Sony :: WD 320 GB USB Passport Loses Power On My FW
Feb 7, 2009
I am having problems with my WD Passport USB 320 GB drive losing power sometimes when various schedlued backup programs are supposed to run or simply when accessing the drive to open files. Have it plugged in to the USB port closest to where I am sitting, closest to front of my FW. When power is lost, I can restart what I am doing and it comes alive again with no problems but it is sort of irritating. I am running Vista home premium 32 bit.
what I need to look for to solve this problem. The WD drive is new, just a few months old. The drive has no included AC adapter or anything like that.
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Feb 4, 2009
Well i first got it and used it on my windows computer it worked fine. Then i used on my mac and realized i needed to format and it for large files/ writing. So i formated it to MAC journaled. Ever since its been making random beeping noises sometimes. Also it makes clicking noises. I am wondering know what i can do to stop this. Is it ok? Can i fix it? Should i buy a new hard drive?
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Dec 10, 2013
V570 1066 no longer sees 1tb WD Passport HDD in Explorer. it simply lists it as Local drive E: and doesn't allow access. The drive works fine on another laptop.
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IE 11.0.9600
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Aug 25, 2009
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Long story short...I took the entire thing apart, cleaned every single piece I could find, and put it back together...too late. I get no power, not even in the indicator lights on the front when it's plugged in. We checked the voltage from the PS, and everything was fine there.
Here's my dilemma. I have searched, and Googled, and Ebay'd and I find not ONE mainboard for the 4630z series. The ONLY ones I can find are 4620. How is that possible that no one has these things for sale? I thought maybe there was the possibility that the 4620 would work, but my mainboard is blue, and the 4620 is green...I'm not sure if this signifies a difference or not.
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Lenovo connects to the internet with this modem, but then after sometimes 5 minutes, sometimes after half an hour, the modem loses conncetion, although its dedicated application does not indicate lost connection.
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I have a Plugable UD-3900 USB 3.0 docking station [URL] ...
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I have not figured out a set pattern yet, but I mostly lose wifi when I plug in the docking station. Â It will recognize networks but not be able to connect to them. Â Yesterday was the first time I tried connecting these two together and I was able to somehow solve the issue temporarily. Â How I don't know. Â I am not able to reproduce tonight.
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When I run the Internet Connections troubleshooter it says "Local Area Connection" doesn't have a valid IP configuration"...
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Dec 13, 2014
My laptop constantly loses connection to my wireless router and I'm forced to use the windows troubleshooting tool to hook up again. This can happen over and over again multiple times over the course of an hour or so. I'm using an Xfinity wireless router and have several other devices hooked up to it wirelessly that do not drop connection. These include iPhones, iPod touch, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Mac notebook. And no, they are not all accessing the wireless at the same time. I've reinstalled/updated the drivers, adjusted my power saving settings, restored the system to its factory settings -- basically everything on the troubleshooting list.
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Dec 16, 2013
When I take it off the internet works fine. Â
Running two Toshiba 32L2300U 32" tv's that have VGA connections. Â Since the eport only has one VGA connection the other is connected with a DisplayPort to VGA adapter.
I need to work from home on two monitors, not the laptop in a dock with the lid open and one TV screen. (Internet is restored when I open the lid as it's in the dock but only one monitor works.
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Oct 13, 2013
Recently, my HP Envy M6  has been intermittently losing internet when running on battery - it's always fine when plugged in, however. I've run the wifi manual diagnostics and nothing is detected. Â
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I'm running windows 8.1 and the model number is Model:E0R92EA#ABU
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Feb 27, 2011
I have 64 bit Window 7 Home Premium. I am using a NETGEAR dual band wireless router but the same thing occurs with other routers. Other machines on this network have no connection problems.Â
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Feb 6, 2010
I keep having issues waking up from sleep with my T440s. Â It WILL NOT connect to wifi and the wireless adapter under windows adapter settings disappears. Â Only thing that fixes this is a reboot. Â I have removed "allow windows to turn this device off" under wireless settings.
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Driver:Â 17.12.0.4
Dated: 28/08/2014
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I do not use windows to connect to WIFI. Â I have dedicated profiles for each of my wifi networks at home and work.
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Jul 24, 2009
I think something similar has been posted here before. In essence, I find that when I use my VX Revolution (or is it MX? Whichever one is the mobile version), the mouse occasionally loses its wireless connection to the computer, and so I have to click multiple times to get it to register.
This is annoying enough for me to consider getting a wired mouse, but I want to know if I get something like an MX518 if I'm still going to run into the disconnect/lag issue.
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Jan 30, 2009
Whenever I'm copying files over the network to/from my M6400 Covet, I lose network connection.
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Apr 23, 2009
my laptop is not charging from the AC even when it is plugged in and is draining the batteries. As well, the battery seem to drain even in hibernation mode. I have had this problem twice and it has been fixed by sony under warranty. However, the warranty will expire in October and I don't know what I'll do when that happens. I certainly do not have the money to keep fixing this nor to buy another notebook.
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Jan 25, 2009
Less than 24 hours ago, I backed my TZ130 up to my desktop system at home. This morning, I can't get it to power on at all. I press the power switch but nothing happens. I plug the charger in but no light come on the TZ indicating that it is charging. Drag!
