I have a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4XWN/C which has the original 120 GB hard disk.
I've partitioned that as Vista and Solaris x86 but I've had enough of
Vista, so are going to partition it with Solaris x86 and XP - drivers
are available for most/all the parts.

I've purchased a larger (300 GB disk), but don't know exactly what needs
to be undone to get at the disk. Can anyone tell me? What I thought was
the access panel turned out to be for memory.

Is there a service manual anywhere? I'm used to Sun workstations, where
Sun make available very good service manuals. Somehow I suspect this is
not the case with Sony.

"Dave" <someplace@nowhere-nice.com> wrote in message
news:47eb9e27@212.67.96.135...
>I have a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4XWN/C which has the original 120 GB hard disk.
>I've partitioned that as Vista and Solaris x86 but I've had enough of
>Vista, so are going to partition it with Solaris x86 and XP - drivers are
>available for most/all the parts.
>
> I've purchased a larger (300 GB disk), but don't know exactly what needs
> to be undone to get at the disk. Can anyone tell me? What I thought was
> the access panel turned out to be for memory.
>
> Is there a service manual anywhere? I'm used to Sun workstations, where
> Sun make available very good service manuals. Somehow I suspect this is
> not the case with Sony.

http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select...6,66,9,70,5,72

Service manuals and pdf how to files on replacing or upgrading components.

Muddle wrote:
> "Dave" <someplace@nowhere-nice.com> wrote in message
> news:47eb9e27@212.67.96.135...
>> I have a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4XWN/C which has the original 120 GB hard disk.
>> I've partitioned that as Vista and Solaris x86 but I've had enough of
>> Vista, so are going to partition it with Solaris x86 and XP - drivers are
>> available for most/all the parts.
>>
>> I've purchased a larger (300 GB disk), but don't know exactly what needs
>> to be undone to get at the disk. Can anyone tell me? What I thought was
>> the access panel turned out to be for memory.
>>
>> Is there a service manual anywhere? I'm used to Sun workstations, where
>> Sun make available very good service manuals. Somehow I suspect this is
>> not the case with Sony.
>
> http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select...6,66,9,70,5,72
>
> Service manuals and pdf how to files on replacing or upgrading components.
>
>
I cant see my model there, for some unknown reason

"Dave" <someplace@nowhere-nice.com> wrote in message
news:47ebd7ee@212.67.96.135...
> Muddle wrote:
>> "Dave" <someplace@nowhere-nice.com> wrote in message
>> news:47eb9e27@212.67.96.135...
>>> I have a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4XWN/C which has the original 120 GB hard disk.
>>> I've partitioned that as Vista and Solaris x86 but I've had enough of
>>> Vista, so are going to partition it with Solaris x86 and XP - drivers
>>> are available for most/all the parts.
>>>
>>> I've purchased a larger (300 GB disk), but don't know exactly what needs
>>> to be undone to get at the disk. Can anyone tell me? What I thought was
>>> the access panel turned out to be for memory.
>>>
>>> Is there a service manual anywhere? I'm used to Sun workstations, where
>>> Sun make available very good service manuals. Somehow I suspect this is
>>> not the case with Sony.
>>
>> http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select...6,66,9,70,5,72
>>
>> Service manuals and pdf how to files on replacing or upgrading
>> components.
> I cant see my model there, for some unknown reason

Eastern European the other site was North and South America.
http://support.vaio.eu/manuals/manua...GB_cons&m=2667

Muddle wrote:

>>> Service manuals and pdf how to files on replacing or upgrading
>>> components.
>> I cant see my model there, for some unknown reason
>
> Eastern European the other site was North and South America.
> http://support.vaio.eu/manuals/manua...GB_cons&m=2667
>
>

Only user manuals. I did find a site which looks like it has details on
replacing the hard drive in an SZ series vaio, so I will give that a try.