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Replacing the original hard disk drive If you replace the original, factory-installed hard disk drive, you may need to correct your drive mapping, create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit, or visit the Sony Online Support Web site for more information. About drive mapping When a new hard disk drive is installed, the original drive mapping1 may be changed. The identified drives, including those for removable media2, may not reflect correct drive/icon associations. For more information on how to correct your drive mapping, visit the Sony Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. About hard disk drive recovery When you replace the original hard disk drive, the preinstalled VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program cannot restore the drive partitions, operating system, or original software programs. Before replacing the hard disk drive, create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit or purchase a kit from Sony. Your VAIO® computer is not supplied with System or Application Recovery CDs. Use the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility to recover your computer's operating system and preinstalled software programs. For more information about the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program: 1. Click Start from the Windows® taskbar, and then click Help and Support. 2. From the VAIO Help and Support Center, click VAIO Recovery Options. Using the Sony Online Support Web site For detailed information about installing additional hard disk drives, see the System Reference Manual3. You can download the System Reference Manual from the Sony Online Support Web site at: http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Your computer must be connected to the Internet to access the Sony Online Support Web site. Observe the proper safety precautions when you upgrade your Sony computer. See Before upgrading your computer. 1 Drive mapping refers to the as s ignment of an identifying letter to a s pec ific drive, s uc h as Drive C or Drive D whic h identify the original hard dis k drive. 2 Y our c omputer may be equipped with other media drives , s uc h as a M emory Stic k®, SmartM edia , C ompac tFlas h®, or M ic rodrive media s lot. See the online Spec ific ation s heet for more information about your c omputer's hardware c onfiguration. 3 A Sys tem Reference Manual is not available for all V A I O ® c omputer models . Page 185

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Replacing the original hard disk drive
If you replace the original, factory-installed hard disk drive, you may need to correct your drive mapping, create a VAIO
Recovery Media Kit, or visit the Sony Online Support Web site for more information.
About drive mapping
When a new hard disk drive is installed, the original drive mapping
1
may be changed. The identified drives, including those
for removable media
2
, may not reflect correct drive/icon associations. For more information on how to correct your drive
mapping, visit the Sony Online Support Web site at
.
About hard disk drive recovery
When you replace the original hard disk drive, the preinstalled VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program cannot restore the
drive partitions, operating system, or original software programs. Before replacing the hard disk drive, create a VAIO
Recovery Media Kit or purchase a kit from Sony.
Your VAIO
®
computer is not supplied with System or Application Recovery CDs. Use the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility to
recover your computer's operating system and preinstalled software programs.
For more information about the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program:
1.
Click
Start
from the Windows
®
taskbar, and then click
Help and Support
.
2.
From the
VAIO Help and Support Center
, click
VAIO Recovery Options
.
Using the Sony Online Support Web site
For detailed information about installing additional hard disk drives, see the
System Reference Manual
3
. You can download
the
System Reference Manual
from the Sony Online Support Web site at:
.
Your computer must be connected to the Internet to access the Sony Online Support Web site.
Observe the proper safety precautions when you upgrade your Sony computer. See
Before upgrading your
computer
.
1
Drive mapping refers to the assignment of an identifying letter to a specific drive, such as Drive C or Drive D which identify the original hard disk drive.
2
Your computer may be equipped with other media drives, such as a Memory Stick
®
, SmartMedia
, CompactFlash
®
, or Microdrive media slot. See the online
Specification sheet for more information about your computer's hardware configuration.
3
A
Sys tem Reference Manual
is not available for all V A IO
®
computer models.
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