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    Vaio S motherboard models need help ASAP!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by earth-traveler, Oct 10, 2007.

  1. earth-traveler

    earth-traveler Notebook Consultant

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    I need a mobo for a vaio vgn-s460p notebook. I used to own a s150 or something like that and recently bought the 460 broken for my brothers gf. He wanted me to find something decent and cheap so I bought one that needed a mobo because I know these are decent computers from past experience. I'm looking to buy one that goes off ebay in a couple of hours and was just wondering if there's any difference in the motherboards between the s2xx or the s460. I know they went to 533mhz bus support and faster ram on the 460's but I don't think they changed the physical layout that I couldn't put one of the older boards in the newer system? If anyone knows, it'd help.
    Thanks!
    Jeffrey
     
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    earth-traveler Notebook Consultant

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    Turns out the prop with my notebook was the video card had overheated unless i'm mistaken. I think it must have had insufficient cooling for the nvidia card. The nvidia logo was actually scorched into the heatsink. I found a laptop repair place in CA that is replacing the chip for me. No one has these boards, I'm thinking probably because this is a common problem. Tons of the previous ati version boards available.