Vaio L Disassembly?

I'm looking for either a video or a walk through on how to disassemble the Vaio L all in one. Preferably I'd like a disassembly on the second gen, but since that just came out the first gen's instructions would be just as good. I've looked all over the place and can't find anything at all.



Basically I want to put an SSD in the second gen, but I don't want to be a guinea pig by trying it on my own without any instructions.





On a side note, the first gen had its own RAM door. On the second gen, there's no RAM door on the back. I hope this doesn't mean that RAM is soldered into the motherboard since I ordered one with the base 4GB of RAM.

Reply 1 : Vaio L Disassembly?

Greetings to the forum, I really need I would ask, could you give me the link of the disassembly of the vaio you are talking about in this post?

I can not find it, I have the vaio vpcl11m1e

Very thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply 2 : Vaio L Disassembly?

I want to take apart a VPC-L2190X US CTO model. Since that model just came out, I don't expect there to be a disassembly yet. Since the last generation VPC-L1XXXX models are similar in design, I would like to see a disassembly of that model. Particularly, I want to know where the HDD is located because I anticipate to change it for an SSD.



Have you taken apart your VPC-L11m1e?

Reply 3 : Vaio L Disassembly?

No I have not tried a servicemanual disassembled, you have found something the previous model?



I do not know exactly but I think is behind the support in low near the centers dedicated to treating the power outlet.

Reply 4 : Vaio L Disassembly?

I don't have a service manual. I also think the HDD should be behind those 4 screws where the power outlet is. I just don't have access to one that I can take apart to find out. I guess I'll take out the four screws on the new one to see what's behind it. I know on the L2 the RAM is now behind the four screws instead of a separate door like yours.





What exactly are you trying to do, upgrade the HDD?

Reply 5 : Vaio L Disassembly?

No I'm trying to understand some things and maybe even to make these updates in the future.

Bye

Reply 6 : Vaio L Disassembly?

If you feel up to it, do you mind taking out the four screws on the back where the power outlet is and take a picture?

Reply 7 : Vaio L Disassembly?

This is a photo:





colors indicate the screws and the power.

Bye

Reply 8 : Vaio L Disassembly?

Thanks for the photo, but I know what it looks like with the cover on. I want to see what's under it!

Reply 9 : Vaio L Disassembly?

I'm sorry but do not disassemble the computer:







Below you can see the position of the hard disk.

Bye

SZ4 - battery life between Vista and Win7

Thought I'd update my SZ4MN/B from Vista to Windows 7 and noticed some interesting "stuff" in terms of battery usage. When it was running Vista, the battery would last maybe 20 minutes before shutting down the machine - even BatteryBar said it'd last only 30 minutes, but that wear was only 7.5%. Since it is almost 4 years old and has lead a rough and heavy usage life, I thought that perhaps the wear was being reported incorrectly and that the battery was truely broken. The machine has been running at high CPU usage with big heavy work applications on it, so constantly hot and plugged in, which is probably the worst thing to do to a battery...



Now I have slung Windows 7 on it, I just ran it down completely to calibrate the battery (yes, I know some people say that is bad), and the machine lasted a bit over 2 hours, which isn't far off what it should do! It seems that the 7.5% wear isn't that far off the truth. I am pleasantly shocked by this and disappointed at Vista's lack of recalibration (tried all the tricks the internet has to "reset" the battery over the last year). I'm curious if anyone else noticed any changes like this when they upgraded?



PS. Another thing I saw was that the charge rate fluctuated wildly, from 70,000 mWh to 5,000 mWh so that the estimated time for recharge was massively off - I always thought it was meant to charge quickly up to 65%ish then slow down progressively until fully charged?

Reply 1 : SZ4 - battery life between Vista and Win7

When I first went to Win7 (beta) my battery life was almost the same.



As I developed the guide, and learned more about Win7 and such, I actually managed to squeak out an extra hour from it. Under light browsing and chat I could get 4-5 hours, if I was extremely careful I could get up to around 6, but this took some serious tricks to do.



Keep mind, the later SZ's came with larger capacity batteries, and more efficient components. I swapped some of those parts, but I don't know if they helped or hurt really.



I think I could get another 30 minutes or more with the netbooks ssd, and probably another 30 by putting the netbooks wireless card in. Both of which are really efficient. The card however isn't exactly lightening fast.

