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

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Dunny33 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday 6 January 2015 Status Member Last seen 6 January 2015 - 6 Jan 2015 à 16:39
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 - 7 Jan 2015 à 15:03
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 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 1,824
6 Jan 2015 à 17:29
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
Dunny33 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday 6 January 2015 Status Member Last seen 6 January 2015
6 Jan 2015 à 17:49
I did but I left them in Australia lol. Not much help for me there.
Is it possibly/easy to change it myself?
Dunny33 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday 6 January 2015 Status Member Last seen 6 January 2015
6 Jan 2015 à 17:55
Thanks for your help!
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 1,824
7 Jan 2015 à 15:03
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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