommended.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Nikhil
>>
>> On 18 January 2017 at 23:29, Robin - <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
>
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Flavio