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Upgrading the UX Hard Drive
Sony Vaio UX HDD Upgrade
Note: This will also work with 80gb MK8009GAH and 100gb MK1011GAH Toshiba drives. They are slightly thicker (8mm rather then 5mm), have an 8mb rather then 2mb buffer, but require additional steps for good performance.
By: Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm I wrote this simple and brief set of instructions to upgrade the Sony VAIO UX50’s hard drive from 30 GB to 60 GB. *Will work with all UX models to date It is a pretty simple operation (believe me, I am not an expert), and the end result is a whole lot of more storage capacity. The only tool you will need is a Phillips screwdriver (small) that is suitable to the screws in the UX50. I found a screwdriver in my laptop tool set that was good for both the inside screws (which are a bit smaller) and the outside ones.
Toshiba MK6008GAH drive is used for this
Note: This will also work with 80gb MK8009GAH and 100gb MK1011GAH Toshiba drives. They are slightly thicker (8mm rather then 5mm), have an 8mb rather then 2mb buffer, but require additional steps for good performance.
By: Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Toshiba MK6008GAH drive is used for this
 Step 1: Starting from the outside Well, of course, this will be the toughest step of all, because it is when you decide to open this baby up. There are four visible screws in the back of the UX50 (Figure 1). These are very easy to get out |
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 Step 2: Removing the bezel that houses the hard drive You will notice that the hard drive is housed and covered by a bezel that has five small silver screws holding it in place. You will need to get out these five screws to get to the hard drive. Once you do this, the bezel can be set loose and you will be able to physically access the hard drive. You may find it more comfortable to unlatch a gray cable (see Figure 5) that is somewhat in the way if you want to access the hard drive. Not a big deal, as the little cable snaps right back in place.  . |
Step 3: Removing the hard drive
Once the five bezel screws are removed, you can raise the bezel (for example, with your finger as shown in Figure 6). From here, you can un-latch the hard drive by gently rotating the black latch that sets the hard drive loose. To get the hard drive out, you will also need to remove a black piece of tape that holds an orange electronics strip over the hard drive. Voila, the hard drive is out (see Figure 7).
Step 4: Replacing the hard drive
Well, from here on it is pretty much in reverse. You will need to insert your new hard drive (see Figure 8), snap it on, secure it in place by rotating the black latch to its “locked” position, lower the bezel and put back the five little screws in place, snap the gray cable back in case you had removed it, put back the back cover and get those six infamous screws back in place. You are done now !!!
A couple of other (common sense) pieces of advice:Once the five bezel screws are removed, you can raise the bezel (for example, with your finger as shown in Figure 6). From here, you can un-latch the hard drive by gently rotating the black latch that sets the hard drive loose. To get the hard drive out, you will also need to remove a black piece of tape that holds an orange electronics strip over the hard drive. Voila, the hard drive is out (see Figure 7).
Step 4: Replacing the hard drive
Well, from here on it is pretty much in reverse. You will need to insert your new hard drive (see Figure 8), snap it on, secure it in place by rotating the black latch to its “locked” position, lower the bezel and put back the five little screws in place, snap the gray cable back in case you had removed it, put back the back cover and get those six infamous screws back in place. You are done now !!!
- Because you will need to reinstall all the drivers, I suggest you back up your old hard drive before you initiate this process; you will need them to get your upgraded computer up and running again !!!
- You will need to install the OS from scratch. There are several guides online on how to do this. This one, http://www.micropctalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35, for example, will get you through.
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