Hello all. I have a SONY PCG-505TS/TX and I upgraded it with Window XP, but now I am asked to install the IEEE1394 controller. I can't find it anywhere. Could...
Just tried adding a 512mb sodimm sdram cl=3 pc133 module to my R505JL (same 815 chipset as R505JS) and OS recognized only 244mb. Still believe this chipset can...
I am trying to replace the hard drive on my pcg-z505hs but I can't open the case. I removed all the screws from the bottom, removed the keyboard and the RAm,...
We haven't had too many reports about the V505 here, but I recall one message a few weeks ago where someone reported the same thing about his v505 trackpad. He...
... Did you get ALL the screws, including the ones you take out from the top near the speakers and under the keyboard around the battery connector? Tom....
I'm fairly certain the R505 calls for CL2 ram, not CL3. This would make a 512MB module upgrade pretty difficult as CL2 512MB SO-DIMMS are hard to come by, if...
Hi, I have a R505JS and want to install my new copy of the Windows Xp Professional. Do I have to worry about something? What is better, install just as an...
Hi, I saw so many posts about the scratches in the magnesium cover... But anyone had success on making a R505JS cover look better? Mine has some scratches and...
Thanks for the suggestions Tom, We tried today to implement the changes but were unsuccessful. The driver update was applied but we still gained no control...
Thanks for your reply...but I don't see any more screws that I can access. Near the speakers is exactly where the case won't open. After reading your mail I...
You might try searching the archives of messages here. There are several messages pointing to sites with pictures on how to open a Z505 case. Gary ... From:...
Hi. I just installed Windows XP Home on an old PCG-505TX, my only problem so far is that I have a IEEE1394 controller problem when it start. As today I didn't...
Hey, I have a just under two year old sr31K (british model), i turned it on this morning only to see the battery charge meter reading 0% when the unit had been...
dear friend, there are two more screws neer the speaker. remove the cover for the speakers and you can then remove the two screws. hope it works for you. ...
My wife's Z505 has met with an accident, and I'd like to try to repair it. The screen is broken and needs replaced. Is this a feasible job to do at home? I'm...
Hello. Is there somebody that know where I can find the driver for my IEEE1394 controller problem with Windows XP Thanks. JLC ... From: Jean-Luc Chabrier...
Need help! I need to know how to do a complete system recovery on my laptop. I have the 4 disks that came with the computer. When I put the disks into my cdrom...
... Is it a built in CD rom or external? IIRC the FX210 has an internal. You just just put the correct "start" disk in and then power up the computer. If it...
Thanks Tom. BTW I saw your Japanese links on the new TR-1, how do you translate those pages? Thanks in advance! Denzel ... one ... back ... is ... three ... ...
Please someone help me, I'm really desperate for this Sony VAIO PCG- Z505HS Recovery Cds for my Sony Laptop, as I have been looking, searching around the whole...
hello....i have a rocovery cd for z505ls, i dont know if that will work on your computer but anyway i'm selling them right now... ( version G46.0 )..2 system...
My R505GL just died last night. I've tried all sorts of things - holding down the power button for 2.5 minutes, pressing the reset button under the machine...
Get a laptop ide <-> normal ide converter ( about £10.00 or $15.00 ) and plug the drive in a desktop on the second channel as a primary, and copy the data off...
In a message dated 7/8/2003 11:10:48 AM Mountain Daylight Time, ... If you can get your hands on a 3.5"-to-2.5" HDD adapter quickly, you could set up the...
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Great idea... I should've thought of that. :) Just ran out and picked one up. Thanks! -jeff ... From: Clive Eisen [mailto:clive@...] Sent: Tuesday,...
Thanks for replying back to me, but according to the Sony Computing Support (http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/link_slimpro.html) Web Site, the Recovery Cds...
Well I bought a replicator on Ebay for my Z505SX. Good deal (quite cheap), but it does not fit. A gamble that did not work out. Anyone know the correct part...