Older SONY Vaio

pzamory · 01-31-2008, 11:41 PM

Was just given an older SONY with only 128 Meg of memory and a 20 Gig hard drive (Pentium III processor - 794 MHz).

Any chance that I can upgrade this a bit?

If so, where can I start?

Thanks.

voyagerfan99 · 02-01-2008, 02:32 AM

Well, you can most definitely upgrade the RAM a bit. It should be able to go up to at least 512MB. The hard drive can probably go as high as 120 GB (Provided it's an ATA drive.

More information (Model Number) could help with this.

pzamory · 02-01-2008, 04:18 PM

I will dig out the Model #, etc. I appreciate the help. The laptop runs, but it is slow.

Is this something I can do myself or would I have to ship it to SONY or a repair shop?

voyagerfan99 · 02-01-2008, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pzamory

I will dig out the Model #, etc. I appreciate the help. The laptop runs, but it is slow.

Is this something I can do myself or would I have to ship it to SONY or a repair shop?

Adding RAM and swapping the hard drive are two of the easiest tasks you can perform on any computer.

Once you have more information, I can help you select products and tell you how to install them.

Jabes · 02-01-2008, 07:12 PM

you should be able to do it yourself

PHATSPEED7x · 02-03-2008, 07:57 PM

Same question, different Vaio. I got a PCG-K25. What could I do to keep this thing running with the new sony vaio. It has 512mb of memory, and like 60gb of hard drive. Would it be worth it to replace the internal hard drive, or just buy a external one? Also she told me the fan might not be working, how can I tell? It's blowing the warm air out the back. Would it be worth the money to get a cooling pad?

anand1 · 02-03-2008, 08:40 PM

Ya if the fan not working then have a check of it. And yes start upgrading with a new RAM and HDD.

PHATSPEED7x · 02-03-2008, 08:44 PM

Do the fans make noise when they are running?

pzamory · 02-04-2008, 02:55 PM

The model of this notebook computer is: PCG-FX250

Jabes · 02-04-2008, 07:00 PM

i just checked real quick and the memory can be upgraded to 512mb

01-31-2008, 11:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
pzamory New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6	Older SONY Vaio Was just given an older SONY with only 128 Meg of memory and a 20 Gig hard drive (Pentium III processor - 794 MHz). Any chance that I can upgrade this a bit? If so, where can I start? Thanks.

02-01-2008, 04:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
pzamory New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6	Thanks I will dig out the Model #, etc. I appreciate the help. The laptop runs, but it is slow. Is this something I can do myself or would I have to ship it to SONY or a repair shop?

02-03-2008, 07:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
PHATSPEED7x Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hibbing MN Age: 26 Posts: 454	Same question, different Vaio. I got a PCG-K25. What could I do to keep this thing running with the new sony vaio. It has 512mb of memory, and like 60gb of hard drive. Would it be worth it to replace the internal hard drive, or just buy a external one? Also she told me the fan might not be working, how can I tell? It's blowing the warm air out the back. Would it be worth the money to get a cooling pad? __________________ Adam Hanson Acer Aspire 4720-4538 laptop Vista Sony Vaio PCG-K25 laptop Ubuntu Last edited by PHATSPEED7x; 02-03-2008 at 08:09 PM.

02-03-2008, 08:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
anand1 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 59	Ya if the fan not working then have a check of it. And yes start upgrading with a new RAM and HDD. __________________ sig removed as it breaks the rules

02-03-2008, 08:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
PHATSPEED7x Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hibbing MN Age: 26 Posts: 454	Do the fans make noise when they are running? __________________ Adam Hanson Acer Aspire 4720-4538 laptop Vista Sony Vaio PCG-K25 laptop Ubuntu

02-01-2008, 02:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut/New Jersey, USA Age: 18 Posts: 3,718	Well, you can most definitely upgrade the RAM a bit. It should be able to go up to at least 512MB. The hard drive can probably go as high as 120 GB (Provided it's an ATA drive. More information (Model Number) could help with this.

02-01-2008, 07:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jabes banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vista the best place to live :D Age: 16 Posts: 1,773	you should be able to do it yourself

02-04-2008, 02:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
pzamory New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6	Model # The model of this notebook computer is: PCG-FX250

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Jabes banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vista the best place to live :D Age: 16 Posts: 1,773	i just checked real quick and the memory can be upgraded to 512mb

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