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How yo set up a Sony Vaio PCG-4121EM 3G modem?
We've bought a Sony Vaio PCG-4121EM supposed to have a built-in 3G modem. It has a SIM-card slot at its bottom. We've inserted a newly-bought SIM-card but nothing happened and the modem is still not ...
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Windows 7 OEM reinstallation disk on a larger drive does not complete. Is there a work-around? [closed]
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Window's can't be configured after a system restore
The 320gb hard disk of my Sony Vaio crashed, and I asked Sony reinstallation disk, while buying a new Western ...
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Sony Vaio Model: PCG-4L1L Hard Drive
I have the above described Sony Vaio. It was shipped with a 32GB SSD drive which now full.
I am very happy with the laptop and so I would like to upgrade the SSD to a larger capacity. Unfortunately, ...
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Sony laptop hangs during boot after attaching hard disk
I have a very old laptop, a Sony VGN BX760. When I turn it on, it shows me the "VAIO" screen and nothing happens.
If I press F2, system plays a beep and nothing happens again. I removed the hard ...
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Adjust screen brightness hotkeys not working in Vaio laptop
I formatted my Vaio VPCEA37FL laptop and later I installed a clean version of Windows 7.
The problem is, adjust screen brightness hotkeys do not work anymore. I have installed every driver from Sony ...
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Can I back-up to partition to restore my computer to factory settings?
I have a VAIO model VPC-F11JFX/B. I want to restore it to factory settings (instead of formatting it so I can keep the programs it comes with like VAIO Care). I have like 20 GB of data so I can't copy ...
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Random red lines on Sony VAIO display
I've got a Sony VAIO VGN-AR78E, and it worked fine until last week the screen started showing random lines when watching full screen videos.
After a couple of days if wouldn't even turn on, so I ...
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Sony VAIO power button does not react from time to time
I have a brand new Sony VAIO S series, running a non-bloated and non-preinstalled Windows 7 ultimate edition, which randomly? does not react at all when pressing the power button, even when the ...
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Sony vaio vpcsa line in?
Hi does the Sony Vaio VPCSA have a line in contact? I could not find one and I want to use the computer for recording audio.
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No headphone or speakers plugged in - Windows 7 issue
I am facing a wierd issue between my sound card driver and Windows7(any edition). I have a sony vaio notebook (VPCEB24EN). Two days ago, on start I got diabled wifi, charging and speakers. Then I ...
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Brightness settings gone, how do I bring it back?
I have a VAIO CW laptop with Windows 7 x64, and after installing new NVIDIA drivers, my screen brightness controls are no longer available. (Not in the control center, not in the power options, ...
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Why is my VAIO laptop suddenly going into a coma?
I have a Sony VAIO VPCCW27FX laptop.
The History
It works fine (Windows 7 x64; no driver issues of any kind; has latest BIOS), except with a slight glitch:
Sometimes, it won't shut ...
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Sony vaio webcam not detected
I have a Sony vaio which will not detect its webcam. In device manager there is an unknown device under the USB section. I have tried updating the driver but it says it is up to date.
Visiting the ...
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Windows recovery backup error - Sony Vaio Recovery Center
When I'm trying to create a recovery backup, I get the following error:
The disc could not be created.:boot.iso missing, oscdimg.exe failed.
And recovery process halts. I am using Window Vista ...
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VGA-Out Stopped working on Sony Vaio Laptop
I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FE21M, with an nVidia GeForce Go 7600 graphics card.
It has been happily working for a few years connected to an external display via the VGA-out, but has suddenly stopped ...
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Getting rid of annoying “VSN LogicUIWnd” window
Once in a while there a tiny empty window shows up. Its name is "VSN LogicUIWnd" and shows up in the task bar. When right-clicking on its icon on the taskbar it says "VAIO Smart Network". How do I get ...
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Restoring Sony Vaio PCG-GR214EP back to factory settings
I've been advised to restore my Vaio back to factory settings to sell. However, after disc two is completed, a message came up:
An internal stack overflow has caused this session to be halted. ...
