Sony vaio S.M.A.R.T drive not working

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Dunny33 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday January 6, 2015 Status Member Last seen January 6, 2015 - Jan 6, 2015 at 04:39 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Jan 7, 2015 at 03:03 PM
Hey!

So I have a Sony viao, model number SVE15123CDW. About 4-5 months
ago it pretty much crashed and every time I try turning it on a message
saying S.M.A.R.T drive not working. I can't get passed this. Nothing works.
Do I need a new hard drive? Is there a way around this message to restore it?
If I do need new hard ware can I install it myself? I have no disks. Please, any info
would be greatly appreciated. Please and thanks!!!
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Jan 6, 2015 at 05:29 PM
Yes you need a new hard drive. You should have read the instructions and created a set of recovery disks when the computer was new.

You probably needed to have a local PC repair shop install the hard disk and use their OEM copy or Wndows and the COA lable on the bottom you your laptop.

Good Luck
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Dunny33 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday January 6, 2015 Status Member Last seen January 6, 2015
Jan 6, 2015 at 05:49 PM
I did but I left them in Australia lol. Not much help for me there.
Is it possibly/easy to change it myself?
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Dunny33 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday January 6, 2015 Status Member Last seen January 6, 2015
Jan 6, 2015 at 05:55 PM
Thanks for your help!
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Jan 7, 2015 at 03:03 PM
Physically changing the hard drive is not too hard. It's the software that's the problem. You might see if you can order a set of recovery DVDs from SONY.
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