[ale] Sony Vaio Laptop

[Bob Toxen]

I suggest hitting the web site:

     www.linux-laptop.net

and Sony's site to see if they provide help.  (For my IBM ThinkPad, IBM
allows downloading the complete hardware manual.)

That said, usually there's only one or two small screws to remove from
the bottom (or sometimes the side) of the box.  If you remove the wrong
screw you'll probably just expose the additional RAM slots or similar.

Hint: try the screws nearest the warmest areas of the computer (except
for the battery).

Side note: when I googled "linux laptop" the first (paid) entry was:

     Dell Now With Linux
     www.Dell.com      Now Offering Linux on Select Dell Products. Find
     OS Solutions Today!

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On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 11:41:07AM -0600, Preston Boyington wrote:
> I will be installing Elive (Debian with Enlightenment DR17) on a
> PCG-9P6L Vaio later tonight.  By this afternoon the replacement hard
> drive should be in and I was wondering if anyone had an idea of the best
> way to open it up and replace the drive.   Most of the material I have
> found so far doesn't cover this particular model and I really had not
> wanted to do a lot of unnecessary disassembly (but I'm good like that too).
> 
> I will also be ordering a new case for this one as she accidentally
> dropped it on one of the hinges so if anyone has suggestions for a good
> source then that would be appreciated also.
> 
> Thanks folks.
> 
> --- Back Story ---
> 
> She has never used anything but Windows and when her drive started
> giving trouble I suggested she use one of my LiveCDs.  I then managed to
> partition and install Elive on the laptop and she was very pleased.  She
> has made the comment that it seems to run faster with Linux than it ever
> did with XP.  I gave her the LiveCD that matched her install and told
> her that I didn't know how long her drive would last.  She became very
> familiar with the menu and when her drive quit (while she was
> traveling), she just booted from the CD and continued checking email,
> surfing, and using OpenOffice (while saving to a flash drive).
> 
> I told her that we could install a dual boot later tonight and she said,
> "nah, I just want Linux on it."
> 
> 
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