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Why is the same graphics card slower in a faster machine?
I've got a really weird issue. I have two laptops, both Sony Vaio.
The first is a VGN-SZ1HP with the following specs:
Intel Core Duo T2300
2GB RAM
GeForce Go 7400 (128MB)
The second is a ...
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Updating the Sony Vaio BIOS - how do I know if I have Microsoft BitLocker?
I've got a new Sony Vaio that wants to update its BIOS and then it asks me whether I have Microsoft BitLocker. I don't think so but I want to make sure and maybe you can help me? Could Microsoft ...
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Is disabling graphics driver and falling back to CPU for graphics processing a good solution?
I bought a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ50B notebook in Japan about 5 years ago. About a year ago I updated my operating system to windows 7, but I couldn't find a version of drivers for my graphics card for my ...
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Memory Stick Duo reader does not work in Windows 7
After I upgraded to Windows 7, the Memory Stick PRO Duo driver does not work; the card simply is not detected at all. I searched for the driver but could not find any. Does anyone has a solution to ...
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nVidia driver is not installed for x64 Windows 7 (Vaio VGN-SZ460N) [closed]
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Video drivers for VAIO on Windows 7
I just upgraded memory to 4GB for Sony Vaio VGN-SZ460N laptop and trying to install Windows 7 x64.
All works fine with default ...
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Backing up MBR on laptop disks with recovery partiitions?
Most of the Linux distributions I use allow me to override where GRUB is installed, but I now need to install Ubuntu on some Dell Latitude laptops, and on the test install I did on my old Vaio ...
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Sony Vaio EB1E0E IDE Mode
I am trying to use SpinRite on my Sony Vaio EB1E0E, and for this I need to enable the IDE mode. However when I go to the advanced tab in the bios I only see the Vt-x enabling and disabling.
Any ...
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Where do I find the Control+Up key on my Sony Vaio computer? [closed]
On a Sony Vaio, I can't find a "Control + Up key" required for moving an online task. Where do I find it?
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Weird Slowness on My Win 7
I have dual boot (Ubuntu and Win7) on my computer for 2 months. My computer is Sony VAIO VPCF22S1E. It has i7 CPU and 8GB RAM
There is a weird slowness for a few months on Windows 7 OS. While using ...
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How Do I Disable “Bluetooth Headset and Handsfree Profiles” on Sony Vaio? So I Can Use Multiconnection Mode for LG HBS-700
I have recently purchased a LG HBS-700 Bluetooth Stereo Headset. It comes with a multi-connection mode so that two devices can be connected to the headset at the same time.
However, both devices ...
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Sony Vaio dekstop wireless keyboard won't type certain keys
I cannot type certain keys, p, m, return, couple of others. I have made sure localization and keyboard settings are correct. I have removed and installed new batteries, also tried just leaving them ...
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Sony Vaio Wireless connections stopped working
After waking up my VAIO VPCEC laptop from standby, the wireless adapter seems to have stopped working on Windows 7. I cannot connect to the internet without an ethernet cable; the wireless networks ...
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Where can I find drivers for my Sony Vaio touchpad?
The other day while I was clearing some space on my Sony Vaio PCG-71312L, I accidentally deleted the touchpad's driver. The mouse itself is fine, it's just that the scrolling is not working.
I looked ...
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VAIO VPC-SA with i915 driver display blink/noise
I have a VAIO VPC-SA laptop, with an Ubuntu 11.4 installed.
The problem lies in the strange screen blinking/noise which is mostly
noticeable in grey gradients and causes eyes fatigue and pain after
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Laptop Components Re-Usable (Dead Motherboard)
I have a laptop (Sony VAIO VPCF132FXB) that has a dead motherboard. Long story short, there was some water damage. The hard drive is good, I believe the BluRay drive is still good. The power and ...
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Linux Mint Randomly Locks Up
I have a Sony Vaio in which I'm dual booting XP and Mint on. XP is painfully slow, and Mint likes to lock up randomly, to the point I have to power off to unfreeze it.
The Windows issue is fixed by ...
