Sensitive Data on Vaio Z11 What Do You Do?

I don't have one, but have been thinking about it & researching here. I see that it has a proprietary SSD that is probably not meant to be user serviceable. What do you do if you have sensitive data on there & need to get it repaired whether or not it's a SSD problem?

When I needed to get my Dell service I could easily remove the HDD & they accounted for that. Just googling about this now & I see they even have a policy of replacing your HDD without having to send them the faulty one at least with their business line. HP & Lenovo seem to have the same thing. They all look like an extra level of service you have to pay for though. Does Sony have something comparable?

 

I've been planning on using Truecrypt (opensource encryption) - but I'm not sure how well that will work on RAID. I was planning on creating a container rather than encrypting the entire drive.

 

I also recommend Truecrypt because it's free, fast and stable and it also works on a RAID setup.
You can create a seperate encrypted partition or container/file in which you can store your sensitive and private data which comes in handy if you have to send your laptop in for repair and the service technician needs to access your OS (which remains unencrypted).
Alternatively you can encrypt your whole drive for complete security.
There are lots of options with Truecrypt just give it a try and see if it works for you.

 

Nice link.