topic Re: Change the hdd in PCs & Accessories

Change the hdd

Fluffy_cow — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:37:52 GMT

Hi there!
The hdd in my Vaio is beginning to die. I can transfer about 300 mb of data and then the player starts making a klicking sound and the software freezes. I've had experience on this with regular drives in computers so I'm pretty sure it's the hdd failing.
Anyway, is this covered by the warranty?

If it's not, is it possible to change the hdd. Can I buy a regular 2.5" hdd and just change, perhaps to a larger one.
I think the warranty is about to expire anyway...

Thanks for suggestions.

/David, Sweden

Re: Change the hdd

kee-lo_ — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:41:33 GMT

Hi David

I think it is going to be covered, as long as it wasn't done intentionally.

Re: Change the hdd

Fluffy_cow — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:49:16 GMT

Great! I'll give Sony a call in the morning then.

Thanks!
/David

Re: Change the hdd

stix — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:00:53 GMT

Warranty.... definitely.

But... it might be possible to change the HDD... there is a Tosh 60Gb 2.5inch drive that apparently would fit - physically, at least....

Re: Change the hdd

TygerTyger — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:08:10 GMT

Definitely it will be covered. You might end up with a better quality drive second time around, I did.

Re: Change the hdd

HeartOfDarkness — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:38:54 GMT

lol Although I'd have been interested in a feed-back from someone who changed the hard-drive in the Vaio Pocket.

Since it still is under warranty, I don't dare do that to mine, I'd love to know if it can be done "easily" as it can be on Archos products, for instance.