Hi, I have a Sony Vaio FX220 with a dodgy DC connector. I found a new part, but after an initial attempt on my own, with a less than helpful downloaded...
visit the following link: http://www.nexttronics.com/pcg-fx220.htm it shows a drawing of how the laptop is assembled. Chris ... From: synapticblues To:...
I want to upgrade thr HD in my acer aspire 3000 from a 40gig to an 80gig. My question is this.....my specifications say my notebook will take a 40GB ATA/100 or...
Paul OK, Ive made a similar repair to an FX-220. This, like you said, is a job where you have to remove almost everything to get at the circuit board. It...
Thanks Chris, for the good link. It looks similar to a page from the manual I downloaded. Still, if someone cares to explain it to me in more detail, that...
Hi Rich, Well, that confirms one thing: that I <i>do</i> have to take the whole thing apart. I can keep track of screws just fine, I'm pretty confident I can...
I have Dell C600 Pentium 3-850MHz with 20GB HD. Can I replace it with 60GB HD? Is there any procedure to do before replace it? Thanks before. Best Regards, ...
I'm not sure if I "must" be a repair tech to post here but I'm sure the moderaters will let me know. Otherwise I am looking to buy my first laptop (always had...
Hi all, I've got a Dell 5150 that I think needs the video card replaced. It seems to boot up fine, but the screen is blank. I've tried attaching the cable...
Paul OK it will be necessary to totally remove the motherboard from the base. This is because the power jack is/was soldered to both sides of the motherboard....
Hi All. I am trying to figure out how to install new RAm in to a Sony Vaio PCG F270. I bought it used so i have no paper work or anything on it. I tried taking...
Hi all. This is my first post anywhere. So here goes. I have a HP N5425 laptop and have purchased a new hard drive. My problem is I can't find any information...
Not the easiest laptop in the world to upgrade as far as the hard drive is concerned. Anybody know the steps necessary to replacing the old drive? I opened the...
... N5425 ... find ... This is to say I found & replaced my hard drive. It does the same thing when it tries to boot I get a blue screen with some information ...
Presario 2108 CL. HP will send me a new hard drive under warranty. It appears that the drive will be easy to replace due to it's location and apparently easy ...
You have to remobe the keyboard to gain access to the RAM expansion slot. There are two screws on the left side of the laptop holding the power button /...
go here ---->>http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00246219.pdf and go to product information , specifications , 2 - 8 hope this helps }:>) b4bball...
Thanks! That's just what I need. I don't quite get what exactly the connector bar is/does (fig. 2-8), but I'll find out when I open it up. ... go to product...
Hi all, I think I have a boot sector virus. When I try booting it goes to a blue screen that has information on it that I was told showed a boot sector virus...
i beleive the connector bar is the small plastic piece that conects the hard drive to the laptop connection. its kind of like an adapter. i have a compaq...
What operating system is in the unit? Windows 3.1 Windows 95, windows 98, windows ME, windows 2000, windows XP? Or some other OS? Do you have any of the...
you could pop your windows xp cd in ....and go to recovery console....and enter FIXMBR......this will repair your master boot record.......hope it helps. ... ...
Thanks. Sounds like it won't be a problem. ... the hard drive to the laptop connection. its kind of like an adapter. i have a compaq armada 3500 which is that...
If it's a Win2k or XP, you can put in the OS CD, Go to the Repair via Repair Console, and type "fixmbr" without the quotes. That will fix a corrupt or infected...
Thx. I'm not sure what operating system is on the laptop, so I've tried win xp, 2000, me, & 98 cd's but the laptop doesn't seem to see them. I've got the boot...
If you get to picture 1, try selecting the option that says last known good configuration.. If that doesn't work, try the safe boot. That looks like windows...
... A useful tool might be the Ultimate Boot CD: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ if that's too big try one of the linux 'live' CDs, e.g. Puppy Linux: ...
by default, xp reboots on fatal errors during startup try booting in safe mode. ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors'...
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