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,...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In a message dated 4/19/06 13:48:13, greghillen@... writes: Hi Greg, It's the win2k password. Do you think disconnecting the cmos battery would help with...
Hi, No, disconnecting the cmos battery won't help with the Win2K password, it will only clear the CMOS password. You have to download the hack adn burn it to a...
... order has ... problem. I was going to say the same thing. Yes, the above is the first thing to try. ... Hope ... thinking ... with a ... Service. ... ...
It looks like there is a cd problem then. thanks for your help. michelle In a message dated 4/19/06 18:18:14, mccarthy_mg@... writes: << > Is your CD...
if he has a problem booting the cd, he can also remove the harddisk from the vaio and connect it to a PC. Booting this one with ERD-Commander /Locksmith would...
That might work, but probably not. Most PCs require so many unique hardware drivers that you can't just move a bootable harddrive from one PC to another and...
Mike the suggestion was NOT to boot the hard drive from the laptop while it was in the PC. It was to boot from the ERD Commander CD WHILE the laptop hard...
OK, so you are assuming the laptop has two problems, right? A CD drive that won't work and harddrive that has an OS with a lost password? I'd fix the CD...
That WAS the issue being addressed. * > if he has a problem booting the cd, he can also remove the harddisk ... Gary _____ From: sony505@yahoogroups.com...
ERD-Commander /Locksmith can be booted off a pair of floppy disks in minimal mode. You don't need a CD. F. ... harddisk ... to ... Behalf Of ... drive ... ...
... But you wouldn't be trying to boot off the hard drive from the laptop. You would be booting from a CD that has a program to edit or erase the Windows...
Just brought a new battery from a website company .... battery is just under a month old ...I let the battery charge to "Full" before useing the laptop now in...
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