I've helped Sony sell many T series laptops over the last few year, and I've owned a TR1, T340P and now this TZ130. This latest notebook seems snakebit, though. A little over a year ago I broke the screen in some way that I still don't know ($700 repair). I had to send the notebook back for the hinge/wiring inspection, and now this.
Well, time to pull the trusty TR1 off the shelf, update the software, and install the backup that I did yesterday.
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Oct 9, 2009
I have a gently used Vaio with power issues. The battery is shot. The jack is broken inside, and the power adapter I have doesn't work so well either.
Rather than replacing two of those three items, can I power this thing with a USB cord? I have seen them for sale for iphones and mp3 players...will that work for the Vaio?
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Nov 28, 2009
Tray icon says the battery is charging and the computer is running of AC power. However, the battery is being drained and if i pull out the battery, the computer shuts off. I can sometimes get the battery to recharge if i shut down the computer and leave it off for awhile.
I thought it was a bad AC adapter, but i tried another and had the same problem.
Does this sound like a software problem, or is my adapter jack bad (where the ac adapter plugs into the laptop)?
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Mar 28, 2010
I've been spending some time playing around with all the new Z's power options (which I assume are mostly related to Windows 7), but I find that I like the fact that each of the 3 "modes" can be assigned a different overall profile, with different behaviors whether plugged in or on battery.
So I can use "Auto" mode for daily use (where I'm generally plugged in) with Nvidia graphics and pretty much everything set for good performance without excess heat production. Then if I simply unplug to do some surfing for a couple hours in front of the couch, "Auto" drops down to the Intel adapter but keeps reasonable performance settings, Aero, etc .....
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May 10, 2010
I was wondering if the LED power button on the right side of the laptop could be user modified to change to, let's say blue. Is that possible?
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Feb 6, 2010
On my Vaio FW490, whenever i'm playing a videogame, such as Borderlands, while the computer is charging, the screen would always go black, with the game sounds still running.
Specs:
Core2Duo P8400
ATI Radeon HD 4650 1gb
1600x900 screen
320gb 5400rpm
4gigs ram
6-Cell batteryn .....
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Feb 17, 2010
I have trouble with my FW 590 FEB, I did the Vaio care and used system tune up, however, I noticed several problem, the power option icon does not give me any option when I click the image (usually there is option such as balanced or power saver). Moreover, the option used to be High performance, Balanced, power saver, however, now it left with High performance, power saver, and power saver.
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Aug 31, 2009
How sturdy is the power connector on the Z? The power cord is putting quite a bit of pressure on the connector.
The connector is made of plastic, not metal. I have my doubts about the longevity of this kind of connector.
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Jul 6, 2009
I have a sony vaio vgn nr 260e. The laptop will not turn on nor will the battery charge.
I am thinking it is the DC jack on the back of the laptop that is the culprit, but 100% sure.
The green light on the AC adapter comes on and according to my voltage tester the end of the cord has power. My multimeter is broken and have yet to replace it.
I bought a new DC jack, for a couple of bucks, but have not put it in yet. I have not found any good instructions on how to do that. I would prefer not to take my whole laptop apart to change it but if i have to i will.
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Aug 14, 2009
I'm typing this on my other computer, but my Z has mysteriously encountered some power problems all of a sudden.
I can't turn it on. It just happened all of a sudden. No noise, no lights, no movement.
I did manage to turn it on by taking out the battery, unplugging it, and waiting 6-8 hours afterwards, it would turn on, and in the middle of booting up, it turns off. If I'm lucky, it'll make it all the way into windows and then shut off again.
I have to mention that I have opened up the laptop previously about a month ago, and cleaned the vents and fans off with compressed air, and applied AS5 to the CPU and GPU. Not sure if that's related, but that was a while ago.
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Jan 19, 2009
Last week I bough a Vaio SZ71N/C an today I noticed a weird sensation when I touch the palm rest. On a light touch it feels like there is a little bit of electrical current on the palm rest.
When I unplug the machine this effect stops, so it does seemto be related to the power connection. Maybe there is a fault in a power connection somewhere in the machine....
Has anyone experienced anything similar and do you think his could be a fault in the internal wiring?
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Aug 28, 2009
IS there a travel adapter for the Z that is smaller and thinner then the one that ships with it???
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Oct 24, 2009
I have CR590 with Windows 7 installed. Recently have updated SFEP, Sony Shared Library, VAIO Event Service and VAIO Power Management to the latest versions from ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com.
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Jul 13, 2009
I have a sony vaio vgn-n130g
the person i got this from said had no power so i took it apart to check the jack,everything looked ok i unpluged the jack wire from MB and plugged it back in.
then i plugged in power cord
and it fired up.i turned it on and off a few times worked good so i put it back together...worked fine after i got it all together and fired it up it booted and then i moved the notebook and the battery wasnt in all the way .
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Nov 11, 2009
So my brand new SR490 is already having some weird power issue. What happens is, the adapter stops powering the computer. This started happening randomly last week. I would be sitting there on the computer, and the screen would dim (I have it set to do this when it goes onto battery power).
I would move the adapter around, make sure it's plugged in right, but that didn't change anything. After a few minutes,
it would switch back to AC power by itself. It was worse last night, when the battery actually died because it wasn't getting a charge. The computer was just sitting on the desk and it kept switching between AC power and the battery .....
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