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19477
Hello! I have an R505TEK and since i've owned it the fan is so noisy! especially when the computer has some moving graphics on the screen, the fan gets even...
Randall
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Mar 3, 2006
2:20 am
19478
The short answer is NOPE. The longer answer is, disassemble notebook (not for the faint of hearts but it's been done and pixs are available), replace fan with...
bchau94061
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Mar 5, 2006
3:56 am
19479
If you need a replacement fan I recommend 1coolpc. http://1coolpc.com/accessories.htm#extension When I had to change the cpu fan in my Z505LSK I used one I got...
ronin_lu_engineer
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Mar 10, 2006
6:12 am
19480
... them. So u were able to ply the plastic fan out of the heatsink assembly? Care to tell us how u did that?...
bchau94061
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Mar 10, 2006
6:33 pm
19481
Hi, I have a VAIO PCG-R505EL which I bought over 3 years ago. Now I cannot boot it up with my Win XP home. I heard some click-click noise during boot up. I...
bo_du
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Mar 12, 2006
12:07 am
19482
Best case scenario, your bios lost its configuration, re-config. Worst case, IDE interface hosed, fix more expensive then a used laptop....
bchau94061
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Mar 13, 2006
8:50 am
19483
Hello all, I have kept one of my favorite "pda" : a sony N505SN... but i am missing some informations on the integrated power circuit pb. but when i plug my...
Edouard Brauer
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Mar 13, 2006
3:36 pm
19484
I like using the touchpad shortcuts to go back and forward in IE, but I'm switching to using firefox which doesn't recognize those commands. Is there a newer...
JP
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Mar 14, 2006
9:03 pm
19486
dear all, finally I found a SONY PCG-R505ES in good shape and working conditions it came in due time as I lost my HD in my desktop and I lost all my files I...
antonio araujo
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Mar 20, 2006
11:48 pm
19487
I Am having a similar problem but on a more severe level. Not only will my 505TS selectively boot when plugged into the dock, it also completely dies when...
Andrik
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Mar 23, 2006
5:09 am
19488
I'm having the EXACT same problem!!! Did you ever find a solution to this or at least what causes it? Please keep me posted ... power, ... was ... up ... ...
Andrik
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Mar 23, 2006
5:18 am
19489
Does anyone have a version of BIOS that will allow the Z505R to boot from USB? Thanks in advance....
Randall
rrnwexec
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Mar 23, 2006
10:34 pm
19490
I'm looking to buy a Vaio VGN-T350/L which I see advertised with "VGA out w/Smart Display Sensor" and I have a question: I would like to send the Vaio display...
Mike McCarthy
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Mar 26, 2006
9:22 pm
19491
If you have plan to buy new Computer/Notebook/Memory/Printer, then consider recommendations given at following URL: ...
mak 2000
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Apr 3, 2006
5:07 pm
19492
All, I have a new ultra-portable machine, so I no longer use my maxed-out Vaio 505TX. By Maxed-out, I mean 20gb HD, the maximum amount of RAM, Windows 2000,...
Warren 'Llama' Ernst
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Apr 3, 2006
5:41 pm
19493
How much thanks mak@......
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markkronquist
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Apr 3, 2006
10:32 pm
19494
... I assume u mean a USB dongle. - I wish. if u can make a dongle behave like a USB floppy or USB DVD, that will work. Know any engineer to knows everything...
bchau94061
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Apr 4, 2006
8:51 am
19495
I want to install Windows ME onto my pcg-505fx (win98-1stEd). I have install CD for Win ME. I have a brandname:"Port-Noteworthy" PCMCIA CDROM. I have an...
Bucky
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Apr 5, 2006
6:01 am
19496
If I were you, this is what I would do: 1. Disassemble the notebook and remove the hard drive. 2. Use a notebook hard drive adapter and plug the notebook drive...
Warren 'Llama' Ernst
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Apr 5, 2006
6:11 am
19497
Perhaps your notebook can't boot via PCMCIA. Your BIOS may be expecting a CD on the EIDE bus instead. ... CD. ... site. ... ...
Mike McCarthy
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Apr 5, 2006
10:34 am
19498
There are a couple suggestions. Can you buy a floppy drive? You need a floppy to boot from a non-sony cd or network connection. Or, you can put the cd on...
Lee Love
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Apr 5, 2006
1:17 pm
19500
The instructions below are perfectly safe, however one word of caution is appropriate. Do not try to PARTITION the drive while it is out of the laptop....
Gary Shell
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Apr 5, 2006
1:40 pm
19501
Guten Tag Bucky, ... This is no problem at all. I suggest to do it under Windows. a) get some software like Acronis Partion Manager, install it under Windows...
Christoph Suess
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Apr 10, 2006
7:08 pm
19502
The 505TX has slots for two tiny memory boards. I have only one memory board and have installed it through the trap door on the bottom of the 505TX. When I...
John Leeke, Preservat...
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Apr 14, 2006
1:28 pm
19503
I have a new buy on VAIO PCGA-DVD51/A for my N505VX. Under Win2K, it needs to look for a mass storage controller driver when the dvd-rom is powered by AC. ...
stannusw
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Apr 14, 2006
5:12 pm
19504
Hi, I am experiencing annoying buzzing when plugging the z505 series (tested z505r and z505sx) into external amplified speakers. It sounds to me like a...
Randall
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Apr 17, 2006
3:00 pm
19505
Definitely sounds like a ground loop. Have you tried reversing the AC plug of the adapter, and/or plugging into the same circuit as the speakers? If that...
Tom Talpey
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Apr 17, 2006
3:13 pm
19506
Or try lifting the ground on one end of the cable used to connect the Sony to the external speakers. This is an old recording studio trick for eliminating...
Gary Shell
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Apr 17, 2006
3:33 pm
19508
I was given a Sony Vaio with a lost password. It has Windows 2000 on it. How do I get past the password? I tried the recovery cd in the external drive but it...
Michelle
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Apr 19, 2006
2:31 am
19509
Is this a bios password or a win3k password? If it's a bios password, I have had luck removing the screws that hold the keyborad down and disconnecting the...
Greg Hillen
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Apr 19, 2006
8:47 pm
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