The hard disk cable on the Sony laptop is not a good design. It does not sit properly if the connector is sitting on top of the caddy as shown on the picture....
.....we stock those motherboards. I just replaced the bios chip on my fxa35, still same result. Fan turns on, lights blick once, then nothing. Does anyone...
There are 4 things that make your notebook power up. 1. processor 2. memory 3. bios 4. mb itself I am sure you did the processor, bios, did you check the...
I've ha this laptop since 2002 and I have to admit, it's been working quite well. This all started when I decided to get a new battery for it. The end result...
I hate to say I told you so. You are now in danger of making too many changes for the original problem to be easily identified. The laptop is exhibiting the...
If all else does fail I would love to take a look at it here. I hate to say I told you so. You are now in danger of making too many changes for the original ...
i have a problem, i need a cpu to substitute the broken one from my vaio fxa53 (european model here, named fx-604), it is a 1.1ghz duron mobile. do you know if...
This is not to be recommended. A good connection between the motherboard and the hard drive depends on the cable connector fitting snugly onto the motherboard...
Took a chance and the single stick of 512mb for my fx215. Now I have a problem with mup.sys during boot up. The bios seems to recognize the ram ok, but won't...
I have a brand new cpu, athlon M rated at 1.8 or so. It is supposed to work on FXA it didnt work on my FX, it has minor stetic damage where I pulled to make it...
Took a chance and the single stick of 512mb for my fx215. Now I have a problem with mup.sys during boot up. The bios seems to recognize the ram ok, but...
Can anyone help me enable PowerNow to run my Sony FX210. I've installed an AMD XPM 1600+, but it's only running at 500MHz with the AC adapter and battery...
Hi all, Just updated VIAHyperion4in1456v.exe (new via 4 in 1 driver) and VCD_ATI_613105796.exe (ati video driver). I can see that "cpu to agp2.0/agp3.0...
I did install the PowerNow Dashboard but it's giving me two error messages: 1. Could not find a valid PSS or PST, bailing. 2.Failed initializing, make sure the...
... WinXP Pro has PowerNow built-in. Control Panel=>PowerOptions Set the power scheme to Home/Office Desk This forces full speed at all times. When you choose...
AMD have been quoted as saying:- "The application requires a system with an ACPI PSS object or a Performance State Table (PST) to obtain AMD PowerNow!...
Tetrameral: Thank you for helping me. I'm a photojournalist with one of the major wire services and I need this FX210 to fly at top speed. I have seven...
What speed did you get when you changed the 'Power Options'? The CPU you should be running is AXMS1600FWS3B. (I think Charles may still have 1 or 2 left.) ...
I just downloaded AMD CPUInfo and it's giving me a current processor speed of 500MHz. When I change the power options, It still reads 500MHz. I'll flash the...
Do I download R0121K5.exe to a floppy Insert the disk with the laptop switched off, press the power button, hit 'Y' when asked if you want to update? ... ...
Hello All: I've flashed my bios once before with no problems, but I can't get R0121K5 going. I start the laptop and get the Sony black screen and then the...
My Vaio FXA36 was freezing up for the last few days. I suspect that it is heat. I search the web and found a program called SpeedFan. It indicates the...
If those temps are correct you are okay. If you do not hear your fans spinning then you might want to look. If they are not working then I would replace them...