Sony VPCF115FMM Vaio Laptop. Usb ports are loose and not working. Same with the Express Card Slot. Where to find replacements

Unfortunately NO no such slot in your old Vaio only 1 PCMCIA type I or 1 PCMCIA type II Cards and Cardbus But for only a couple of $$ you can get a card reader and plug it in the usb port

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look up your number pc and specs in google i found this,
x16 PCI Express (available), x1 PCI Express (available)

Open the case see if there is eather 1 or 2 yellow bleu or green slots, the long ones with a clip on the back, agp are usualy brown.
If you put a card in remember to clip it and when you remove the card unclip it.
Before you damage the slot.

Good luck!

From the information available on the Sony eSupport web site for this discontinued model of Sony Vaio, it seems unlikely that it would have a pci express slot given the model dates back to around 2004 and may not have any free expansion card slots depending on the exact multimedia options that are installed.

if the embedded graphics card have problem you can contact a chip level engineer to repair them or you can use an add on graphics card buy a add on graphics card for the pci express remove the covers and find the pci express slot and press the card into the slot screw the end to the cabin then switch on the computer and you display will be ready

regarding with the issue that you are having with your sony vaio card reader here are some things you can do

- try to perform a system restore and try to restore the computer to a date that the computer is working fine
- try to reinstall the driver for the memory stick pro card reader
- the website for the driver is www.esupport.sony.com

- as far as i understand your issue you are using the card reader port for the memory stick pro

I'm sorry. It is not possible to upgrade the Inbuilt Video card. However, the Computer is shipped with the Express Card/54 slot. You can contact your nearest favorite dealer to get the Express Card slot supported Video card and install in the Computer. This improves the Graphic performance.

On the right hand side starting from the front to the back, the ports are
1. (2) USB Ports
2. TV/Cable jack if applicable, some models don't have.
3. RJ-11 Modem Jack
4. Security cable Slot
5. Power Connector

On the Left side Starting from front to back. the ports are.
1. Express Card Slot
2. Digital Media Slot (below the Express Card)
3. 1394 (firewire) slot (some models don't have)
4. USB Port
5. E-Sata Port
6. HDMI Port
7. RJ-45 Ethernet Port
8. Expansion Port Type 3 (attaching docking station etc.)
9. External Monitor Port

The "odd shaped port" you are referring to is most likely:

The Express Card slot (replacing the slot known as “PC-Card” replacing the slot formerly known as “PCMCIA”) are the biggest standard slot on a laptop designed to handle stuff like wireless cellular modems with antenna and micro hard drives. Most people won’t ever use this slot, but it’s a lot faster than it’s old relatives now that it connects directly to PCI-Express. From: www.geek.com

Do NOT put your memory card from your computer into that slot. Since you have indicated that the USB cable connector option will not work, you will have to go out and buy a memory card reader that is compatible with you memory card. They are relatively inexpensive and easy to find at most electronics stores. Plug in the card reader (USB) and seat in your memory card and the OS of your laptop should detect the card and allow you to download the pictures.

Hope this helps!

OpenSource13

What did you do for the Express card slot? If you plug wrong thing through this plug..could be cause power surge or some thing similar to damaged the BIOS on the motherboard...It is all depends on what did you do when the laptop became no response at first time...all physical damage will not cover under warranty repair..

hi ,
u can upgrade ur graphic card without any prob
cause u have extra pci express slot
u can opt for any gforce or nvidiva graphic card
acc to ur pocket but franly i will not suggest u to do tht
cause u have a very good config of ur laptop
4gb of memory is more than enough
even if u want to play high end games
its just perfect