Be careful of the CPU ID. That auction is for a 133Mhz buss (last letter 'C'). The FX210 needs a 100Mhz buss (last letter 'B'), although someone wrote they had...
That was close! Thank you for pointing that out. ... Be careful of the CPU ID. That auction is for a 133Mhz buss (last letter 'C'). The FX210 needs a 100Mhz...
Does it still work if you did not part it out? Hello, I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm parting out my PCG-FX210. I have my Athlon XP-M 1800+ up on...
Yes, to a degree. There is some odd grounding issue which causes completely random not-quite-so-hard-locks. The HDD is fine (60GB IBM/Hitachi), the DVD drive...
Any possibility that the CPU was the issue? ... CPU is fine, the keyboard/touchpad are fine, the screen is fine, etc. ... However, when the RAM was tested in...
I replaced the CPU just in case. Same results. The 1800+ on eBay is the prior CPU, whereas the Geode NX 1500+ is currently in the laptop. Also, as the...
Ok, i read on www.myplc.com/sony that if you have some Crucial PC100 CL2 ram in your laptop you can get up to 512MB. Can anyone recommend a good resource for...
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I have some kingston that will work. Ok, i read on www.myplc.com/Ok, i read on www.myplc.com/<WBR>sony that i CL2 ram in your laptop you can get up to 512MB....
I doubt it. I have had my FXA32 open and looked at the motherboard. There is no means to chance the clock frequency of the motherboard on my laptop and your...
Hi all, I recently acquired a Sony FX301 (from a friend from England.). Unfortunately, it has a password on the BIOS and the previous owner has forgotten it. I...
I recall that there is also some program that allows you to flash the BIOS from Windows. It's probably not the safest way, but if USB doesn't work you might...
On the bottom of the FX210, there is a small reset hole, near the back, that you can use a paper clip to clear the bios & password. I don't know if the FX301...
I tried the reset hole... it cleared the system time but I still have password. I am now considering taking it apart to pull out the CMOS battery and leave it...
Does any one know how large a hard drive would be automatically recognized by an AMD based Sony FXA laptop? Does the BIOS version have any effect on how large...
won't work it's coded in an eeprom. I tried the reset hole... it cleared the system time but I still have password. I am now considering taking it apart to...
if you updated the firmware already you should be able to do 120gb + w/o an issue. Without requiring boot strap drivers? I need one and was thinking of buying...
Yes, but there is a wall at 128gb that many older computers will have issues recognizing the drive. I do not think I want to be the person to find out if...
No one is supposed to help you crack the password...but since you're here. The CMOS battery is located under the speaker panel. Just remove the two screws and...
Hey Philip, So my brother and me installed the [your] 1800+ on my FX210, after a false start -because we didn't lock it into place properly- it booted right...
After successfully flashing the bios to R0121K5 on my PCG-FXA32, I installed 2 identical Nanya memory chips (M-133N-256BD06) guaranteed to work by Memory-up...