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    where to buy fw motherboard?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by thn nila mou, Aug 31, 2009.

  1. thn nila mou

    thn nila mou Notebook Guru

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    Hi,Life sucks!. i think i burned my Fw motherboard. It was an accident for my less than a month-old FW490.

    warrantee is out of the question as the incident involved salt water....

    Anyway, Does anyone know what type of motherboard is it and where can i find it? The one i have carries the Hd4650 gpu with 1gb memory.

    If a new fw490 mobo is still not available, can i find another older mobo (i think the type is mbx-189) and assign to a technician to solder the old's mobo gpu onto the new mobo?



    thanx for your replies.
     
    thn nila mou, Aug 31, 2009
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    cph81 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ebay got 1. it's for fw140e. $250

    try to call sony for it or part yours out and get a new one.
     
    cph81, Aug 31, 2009
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  3. thn nila mou

    thn nila mou Notebook Guru

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    yes, but wouldn't that carry a much inferior gpu? i know gpus are soldered on the motherboard.

    provided that the gpu on my current mobo is fine ( which i don't know that yet) is it possible for a technician to do that? install (solder) the old gpu on hte new mobo?
     
    thn nila mou, Aug 31, 2009
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  4. thn nila mou

    thn nila mou Notebook Guru

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    anyone knows anything? pls?
     
    thn nila mou, Sep 2, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    You can try to be specific with Sony as which GPU is being delivered with the board.

    Would not want to recommend this.

    Another possibility is selling your FW for parts and in parts; use that money to get a replacement.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Sep 3, 2009
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    Hi, i have FW139E with dead chipset, if you want to sell your motherboard, maybe we can talk. What's yout onboard VGA?
     
    raimilson, Sep 14, 2009
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    not really, i ll try to get it repair. i just let that for a while cause i have university exams. it carries a ati hd4650 1gb
     
    thn nila mou, Sep 16, 2009
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    i need hhelp desperately, anyone knows anything? i need a motherboard for FW carrying the hd4650 gpu. i think the code is mbx-189 m763
     
    thn nila mou, Sep 29, 2009
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    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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    thn nila mou Notebook Guru

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    appreciate it megaman, but they don't seem to carry for the fw4xx series only for up to 3xx that carry inferior gpus. ( at least for now). thanx though
     
    thn nila mou, Sep 30, 2009
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