VGN-A290 Disassembly Help Please

I am helping a friend with a dead VGN-A290 (it will no longer turn on). I need to remove the hard drive to retrieve the data files. I have gotten as far as removing the keyboard and the two screws underneath, only to have the gray bezel swing loose from the bottom edge. However at the top edge, near the power switch and other buttons, the bezel appears to be attached in the center, and I can find no way to remove it. I need to remove the bezel in order to get to the hard drive underneath. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Also, any ideas as to why it won't turn on would be appreciated as well. I've tried everything Sony suggested about pressing the power button for 15 seconds with and without the battery, but I can't get a peep out of this thing. Thanks again!

I found the information I needed in a post entitled "Sony Vaio A-Series (A150) Upgrades - Bluetooth ++" and posted by "skelzer". Thanks!!

iim1ajr:

If you look above, you will see my first reply to my own post where I reference a thread entitled "Sony Vaio A-Series (A150) Upgrades - Bluetooth ++". In that thread, "skelzer" covers the disassembly process. Here is a recap of what I did:

1) Remove every screw on the bottom that has an arrow pointing to the screw. I counted 23 of them.
2) You can now remove the keyboard. Carefully disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable.
3) There are two screws under the keyboard securing the metal cage. Remove these and you should be able to lift up the entire bezel at this point. The bezel appears to be hung where the power button and other buttons are located, but a little extra pressure will cause the entire bezel to release. Be certain to remove two more ribbon cables (one for the touchpad and one for the buttons) before lifting the bezel off completely.
4) At this point you should be able to get to the hard drive by remove the screws securing the memory stick reader and then the screws securing the drive itself.

Again, please read the other post I referred to, as it contains the information I used to get to the hard drive. You may want to take some digital photos along the way to help you "remember" how to put it back together. I have never seen a laptop with a hard drive so difficult to get to. Way to go, Sony!