Sony Europe do not officially support Windows 2000 on this model. So go to http://www.vaio-link.com and download the F304-F305 Windows 2000 software package. (These models are virtually identical in specs) DON’T install any BIOS upgrades they are not intended for your machine and I have read some nasty stories in newsgroups or wrecked machines. Besides you don’t really need an update. Install Windows 2000 as normal. When asked to partition just install on the existing partition and convert to NTFS. Don’t mess with other partition as it is needed for suspend to disk. Once Windows is working install the extra Sony drivers you have already downloaded. Only install: i.Link (Firewire Driver) TouchPad Driver Video Driver Other Sony utilities do not work presumably because of the BIOS. Go to http://www.com1-support.com for Platinium MC220 (4 in 1) drivers. You lose some of the Sony touches like power panel but it works beautifully and the disk compression really makes the most of your 4.3GB. As with any Windows 2000 installation 128mb of RAM or more is preferable.

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