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by: KyleWickstrom October 23, 2011 12:37 PM PDT

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Sony VAIO TX 770P HDD to SSD Conversion

by KyleWickstrom - 10/23/11 12:37 PM

System: Sony VAIO TX 770P
Model: PCG-4G1L
OS: Win7 or Urbuntu 11.10
Current HDD: Toshiba HDD1584 (MK8007GAH) - 50pin
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I am looking to leverage some lessons learned for converting my Sony VAIO TX770P from the TOSHIBA Disk Drive (MK8007GAH) to a KingSpec SSD.

Throughout the lifetime of this little VAIO, I've replaced the HDD twice. This will be the 3d and decided on SSD.I have not yet purchased the drive, so I have some flexibility. Size of the drive is not important as the computer is going to primarily leverage Cloud services.

My perfect would would be to simply pull the defective Toshiba HDD (50-pin) out and replace it with a SSD without new connectors. I'm not certain if this is possible.

Regarding the OS, I may run Win7 or Ubuntu 11.10.

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Thank you,


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What's the issue?

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 10/23/11 1:10 PM

In Reply to: Sony VAIO TX 770P HDD to SSD Conversion by KyleWickstrom

An SSDD is supposed to and does swap into the old HDD without anyone being the wiser. HOWEVER you mention a 50 pin connection which means you'll have to find the 1.8 inch form factor for your laptop.

After that, you install your OS of choice.
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Selecting the right drive

by KyleWickstrom - 10/23/11 4:05 PM

In Reply to: What's the issue? by R. Proffitt Moderator

I guess the issue is the unknown. I've read a number of threads and they indicate it's not as simple as swamping out the drive. Knowing the specs of my current Toshiba drive, which drive do you recommend? http://www.kingspec.com/solid-state-disk-products/series-ssd18.htm


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Then NO SALE.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 10/23/11 4:08 PM

In Reply to: Selecting the right drive by KyleWickstrom

If the suppliers will not discuss this with you, do not do this. I know of some issues in this area where the buggy drive select line causes troubles. I've worked around it by pulling the CD/DVD drive but imagine folk that can't do that.
Bob


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