topic TZ21 DVD Drive Replacement in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/tz21-dvd-drive-replacement/m-p/90090#M45300 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Looks like this forum is a little *quiet*...</P><P></P><P>Not posting as a direct reply to above, as I presume you've probably resolved your issue by now, but more for anyone else in a similar position.</P><P></P><P>Having just stripped one of these (VGN-TZ21VN) with a failing HDD I'd say that replacement of the CD drive should be fairly straight forward if you've ever done any service type work on laptops.&nbsp; Quite fiddley to dismantle, but with a bit of patience and a set of precision screwdrivers they come apart relatively easily (not as awkward as a MacBook), but internals are not as easy to swap out as a larger laptops where they're often under flaps, or can be replaced by removing a couple of screws and pulling parts out...</P><P></P><P>NUT.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:12:48 GMT Nutter_B 2011-01-06T17:12:48Z TZ21 DVD Drive Replacement https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/tz21-dvd-drive-replacement/m-p/90086#M45299 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Gang,<BR /><BR />I got a Vaio TZ21 and the DVD drive needs to be replaced, it wont power up at all and may be dead.<BR /><BR />I been given a quote by a Sony authorised repair centre at 389.00 plus VAT for a replacement drive to be fitted!!!<BR /><BR />I can obtain one for just under 60.00. <BR /><BR />How easy is it to fit this in the TZ21 as I am a bit worried I don't want to wreck my unit with a botched up job.<BR /><BR />Any advice would be welcomed.<BR /><BR />Cheers all<BR /><BR />Rareair04<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:53:37 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/tz21-dvd-drive-replacement/m-p/90086#M45299 rareair04 2009-08-06T10:53:37Z TZ21 DVD Drive Replacement https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/tz21-dvd-drive-replacement/m-p/90090#M45300 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Looks like this forum is a little *quiet*...</P><P></P><P>Not posting as a direct reply to above, as I presume you've probably resolved your issue by now, but more for anyone else in a similar position.</P><P></P><P>Having just stripped one of these (VGN-TZ21VN) with a failing HDD I'd say that replacement of the CD drive should be fairly straight forward if you've ever done any service type work on laptops.&nbsp; Quite fiddley to dismantle, but with a bit of patience and a set of precision screwdrivers they come apart relatively easily (not as awkward as a MacBook), but internals are not as easy to swap out as a larger laptops where they're often under flaps, or can be replaced by removing a couple of screws and pulling parts out...</P><P></P><P>NUT.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:12:48 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/tz21-dvd-drive-replacement/m-p/90090#M45300 Nutter_B 2011-01-06T17:12:48Z