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--- vaio_vgn-a497xp_disc_change [2007/06/01 16:53] – Draft of first half jim
+++ vaio_vgn-a497xp_disc_change [2007/06/01 17:12] (current) – Add thanks jim
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 Remove the keyboard and place it out of the way.
+===== Remove base top cover =====
 Next remove the two screws holding the top cover of the laptop base. The screwdrivers show where they are.
 {{baseplate-screws.jpg|Top cover screws}}
+Now very carefully ease the two small ribbon cables on the top cover out of their connectors. The screwdrivers show the location of the connectors.
+{{top-cover-ribbons.jpg|Top cover ribbon cables}}
+Now you can ease the top cover off. It is clicked in place along the screen edge. I just lifted it gently from the front, wiggled and persuaded until it came out.
+===== Remove the hard drive assembly =====
+The hard drive assembly is at the bottom left. Undo the six screws holding it in.
+{{disc-assembly.jpg|Disc assembly}}
+Fold the board covering the drive out of the way (you can do this without disconnecting anything).
+{{drive-and-header.jpg|Drive and header board}}
+Gently lever the header board up until disconnected. You will then be able to remove the drive + header board assembly. Ease the header board off the drive. Unscrew the drive from its casing, and replace it with the new drive.
+===== Reassembly =====
+Reassembly is, as you might expect, the reverse of removal.
+Ease ribbon cables carefully back into their connectors. After replacing the top cover, press it firmly at the back by the screen; there should be a few clicks as it pops back into place.
+===== Thanks =====
+Thanks to StefanVGN-A197XP for the original instructions.

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