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    Z series SSD data recovery

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by pipi31415, Aug 11, 2011.

  1. pipi31415

    pipi31415 Newbie

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    Hi everyone,
    My z1190x has recently went kaput, and Sony wants more to repair it than it originally cost! So I've been working instead on recovering data from the hard drive.

    My first search here led me to think the SSD was microSATA. I picked up a microSATA to SATA adapter for around $9 on Amazon, but alas the cable on the Sony Z SSD is slightly wider (maybe a few millimeters) than the microSATA port on the adapter.

    Anyone have any helpful experience here, or know what size cable the Z series is using?

    Thanks!
     
    pipi31415, Aug 11, 2011
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  2. chroma_cg

    chroma_cg Notebook Consultant

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    if its on a raid0 setup, then i dont think there is any cheap way you can do data recovery
     
    chroma_cg, Aug 11, 2011
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  3. ComputerCowboy

    ComputerCowboy Sony Fanboy

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    ComputerCowboy, Aug 11, 2011
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    ComputerCowboy Sony Fanboy

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    ComputerCowboy, Aug 11, 2011
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  5. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    the Z11 used samsung drives which were ZIF to mSata i believe
     
    Achusaysblessyou, Aug 11, 2011
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    chroma_cg Notebook Consultant

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    my question is, the OP stated his model as z1190x....that doesnt sound like the vpc-z model to me....is it by chance the older c2d-cpu z model?
     
    chroma_cg, Aug 11, 2011
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  7. ComputerCowboy

    ComputerCowboy Sony Fanboy

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    that is a vpc model

    he needs to use the boot cd
    doesn't matter what drives he has
     
    ComputerCowboy, Aug 11, 2011
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  8. beaups

    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    His Z is broken. That's the problem.
     
    beaups, Aug 12, 2011
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    ComputerCowboy Sony Fanboy

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    I've recovered data from an unbootable Z1 using Herin's boot CD, I know his Z is broken, I am trying to help him fix it.
     
    ComputerCowboy, Aug 12, 2011
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    Movendi Notebook Guru

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    ComputerCowboy how would you recover from a z11 ssd when the vaio doesn't boot up at all!? The SSD unit has 128gb one side and 25gb on the opposide side. Just need to connect this to another computer and transfer the contents over.
     
    Movendi, Jan 25, 2012
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