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[Flavio <fbcyborg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Nikhil,

thanks for replying.
No I have no CD bay actually. This model has 2x128GB SSD disks to be used
for RAID0.
I was aware they were difficult to be found for buying.

I will have a look on the disassembly video guides! Thanks!

On 6 March 2017 at 10:43, Nikhil Somaru <nsomaru@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Falvio I think it is. does your model have a CD bay? in which case I'd
> suggest replacing that with a caddy + SSD option.
>
> This might be of interest: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/
> vaio-vpc-z2-hard-disk-ssd-upgrade.724237/
>
> On 27 February 2017 at 19:43, Flavio <fbcyborg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Yours,
> Nikhil Somaru
>



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Flavio