Sony VAIO PCV-RX672 long beeps over and over - won't boot

BTW: do copy the link for the Knowledge Article  C95501 as a whole string as posted ,if you only do a mouse click on it you'll not be able to view the article,i mean select :
http://www.iq.sony.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/../.../.../..../.../ up to VARSET_TOP=TRUE .

good luck!

I’m having a hard time linking to some of the links posted.  For instance, when I click on or paste this URL

http://www.iq.sony.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=142,E=0000000000591777199,K=4786,Sxi=6,Case=obj(95501),VARSET_OBJ=95501,VARSET_TSRC=results,UseTemplate=case.tem,VARSET_TOP=TRUE

I get “Could not locate remote server.” or “knowledge server error, please try again”.

I stripped it down to the  motherboard, cpu, one RAM module and video card.  Still same result.  I tried the ram in another computer that takes PC2100 and it worked fine. I also swapped some other ram into the VAIO.  I’m in the process of trying another power supply but I’m a bit nervous because so much on this SONY machine seems proprietary.  The VAIO has absolutely no information on it, not even wattage.  The SONY site says: “There are no specifications currently available for this model.”

I’m thinking of connecting a MAD Dog model:  MD - 350WPS which is listed for Pentium p4 and Amd k8.  There is one connector on the SONY power supply which isn’t on the Mad Dog.  It has three wires, blue, white, and black, with a brown three prong connector that says P2 and plugs into the mother board.  I’m reasonably sure that plugging in the Mad Dog without this connector wouldn’t screw things up any worse than they already are, but I want to pass it by you for your opinion.  

Thanks,
Al

A three wire lead with a brown connector sounds to me like a fan sensor, so that your motherboard can keep track of the power supply fan rpm.  Not a critical connection.

Turns out that with these VAIO's long beeps mean either motherboard or processor - with best bet being the motherboard.  I'll be looking for a refurbished motherboard for this.  Any suggestions on where to find a good one inexpensively?
Thanks,
Al      

Hi alan,
as i posted above copy the whole! string :

http://www.iq.sony.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=142,E=0000000000591777199,K=4786,Sxi=6,Case=obj(95501),VARSET_OBJ=95501,VARSET_TSRC=results,UseTemplate=case.tem,VARSET_TOP=TRUE

and paste it in the addres bar in your browser then the link will be found.
check out also
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/Sony,Vaio,PCV-RX,PCV-RX672,Computer,Parts.aspx
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/Sony,Computer,Part,146860114.aspx --> this psu is really expensive ,perhaps you can do a call at www.sparepartswarehouse.com
and you could ask if the MAD Dog :MD - 350WPS will be ok as a spare psu.

it's really funny that sony give such kind of customer support ,but this is other topic of discussion.

i think if your desktop could be sorted as an ATX desktop then you should go with any kind of common atx  psu;
the only problem could be the geometry of your case,,,as for the Callandor's comment -i think it's quite relevant.

is there any kind of spare number or product number on the sony psu ,which resides currently in your case?
check out this link also,could be something:
http://www.affordablesurplus.com/search_results.asp?txtsearchParamTxt=sony&txtsearchParamCat=153&btnSearch.x=0&btnSearch.y=0&txtsearchParamType=ALL&iLevel=1&txtsearchParamMan=ALL&txtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtFromSearch=fromSearch




Cheers!

PS:
here's the original motherboard for your sony:
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/Sony,Computer,Part,A8059707A.aspx

anyway,take out the motherboard and place it on a thick cardboard ,them check out the cpu assembleng -if needed make it onec more time from scratch(check out the cpu pins,check out the complound if well applied,check out the heatsink and the fan if well seated),
make the whole witing and test the machine,perhaps you need to replace also the CMOS battery,if still no joy then measure the distance between the different screw holes on the motherboard and go to the nearest pc shop and deliver the information ,so they should detect the form factor of the motherboard ,whether atx or micro atx,ot btx(but i dount the btx form factor);
your greatest problem is the geometry,i mean how parts are assembled,do measure also the psu(HxWxL) and the distance between the psu and the other parts on the motherboard,just check out for such kind of board which will give you the chance to assenble the whole parts without any difficulties,,,
perhaps it would be better if you buy a standard LIan-LI miditower and place the whole parts inclusive new motherboard and cpu in there,perhaps it will save time and headackes.
there are many Lian-Li towers (as surely towers from other manifactures) with integrated front panel for usb ports and firewire ports,so you should be happy,while not loosing this connections.


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Thanks,
Al