Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 09:32:58 -0400 From: "David Hettel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] OT: VAIO PCG-505F notebook system restoration
You may also need to NOT power the drive (with the external AC adapter), to get it in 16 bit mode. Also you may need to change the BIOS to reflect the boot priority, e.g. you want to boot from the CD and not the hard drive or floppy. By default I believe the CD is the last option, and will only boot when their is no floppy, and the Hard drive has no OS or has failed.
I have used the Sony CD-ROM (PCGA-CD50/51/51A) and DVD ROMs to load the OS. They have worked well for me in the past, on Sony Picture books.
David
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Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 08:44:21 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] OT: VAIO PCG-505F notebook system restoration
In a message dated 5/2/2005 03:55:01 Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Any suggetions for getting CD-ROM access for this pup when booting a FDD to
DOS?
The Sony 505 series will boot ONLY from one of the Sony CD drives (or DVD
drives) manufactured to accompany these laptops. There are only a handful which
work. The alternative of using a boot floppy and non-Sony CD drive requires
that one hack the boot floppy to include, in the proper spot, the DOS driver
for that CD drive.
Lee
