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2GB RAM in an S

2004-10-25T16:31:08-08:00

http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=26847&page=91&pp=15

Expensive, but possible….

UGPZ6 installation problem

2008-03-27T14:57:09-08:00

I’ve got a strange problem trying install UGPZ6. First I removing the old UGPZ5 and tried to put the new Z6 in the same connector in the computer but it doesn’t fit. the Z5 and the Z6 have two different connector sizes, I will include a picture to show this.

Am I missing something? How did everyone else install this in their type S laptops?

Does BLUETOOTH 2.0 EXIST?

2006-04-01T06:28:48-08:00

I’d like to upgrade my BT to basically anything above 1.1, so is it possible??

Fan replacement on S3, how hard it is?

2007-12-16T23:08:27-08:00

Hi guys,

The fan on my S3HP is making an horrible noise since quite sometimes so now I am thinking about replacing it but before starting I prefer to know what I am getting into. Is it difficult? Is there any guide on opening the S? I already open it to look at the fan and clean it but never really open the things fully.

Also, from where I can get the fan replacement part? I am living in UK.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Julien

Type S Processor Upgrade

2004-09-25T18:56:57-08:00

Hey,
I’m looknig at upgrading the processor in my “s” baby from a stock standard 1.6ghz to 1.8ghz dothan…. Just wondering if I would notice any difference in performance in games, overall performance etc… Any ideas guys?.... Thanks.

Fan replacement, any one have the part number?

2007-09-12T05:25:47-08:00

My fan sound has been getting louder and more like a broken sound, sounds terrible. I may have to replace it. Does anyone know of the part number for sony?

Model S170. thanks

How do I remove the keys from my S keyboard?

2007-08-14T16:44:22-08:00

Yes, I have spilled beer on my S after a day of drinking in the office (I own my on business of course!).

Now the keys are so sticky its impossible to type sommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmme of them. How do I remove the keys for cleaning and the put them back?

Regards,
Lourenco

Slot Drive

2007-05-20T14:37:03-08:00

Would like to change my opitical drive to a slot drive, anyone know where I can pick one up or has anyone done this?

questions for folks w/ HD upgrades on their S

2007-03-03T12:15:37-08:00

Just some background, before I get to my actual questions.

Upgraded my S260P on Wed to a new Seagate 5400.3 (perpendicular) 80gb drive. After the install, wow, talk about quiet and a bit faster than my stock 4200 Toshiba . But after that, really started to feel like it was running unusually hot. I’ve never noticed it being this toasty before, and I’ve never really monitored HD temps on anything I’ve owned, never had a need. The whole point of this 5400.3 was that it used less power than most 5400 drives.

So, it should run cooler and/or less battery power, or both. Anyway, after talking to a couple folks that agreed it sounded like it might be something going on, I open the case up again. Nothing else looked abnormal, fan was still running, everything connected correctly when I opened up, blah blah. One guy I spoke with mentioned the vent holes on some laptop drives. I checked, the stock Toshiba didn’t have one, the Seagate did. If you’ve had your S drive out, you are familiar w/ the cage, and that does in fact totally block the vent hold on the Seagate. I could never find any vent holes on the Toshiba, but if there were any on either side, either the cage or the plastic sticky pad on the bottom of the drive would have blocked them as well, so nothing sig different there between the two drives.

Before I removed it, I did do some temp monitoring, but I don’t think I did enough. It got up to over 100F pretty quickly, but it just felt so hot to the touch, I didn’t keep monitoring for an extended period, just put the Toshiba back while I had it open earlier today. Now, as I monitor the Toshiba, I get around 111F on average, which really doesn’t feel all that warm to the touch. 100F on the Seagate for some reason seemed to be heating up the palm-rest and bottom more than 111F on the Toshiba, is that even possible?

So…my questions…

1. Anybody running a drive w/ a vent hole on it that would be blocked by the cage assembly? Are you at all concerned about it?

2. Anybody monitoring their temps w/ other 5400rpm drives that could speak to whether or not they run hotter.

3. Anything else I should consider/check?

After running back on the Toshiba 4200, I’m really starting to think maybe I’ve lost my mind and that they were really running the same and I’ve just gotten all worked up about it. I’m considering putting the Seagate back in and running temp monitoring for awhile now that I know a constant temp for my Toshiba.

I ran the Seagate for 2 days, both including a solid 8 hour block at work where the laptop was on all day with the exception of lunch. It never skipped a beat then, so maybe it’s all OK.

Thoughts?

Chris

VGP-PRS1 Port Replicator Dual External Monitors S170P

2007-02-13T03:55:20-08:00

I have been desperately trying to operate two external monitors via the PRS1 and can’t seem to get it to work. I have the S170P with ATI Radeon 9200 32MB chipset. I think it should support the dual external monitors via DVI & VGA ports. Fromj everything I have read it does work.

I can get the laptop LCD & either/or external to operate simultaneously; however, I can’t get the two externals to work at the same time. What’s the trick?