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    SZ Hard Drive Question

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by erickim55, Sep 16, 2006.

  1. erickim55

    erickim55 Newbie

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    Hello. I am thinking of purchasing the SZ360 and I have a couple of questions.
    I would like to replace the sony HD with probably a 7200rpm HD. Is the hard drive a SATA 2.5"? Also, how hard will it be to reinstall all the drivers? Does sony have a XP cd that comes with the computer?
    Thanks for the help.
     
    erickim55, Sep 16, 2006
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  2. FenderP

    FenderP Notebook Deity

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    Easiest thing to do is image your HD with something like Acronis True Image to a USB drive, repace your HD, boot with the Acronis CD, and restore the backup.
     
    FenderP, Sep 16, 2006
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    outie Notebook Consultant

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    You will need to create the recovery DVD yourself. You run a wizard and it will put the recovery drive into your DVD(s).
     
    outie, Sep 16, 2006
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    moks Notebook Enthusiast

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    moks, Sep 17, 2006
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  5. moks

    moks Notebook Enthusiast

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    oops. I mean thread. :)
     
    moks, Sep 18, 2006
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