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...
What is the memory size of each simm, 256mb? Have you tried each one individually alone or in combination with your exisiting ram? Have you tried it on a...
that memory is not supported by factory spec. must be cl2 and low density. this is also the wrong ram... VAIO PCG-C1M PCG-C1MV/C is what you bought memory...
What is the sequence of items to remove to get under the glide pad? I have a laptop where the mouse does not work and is not detected. I want to check the...
Well, I figured it out but in case someone else wants to know, the steps to get the glide pad off are as follows: 1) Remove the speaker cover (one screw) 2)...
Thank you for the info. Can the ethernet jack be accessed too? I still need to inspect one that seems "dead". ... 1) Remove the speaker cover (one screw) 2)...
I bought a parts notebook for the motherboard and my notebook is working again. I have he following items left over for sale. If anyone needs any of this...
Gator I would be interested in the memory and the front section of the laptop that includes the glide pad and the ribbon connector that comes off of that glide...
Unfortunately, I don't have a spare power supply. I bought a partially disassembled computer to repair mine, so there was stuff missing. I have two of...
I upgraded my 215 as much as i could over the years but getting RAM for it has been rather problematic so i've been stuck with 256 megs (Bought a stick of IBM...