Reply 2 : SZ4 - battery life between Vista and Win7

Is there any sort of util that works out how much each component is drawing from the battery? I use BatteryBar to give the overall discharge rate but I'd like to see what is causing how much discharge. I've been playing on a Vaio YA recently at work and trying to preserve its battery and the drain seems to scale in a predictable pattern in terms of what I have running, etc. but this machine seems to jump all over the place in both discharging and charging. I have a sneaky suspicion that is due to the age and maltreatment of the battery, and as you say, the older components can have a much larger drain than newer ones



One good thing I've noticed is that under light use (browsing, IM) Win7 stays at about 55C, whereas Vista could get itself up to 80C at times.

Reply 3 : SZ4 - battery life between Vista and Win7

You can use battery bar and watch the drain as you enable and disable things. As far as I know, that's it.



Don't think that all newer stuff is more efficient.

Not everything has gone down in power use. CPU's have gone down on idle, but peak power remains higher than ever. ad video cards... They are at their peak, with many using much more than the cpu.

Reply 4 : SZ4 - battery life between Vista and Win7

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Originally Posted by leslieann You can use battery bar and watch the drain as you enable and disable things. As far as I know, that's it.

Yeah, trying to do that, but whereas on the newer YA I can see the difference having an application open makes to the baseline drain, unfortunately the older SZ's drain changes a lot. I've just pulled the lead out and in 5 minutes it's down to 86%, discharging at 22,000 mW, but I know that when it gets to about 70% it will stay there for the best part of three-quarters of an hour before dropping rapidly through the 50% range. Like I said - not a well looked after battery so I'm not expecting much! Still, not having a steady base discharge rate makes it tough to work out...



NB. in the second 5 mins I've waited writing this, it's only dropped to 81% though discharge rate is apparently the same as before! Not a complaint, just a realisation that this poor old dear has been worked hard all its life. Not as bad as my 2003 HP Pavilion... battery wear is 78% on it, and it only lasts 5 minutes on battery!

Samsung UN46C6300 Not Detected by PC Share Manager

so pc share manager cannot detect my un46c6300 tv. here is the configuration:

-cable to comcast modem
-modem to d-link wireless router
-tv connected to wireless router via ethernet cord. tv is connected to the internet and has passed all connection tests.
-pc (running windows vista 32 bit) connected to router via wireless
-pc share manager v4.2 installed (and uninstalled, and reinstalled) on pc. it seems to be running correctly as i can add all my folders and such, but the device list does not show my tv.
-both the tv and the pc are on the same network

ive asked their techs for the live chat and all 3 have been unhelpful. i either get linked to a page that essentially says "turn off and turn on everything" or to a page that tells me how to add files to the pc share manager. there has to be something im missing here...

Urgent Help: Anyone received 8540w in past 3 months!!

I'll try to make this long, sad story short. Some of you may have read my story over the past 3 months. I'd ordered, of all things, an HP Envy 14 with a Radiance display when they brought it back for 2 days, then sold out. I got mine, but it had a defective display. I sent it back and they said they could not replace the display, but they were going to send me a well equipped 8540w with a Dreamcolor2 screen. That was early February. On the SIXTH DELAY, the latest ESTIMATE - not "ETA" just "estimate" of possible production date (sorry for the caps, but I am sooooo angry!)....now they are saying, maybe APRIL 28!!!! Their claim: "this product is in very, very high demand and parts are in very, very short supply" (Yeah, given that it's about to be replaced by the 8560 and it's main components are about to be obsolete, not in high demand!!)



The case has been in the sole control of the "Executive Case Management" group, a corporate group in Ontario Canada. These are NOT the people who you get when you have a problem and they assign someone in the product group with authority to help solve it; this is a group of arrogant people, who literally BRAG that they know NOTHING about HP's products, claim they are the highest authority in all of HP for customer service, and that there is no one to escalate above them. (I have tried, and tried, and tried and cannot get around them or above them!!!)



So, can anyone report to me:



1) Have you ordered and received an 8540w or 8740w, any configuration, between February 2011 and the present? This would include the numerous people who have posted about getting brand new replacements for their problematic machines if you got the replacement between February and the present.



2) Alternatively, have you ordered an 8540w or 8740w during the Feb-April time frame and had it delayed multiple times and been told that there was extraordinary demand for these and a severe parts shortage and there's no telling when you will get it? (This, of course, is what I am being told.)



