Congratulations on getting the thing working. I'm in the process of replacing the jiggly power jack on my FX-215 (right now it only gets external power if you...
please remove the solder. you can find a copper braid at radioshack that will suck up the solder. you may have to heat and pull... and keep the joint moving...
Thanks for the response! I got the copper braid. I'll work on it once I can figure out how to remove the PCMCIA slots from the mobo (so I can get at the...
For what it's worth, my recommendation is to dig around for some very broken electronic gizmo (doesn't much matter what it is, as long as it has a circuit...
To remove the pc card slots, you have to totally dimantle the mobo! There are two screws holding the plastic frame of the pc card slots to the mobo, and the...
I have kingston at a cheap price Ok, then what other RAM have other users had success with? ASG ... upgrade ... Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the...
Just getting back in the office, if you need anything or still have questions email OK I have another question what i sthe difference between the Athlon,Duron...
Can't use desktop processors. Hello, I get an AMD 1700+ XP CPU and I put in in my FX 201 (the european FX210). But the machine do not start with the new...
still have questions? Email me directly. Hello, Just found this site and have spent almost 2 1/2 hours scanning the messages - I started at #1 and read up to...
I would like to sell my PCG-FX215 Laptop, but I have NO idea how much it would be worth. I have upgraded the memory and added a wireless network card. Any...
Hello...I watch e-bay pretty much...and just purchased a Z505 LS off it for $700.00...I have the Vaio FX 210 the model below yours and just checked ebay the FX...
Hi All, This is a little out of scope for this particular group, but I thought there may be people here with the right knowledge. I've got a PCG-FX170 that...
... Mark, go to http://www.knopper.net/knoppix and download an ISO image to burn to a CD. KNOPPIX is a distribution of Linux that runs off of a CD by way of...
I was able to get my board completely out of the case and the PCMIA slots did not have to be removed. ... From: brianjlevine [mailto:brianjlevine@...] ...
Sometime there was a soundfile of the hitachi hdd clicking noise in the web. But i can't find it anymore, please send it to me!! It's really important! Please...
Oh, sorry I told the wrong model. I have the amd mobile 1800+ XP with the modell number axmd1800fqq3b. After replacement with the original cpu, the machine...
I don't know about that file you are looking for, but if your hard drive is clicking really loud, you better back up your information ASAP. Then go to the ...
Thanks everyone for your responses to my previous post. I was able to get the mobo up and out of the case. I had thought it was the pcmcia slots on the board...
You probably have already tried this, but try booting the system up in safe mode. If it works, you do one of two things... back up the files or maybe even...
Before I spend the money, you put in two 256 RAM chips into a PCG- FX215 laptop and it recognized the entire 512 megs of RAM. Is this correct? ASG ... upgrade...
Does any anyone have any experience with loose/broken hinges on a laptop specifically a Compaq 700Z? I know this is not a software problem but am hoping...
i have the replacements Does any anyone have any experience with loose/broken hinges on a laptop specifically a Compaq 700Z? I know this is not a software ...
yes. You could put in a gig if you wanted to spend that much. Before I spend the money, you put in two 256 RAM chips into a PCG- FX215 laptop and it...
I am going to upgrade my memory to 512. Will pc133 work or should I stick with pc100? Is there any advantage to pc133? Also I've noted in the postings that...