Got them quickly. Thanks. Have not used them yet. I have a working unit with 98 and will try a upgrade to 98SE first. These are my insurance. I do have the...
... Desperately! Wow, that's an interesting quest. So you'll be happy to know that I do have this, somewhere. You need to remember it needs Win95/98 and only...
Hi Group, I'd like to connect my Z505LSK to TV via either S-Video or RCA video/audio connectors. I'm not sure if on the PCGA-UPR5 monitor socket I can find...
Sony has released a fairly hot new update to the T-series in Japan, presumably soon to hit other shores. The cool thing about it here is, they have a...
... Very interesting and very nice, thanks. But I think my 505G has at least another 5 years of life and then I plan to sell it to a museum for a vast price....
... I've gotta laugh. I've had my R505 four and a half years now. Really its a 2001 model, so it is quite old already. But its been a real pleasure and...
Anyone have any sort of support docs, accessories, etc... for a 505FX Sony ? I just acquired one of these running Win98 and am looking to upgrade it to Windows...
I just acquired a Sony PCG-505FX unit running Win98. Anyone have recovery discs for this particular unit ? Has anyone successfully upgraded it to Windows 2000...
... Yes, I have a floppy, CD-ROM (PDGA-CD5), and expansion port for this model that I no longer have a use for. In fact, I also have a 505FX with 96 MB RAM...
I have one too, with windows 2000 pro, but impossible to install some features like the apps for energy control. Is this due to the pro version? Sorry for my...
... No, the problem is that those apps are Sony-specific and they only work on Windows 98. The good news is, you don't need them. Just be sure you have the...
hello I have available expansion dock, recovery CDs, 32mb of memory, let me know if you're interested? over this last weekend, I went to a computer swapmeet...
Hi, Tom what is the size of your compact flash (HD) is faster than the regular drive? whats the largest current CF available now? thanks ... [Non-text...
... Just 256MB, an old remnant of the parts bucket. I stuck it in a CF-IDE adapter that I bought from the damnsmalllinux.org project, put DSL on it and it fits...
I had an identical unit and successfully upgraded to Windows 2000 although I upgraded the RAM. If memory serves the BIOS recognizes up to 128MB but don't quote...
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Hello, I have a old Sony PCG-Z505R, with 192mb (64 onboard + 128 ) RAM runnig Win XP. I would like to upgrade my memory RAM to 320mb (64 + 256). Is it ...
Hi, I used to have Z505JS (PentiumIII 650MHz), it worked well with the same one as that memory on Amazon. I'm not sure with Z505R, it might work too. I don't...
My 505F runs 98SE and 98mb RAM. I have tried to install 2 different PCMCIA wireless cards w/o any success. I continue to get "unknown hardware" message even...
Hi - I thought I had a quirky machine until a friend who has the same kind has the same issue.... When the laptop is in suspend (not sure about standby) it...
I have tried too, no way with W98, you can try with W98SE version. I'm using W2000 now with 96Mo on the 505fx, and it works well with a Linksys PCMCIA WPC54GS...
hi i experience similar problem while installing pcmcia wireless card. it simply never worked with reasons beyond my comprehension. so i have migrated to USB...
... IIRC, there were issues with PC card voltage selection in 98SE and the other DOS-based Windows. If your card requested 3.3V, the socket driver wouldn't...
I was wondering, is/was there an option for the docking station of the R505EL to carry a battery in it, to supplement the one in the machine itself?...
I have a cdrom and floppy drive with a 505FX. Is there any way I can upgrade my windows to 2k or XP from Win 98. I keep getting the "Can't find NTLR" error...