Vaio/F/430 - Revision history

Woozle: post-move updates

2015-08-03T21:23:38Z

post-move updates

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	[[~~category~~:~~consumer products~~]][[~~category~~:~~hardware]][[computing]]~~: [[computer ~~hardware\|hardware~~]]~~: [[Sony PCG-F430]]{{seed}}~~		[[page type::archive]]
	==~~Overview~~==		[[thing type::laptop computer]]
	The Sony Vaio PCG-F430 is a laptop, apparently made in the late 1990s or early 2000s. ~~While it~~ is ~~no longer available new, used units and parts are pretty easily and cheaply available. Drivers~~ for most ~~of the hardware are also finable on the web, though not always easily~~.		</hide>
			==About==
			The Sony Vaio PCG-F430 is a laptop PC, apparently made in the late 1990s or early 2000s. It is obsolete for most purposes.
	==Specs==		==Specs==
	* '''CPU''': Intel 450 MHz Pentium III		* '''CPU''': Intel 450 MHz Pentium III
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	==Links==		==Links==
	* [http://www.impactcomputers.com/pcg-f430-parts.html parts] at Impact Computers		* <s>[http://www.impactcomputers.com/pcg-f430-parts.html parts]</s> at Impact Computers
	* [http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Notebooks-All-SonyVAIO_PCG-F430 reviews] at Epinions		* <s>[http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Notebooks-All-SonyVAIO_PCG-F430 reviews]</s> at Epinions
	* drivers:		* drivers:
	** [http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=63739 DriverGuide] (sign up for free account, or get user/pass from [http://www.bugmenot.com/view/members.driverguide.com BugMeNot])		** [http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=63739 DriverGuide] (sign up for free account, or get user/pass from [http://www.bugmenot.com/view/members.driverguide.com BugMeNot])
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	~~===from {{woozle}}===~~
	I'm starting here by just transcribing some notes I wrote down while hunting for various drivers on the web; I'm still looking for the modem driver, and if I find it I'll post the how-to.		I'm starting here by just transcribing some notes I wrote down while hunting for various drivers on the web; I'm still looking for the modem driver, and if I find it I'll post the how-to.

Woozle: Woozle moved page Sony PCG-F430 to Vaio/F/430: reorganizing

2015-08-03T21:18:06Z

Woozle moved page Sony PCG-F430 to Vaio/F/430: reorganizing

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Woozle: added "consumer products" category

2007-05-07T18:13:23Z

added "consumer products" category

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	[[category:hardware]][[computing]]: [[computer hardware\|hardware]]: [[Sony PCG-F430]]{{seed}}		[[category:consumer products]][[category:hardware]][[computing]]: [[computer hardware\|hardware]]: [[Sony PCG-F430]]{{seed}}

	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Sony Vaio PCG-F430 is a laptop, apparently made in the late 1990s or early 2000s. While it is no longer available new, used units and parts are pretty easily and cheaply available. Drivers for most of the hardware are also finable on the web, though not always easily.		The Sony Vaio PCG-F430 is a laptop, apparently made in the late 1990s or early 2000s. While it is no longer available new, used units and parts are pretty easily and cheaply available. Drivers for most of the hardware are also finable on the web, though not always easily.

Woozle: /* Drivers */ link to Yamaha driver download page

2006-10-05T20:31:39Z

Drivers: link to Yamaha driver download page

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	The one driver I had serious difficulty finding when trying to install [[Windows 98]] on this model was the modem driver; see [[#Modem]] for more details. I think I had to hunt a bit for the sound and video, but they were both available.		The one driver I had serious difficulty finding when trying to install [[Windows 98]] on this model was the modem driver; see [[#Modem]] for more details. I think I had to hunt a bit for the sound and video, but they were both available.
	* '''Display''': NeoMagic Magic Media 256AV 128 bit 2.5 meg		* '''Display''': NeoMagic Magic Media 256AV 128 bit 2.5 meg
	* '''Sound''': Yamaha DS-XG (used by F4xx series)		* '''Sound''': [http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/lsi/us/support/downloads.html Yamaha DS-XG] (used by F4xx series)
	* From the device manager:		* From the device manager:
	** '''disk drives''':		** '''disk drives''':

