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    SONY VAIO PCG-953A Hard Drive Replacement

    I found out that this one is also listed as: PCG-fx150 but the model number on the bottom of the laptop IS: PCG-953A
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    SONY VAIO PCG-953A Hard Drive Replacement

    I really could use some additional help, if anyone has any other advice.
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    SONY VAIO PCG-953A Hard Drive Replacement

    Thanks 0roo0roo. Mine is a bit different, but I might be able to use it to help. Thanks!
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    SONY VAIO PCG-953A Hard Drive Replacement

    Update: I found a users manual for this laptop, but no instruction on how to remove the hard drive. Any help would be appreciated.
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    SONY VAIO PCG-953A Hard Drive Replacement

    I have a SONY VAIO PCG-953A and the hard drive has failed. I can't find the conventional way to remove the hard drive, thru a panel on the bottom. Only thing it could be is to remove the entire bottom of the laptop. I'm not THAT versed in taking apart laptops and really need some advice here...
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    Windows Vista Already On Laptop, Want XP Pro Dual Boot

    Thank you so much AllGamer. I really appreciate yer advice and everyone elses too! You guys here at Anandtech have always helped me, just wanted to say thank you. I'll give it a shot. I'll make sure to set a different windows directory. If I set it to maybe c:\WindowsXP instead of...
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    Windows Vista Already On Laptop, Want XP Pro Dual Boot

    Thank you all for your input. What about problems I've heard of? Is there anyone who's actually DONE this? No offense, but I can't take a 'chance' that my laptop won't boot up (has vista on it) once I 'attempt' installation of XP Pro as the secondary boot. If I could get someone's opinion...
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    Windows Vista Already On Laptop, Want XP Pro Dual Boot

    I am considering purchasing a laptop. Most laptops come with Vista on it, and I am interested in making the laptop dual boot with Windows XP Pro. I've been reading for quite some time and only came across a post or two saying they've had difficulties but no one mentioning any specific...
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    Need Advice On A PCI-E Video Card

    Yup, just ordered the BFG! I CAN'T WAIT! :) Thanks fer all yer help guyz!
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    Need Advice On A PCI-E Video Card

    And what do you think of this one compaired to the one pkrush linked....or should I stick with the one pkrush linked? I am a FIRM lover of BFG: Here's The Link
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    Need Advice On A PCI-E Video Card

    Okay guys. First, thanks fer the info! :) Lemme clear something up. That 256mb one you (pkrush) suggested is better than the 512mb one that I first mentioned?
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    Need Advice On A PCI-E Video Card

    I'm looking into getting a GIGABYTE GV-NX76G512P-RH video card. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE VIDEO CARD I'm upgrading from an older Chaintech AMD Athlon XP motherboard to a newer AMD Athlon 64 motherboard. My old motherboard has an AGP slot with a BFG Nvidia FX5200 256mb video card (AGP of...
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    Need Help Configuring CPU Properly To Motherboard

    I just changed the slots where my RAM is to split them up with one empty slot in between the two (3 slots total), and Dual Channel is now active. Doing some research on this problem, I stumbled across this. I dunno if this is going to effect my particular problem, but having Dual Channel is nice.
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    Need Help Configuring CPU Properly To Motherboard

    Also, info I obtained from Everest: DIMM2: Micron Tech. 16VDDT6464AG-40BGB DIMM3: Micron Tech. 16VDDT6464AG-40BGB {I don't understand why it says DIMM2 & DIMM3, I put the RAM in the appropriate slots as definied by the mb. Maybe I'm just off on what exactly the above is pointing out.}...