notebook bootup [no POST]

notebook bootup

I didn't see a spot just for notebooks, soooooo I am working on a Sony Vaio PCG-9A2L w/256 ram. It will not show the "post" screen! It has winxp home installed. Also I have NO Manual, whaw. I tried the external monitor, nada, is there a trick to the vaio

 

http://esupport.sony.com/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=PCGFX410&UpdateType=Everything&SelectOS=7

Manual Page
http://esupport.sony.com/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=PCGFX410

When I paste in your model # this is what I come up with. Sont doesn't make it easy to find things. I have a some Sony hardware and always had to do a bunch of searching to find manuals and drivers.

 

sony notebook

Thanks Maggie, got it in pdf. found the trick to make the external monitor work ; FN+f7 key
seems the lcd tubes are shot on this old thang.

 

OK!! 256 mb of ram isn't very much for XP. I have 512 on my Dell laptop and it runs fine. Glad the external monitor works . Means your video card is good. Hope it isn't the screen. They can be spendy.

 

notebook prob

Hi again Maggie, yep I got a quote from a supplier:$350 heck this old vaio ain't worth 4oo bucks!
BTW.......i see U are from AK also?

 

Well at least it works with an external monitor. Maybe EBay, I've never used them but some people swear by them for cheap replacements. It could just be the cable that runs to the display. Being in Alaska I tend to buy everything over the internet. Cheaper and more to choose from than Alaska. Even with shipping.
http://www.impactcomputers.com/toshibaparts1.html
Google list
http://www.google.com/search?source...D,GGLD:2005-01,GGLD:en&q=Toshiba+laptop+parts