W-series sony vaio official owners thread

[James101]

[MelodyMaster]

Since theres no w-series section here,
does anyone know of any good Forums for
w-series netbook owners?

You just created it. I would have started it with a more memorable quote myself...

Being a proud F11 owner, I might consider the W for a "disposable" netbook to take to work..

[James101]

w211ax
Keyboard is held in place with 2 screws.
thats all that needs to be removed after you take
the back hdd cover off.


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[njsss]

w211ax

Nice picture! One question, does it support 2G memory? I thought it should, but sony website indicates 1G max.

[James101]

Yes, thats what I did, I installed 2gb ddr2 800hz memory, then overclocked with setfsb. Now I'm just waiting for my antenna, I'm going to install an intel 6300 wifi with 3 antennas.

[njsss]

Can you tell me how to remove the keyboard? What bad about the build in wifi?

[brendan_kelly]

Have you guys found a solution to the annoying fan noise? I was hoping that Sony would solve this with a bios update but no such luck so far...

[James101]

Have you guys found a solution to the annoying fan noise? I was hoping that Sony would solve this with a bios update but no such luck so far...

I have no fan noise, if you fan is loud like on some other netbooks, then try lubricating your fan, here is a link to give you an idea. It worked on my eee.
EeeUser Forum / Possible fix for noisy fan?

[James101]

Can you tell me how to remove the keyboard? What bad about the build in wifi?

YouTube - Sony Vaio W Netbook RAM upgrade, keyboard removal

[brendan_kelly]

Have you guys purchased a case for this? I really liked the official Sony one, but all the online reviews say that it doesn't fit with the battery bulge on newer models.