3) Does anyone have a REALLY HIGH LEVEL contact anywhere within HP's (preferably corporate) customer service/customer care area, or if not at least a high level person within the Business Notebook product group? None of the published names/numbers work; this corporate "ECM" group seems to have clout over the published numbers/email addresses. I need a person, preferably with both a phone number and email address. They don't have to be such a high executive to have authority over these people, just someone with juice, who cares about anyone in HP abusing customers so badly. BTW, I have been the greatest advocate of HP and its latest efforts to improve customer service and this is the first time I have ever had this kind of unsolvable problem. I am not a chronic whiner!



Tell me if you wish to keep your info confidential or if I can use your name or order info. I will of course respect 100% confidentiality, but I can get a lot done with the certainty that I am being lied to - because others have gotten their machines.



I know some of you may be thinking: what's he complaining about: he's getting a $2,400 computer in exchange for a $1,400 one? Well, I don't really have a need for a computer like the 8540w so it's no "bargain." Regardless, it will be discontinued by the time I get it and, frankly, I don't have any hope of getting it - ever! This Executive Case Management group clearly has it in for me. I don't think they like being questioned - at all, for any reason, and they take it out on the customer.



Thanks for any help at all. Please PM me if you need to keep your info confidential.

Reply 1 : Urgent Help: Anyone received 8540w in past 3 months!!

I got my 8540w in 3 weeks waiting time as promised. it was not a CTO, but a WD740EA, so that may help. I wanted nVidia to have CUDA "on the go" so I can develop stuff when on the road. also having quite a few 90w chargers inclined me towards 880m path.



also wanted a 1920x1080 screen - and it's way better than 1600x900 on 8540p my colleague has. but mine is no dreamcolor - that would be too expensive for me and for photo stuff I have a nice external LCD. so maybe dreamcolor display is the key?



I'm in Europe.

Reply 2 : Urgent Help: Anyone received 8540w in past 3 months!!

wow i am really sorry to hear about all your troubles lovelaptops.



I know that the machine will be delayed due to the dreamcolor display. its not the 8540W thats going out of production, it will be supported for the next 4 years. however, the machines display, the dreamcolour is the one that is being changed.



I am fighting tooth and nail to get DC2 displays in the 8740's atm, but my est time to get the upgrades now has been put back to may 19th. i feel therefore your delay is due to the screen being shorthanded.



I know this isn't the sort of thing you wish to hear, as you just want a new computer! but yea, dc displays are actually in real short supply thanks to all this changing to 1080p BS.

Reply 3 : Urgent Help: Anyone received 8540w in past 3 months!!

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Originally Posted by Siorah wow i am really sorry to hear about all your troubles lovelaptops. I know that the machine will be delayed due to the dreamcolor display. its not the 8540W thats going out of production, it will be supported for the next 4 years. however, the machines display, the dreamcolour is the one that is being changed. I am fighting tooth and nail to get DC2 displays in the 8740's atm, but my est time to get the upgrades now has been put back to may 19th. i feel therefore your delay is due to the screen being shorthanded. I know this isn't the sort of thing you wish to hear, as you just want a new computer! but yea, dc displays are actually in real short supply thanks to all this changing to 1080p BS.

Thanks much for the insight. somehow i feel more is afoot here, especially with this computer first being ordered 2-08. good luck

Will HP dv7-1285dx Notebook Fit Secondary 1TB 12.5mm Hard Drive?

Can anyone help? I was getting my original HD replaced cuz it had crashed on me & I realized there was an empty secondary hard drive slot. I'm aware it'll fit a 9.5mm Hard Drive. However, I'm looking to install a 1TB Hard Drive which comes in 12.5mm. I checked the manual and it doesn't specify a maximum allowable height. Does anyone know & will I need a caddy with extended cable from newmodeus.com? Please advise. Thank you.

Reply 1 : Will HP dv7-1285dx Notebook Fit Secondary 1TB 12.5mm Hard Drive?

Checked the manual for what? Your car??



You've made no mention of drive maker or model, not even the maker/model of the (presumably) laptop being discussed.



Very hard to read minds.

sxps 1645 replacement -- xps 15 vs AW 14

Hello everyone.





I have been provided with 2 options for the replacement of my 1645

1. XPS 15 with 3 yr extended warranty

2. AW 14

Refund is out of option as its a international warranty case.I am currently in India and my orignal laptop is from USA.



