Is it possible to Boot from Port Replicator connected external CDROM? I *CAN* get my external Mitsumi CDROM to play whilst in Windows. Now in DOS (via the port...
... Vaio BIOSes only boot from Vaio-branded peripherals. You can however boot from the floppy, with the appropriate drivers on it you can generally perform the...
Guten Tag Bucky, ... it does not work at all. It needs Bios support, what sony does not offer. It works only, when you can select in the Bios to boot from...
Hi, this is Greg in Colorado. I've had problems with Ghost so I quit using it. I now use Power Quest Drive Image 7 (now also owned by Symantec) and have had no...
Using computer for a long time can cause damage to your wrist,fingers (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) For more details on the symptoms and treatment of Carpal Tunnel...
Hi, I'm considering modifying my z505r by cutting a small rectangular slot in the case. I haven't determined where I want to make the cut yet, but it would be...
Hi Randall, I believe you should do some research first because magnesium can ignite when machined. A few years ago I worked in a machine shop where earlier...
... Danger! Yes, it is magnesium alloy and this metal is potentially flammable. Additionally, it is relatively soft. I would *not* use a highspeed Dremel due...
I just replaced the the battery on my 505LS with a new triple capacity (3600)battery. The power meter reads 100% charged & use time 29 minutes. Which seems a...
I am new here. Those are the computers I own right now> I am a fulltime RVer so I only use notebooks now. The faster computer will be used for movie editing...
hi there; if your unit is a z505S, you need the pcga-ufd5 floppy and it is usb. john db <just_claus@...> wrote: Hi, I have a PCGZ-505s w/ no OS and want...
I have a R505GL and it's totally password locked. I called Sony support and their suggestion was to send the laptop in for service (which I'd guess is a new...
I'm not sure what you could do if you found the eprom chip, but what you can try, and it has worked on my Z505, is find the eprom battery, and disconnect it...
... you can try, and it has worked on my Z505, is find the eprom battery, and disconnect it for about 20 minutes. That cleared the password on mine Otherwise,...
Hi Everyone, I just got a handed down PCG-Z505HS which I want to use as a secondary laptop. I comes with 192MB of RAM and Windows 2000. Can I upgrade to...
Hi, I use xp sp2 on a Sony 505f with 64meg ram and a 233mhz processor. So yes you can install and run it fine. I do not know about changing your ram out. Good...
I thought I'd post here that you can add internal wireless to an R505EL. Apparently it has the same motherboard as other models that came with wireless, so...
Dwaine, I'm really interested in how you achieved this. What components of XP did you strip out? What services did you kill? Does your machine spend a lot of...
hey guys, this is my first post, so here goes: I aquired an n505ve from a friend who didnt want it. i find win98 to be problematic to say the least, so i...
Guten Tag mirage_9112000, ... I am not sure if this suits for your problem exactly, but I was able to boot a KNOPPIX on am n505x. You have to copy the cd-image...
Guten Tag mirage_9112000, ... I used 4.0 DVD-Version. That was ok, but I prefer the windows xp for my applications. I also tried a cantonix, but this was...
Hi everyone, I have a V505GP (Bought from Asia) and the hard drive has been making weird noises lately. I've been using this computer for several years so I'm...
I also had success with the same setup. I was disappointed that I didn't get a full 768MB, as I started with 256MB stock, but it turned out to be split up...
Hi. I just bought a new replacement battery for my PCG-505G, and I have the following sympthoms: - If the laptop is shutdown and both the battery and the power...
I have an R505EL that has had the hard drive replaced and has had XP Pro installed. I want to restore the basic XP Home from the recovery disk but it fails....
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