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19263	What do I need to do to remove the old keyboard from my pcg r505ts so I can replace it with a new one? The hard drive was easy, but I do not see how to get...	cjvickers	Oct 1, 2005 7:53 pm
19264	... so ... It's simpler. There are two screws, one right by the fan outlet on the left underside and one by the docking connector middle underside. With these...	out_by_50	Oct 2, 2005 4:41 pm
19265	Parts for sale My dad recently parted with his Z505JSK and had an extra Port replicator PCGA-UPR5 which he had no use for. I would like to sell it if anyone...	Fabian flamaest	Oct 4, 2005 10:36 pm
19266	Can someone post the exact "autoexec.bat" and "config.sys" lines needed to boot a 505TS with 3rd party cd-rom support. (Addonics pocket-cd) Thanks in advance! ...	kwprice	Oct 9, 2005 2:41 pm
19267	you need to extract the boot ISO form the Sony recover disk and mod it for your CD-ROM or just copy it to a boot floppy.....	Fabian flamaest	Oct 10, 2005 5:04 am
19268	The webpage doesn't seem to be up anylonger, but I found it at the Wayback Machine. Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/7vtut Recovering without the Sony CD...	Lee Love akitajin	Oct 10, 2005 6:48 am
19269	Very good find indeed.. Please note the CD-ROM SONY BOOTIMG.BIN file is in the files area of this group for the TS/TX. F. ... following ... instructions ... ...	Fabian flamaest	Oct 10, 2005 5:47 pm
19270	Thanks for the help! Addonics cd-rom is now recognized. Next problem. I'd like to do a clean-install from a slip-streamed XP-SP2 disc. The method I used was to...	kwprice	Oct 10, 2005 8:16 pm
19271	I've got an R505GL with a failing hard drive I'd like to replace, but Sony says it can't be done. Has anyone here done it? Do you have diagrams or other...	vaiouser2000	Oct 11, 2005 5:40 pm
19272	I've not done an R505, but I have done N505 and Z505, and it's pretty simple. Open it up, take out the old drive, stick in a new one and install. that's it....	Andrew Wilson miggins	Oct 11, 2005 9:35 pm
19273	I was working with my PGZ505HS the other day, and it was moving real slow - just doggy. Finally is locked up completely and I removed the battery and pulled...	MediaWhapper	Oct 11, 2005 9:53 pm
19274	I put an 80G travelstar in my old r505. I formatted the new drive in the '505 and did an x-copy from the old drive to a free area in one of my desktop drives....	Rob Lockhart roblockhartus	Oct 11, 2005 11:16 pm
19275	Same thing happened recently to a friend on a Z505JS. She gave me the laptop to investigate and I couldn't get anything out of it. Tried holding the power...	Andrew Wilson miggins	Oct 12, 2005 12:12 am
19276	... It would be nice to know something more positive, but taking it apart and putting it back together would have reseated a bunch of connectors. On my...	Tom Teixeira tjteixeira	Oct 12, 2005 12:45 am
19277	Ouch, XP on a TS? I think you may be pushing the envelope, I have a fully loaded TX model with W2K and it BARELY runs smoothly, even after everthing is loaded...	Fabian flamaest	Oct 12, 2005 2:41 am
19278	This'd work ok with Win98, WinME, and Win2K with a FAT32 filesystem. I'm not sure it'd work with Win2K with NTFS or a WinXP opsys. Greg in Minneapolis ... ...	Gregory A Stewart gstewtoo	Oct 12, 2005 3:02 am
19279	Used the Win XP r505jep system discs to format the new drive so the C drive partition was fat32 per the r505 system discs. Dumped the stuff the system discs...	Rob Lockhart roblockhartus	Oct 12, 2005 12:43 pm
19280	... the ... Joy. ... could ... much ... it ... apart ... fix ... from ... I had a similar problem with Z505-RX. It died 2 years ago, and since I needed a...	allan_e_ecc	Oct 14, 2005 9:56 pm
19281	Fabian. I�m only in need of the files for starting the Alps Touchpad... Anton. ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors'...	alopesa	Oct 15, 2005 10:00 pm
19282	Hi there Anybody can tell me if it is possible to upgrade my PCG-Z505RX wich has win 98 pre installed, to windows xp. Thanks in advance for any help...	elcaranchotrucho elcaranchotr...	Oct 16, 2005 10:05 pm
19283	That did the trick, Tom! Just persevere! Try it, even if it doesn't make sense! Thanks! MW...	MediaWhapper	Oct 17, 2005 3:16 am
19284	What OS..? W2K, WIN-98..?...	Fabian flamaest	Oct 17, 2005 5:04 am
19285	Thanks to Allan especially. Sorry that I got your names confused! Bottom line - I took the box apart, put it back together, and it worked! Joy! as you say! ...	MediaWhapper	Oct 17, 2005 11:07 am
19286	Ok I know now that is possible to do it, so I have two more cuestions, There is a place where I can get the soft (one user posted something about a 13 mb zip...	elcaranchotrucho elcaranchotr...	Oct 17, 2005 5:18 pm
19287	I have a PCG R505-DL and the 2 usb ports doesn't work at all. One went out two years ago and the other one just went out this year. Reinstalled Windows XP and...	Ron ronbayarea68	Oct 17, 2005 6:26 pm
19288	Hello, I have a sony 505 HS notebook for sale. I used it for almost 5 years, and it has been one of the better notebooks that I have used so far. It has an ...	YWL ywlee522	Oct 17, 2005 7:54 pm
19289	The OS is Win98SE. But win98 would do too... I have the Alps Touchpad drivers, but I miss those Sonyio.sys, Sonyio.dll... Thanks. Anton. ... ...	alopesa	Oct 18, 2005 12:33 am
19290	Let me know if you are unable to find the drivers, I can ship you the CD's anytime. Good luck, Fabian....	Fabian flamaest	Oct 18, 2005 2:17 am
19291	Hi there, do you have idea where I can find, buy, or download sony PCG-Z505RX recovery cds? Thanks in advance for any help Duje ... Yahoo! Music Unlimited -...	Sveti Duje sveti_duje	Oct 20, 2005 7:15 am
19292	HI, Is there any body who can help me out in sorting out my hard disc problem. I ran my recovery CD when i encountered slow running of the system so that i can...	tdharanikumar	Oct 20, 2005 9:32 am

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