- #SONY VAIO S SERIES 13.3 INSTALL#
- #SONY VAIO S SERIES 13.3 UPGRADE#
- #SONY VAIO S SERIES 13.3 SOFTWARE#
It is actually underneath the bluetooth module towards the left side of the notebook.Īdding internal bluetooth to the Vaio S Series notebook. The Conexant modem chip is not visible in this picture. That one is the Intel DA82562E, which provides LAN (wired) support. The right one is the Texas Instruments Ultramedia PCI7420 chip, which provides functionality for PC Card, Memory Stick, 1394 Firewire, and interfacing with the PCI bus provided by the 855PM chip above it.Īnother fairly big chip is the one hidden in the upper left corner just below the blue wires. The middle one is the Phoenix BIOS chip (M50FW080). It is likely the H8S/2160B to control the keyboard, but I am not sure. Other noteworthy chips on this motherboard are the three bigger chips near the bottom of the picture. The upper left is the graphics chip, while the CPU is on the right.īelow them is the open air cooled blueish Intel 855PM chip (RG82055PM) which contains functionality support for memory, ICH4 hub (USB ports, etc), external graphics chip, and the CPU. You will notice that the ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 64MB and the Pentium M 1.6 GHz (Dothan) are the only chips to have the heatsink and fan over them to cool them. The picture above was taken with the DVD RW drive and the harddrive removed. Below is the actual motherboard (situated on the rightside) of this Sony Vaio S28GP (Hong Kong version) notebook:Īlthough the picture is for the Hong Kong bought Sony Vaio S28GP model number, this motherboard is actually the same or very similar to the S series in the rest of the world.Īs can be seen in the picture, it has the MBX-109 motherboard, which may be the same or similar motherboard found in the desktop Sony VAIO W series. A lot of people have never seen the internals of this Sony Vaio S series notebook, but eventually you will when This notebook is quite popular, and luckily many of the important parts are upgradeable. Your results may vary and you are doing this at your own risk. Overclocking to 525MHz GPU and 240MHz memory were possible with the Mobility Radeon 9700 with 64MB. The default stock machine has the GPU at 390MHz and memory at 210MHz.
#SONY VAIO S SERIES 13.3 SOFTWARE#
If you are into overclocking, you can search for a software called AtiTool, which can overclock the software GPU and memory speed.
#SONY VAIO S SERIES 13.3 INSTALL#
To use the latest graphical drivers from ATI, download the drivers from and search for Dhmodtool to modify the drivers so that they can install onto notebook computers.Īfter running the program, the drivers should install fine.
#SONY VAIO S SERIES 13.3 UPGRADE#
You should upgrade the LAN, Wi-Fi, and 855PM chipset software by The drivers that come with the S series is a few notches lower than the latest versions. The rest of the features seem to span a wide array of options that determine the model number of the machine. This is one of the most prominant feature of this notebook, as the display is very bright and clear. The Vaio S Series is one of the first notebooks to use Hitachi's widescreen 13.3" display that supports 1280x800 pixels. Sony VAIO S Series Notebooks Sony VAIO S Series Notebooks