Woozle: /* Drivers */ moved f3xx and f4xx info to main Vaio laptop page

2006-10-04T21:29:34Z

Drivers: moved f3xx and f4xx info to main Vaio laptop page

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	The one driver I had serious difficulty finding when trying to install [[Windows 98]] on this model was the modem driver; see [[#Modem]] for more details. I think I had to hunt a bit for the sound and video, but they were both available.		The one driver I had serious difficulty finding when trying to install [[Windows 98]] on this model was the modem driver; see [[#Modem]] for more details. I think I had to hunt a bit for the sound and video, but they were both available.
	* '''Display''': NeoMagic Magic Media 256AV 128 bit 2.5 meg		* '''Display''': NeoMagic Magic Media 256AV 128 bit 2.5 meg
	* '''Sound~~''':~~		* '''Sound''': Yamaha DS-XG (used by F4xx series)
	** '''F4xx series''': Yamaha DS-XG (~~applies to this model)~~
	** '''F3xx series''': NM256 (does not apply to this model; this note should be moved eventually to [[Sony F3 series ~~laptops]]~~)
	* From the device manager:		* From the device manager:
	** '''disk drives''':		** '''disk drives''':
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	*** uses irenum.sys, nscirda.sys		*** uses irenum.sys, nscirda.sys
	** HCF 56K Modem (see [[#Modem]])		** HCF 56K Modem (see [[#Modem]])

	===Modem===		===Modem===
	* PCI\VEN_127A&DEV_2005&SUBSYS_8074104D&REV_01		* PCI\VEN_127A&DEV_2005&SUBSYS_8074104D&REV_01

Woozle: /* Links */ updated bugmenot link

2006-10-04T20:56:45Z

Links: updated bugmenot link

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	* [http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Notebooks-All-SonyVAIO_PCG-F430 reviews] at Epinions		* [http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Notebooks-All-SonyVAIO_PCG-F430 reviews] at Epinions
	* drivers:		* drivers:
	** [http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=63739 DriverGuide] (sign up for free account, or get user/pass from [http://bugmenot.com/view~~.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers~~.driverguide.com~~%2F~~ BugMeNot])		** [http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=63739 DriverGuide] (sign up for free account, or get user/pass from [http://www.bugmenot.com/view/members.driverguide.com BugMeNot])
	** [http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-home.pl?mdl=PCGF430&region_id=1 Sony]: technical info and a (very) few drivers		** [http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-home.pl?mdl=PCGF430&region_id=1 Sony]: technical info and a (very) few drivers

Woozle: /* Links */ sony

2006-10-04T20:55:07Z

Links: sony

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	* [http://www.impactcomputers.com/pcg-f430-parts.html parts] at Impact Computers		* [http://www.impactcomputers.com/pcg-f430-parts.html parts] at Impact Computers
	* [http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Notebooks-All-SonyVAIO_PCG-F430 reviews] at Epinions		* [http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Notebooks-All-SonyVAIO_PCG-F430 reviews] at Epinions
	* [http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=63739 ~~drivers~~] ~~at DriverGuide~~ (sign up for free account, or get user/pass from [http://bugmenot.com/view.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers.driverguide.com%2F BugMeNot])		* drivers:
			** [http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=63739 DriverGuide] (sign up for free account, or get user/pass from [http://bugmenot.com/view.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers.driverguide.com%2F BugMeNot])
			** [http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-home.pl?mdl=PCGF430&region_id=1 Sony]: technical info and a (very) few drivers

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Woozle: /* from {{woozle}} */ addenda

2006-10-01T17:49:26Z

from {{woozle}}: addenda

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	I'm starting here by just transcribing some notes I wrote down while hunting for various drivers on the web; I'm still looking for the modem driver, and if I find it I'll post the how-to.		I'm starting here by just transcribing some notes I wrote down while hunting for various drivers on the web; I'm still looking for the modem driver, and if I find it I'll post the how-to.

