... I've read a lot about the Asus on the notebook forums - it's one of the chief rivals to the TZ, but I like the familiar VAIO experience. The SSDs are great...
eeepc? Bah. I have my 10 year old n505x with the HD replaced with a cheap CF->IDE adapter and a 4GB compact flash 'solid state disk'. Been running solidly and...
... There is no comparison, as far as price goes. the ASUS is under $500.00 ... The main advantage is running the operating system off the SSD. Boots up...
... Does it boot off the flash drive? How do you set it up? Would usb work? Buy.com is selling USB 4gb really cheap. I would like to set it up with my...
... You misunderstand - It doesn't use USB. I took the back off the machine, took out the hard drive, and put in a CF->IDE adapter and a Compact Flash card -...
... Memory was not so cheap back then. ... Firewire would be better. -- Lee Love in Minneapolis http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ "We are such stuff / As dreams...
My 505 has retired to a well deserved rest, and I have upgraded to a TZ2000. Anyone know of a group similar to this one (Yahoo, or otherwise) that tracks my...
A probably often heard question.... Where is the best place to get a battery for my Z505he? Installing Ubuntu 8.x now and looking forward to speed. Not sure...
Actually, I was skeptical, but I figured I would give it a shot... I am not big on buying NON-OEM, but older Vaio are close to impossible to find OEM batteries...
Looking for Recovery CD's/DVD's for Vaio PCG-FRV31. I'd be willing to pay a nominal charge for them. I chatted up the Bozos at Sony's e-support, I've gotten...
i am currently getting rid of all my "stuff" i have been collecting for years. My 505 lifestyle started with a 505F.. i had some issues with it and turned to...
When I did a few years back I was happy with the service... I'd buy OEM Sony batteries, but good luck with that... No such thing with such an older model...
Hello All, I would like to upgrade HDD on my PCG-R505DCK, currently 40Gb and I thinking about 160Gb Seagate Momentus.3... Does anyone knows what's the maximum...
Pavel A. Pisarenko
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Jul 22, 2008 7:20 am
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I took my Z505LS (P111 -750) from 20 gig and ME through W2K and on to XP-SP3 and a new 120 gig HD with zero issues (other than the pointer pad ribbon cable...
Got my battery, total turnaround time about 4 days. Pretty impressive service. They recommend doing 5 full charge/discharges, after some modifications to lower...
Hi I'm trying to resurrect an old z600ne machine (p3 650 Mhz). Ubuntu 8.04 fails to load, complaining about ACPI - is a bios update available anywhere? I could...
My beloved 505 has finally died for good, basically because I disassembled it to try to fix a faulty power input and did irreparable harm. Bad news for me,...
Hi Craig, I still have a N505X mainboard lying arround here. I once upgraded my N505X (Cel333) with the mainboard of a N505SN (P-II-400), and I still have the...
Too late. I've already thrown out the 505 ... Craig Buck Genuine Buck Film, Inc. "A full range of creative services, concept to screen" Visit us on the web at...
I haven't read the 505 threads in quite some time but today logged on and saw this post. For anyone who is searching these posts for z505 battery solutions...
While we're updating the thread, I've read on other forums that BatteryRefill has stopped answering e-mails and voice mails recently. Apparently there's been a...
I've been a VAIO user for 8 years, having a Z505 and currently using an S360P, upgraded to 120GB 5400RPM HD and a gig of RAM. I was looking for a good long...
Sorry for the spam, folks. I'm having trouble with Yahoo Groups so this's just a rhetorical test. I'll see whether it gets through or not so no need to reply...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the sony505 group. File : /Z505 Fan.pdf ...
sony505@yahoogroups.com
Jan 14, 2009 8:32 pm
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My beloved 505 has finally died for good, basically because I disassembled it to try to fix a faulty power input and did irreparable harm. Bad news for me,...
I just put a new CD-ROM on my docking system since my old CD-ROM wasn't working anymore but it seems like when Windows XP detects the CD-ROM it reads as "EPSON...
I only know there two main standard/kind of CD-ROMs. They are different. Once i had a combo of one brand, i faced the same problem with you. When changed...
Hi new to the forum. My vaio was working fine, watching DVD's,web surfing etc. The computer had been running hot and noisy for some time. I figured that I...
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