Sony Vaio VGN-S260 Hard Drive Replacement

Flip the laptop over so the Vaio logo is facing down

Locate the battery at the top and Find the release and unlock slides on the battery

Slide the unlock tab to the unlock position

Slide the release tab in the direction of the arrow, i.e. towards the unlock tab

With the tabs still in the unlock position, slide the battery away from the main case.

Flip the computer over so the Vaio logo is facedown

Unscrew the 2 screws next to the battery

Flip the computer over again so the Vaio logo is face up

Open the lid

Press down on the outer gray shell around the keyboard

Use the spudger to gently lift keyboard

Lift up lever underneath the ribbon to detach the keyboard.

Remove memory/wireless compartment cover

Flip so the Vaio Logo is face down

Locate and remove a total of 8 screws on the bottom.

Find and remove 5 screws (they all have arrows next to them) from cover

Flip the laptop over so the Vaio logo is face up

Use the spudger to pop up the upper casing

Remove the wires that are attaching the uppercasing to the motherboard

Remove the uppercasing

Locate the screws holding the hard drive casing in place.

Remove the screws

Find orange ribbon that is connected to the hard drive.

Find the holder of the ribbon and pop the ribbon off from it

Remove the casing and the orange ribbon