Well I am not a hardcore gamer. I game occasionally only. So the XPS is good for me in that department.



The AW is heavy aswell. The XPS suits my needs well,the only the problem is build quality. My 1645 had better build quality as compared to XPS.



Also even with same config the AW is too costly as compared to XPS. So if I am able to sell it i would get good money. But here in India its not that easy to sell a Laptop.



I use the Laptop for coding,watching movies,VMware .... etc and occasional gaming like FIFA 11...



So which Laptop should i get, I am tilting towards XPS 15. I need your opinions. Why would AW be better than XPS in my case ??.



Also i am planning to sell either Laptop (AW for sure if i decide to go for it as i am no gamer) so any Indian buyers please pm me aswell.

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Reply 1 : sxps 1645 replacement -- xps 15 vs AW 14

It depends on you, how long do you want your laptop to last ? I am having XPS 15 and as far as i can tell you none problem so far, Well AW may have better graphics and better looking and stylish backlight keyboard but other then that all are the same as xps 15, i guess it have 720p/900p compare to xps 15 1080p. Dell xps looks bulky if you're ok with it



if you don't play much games then buy a xps 15 for yourself , xps 15 can handle all games very well, i play COD 4, Crysis, Need for speed, Fallout without hitch, i've never played FIFA 11 so i don't know about that



Go for Dell xps 15, you won't regret yourself

Reply 2 : sxps 1645 replacement -- xps 15 vs AW 14

maybe AW since it will be worth more but yea xps 15 has 1080 while the 14 only has 900p (i could be wrong).I think they both have 540m however if i can remember correctly.

Reply 3 : sxps 1645 replacement -- xps 15 vs AW 14

Not at all... AW is too much expensive (I wanted to buy AW M14X , and now XPS 17, MUCH CHEAPER AND HAVE THE SAME DETAILS except SCREEN and RAM MHz...)

I suggest you... XPS 15 do the same details of both the laptops (plus discounts) XPS MUCH CHEAPER

HP manufacturing lousy keyboards

I am amazed at the number of posts I have uncovered about HP laptops having keyboard problems. I bought the Pavilion DV6-2150 last year and less than a year later, a key popped off. HP wants me to send my PC to them for repairs, but I say no because it is a business tool of mine that I use daily and cannot be without. I asked them if they would send the replacement part out to me so I can have a local Staples serviceman repair it in a days time and they refused to do that for me. I feel I am being backed into a corner and having to settle with a defective HP laptop. I would never recommend a HP laptop to anyone. If a manufactering defalt exists, it means you will be without your PERSONAL COMPUTER. Buy a dependable, well made one. Like the one I gave up to my daughter to buy this lousy one.....and it is still reliable. IT WAS A GATEWAY BRAND. I took that laptop everywhere for 3 years before giving it up to my daughter. And, I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY GATEWAY.

Reply 1 : HP manufacturing lousy keyboards

Quote:

Originally Posted by inflatedcustomer I am amazed at the number of posts I have uncovered about HP laptops having keyboard problems. I bought the Pavilion DV6-2150 last year and less than a year later, a key popped off. HP wants me to send my PC to them for repairs, but I say no because it is a business tool of mine that I use daily and cannot be without. I asked them if they would send the replacement part out to me so I can have a local Staples serviceman repair it in a days time and they refused to do that for me. I feel I am being backed into a corner and having to settle with a defective HP laptop. I would never recommend a HP laptop to anyone. If a manufactering defalt exists, it means you will be without your PERSONAL COMPUTER. Buy a dependable, well made one. Like the one I gave up to my daughter to buy this lousy one.....and it is still reliable. IT WAS A GATEWAY BRAND. I took that laptop everywhere for 3 years before giving it up to my daughter. And, I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY GATEWAY.

My five year old HP DV6000 is still running fine, but my girl's gateway NEVER wants to connect to any wireless internet.



True story.

Reply 2 : HP manufacturing lousy keyboards

glue it back on

Reply 3 : HP manufacturing lousy keyboards

Strange. A good keyboard is the one thing that every one of my HP notebooks have had in common. The keyboard on my dv6-1260se was by far the best I have ever used.

Reply 4 : HP manufacturing lousy keyboards

So an isolated misfortune means an absolute significance between "HP" and "lousy"?



Alright. I'll use my perfectly fine dm4-1253cl with a beautiful, smooth, and comfortable keyboard in the mean time :P