Bakemann, if you go forward with the drive replacement, let me know how it goes,,,pics would be nice. There is mention of it on Steve Hoffmann’s website blog but I can’t find the website with the pics that was referenced: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/sony-hap-z1es-hard-drive-upgrade-tutorial.499612/ |
The HAP-Z1ES factory service manual can be downloaded from https://elektrotanya.com/sony_hap-z1es.pdf/download.html. HDD removal procedure is detailed on page 15. |
I completed SSD installation in about 20 minutes. Five screws to remove the HAP's top cover. The HDD is in the front R/H corner, mounted to a metal bracket with a cooling fan attached. Detach 2 connectors on the HDD and 1 on the cooling fan. Four screws detach the HDD mounting bracket from the main chassis, and the sub-assembly extracts easily. Four screws detach the HDD from the bracket. SSD installation is this process reversed. Elsewhere in this thread and in service manual are instructions to format and factory reset the HAP. File transfer is faster when HAP is connected to network via cable instead of wi-fi. Drag-n-drop files to "HAP_Internal" directory is faster than using Sony's music transfer app. Also used app "freac" (www.freac.org) to rip CDs into *.wav format -- easy, fast, & free. |
