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9507
Has anyone tried an SSD drive (Like the Patriot 32GB or 64GB) in one of these laptops? Would they even be compatible? Thanks!...
randy_saint
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Dec 1, 2008
6:43 pm
9508
... Pointless as our laptops only have IDE, and any speed increase would be unnoticeable....
Jo M. Booth
darjevon
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Dec 3, 2008
11:10 pm
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Thanks JALouser for all your timely advise! I purchased a Win XP COA (license#) on e-bay for $18 and Installed XP with SP3 Imbeded using a standard 9 in 1...
John Davis Shaw
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Dec 6, 2008
11:50 am
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FX210 group. File :...
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Dec 6, 2008
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9511
For the PCG-FX210 The correct VIA Northbridge VT8363A 552 BGA Chipset is here http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/legacy/kt133a/ Showing Support for up...
John Davis Shaw
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Dec 6, 2008
1:57 pm
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John I too have read the 1.5gb memory support in the past. But that support is based on a motherboard having three memory slots. In such a configuration...
steves72camaro
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Dec 8, 2008
4:39 am
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Steve; Friday night I ordered two 512 Mb low density sticks to try. They should work. I will report around Thursday. ...
John Davis Shaw
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Dec 8, 2008
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I upgraded my FXA47 to 1024mb a couple of months ago. SIW reports that they are Kingston 64MX64PC133CL3144. I purchased them over eBay. The seller guaranteed...
dennis.i.smith@...
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Dec 8, 2008
4:35 pm
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Arrived Saturday, but they failed to function properly. Their count of 1Gig showed up in BIOS but BIOS was locked up with no keyboard function. Oh well hoped...
John Davis Shaw
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Dec 14, 2008
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Too bad about the 512MB sticks. Did you try voodoo fixes such as swapping slots or mixing them with your 256MB sticks? ... ...
That would be telling.
im6of6
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Dec 14, 2008
8:19 am
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I had the same problem. You need to order 'low density' memory. You most likely have 'high density' memory. If anyone knows where that 3rd 512MB slot is. Let...
mydnyte6
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Dec 14, 2008
11:07 pm
9519
Did you partition the 250GB drive?? ... downloading ... updated...
mydnyte6
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Dec 14, 2008
11:17 pm
9520
Dell OS is not swappable with Sony and vice versa. How are you loading the Sony OS. Are you using the recovery disks?? What size HD are you trying to install??...
mydnyte6
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Dec 14, 2008
11:27 pm
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Here are some drive recovery tricks that have worked for me, in the order that I do them. Try booting the drive and copying the data off after every step. ...
ij35
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Dec 15, 2008
1:15 pm
9522
I just got an old Vaio PCG FX210... abandoned by previous owner due to NTLDR is missing problem which I easily fixed with XP pro. But it's ram is pathetic....
anarchist86ed
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Jan 5, 2009
5:10 pm
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You need PC133 low density RAM. If you update the bios, it will take 2 512MB sticks for a total of 1GB of RAM. Good Luck!! ... to ... anything. ... be ... ...
mydnyte6
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Jan 6, 2009
6:08 pm
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I updated the CPU to an Athlon 1400+ and it seemed to work fine on first boot. However, after 3-4 minutes the screen went black. At first I thought it was...
Timothy Sweet-Holp
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Jan 6, 2009
7:13 pm
9525
Sounds like a possible inverter or lamp. I updated the CPU to an Athlon 1400+ and it seemed to work fine on first boot. However, after 3-4 minutes the screen...
ithinkcomputers@...
deonneon
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Jan 6, 2009
9:53 pm
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Check out http://kahlon.com -- They have incredible prices, and a huge database of virtually every computer known to man... (At least to this man!) Here's a...
jlartz
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Jan 14, 2009
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How do you update the bios? ... From: jlartz <junk_inbox@...> Subject: [FX210] Re: Need desperate help with the FX210 Ram To: FX210@yahoogroups.com ...
anarchist86ed
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Jan 14, 2009
4:29 pm
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Go to http://myplc.com/sony/ and click on Downloads\Bioses. Download the appropriate boot floppy image, it comes with a Readme.txt that explains the rest. Make...
Jan Becker
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Jan 14, 2009
5:42 pm
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I tryed to install a new ram chip. but windows wouldn't boot. The bios recognized it as 256MB of ram but windows xp would go blue screen and restart or freeze...
anarchist86ed
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Jan 21, 2009
11:25 pm
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Computer does not like it. More than likely, the wrong ram or defective. I tryed to install a new ram chip. but windows wouldn't boot. The bios recognized it...
ithinkcomputers@...
deonneon
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Jan 22, 2009
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Also could be a defective memory slot forgot to add that in there. I tryed to install a new ram chip. but windows wouldn't boot. The bios recognized it as...
ithinkcomputers@...
deonneon
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Jan 22, 2009
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One trick I have learned as a technician, when the problem is data-read errors off the platters themselves, is to freeze the hard drive overnight. It makes the...
ij35
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Jan 22, 2009
12:09 pm
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Hi there, Would there be any return of experience about HDD upgrade above 128Gb on these VAIOs? I plan tu upgrade my European PCG-FX502, and am really...
pyt22fr
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Feb 12, 2009
10:23 pm
9534
I'm the original owner of an FXA-49. It was purchased new 7 years ago this month. It got me through grad school and then some. It is missing the backslash...
plainman98
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Feb 14, 2009
2:12 am
9535
Install CDs you say? How much are you asking for it, please? ... From: plainman98 <rob.owings@...> Subject: [FX210] FXA49 going on ebay soon... unless ...
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Feb 14, 2009
6:53 am
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Yeah, I bet you are just foaming at the mouth for this ;) I'm asking $150... mainly because the XP install disks don't phone home to MS, it is a rare treat....
plainman98
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Feb 14, 2009
6:24 pm
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Hello plainman98   Thank you for the extended & honest details. The price does seem reasonable for the condition of the laptop. I envisioned giving it to a...
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