Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- blog:sony_vaio_z_series [2025/03/18 13:18] – [Trackpad Connection Repair] john
+++ blog:sony_vaio_z_series [2025/03/18 14:06] (current) – [Sony Vaio PCG-Z505/Z600] john
@@ Line 55: / Line 55: @@
    * Very worn keyboard cover/wrist rest
-In addition, only one battery is present.
+In addition, only one battery is present (and appears dead).
+It is important to note that while the 2.5" IDE HDD is completely standard, it uses another of these unique, bespoke flat flex cables to interface with the motherboard:
+{{:blog:pentium:vaio:vaio_z505_z600_ide_cable.png?200|}}
+Without that cable you //cannot// connect a hard drive.
 === Hardware Inventory ===
@@ Line 89: / Line 95: @@
          * {{ :blog:pentium:vaio:ibm10_100.zip|}} E100BPKT.COM - Does not work, unable to detect PCI card
-   * **Windows 98**
+   * **Windows 98 Second Edition**
-      * PCMCIA
+      * PCMCIA - detected and installed by Windows installer and uses built-in driver
       * Yamaha Audio
       * ATI Rage Mobility VGA
-      * Firewire
+      * Firewire - detected and installed by Windows installer and uses built-in driver
-      * Intel Pro/100 LAN
+      * Intel Pro/100 LAN - detected and installed by Windows installer and uses built-in driver
          * {{ :blog:pentium:vaio:pro98.zip|}} - Intel Pro/100 driver suite for Windows 95/98
+The Yamaha audio driver(s) do not install by default, as the PCI device ID of the particular chip in the Z505/Z600 is slightly different to that in other, similar models.
+To install it, edit the setup.inf file and add the following entry:
+TBC
+The ATI Rage card can be installed using ATI XL based drivers, it is not detected by the standard Windows 98 SE installation.
 ==== Restoration Decisions ====
@@ Line 132: / Line 145: @@
 I'll replace this on the working PCG-Z600HE with some modern material. Clearly thermal paste is not an option due to the thickness of the pad.
+I cleaned the original material off (it had gone completely hard) and replaced with a small section of Honeywell PTM7950:
+{{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250318131918.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250318131929.jpg?400|}}
+This seems to have stopped the fan from running at full speed all of the time. The little heatsink definitely gets rather warm with that PIII-800 though!
 ==== Trackpad Connection Repair ====
@@ Line 144: / Line 162: @@
 {{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250316143341.jpg?400|}}
-The original flat cable is an **8-way**, **0.5mm** pitch part. I first tried cutting down another I had, but it was just easier to buy a ready made, generic 8-way, 0.5mm pitch cable. Original left, replacement right:
+The original flat cable is an **8-way**, **0.5mm** pitch part, but only around 10cm long - which definitely contributed to it getting damaged by the previous owner(s) upon disassembly of the laptop. I first tried cutting down another I had, but it was just easier to buy a ready made, generic 8-way, 0.5mm pitch cable. Original left, replacement right:
 {{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250316143540.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250318123807.jpg?400|}}
@@ Line 150: / Line 168: @@
 ==== Testing ====
-{{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250316082659.jpg?200|}}{{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250316093941.jpg?200|}}{{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250316105656.jpg?200|}}{{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250316105726.jpg?200|}}
+Installing Windows 98SE
+{{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250316082659.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:pentium:vaio:img20250316093941.jpg?400|}}
+One major difficulty in getting an OS on these machines is the lack of any built-in removeable media. The CD-ROM unit was a proprietary PCMCIA drive, and normal USB floppy drives are not supported as boot drives.