Re: Sony PCG-F540 how to get hd out? Rest of the story.

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send me your email and I can send you complete disassembly .pdf file

The pictures do not match my laptop.

charles....



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Hi all,

I have a Sony Vaio laptop model PCG-F540.
I have taken all the screws out of the flipped over
case and it still doesn't come apart. How do I
get the hard drive out of this thing? Is there a
service manual anywhere on the 'net? Could the
hd be under the keyboard like some? if so, how
do I get the keyboard off?

need to fix this d_mn thing,
charles.....


It has been a while but I think there is a screw on the left side near
the
back

Exactly where? I see no screw heads visible anywhere.

charles....

that releases the panel above the keyboard. That panel then slides to
the right and lifts off. Be careful of the connecting cable.

You can then see the screws which secure the keyboard. The drive is
plainly
visible after you remove the keyboard.

All of the ribbon cables and their connectors are very easily damaged,
so
be
careful. I think some of the connectors have a little locking piece
which
wedges the cable tightly in the connector. Good luck.

Don Young

Even though the documentation didn't match, I was able to
finally get the hd out of the laptop. It was under the keyboard.
It is now humming along with a new fast 100G hd.

thanks,
charles......



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