Still trying to find the source of my Sony computer troubles.
Sony Vaio
2.4 ghz
P4 non hyperthreading
Win XP Home
1 gig memory
SATA card w/ maxtor 250 gig & Seagate 80 gig drives
I have to leave it on 24/7, otherwise, if I shut it off at night, the next morning it won't boot up.
When I turn it on, it searches for the hard drive and can't find one. After turning it off and back on several times, it finally finds it and works flawlessly.
It can be shut down for an hour or so without trouble. It only happens overnight for some reason.
I broke down finally and bought a new power supply (proprietary) for $137 and installed it last night. Turned it on this morning and it went through the same routine.
I have tried replacing the hard drive and installed a PCI SATA card.
Reinstalled the software from scratch.
Replaced memory chips.
Installed new power supply.
Anyone have any other ideas what to look for? This is driving me nuts!!!!!
Sony Vaio
2.4 ghz
P4 non hyperthreading
Win XP Home
1 gig memory
SATA card w/ maxtor 250 gig & Seagate 80 gig drives
I have to leave it on 24/7, otherwise, if I shut it off at night, the next morning it won't boot up.
When I turn it on, it searches for the hard drive and can't find one. After turning it off and back on several times, it finally finds it and works flawlessly.
It can be shut down for an hour or so without trouble. It only happens overnight for some reason.
I broke down finally and bought a new power supply (proprietary) for $137 and installed it last night. Turned it on this morning and it went through the same routine.
I have tried replacing the hard drive and installed a PCI SATA card.
Reinstalled the software from scratch.
Replaced memory chips.
Installed new power supply.
Anyone have any other ideas what to look for? This is driving me nuts!!!!!