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9422
Nice! There is a 1500+ on ebay at the moment. AXMD1500FQQ3C ATHLON MOB XP 1500+ 1.33GHZ 256KB CPU ...
Karlos
calin64c
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May 4, 2008
7:39 am
9423
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...
JALoser
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May 4, 2008
9:41 pm
9424
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...
Karlos
calin64c
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May 5, 2008
8:46 am
9425
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 eBay right now ...
barton
nelomolen
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May 12, 2008
1:31 am
9426
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...
ithinkcomputers@...
deonneon
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May 12, 2008
2:13 am
9427
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...
barton
nelomolen
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May 12, 2008
7:50 am
9428
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...
Karlos
calin64c
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May 12, 2008
8:25 am
9429
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...
barton
nelomolen
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May 12, 2008
8:38 am
9430
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...
collinp111
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May 24, 2008
8:05 pm
9431
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the FX210 group: Which operating system do you use? o Windows ME o Windows 2K o Windows XP o Linux o...
FX210@yahoogroups.com
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May 24, 2008
8:08 pm
9432
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....
ithinkcomputers@...
deonneon
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May 24, 2008
9:27 pm
9433
I bought a pair of Kingston 256MB SDRAM PC100 sticks on ebay which work fine. (KTH-OB4150) This guy has several PC100 256mb sticks at the moment: ...
6of6
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May 25, 2008
6:42 am
9434
I have a FX215 that had some liquid spilled on it and now won't boot.  I'm selling it for parts.  The screen,CD ROM, Keyboard, Floppy, and Power...
Scott Kleist
skgrp
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May 26, 2008
4:03 pm
9435
Is it possible to overclock the default Duron processor in my FX210? And if so, how high can i go without killing the computer?...
collinp111
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Jun 1, 2008
6:23 pm
9436
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...
steves72camaro
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Jun 1, 2008
10:27 pm
9437
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...
darjevon
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Jun 11, 2008
7:42 pm
9438
You should be able to use a USB floppy drive......... ... to a ... my ... around...
mydnyte6
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Jun 11, 2008
10:30 pm
9439
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...
Jan Becker
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Jun 11, 2008
10:54 pm
9440
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...
JALoser
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Jun 12, 2008
5:39 am
9441
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...
darjevon
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Jun 12, 2008
5:56 pm
9442
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...
steves72camaro
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Jun 12, 2008
7:25 pm
9443
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...
ithinkcomputers@...
deonneon
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Jun 12, 2008
7:49 pm
9444
Without requiring boot strap drivers? I need one and was thinking of buying a 120gb WD drive....
steves72camaro
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Jun 13, 2008
10:08 pm
9445
probably 120gb Without requiring boot strap drivers? I need one and was thinking of buying a 120gb WD drive. Charles Payne iTHiNK Computers iNC. ...
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deonneon
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Jun 13, 2008
10:18 pm
9446
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...
ithinkcomputers@...
deonneon
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Jun 13, 2008
10:57 pm
9447
They just released a 250GB EIDE drive!!! ... + w/o an ... City's Best...
mydnyte6
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Jun 13, 2008
11:03 pm
9448
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...
steves72camaro
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Jun 14, 2008
5:26 am
9449
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...
Cash Roberts
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Jun 14, 2008
8:42 am
9450
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...
Karlos
calin64c
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Jun 15, 2008
11:42 pm
9451
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...
Big O
dcmaneu
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Jun 17, 2008
2:05 am
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