	One caveat about the hardware: make sure all the screws are back in place on the back of the unit before moving (lifting/lowering) the display-top; my unit developed problems with spontaneously powering off when the lid is flexed, and I think it came from some of the screws not being in place, which may have allowed the system board to develop a hairline crack.		One caveat about the hardware: make sure all the screws are back in place on the back of the unit before moving (lifting/lowering) the display-top; my unit developed problems with spontaneously powering off when the lid is flexed, and I think it came from some of the screws not being in place, which may have allowed the system board to develop a hairline crack. (Later, these problems seemed to go away, sometime after the screws were tightened.)

			At power-up, makes "Sony sound" but not as loud as F350 does.

	===Linux===		===Linux===
	* [[kubuntu]] 6.06 (Dapper) seems to have fixed the problems mentioned below, both in the LiveCD and the installed version. Modem still not supported.		* [[kubuntu]] 6.06 (Dapper) seems to have fixed the problems mentioned below, both in the LiveCD and the installed version. Modem still not supported.

Woozle: /* Linux */ update - kubuntu 6.06

2006-09-12T23:03:11Z

Linux: update - kubuntu 6.06

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	One caveat about the hardware: make sure all the screws are back in place on the back of the unit before moving (lifting/lowering) the display-top; my unit developed problems with spontaneously powering off when the lid is flexed, and I think it came from some of the screws not being in place, which may have allowed the system board to develop a hairline crack.		One caveat about the hardware: make sure all the screws are back in place on the back of the unit before moving (lifting/lowering) the display-top; my unit developed problems with spontaneously powering off when the lid is flexed, and I think it came from some of the screws not being in place, which may have allowed the system board to develop a hairline crack.
	===Linux===		===Linux===
	The [[kubuntu]] 5.10 (Breezy) [[LiveCD]] works well enough; the display, sound card, battery manager, and PCMCIA bus all work (finding network cards that will work, especially wireless ones, is another issue; see [[~~Wireless Network Cards~~ in Linux]]. Some of the fixed-height dialogues in the Control Center are too large for the available pixels, and the ok/cancel buttons drop below the edge of the screen. (It's possible that this can be fixed by changing the font size, but that technique did not work when I tried it quickly.)		* [[kubuntu]] 6.06 (Dapper) seems to have fixed the problems mentioned below, both in the LiveCD and the installed version. Modem still not supported.
			* The [[kubuntu]] 5.10 (Breezy) [[LiveCD]] works well enough; the display, sound card, battery manager, and PCMCIA bus all work (finding network cards that will work, especially wireless ones, is another issue; see [[wireless network cards in Linux]]. Some of the fixed-height dialogues in the Control Center are too large for the available pixels, and the ok/cancel buttons drop below the edge of the screen. (It's possible that this can be fixed by changing the font size, but that technique did not work when I tried it quickly.) The modem does not seem to be supported, however; /dev/modem does not appear, and none of the system configuration utilities seem to detect a modem.
	The modem does not seem to be supported, however; /dev/modem does not appear, and none of the system configuration utilities seem to detect a modem.

	===Drivers===		===Drivers===

Woozle: /* {{hide|navbar}} */ lowercased links

2006-09-12T22:57:26Z

{{hide|navbar}}: lowercased links

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	[[category:hardware]][[~~Computing~~]]: [[~~Computer Hardware~~\|~~Hardware~~]]: [[Sony PCG-F430]]{{seed}}		[[category:hardware]][[computing]]: [[computer hardware\|hardware]]: [[Sony PCG-F430]]{{seed}}

	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Sony Vaio PCG-F430 is a laptop, apparently made in the late 1990s or early 2000s. While it is no longer available new, used units and parts are pretty easily and cheaply available. Drivers for most of the hardware are also finable on the web, though not always easily.		The Sony Vaio PCG-F430 is a laptop, apparently made in the late 1990s or early 2000s. While it is no longer available new, used units and parts are pretty easily and cheaply available. Drivers for most of the hardware are also finable on the web, though not always easily.