Comments on: How to upgrade hard drive in Sony Vaio PCG-V505DXP http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/ Do-It-Yourself laptop and notebook repair tips and tricks Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laptop Tech http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-191267 Laptop Tech Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:54:01 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-191267 wasim akhtar, <blockquote>i want to format Drive ‘C’ but it required password. I tried many password but failed. After THREE attempt a number appear which is “00119″. PLEASE guide what will be the ORIGINAL password ? so that I can format the old window by new one.</blockquote> I guess you are talking about the hard drive password. You will not be able to access with hard drive if you forgot the password. If you forgot the password, you'll have to replace the hard drive. wasim akhtar,

i want to format Drive ‘C’ but it required password. I tried many password but failed. After THREE attempt a number appear which is “00119″.
PLEASE guide what will be the ORIGINAL password ? so that I can format the old window by new one.

I guess you are talking about the hard drive password.
You will not be able to access with hard drive if you forgot the password. If you forgot the password, you’ll have to replace the hard drive.

]]> By: wasim akhtar http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-191255 wasim akhtar Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:22:18 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-191255 i want to format Drive 'C' but it required password. I tried many password but failed. After THREE attempt a number appear which is "00119". PLEASE guide what will be the ORIGINAL password ? so that I can format the old window by new one. Thanks & regards. i want to format Drive ‘C’ but it required password. I tried many password but failed. After THREE attempt a number appear which is “00119″.
PLEASE guide what will be the ORIGINAL password ? so that I can format the old window by new one.
Thanks & regards.

]]> By: Laptop Tech http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-181775 Laptop Tech Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:33:52 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-181775 Laura Brody, <blockquote>The problem is that I can’t figure out how to open up the unit so I can swap the DVD drive. I must be missing a screw or two. Any words of wisdom?</blockquote> If the DVD drive mounted inside the laptop case, it's likely you'll have to remove the top cover assembly in order to replace the drive. Maybe something like in this guide: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/ Laura Brody,

The problem is that I can’t figure out how to open up the unit so I can swap the DVD drive. I must be missing a screw or two. Any words of wisdom?

If the DVD drive mounted inside the laptop case, it’s likely you’ll have to remove the top cover assembly in order to replace the drive.
Maybe something like in this guide: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/

]]> By: Laura Brody http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-179245 Laura Brody Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:53:25 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-179245 I have a Sony Vaio PCG-V505AX laptop. I got it when the previous owner brought it in with a crashed HD. They decided to abandon it. I opened it up, added memory, a new CMOS battery and a new HD. It has been working great for a couple of years. Th CD/DVD drive is mucho flakey, so I got a replacement off of eBay. The problem is that I can't figure out how to open up the unit so I can swap the DVD drive. I must be missing a screw or two. Any words of wisdom? Thanks! I have a Sony Vaio PCG-V505AX laptop. I got it when the previous owner brought it in with a crashed HD. They decided to abandon it. I opened it up, added memory, a new CMOS battery and a new HD. It has been working great for a couple of years. Th CD/DVD drive is mucho flakey, so I got a replacement off of eBay.

The problem is that I can’t figure out how to open up the unit so I can swap the DVD drive. I must be missing a screw or two. Any words of wisdom?

Thanks!

]]> By: emr http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-70146 emr Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:30:30 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-70146 nice info.. thx nice info.. thx

]]> By: Harish http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-69170 Harish Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:47:12 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-69170 Hi - I have a V505BX - its original HDD is 40GB and dead. I got 80GB HDD but it keeps complaining about BAD POOL and dies with BSOD. Please help, thanks Hi – I have a V505BX – its original HDD is 40GB and dead. I got 80GB HDD but it keeps complaining about BAD POOL and dies with BSOD.

Please help,
thanks

]]> By: Erin http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-43559 Erin Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:50:24 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-43559 I have the same problem. I called tech support to re install my software for a clean start. I was instructed to press F10 and restore from the partition. It shut down in the middle. I then purchased the Sony recovery disk as instructed and it still won't recover . The computer just shuts down at about 20-24% progress. I don't know the "whole recovery process" but I assume just putting in the recovery disk is what you mean. I guess I need to replace the hard drive also. I see there may be a problem with a larger hard drive (from a post above). Ideas on where I can purchase a replacement hard drive - nothing fancy, just want to get it working again for basic quicken. I have a Sony Vaio PCG-K45 (Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor 538, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive). It was slow - but working fine before I started this whole process. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you :) "I have a Sony PCG GR 414 SP the hard drive has failed I have recovery disc but says It cannot find Operating system when loading so I guess the hard drive has had It can u tell me an alternative Drive that I maybe able to replace It with and how I go about doing It Many Thanks John" Did you try booting from the recovery disc? Did you go though the whole recovery process? I have the same problem. I called tech support to re install my software for a clean start. I was instructed to press F10 and restore from the partition. It shut down in the middle. I then purchased the Sony recovery disk as instructed and it still won’t recover . The computer just shuts down at about 20-24% progress. I don’t know the “whole recovery process” but I assume just putting in the recovery disk is what you mean. I guess I need to replace the hard drive also. I see there may be a problem with a larger hard drive (from a post above). Ideas on where I can purchase a replacement hard drive – nothing fancy, just want to get it working again for basic quicken. I have a Sony Vaio PCG-K45 (Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor 538, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive). It was slow – but working fine before I started this whole process. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you :)

“I have a Sony PCG GR 414 SP the hard drive has failed I have recovery disc but says It cannot find Operating system when loading so I guess the hard drive has had It can u tell me an alternative Drive that I maybe able to replace It with and how I go about doing It
Many Thanks John”

Did you try booting from the recovery disc? Did you go though the whole recovery process?

]]> By: Laptop Tech http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-42444 Laptop Tech Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:42:03 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-42444 David, <blockquote>I have a Sony PCG-V505BCP and just rec’d my HD connector, when I start it up, it won’t reconz. the hard drive. What can it be? the connector itself you think?</blockquote> I cannot tell without testing the laptop. 1. Try reconnecting the hard drive cable on both ends - motherboard and hard drive itself. 2. Enter the BIOS setup menu and try loading default settings. Check out if the hard drive will appear in the BIOS after that. 3. Probably try replacing the hard drive cable. David,

I have a Sony PCG-V505BCP and just rec’d my HD connector, when I start it up, it won’t reconz. the hard drive. What can it be? the connector itself you think?

I cannot tell without testing the laptop.

1. Try reconnecting the hard drive cable on both ends – motherboard and hard drive itself.
2. Enter the BIOS setup menu and try loading default settings. Check out if the hard drive will appear in the BIOS after that.
3. Probably try replacing the hard drive cable.

]]> By: David http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-42420 David Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:14:59 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-42420 I have a Sony PCG-V505BCP and just rec'd my HD connector, when I start it up, it won't reconz. the hard drive. What can it be? the connector itself you think? I have a Sony PCG-V505BCP and just rec’d my HD connector, when I start it up, it won’t reconz. the hard drive. What can it be? the connector itself you think?

]]> By: Dee http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/comment-page-1/#comment-32925 Dee Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:38:13 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/upgrade-hard-drive-sony-vaio-pcg-v505dxp/#comment-32925 I have a PCG-V505DX and need to replace the sound card. Do you have a tutorial for this? Many thanks! Dee I have a PCG-V505DX and need to replace the sound card. Do you have a tutorial for this?

Many thanks!
Dee

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