HDD change ina vaio PCG 505E

[peterjbarlow]

Has anyone swopped a standard 6gb hdd out for >20gb in a 505E?
can the bios take it?, are there any tips to watch out for? Gracias
Peter

[rich912]

I doubt that there would be a problem with 20Gb, in fact you can probably go further - have a look here. A BIOS upgrade may be necessary for 60Gb but not 20Gb.

[peterjbarlow]

Cheers Rich - I'll try it!

[peterjbarlow]

PCG-505's have a Phoenix bios 4.0 release 6.0, and yes you guessed it this only supports HDD's upto 8.5gb.

Does anyone know where I can get hold of release 6.1? How do I flash it?

Thanks

Peter

[jammold]

If the BIOS flash does actually exist for this computer, you will find the official (recommended) update at VAIO-Link.

I would be *VERY* careful with any unofficial BIOS Patches. They have the potential to kill your computer - Permanently. The same is true of an official release but the risks are reduced somewhat.