vaio vgn-a115s

[spondulick]

does anyone know how to find and remove hard drive from this model,its my daughters and i need to replace knackered drive.i believe it is either under the keyboard or back needs to be removed to gain access to drive,have searched net for info for this model but cannot find any.have emailed sony gb with make and model asking for guidance, but this was over a week ago and still no reply.dont fancy taking out about twenty screws to remove back of unit then finding out its under the keyboard...(which i aint got a clue how to remove)if any of you guys can be of asistance it would greatly appreciated

[dasteph]

the following link may be of some help as it refers to a sony vgn model laptops, it refers to repairing a broken power jack but it also shows you how to diassemble the laptop and where the hard drive is situated.

How to take apart Sony Vaio VGN-S360P and replace broken power jack >> Inside my laptop

[spondulick]

thanks m8, found a model on utube replacing hard drive,not same model number but apart from that looks identical,bit of a ball ache getting at it .ie remove all twenty screws from back turn over keyboard out remove plate beneath keyboard,hard drive bottom left corner, even the caddy in four pieces.needless to say sony uk no ****in help at all,only authorised sony tech can do. at exhorbitant price no doubt for that reason said could not supply me with info i needed looks like fleabay for a cheap drive.