Hey all. I have a VGN-T250P. According to Sony, the only USB item this laptop can boot off of is the Sony USB floppy disk drive. I understand this is the case...
If someone would be so kind as to make these available to me I would greatly appreciate it. If you can just make some ISO's and post them somewhere that would...
Hi everyone, After all talk last year about how easy it is to set up an R505 for internal wireless, I went ahead and did it. But I had some problems, because...
I have a 505ve that's been running xp pro with a Trendnet wireless usb wireless adapter(TEW-444UB) for some time. It works ok but needless to say the...
Wow, Your Vaio is almost the same as mine. My Vaio is 505VX with Win2000, I use Trendnet wireless PCMCIA. (I have Trendnet Wireless USB too.) I've tried Puppy...
update: It also plays DivX-Videos in a very good and smooth quality. I read it in some forum on the Internet. Just use the VideoLanPlayer. This one does the...
I have a Z505HS and noticed that several owners in this group have upgraded their machines to 512M RAM. I read several years ago in some tech groups that even...
I have an R505 and it has 128mb fixed (soldered to the motherboard?) + 128mb replaceable. The specs and manual all say upgradeable to 384 (max 256mb in the...
I retired my 505G in 2004 because it was just so slow. I then gave it to a close family member but it was just returned to me. Thinking it might be the perfect...
Yes, you can. I have done it myself for my NE505VX. The first process is to make the required bootable-floppy by using the BIOS UPGRADE patch from the Sony...
Hi All, I'm interested in getting my PCG-N505VE up and running again for my daughter's use. I've ordered a 60GB hard drive off the internet, and will be taking...
Replacing the hdd for a 60gb is no problem as they are all of 9.5mm height type. Though the original is of 8.5mm thickness it will still work as a close fit....
Oh fer god's sake just get your daughter a real computer. Win2000 at least, XP preferred. A couple GB of ram, 60GB of hard-drive minimum. She's going to want...
( Sorry by french ) For hard drive, it is thikness and the consumption. With 128mo, Windows 98 SE or Windows 2000. You can testing XP ! I have installing dual...
Sorry to go off-topic but holy crap! I bought one of these on sale at Best Buy and I'm amazed how far Sony has come since my last 505. The design is still...
... Yes, I also saw and used this unit at Fry's in California recently. This is a very sweet unit, so sleek and has everything you need, even a optical drive...
I am looking for the part numbers for a port replicator and or external charger ( if there ever was one ) for a PCG-C1VPK Picturebook. Anybody ? Thanks Randall...
Hi everybody! I recently managed to bring my dear old PCG-505F back from the dead. Now I am looking to upgrade it with these old clip-on speakers (PCGA- SP5)...
... capability, ... I recently acquired a 505 laptop with a 6gb HD and 64mb ram. I have installed win98se on it (it had a copy of windows2000 on it, didnt...
Hello, Can the Sony R505DL boot off a firewire Asus CD-RW drive that is not "Sony brand"? I do not have my docking station anymore, and I do not have access to...
... No, most all Sonys work the same way and refuse to boot from anything but specific Sony peripherals. You'll need the docking station, or any of the Vaio CD...
... It's definitely a rebuilt battery, these haven't been made for years. It's almost certainly defective, but you might try removing the battery, and holding...
someone here should have the recovery cd's for cheap.. ebay..? I have the PCG-505TS/TX win98 and app CD's, but they will not work on a F/FX or G/GX model...
Everyone here still alive? Stilll with ur 505 I see. Still using my 650mhz Z505. The only thing am complainig these days are the new flash contents, and some...
Alive, yes. Using my 505s - not so much. The 505G has been too slow for most things I do for work for a while now, so I passed it on to my nephew. I've still...
... I finally retired my Z505-JSK a few months ago after the latch broke. I decided I'd rather have a built-in DVD drive for traveling and that ruled out the...
... Ordered directly from Sony Direct Accessories and Parts Center. The actual broken part was the housing (bezel). The "Files" area of this group has "VAIO...
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