This site has saved me before, I'm hoping someone out there can offer some inspiration again.
I have got a Sony Vaio FX501 notebook (1ghz Duron Processor). Needless to say, I didn't have any idea just how poor Sony's after sales was before I made my purchase. Lesson learned.
Anyway, I noticed a drop in speed recently, so I reimaged my machine, then installed a copy of SiSoft Sandra to see what my cpu was running at. My suspicions were confirmed, as I found out that it was only running at 499mhz.
I went out and purchased a 1.3ghz Duron today, however when I install it nothing happens. The power light goes on, and that's about it. I recon this has something to do with a limitation that Sony has put on the Bios. (version R0121K5)
HELP!!!!!
Sony Vaio FX501 - CPU Upgrade
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A bit more information guys.
I have just found out that the BIOS is Pheonix based, and the id string is as follows:
3370ce40-3704-11d4-8d22-080046591a43
Thanks in advance.
Gareth
I have just found out that the BIOS is Pheonix based, and the id string is as follows:
3370ce40-3704-11d4-8d22-080046591a43
Thanks in advance.
Gareth
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That is the latest release:
http://www.myplc.com/sony/Bios.htm
Looks like this bios should support that 1.3:
http://www.myplc.com/sony/vaio_compare_eu.htm
But then again, there might be something else that has gone awry.
http://www.myplc.com/sony/Bios.htm
Looks like this bios should support that 1.3:
http://www.myplc.com/sony/vaio_compare_eu.htm
But then again, there might be something else that has gone awry.
edwin/evasive
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