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I hadn't used the laptop for any unusual periods of time and the buttons flashed only when the battery was dead/drained. I would put it away full and open it up the next day drained. I took the battery to a shop where they will...

Any one? Defective battery maybe?

I've had an older PCG-FX190 vaio (XP sp2) since last May and love it. It has win2k PowerPanel installed with no probs too. The last few times I've retrieved the laptop and opened the lid the last 3 icons on the panel are flashing...

I've just gotten a wonderful older Vaio (pcg-fx190) and want to get the 'weight saver' insert. I found a guy on ebay initially but when I went back I couldn't find him and don't remember his Store name darnit. I've searched the web but...

Well, according to the link above from laptopbattery - no, one shouldn't run it down completely. I, of course, have done so several times either on purpose or accidently. Still wondering about keeping the AC powered up.

Wow, I have 4.2 hour envy! Could it be that some batteries are better than others, different voltages? or perhaps the charging system has something to do with it - god, I don't know. I did seem to lose 15 minutes off my new battery...

bveld, just referring to the link in this thread at laptopbattery.net posted by tech stud.

hmm, there is a lot of contradictory info. I searched this forum trying to figure out how to manage my new battery and there are many diverse 'opinions'....but I think the LaptopBat link probably gives the right advice. I wish I'd...

Update: http://esupport.sony.com/perl/swu-li...ing&SelectOS=7 I've looked on this page of the Sony site for the downloads I need and finally saw the Hot Key app. This page is for XP but I decided to check Win2K and found the...

Ah, Sonyque, it WAS resolution (not desktop stretch though). Although I'd already checked out the Display properties, I missed that the resolution was set to 1280x1024 instead of SXGA 1400x1050. Changing it brought the whole program...