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[[Computing]]: [[Computer Hardware|Hardware]]: [[Sony PCG-F430]]{{seed}}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.
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==About==
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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 It is obsolete for most purposes.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==
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* [http://www.impactcomputers.com/pcg-f430-parts.html parts] at Impact Computers
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* <s>[http://www.impactcomputers.com/pcg-f430-parts.html parts]</s> at Impact Computers
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* [http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Notebooks-All-SonyVAIO_PCG-F430 reviews] at Epinions
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* <s>[http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Notebooks-All-SonyVAIO_PCG-F430 reviews]</s> at Epinions
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* [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])
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* drivers:
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** [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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** [http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-home.pl?mdl=PCGF430&region_id=1 Sony]: technical info and a (very) few drivers
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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===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.
  
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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.
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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. (Later, these problems seemed to go away, sometime after the screws were tightened.)
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At power-up, makes "Sony sound" but not as loud as F350 does.
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===Linux===
 
===Linux===
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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.)
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* [[kubuntu]] 6.06 (Dapper) seems to have fixed the problems mentioned below, both in the LiveCD and the installed version. Modem still not supported.
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* 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.
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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===
 
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
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* '''Sound''':
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* '''Sound''': [http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/lsi/us/support/downloads.html Yamaha DS-XG] (used by F4xx series)
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** '''F4xx series''': Yamaha DS-XG (applies to this model)
 
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** '''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]])
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===Modem===
 
===Modem===
 
* PCI\VEN_127A&DEV_2005&SUBSYS_8074104D&REV_01
 
* PCI\VEN_127A&DEV_2005&SUBSYS_8074104D&REV_01

Latest revision as of 21:23, 3 August 2015

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

  • CPU: Intel 450 MHz Pentium III
  • Display: 14.1" 1024 x 768 LCD Active Matrix
  • Graphics: 1280 x 1024 x 8 bits, 1024 x 768 x 24 bits ...
  • Memory: up to 256 MB

Links

Notes

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. (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

  • 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.

Drivers

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
  • Sound: Yamaha DS-XG (used by F4xx series)
  • From the device manager:
    • disk drives:
      • HITACHI_DK23AA-60 (the factory hard drive?)
    • TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2202 (yes, a Toshiba inside a Sony)
    • SONY NOTEBOOK CONTROL DEVICE
    • SONY PROGRAMMABLE I/O CONTROL DEVICE
    • INTEL(R) 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
    • Sony CXD3222 OHCI i.LINK(IEEE1394) PCI Host Controller
    • IrDA Fast Infrared Port
      • uses irenum.sys, nscirda.sys
    • HCF 56K Modem (see #Modem)

Modem

  • PCI\VEN_127A&DEV_2005&SUBSYS_8074104D&REV_01
  • windows\system32\drivers\hcf_msft.sys, modem.sys
  • Ebay auction says: IFX-86 or 1-676-063-11 (part number?), compatible with PCG-F370, -F390, -F420, -F430, -F450, -F480, -F490, -F490K, -F520
  • another source says: IFX-86 = A-8056-484-A, but this appears to be a video card, not a modem
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