Replacing an old hard drive with a new SSD HDD is a great upgrade that will add a lot speed and performance to your computer or laptop. SSDs have faster data access times that will make booting and using your computer much faster. The only major downsides to SSD HDDs is their relatively high price [...]

One of the main complaints from laptop owners is that they wish for more hard drive space. With video, photos, and music constantly filling up hard drives, there is almost always a need for more space. Luckily, upgrading a Sony laptop hard drive is a fairly simple process that can be performed by most users.

Thousands of perfectly good laptop notebooks are thrown out every day. Many of these devices are perfectly fine, and only required minor troubleshooting. Fixing or repairing hardware problems can be much easier than most people think, and can be a inexpensive way of bringing your computer back to life. There are many malfunctions that users [...]

Laptop fans keep the internal components of your notebook computer within functioning temperatures and prevent damage from overheating. When a laptop fan fails or is too dirty to work properly it is necessary to open the laptop and replace or clean the fan. While the Lenovo website states that no end user should attempt a fan replacement it [...]

Spilling any kind of sugar containing liquid on a computer or laptop keyboard can render it useless. Replacing the keyboard on a Sony Vaio PCG series laptop is a simple and easy process that shouldn’t take much longer than an hour. Always be sure to turn off the laptop, remove the battery and disconnect the [...]

In every laptop repair scenario different tools are needed to perform the repair and Apple laptops present a few extra needed tools for the proper DIY project. whether you are an IT expert or a novice replacing hard ware for the first time you will need the tools for the job at hand. These tools [...]

To start disconnect the power and remove the laptop battery to prevent electric shock and keep the laptop with its back side up. Remove the covers from both hard drives and the memory panel; the memory panel and hard drive panels are located in the center of the laptop. Next remove the screws holding the [...]

Before starting the removal and replacement your old data needs to be backed up and ready to transfer to the new drive; use whatever program you are comfortable with using for the data back-up. If possible use an external hard drive to store the data until needed after the new hard drive is installed. Hard [...]

Begin by removing the battery, power adapter and unplugging the unit from the wall. After removing the battery, remove the hard drive cover and the hard drive located on the bottom right hand side of the laptop. Next remove the modem, memory and the modem/LAN panels on the back of the casing. Then remove the [...]