any thoughts on this anybody?? also I have a fire CDRW drive, which currently works under 9 is this going to be ok in win2000?? Thanks, Sikander ... I ... Now ...
I have a PCG-N505VE, which I love. The power cord has stopped working. I cannot run the unit or recharge the battery---any suggestions? Dan Mitnick [Non-text...
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May 1, 2003 11:15 pm
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In a message dated 5/1/2003 4:13:23 PM Mountain Daylight Time, ... I have W2K running (dual-boot with W98se) on my Z505R with excellent results. Everything...
While it could be that that problem is the charger, it is more than possible that it isn't the cord, but that the power socket has simply worn out or that...
I'm not sure there is an aftermarket charger for the N505VE/VX...it uses a non-standard plug on the laptop end of the connector and I don't think (but I might...
The cycle count did not reset. It's probably stored in a flash ram or eeprom within the charging circuitry. I am wondering what sort of black magic is going on...
Can anyone tell me what external (usb or firewire, floppy or CD) devices - Sony or otherwise - I can attach to the PCG-R505JEK that will boot the system to...
That would be VERY interesting.. essentially allowing poeple to reset their batteries and sell them as new.. :) F. ... or eeprom within the charging circuitry....
USB Sony floppy or Y-E Data floppy. PCMCIA - Sony CD5,CD51,CD51A,DVD5(1)?,CDRW5(1)? PCMCIA - Teac 10X CD from 1998 (model number was in a post a couple weeks...
Hi everyone, I'm having loads of trouble with my N505VX. First, it doesn't boot from the USB floppy drive (UDF-1)to DOS, so I am not able to flash the BIOS (my...
I have an N505VX, which is basically the same machine as yours, and my power adaptor burned out on me a couple of years ago; the crummy wire between the...
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gdunlap@...
May 2, 2003 9:26 pm
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I'm trying to back up some files to CD and when I put a blank CD in the drive, it just spins (and then spins down and up and down and up) for a few minutes. In...
Dear mldowneyii , My understanding is that you can boot the machine to DOS or Windows is by using a PCMCIA version of CDROM or Floppy. Any brand should work...
Adam, I have the same problem with my N505VX. Did you find a fix? Please let me know. Robert ... hard ... drive ... cheap to ... desktop ... ide ... now...
Barry, Hope you have found cure for this problem. I got a second-hand N505VX missing the same clip. COuld you please let me know what you figured out. Many...
I wonder if there will soon be a successor to the SRX-99 or the whole SRX series featureing a Centrino chipset or at least a Pentium- M. Toshiba have...
Just the opposite. The BIOS on the Sony's supports booting to DOS from a USB device. And to access the CDROM from DOS requires a driver. Gary ... From:...
I know a great rep at Microwarehouse who can find out the inside scoops on the industry. Email me for his contact info. He also gave me a fantastic deal on my...
I know a great rep at MicroWarehouse that can help with your problems. Email me for his contact info ... second-hand ... what you ... !! It ... there is ... ...
Hi Steve, Have you tried other brands besides Imation? I've heard that the quality of discs from different brands varies (some even claim where the CDR is made...
... Well, I've also got some mostly generic blank discs (the kind that you get from Office Depot where there's a rebate for the full amount) --- those are the...
Hi, I would like to put a larger hard disk in my N505X which is the same as a N505VX. Does anyone have any idea how large a disk the original bios will ...
Because of the size of the drive itself, the largest you can put in there is 30GB. The bios can actually handle up to 5 times that but nothing exists to fit...
I'm looking for any help I can get in finding a power supply for PCG-N505VE. I asked before, but I accidently lost all of my E-Mail & do not know if any one...
esq711@...
May 5, 2003 5:48 pm
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HI folks, when researching the web for my BP51 overhaul, I found a posting somewhere claiming the brains of the battery resets if the brains are disconnected...
Hi. I have a 505G, an application recovery cd, a Win98 disc, and no recovery cd or boot disk. Any ideas about how I can get Linux off and Win 98 back on? It...
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