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Celeron 2.7 (northwood) won't work in mobo with P4 1.8 (williamette)
I tried upgrading my Sony VAIO PCV-RX660 with a Celeron 2.7ghz CPU. It won't even boot. It turns on and a dummy (hdd/cpu) light comes on, but no booting or anything. If I put the P4 back in, ...
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My Sony Vaio laptop crashed during restoring it to its factory settings
Early this summer my computer caught a virus. My virus protection ran out a few weeks before so I was trying to get rid of it but it kept giving me pop up windows everywhere. I caved in and decided to ...
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Laptop running VERY hot
I've just bought a second-hand laptop, a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1HP/B, and it runs VERY hot to the touch. So hot, in fact, that I can't touch the bottom left-hand side of my machine for longer than a few ...
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Intermittent “Select Country” Pop up, unknown source
I'm pretty sure I have some sort of virus or just some program that wants to install itself. However, I can't figure out what it is and my Windows 7 AV (MSE) doesn't find anything on scans...
Once in ...
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Can't install Sony Vaio VGN-NR180E video graphics drivers correctly
I can't install the video drivers on my dad's Sony Vaio VGN-NR180E (win XP home). I downloaded the video graphics drivers from here and it says that "video drivers have been installed succesfully"
I ...
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when I type too fast on my Sony Vaio laptop, it interprets keystrokes as commands
I can be typing away, and all of a sudden a popup screen will open - not the same one every time - or whatever text I was typing will highlight and delete - this happens in word and on the internet, ...
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Use external speakers with laptop hooked to separate monitor?
I've have a laptop with a set of external speakers hooked up to it on my computer desk. The speakers use the standard 3.5mm audio (headphones) jack. The speakers work fine, but I've recently added a ...
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Recovering VAIO laptops
my new VAIO laptop windows doesn`t work very well ( crash dump very much ).
i deside to recovering just drive C with my recovery DVDs that i make them from VAIO care.
can i just recover drive C ...
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Is it possible to switch the sound card or motherboard of a Sony Vaio?
I have two Sony VAIO computers and my VGN-FZ240E model's sound card no longer works for some reason. Is there a way I could take the sound card or motherboard from my VGN-NR498D model and transfer it?
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Sony Vaio FX 112 LCD colours change to pink with lines
My sony Vaio FX 112 has the problem that its display turns pink when I move the mouse. Then it gets fine but after some time it again turns pink.
A after a week's usage it totally changed to pink.
I ...
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Change BIOS settings without display
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I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FE41M with a broken display (old laptop from my girlfriends mother) and broken vga port. Windows Vista boots up fine and the display shows a small part on the left ...
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Sony Vaio: Battery Level stuck at 80%
I have a Sony Vaio VPCF120FD laptop. The battery level seems maximum when it's plugged but when I click on the battery icon, it says the battery level is 80%, plugged in, and not charging. How can I ...
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Sony Vaio incompatible battery
I have had this laptop for over a year now and it has just come up with an error message that states:
The installed battery may not be properly connected to the computer or may not be compatible ...
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Sony VAIO VPC-Z13-BGX with Windows 7 64-bit: Bluetooth problem
I have a problem with all Bluetooth devices freezing for 5-30 seconds. I went through all the Sony tech support steps of restoring the system, etc. to no avail. Sony sent out a technician with new ...
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Some of Windows 7 brightness sliders dissapeared
The sliders from Mobility Center and below the power plans list disappeared after some certain time/event, but Windows still can control the brightness of my laptop (VAIO VPCEB1J8E) through either by ...
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SD Card reader not working on Sony Vaio
This laptop (Sony Vaio VGN-Z31MN/B PCG-6z2m) has been installed with Windows 7 64 bit, all the drivers from Sony's VAIO site are installed, and everything in Device Manager both (a) has a driver and ...
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Sony Vaio webcam (VGP-VCC6) is no longer working (not detected)
I have a Sony Vaio laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium Version 2 with a 32 bit operating system. I have no idea what has caused my internal webcam (VGP-VCC6) to cease working, but my system can no ...
