Hi Robin, I have a sim slot here as my configuration came with a 3g radio.
On 19 January 2017 at 12:51, Robin - <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 to that! I would love to see pictures or instructions of the bay > conversion! > > By the way, since we have so many knowledgeable people suddenly exchanging > here, I'll jump in and ask a question: > > Does anybody know what the "rear port" is for? When I flip my computer up > side down to look at its underside, very close to the rear edge where the > screen meets the body chassis, about a third of the length of that rear > edge from the left, there is a plastic cover that can be pulled out with my > fingers when the screen is closed, revealing a port about an inch in > length. It looks as if some kind of card can be inserted in, but when I > open up the chassis to make a repair (and I made quite a few!), I don't see > anything. > > Anyone has a clue what that opening is for? > -R > > > > > Hi Zheng, > > Could you provide a little direction on how you switched the bay? > > Thanks, > Nikhil > > > On 18 January 2017 at 20:05, Zheng Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I switched the bay, and put a standard ssd there. I think with some >> google, you can find someone sell it. >> >> It would be nice sony would make a new version of z133, same design just >> update the hardware. >> >> On Jan 18, 2017 12:59 PM, "Robin -" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I did the SSD upgrage a few years ago on my laptop and my wife's. Search >>> for MZRPC512HAFU. >>> >>> I've been on ubuntu since day one. 16.04 works fine. You need to use the >>> server version to activate RAID, but besides that it's great. >>> >>> Cheers! >>> -R >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello Folks, >>> >>> I really do enjoy my SVZ13. I've got the quad core i7 with 256GB SSD and >>> 8GB RAM. >>> >>> A few questions: >>> >>> 1. Has anyone successfully upgraded the SSD to 512GB? I've found a >>> couple cards that claim to be compatible on ebay and aliexpress. Like >>> this >>> >>> <https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Raid-LIF-SATA-512GB-SSD-For-Sony-VAIO-VPCZ2-Series-VPC-Z2-Z22-Z23-Z21/32720927966.html>. >>> However if there's 1TB I'd love to get that in instead! >>> 2. Has anyone succesfully installed linux (preferably debian stable >>> [maybe with some unstable backported packages etc]) and got it to >>> recognise >>> the disk as one striped disk using the intel based RAID, rather than two >>> separate disks? The one install guide that I found claims that this is >>> not >>> possible. >>> 3. Has anyone been able to increase the RAM to 16GB or even 32GB? >>> Could you link to the modules that you purchased? I run VMs for dev work >>> and the extra RAM would be really useful to get the machine to go a few >>> more years. Alternatively if the processor is going to be a bottleneck or >>> SSD based swap will be good enough for the VMs, then please indicate so. >>> AFAIK the processor supports up to 32GB. >>> 4. I have broken the flimsy sim tray. How to replace it? >>> >>> There's nothing on the market that really necessitates me changing my >>> machine, it really is a performance beast. Want to give it a breath of new >>> life! >>> >>> >>> > -- Yours, Nikhil Somaru
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