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  • gobrob
    MURCer
    • Sep 1999
    • 173
    #1

    need MAJOR help with sony vaio...

    Does anyone own a sony vaio PCG C1X?Mine has crashed and I cant get into anything!I bought it used from University and they didn't supply me with any external drives,recovery discs or anything!Maybe some kind soul could make me a copy of discs,lend them to me for a copy...any help or advice would be appreciated
    thanks,gobrob
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    • ayoub_ibrahim
      Super MURCer
      • Dec 1999
      • 2445
      #2
      why not try www.bootdisk.com for a bootdisk to try to restart your system?

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        • gobrob
          MURCer
          • Sep 1999
          • 173
          #3
          good suggestion,but it has no floppy drive.It's built small,everything is external...

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            • Taz
              Super MURCer
              • Nov 1999
              • 1393
              #4
              I've got a PCG-C1XD which, although it comes with a restore CD, is only supplied with an external floppy. My guess is to use it you need the official Sony external CD-ROM drive. They should have provided you with the floppy disk drive as that comes with the notebook, without one your stuffed Have you got access to a PCMCIA network adaptor as you may be able to transfer files to it that way.
              When you own your own business you only have to work half a day. You can do anything you want with the other twelve hours.

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                • Taz
                  Super MURCer
                  • Nov 1999
                  • 1393
                  #5
                  Another idea but this ones a bit drastic! get hold of a 2.5" to 3.5" hard disk convertor, take the hard disk out and connect it, using the adaptor, to a desktop PC.
                  When you own your own business you only have to work half a day. You can do anything you want with the other twelve hours.

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                    • Jorden
                      Super MURCer
                      • Aug 2000
                      • 5255
                      #6
                      True, the only way to recover from such a big crash is using the Vaio Recovery CD-ROMs that came with the laptop. This means that you need a PCMCIA CD-ROM drive. Ask your university about it. Also make sure, that if they give you the external CDROM drive and the CDROMs, that the CDs are the right ones.

                      Your CDs should have PCG-xxxx printed on them, with the xxxx representing a number.

                      Check on www.sonystyle.com for your Vaio options

                      Jord.
                      Jordâ„¢

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                        • Gurm
                          MS Fanboy
                          • Aug 1999
                          • 11460
                          #7
                          All vaios come with a CD-Rom and a floppy drive. If you didn't get one, they are screwing with you. Go back and get it from them.

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                            • gobrob
                              MURCer
                              • Sep 1999
                              • 173
                              #8
                              Thanks for all the suggestions,I bought it at an auction and the drives were not available.I contacted one of the U's network specialists and he was not very helpful.I'm not afraid to take it apart-I may take up Taz's suggestion and take the drive out.I'll first price out the cd drive option.
                              Thanks all...
                              gobrob

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                                • SteveC
                                  Super MURCer
                                  • Aug 1999
                                  • 3540
                                  #9
                                  Taking the drive out is what I do on laptops like that - the 2.5" ide converters are only a few quid...

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