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19833
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 ...
ivanklavin
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Jun 3, 2007
4:46 am
19834
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...
d o g d o y
mail2doy
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Jun 3, 2007
11:51 am
19835
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...
steve undisclosed
tneg50
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Jun 17, 2007
2:04 pm
19836
what about installing drivers.....? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Christoph Suess
sweety_munich
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Jun 17, 2007
2:24 pm
19837
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...
migmog
miggins
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Jun 17, 2007
8:41 pm
19838
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...
Jean-Marc DUPORT
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Jun 18, 2007
9:02 am
19839
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...
saurabh_kandpal
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Jun 18, 2007
9:05 am
19840
... 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...
Tom Talpey
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Jun 18, 2007
1:46 pm
19841
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?...
john_pulliam
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Jun 19, 2007
11:18 pm
19842
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...
Etop Udoh
sdruid11
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Jun 22, 2007
1:59 pm
19843
... different ... hardware, ... WiFi ... the ... driver ... afraid I ... windows slot ... USB ... didn't end ... I have done WiFi under Win98 and the...
Etop Udoh
sdruid11
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Jun 22, 2007
2:10 pm
19844
... some ... Did you do a clean Win2k install or a successful Win2k upgrade ? Thanks... sdruid11@... sdruid11@... ...
Etop Udoh
sdruid11
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Jun 22, 2007
2:12 pm
19845
... some ... work ... you ... both ... enable ... venerable ... hardware ... mine in ... an ... Could you give some details of how you did the ide harddrive to...
Etop Udoh
sdruid11
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Jun 22, 2007
2:15 pm
19846
... All Vaio 505's support cardbus, back to the very original one. It's the Win98 driver, not the hardware. Tom....
Tom Talpey
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Jun 22, 2007
8:01 pm
19847
... <http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/store/embedded_storage/cfdisk2d> I purchased this device from damnsmalllinux.org, plugged in my old 256MB CF card, and...
Tom Talpey
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Jun 22, 2007
8:11 pm
19848
... Clean install... I did make a clean install of XP too, but after many try of different XP version. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Jean-Marc DUPORT
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Jun 23, 2007
9:02 am
19849
... different ... Did you get your 1394/Firewire device to install and if so which driver did you use under Windows 2000 ? Thanks......
Etop Udoh
sdruid11
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Jun 24, 2007
8:29 am
19850
... I didn't try to install Firewire device at this time, I will make a test if you want, but not now, I have to get a device to connect to the Vaio. ...
Jean-Marc DUPORT
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Jun 24, 2007
10:18 am
19851
I have Toshibas and Dells and now need a very light weight notebook. Travel a great deal, need wireless and connected for remote areas. Can anyone recommend a...
Peter
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Jul 1, 2007
12:09 pm
19852
... I'm not very familiar with the Sony offerings lately but from what I am seeing it is not the case that Toshiba or Dell always means "large". Dell - XPS...
Dave Leifer
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Jul 1, 2007
1:32 pm
19853
Toshiba, Dell, IBM, Fujitsu, Sony, Averatec all make smaller, lighter notebooks. I have a Averatec now. I bought my last Sony in 2002 for about $1300. When I ...
Gregory A Stewart
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Jul 1, 2007
2:38 pm
19854
Check these out at Circuit City. They have several Toshibas/Compaqs under $500.00 -- Lee in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA (used to be Mashiko, Japan) ...
Lee
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Jul 1, 2007
2:44 pm
19855
Oops! here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/27jgka -- Lee in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ "To affect the quality of the day,...
Lee
akitajin
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Jul 1, 2007
2:44 pm
19856
I was given a PCG-R505ES. I formatted and reinstalled it with XPpro SP2 and Sony Notebook Utilities. Problem is there is absolutely no power management. The...
fongaboo
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Jul 7, 2007
7:43 am
19857
Many thanks Greg, very helpful. Gregory A Stewart <gstew@...> wrote: Toshiba, Dell, IBM, Fujitsu, Sony, Averatec all make smaller, lighter...
J Peter Driver
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Jul 7, 2007
7:43 am
19858
Upgraded my 505F to 98SE. Then went to Sony driver D/L page: http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/downloads/updates/updates.asp? ...
steve undisclosed
tneg50
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Jul 13, 2007
8:45 pm
19859
My z600 has decided not to power on. I'm wondering if anyone has a pointer to how to fix it...? It worked fine until recently, when no matter what I tried, it...
migmog
miggins
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Jul 15, 2007
8:17 pm
19860
Already tried that :-( . Actually I found this site<http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/28573/?o=0>, which suggests CMOS battery replacement, and...
migmog
miggins
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Jul 16, 2007
4:10 pm
19861
Measure the voltage on the CMOS battery. Maybe it is not charged up properly. My 505F would not power up after CMOS battery replacement because it is NiMh, not...
steve undisclosed
tneg50
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Jul 16, 2007
5:27 pm
19862
I measured the voltage at 2.96V. Interestingly, when I disconnected the battery, I get different behaviour. If I plug into the AC and switch on, I get the 3...
migmog
miggins
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Jul 20, 2007
10:23 am
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