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....
I have a sony 505F and what I did was to use the original restore disks with my upgraded hard drive... then install XP Pro as an UPGRADE. that way all settings...
My 3 year old sony R505 just wont turn on anymore. I bought this unit in the states and brought it all the way to the philippines a couple of years ago. It has...
hi all, i've got a sony grt 785 with 512mb memory and want to upgrade it to 1024 mb,... i'm not sure what kind of memory i need (400fsb or 533?) and maybe...
hi all, I've got a sony PCG-V505EC.Last month, I had installed Windows XP Service Pack 2. After that, I have big problem...... The function key can't use....
You need to install Sony Utilities and Hotkey programs as well as SonyUI. If you need them, I can email them to you. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
Hi all I just got used z505hsk w/ win2k. This group looks like it will be very helpful. I just plugged a second monitor into the port replicator. I do not see ...
Not so. My Z505SX was able to run different content on both screens, but only under Win 98. The drivers under Win2k didn't support that, sigh. Gary Shell ...
Thanks for you help I see in the archives that win98 seems to be able to do this but win2k cannot. I mean to go back to win98 b/c I have some apps that will...
I do not have the recovery CDs. I went ahead and did a reinstall of the operating system using an OEM copy of Windows XP Home Edition with the CD-Key under...
Hi Group, I've used my Z505LSK with 384 MB RAM (Crucial 256 MB + Infineon 128 MB) for the last two years. Recently I found Kingston KVR133X64SC3L/256 256 MB...
... Does the "C3L" designation indicate yours is a CL3 module? We saw problems in the past with many CL3 modules. I used twin Crucial 256MB CL2's without a...
... Tom, you're right, Kingston is CL3 module. But one of my another two 128 modules is Hyundai CL3 and it works fine in any configuration: as single or in a...
... Yes, my Z had a Hyndai CL3 too. But, not all CL3's are alike. All I can suggest is that we had very few reports of issues with CL2's, but frequently heard...
Hi All, Just found this group and been reading through the posts. I have a z505HS that is stock and in need of an upgrade. I have a 40gig HD, but ram is whats...
Hi, Will PCG-Z505r supports 40gb. or any bios upgrade is available to support 40gb hardisk. Earlier i have checked with another 40gb hardisk it was working...
i have a sony vaio and i deleted the operating systme and now i cant get it back on because it no longer reconize my cd-rom drive!! so i need help on how to...
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