I know PCs inside and out, build my own etc. I have recently bought my first laptop ever (6930g-6762, in canada, since they seem to be different in various countries?).
I have some questions.
1. My on board speakers sound like crap. They sound like unpowered speakers, very tinny and very distorted. HDMI output and speaker out both sound great, when I bypass the onboard speakers.
2. Do I need all the Acer software? I'd like to delete the hidden partitions, repartition the drive and do an install from a 'normal' Vista x64 DVD. I can't believe all the bloat that comes with a laptop.
3. Is a regular install the same process as for a regular PC? ie, install windows then all the drivers etc...or must I make a vlite DVD?
4. Can I use my OEM license on a retail DVD image?
5. How do I use the volume slider, and media controls (the lit up blue ones) on the PC itself? are they touch sensitive? I'm not sure mine work...
i bought a new laptop the other day and this is the specs :
AMD sepron SI-42 2.1GHz 250GB RAM NVIDIA GEFORCE 8200M WINDOWS VISTA HOME BASIC (32bit) with service pack 1
now would that spec b good enough to run a game with
OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz Memory: 1.5GB, 16GB Free Hard Drive Space Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900 Recommended System Requirements OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3 Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz Memory: 2 GB (Windows XP) 2.5 GB (Windows Vista) 18 GB Free Hard Drive Space Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870
I've just purchased a brand new acer 8935G and I just want to say what a mistake that has been so far.I received delivery last Wednesday but the windows 7 upgrade disc was missing,it took me 2 days and loads of calls and emails to get it sent out.It arrived Friday so I unpacked computer and then noticed the back lit keyboard wasn't working. Contacted retailer they said I had to contact acer technical and get a returns number before they could do anything .
So I emailed Acer on Friday and explained as I was about to load windows 7 upgrade onto the computer but on checking it out I noticed the back lit keyboard wasn't working . Got an email back Monday totally unrelated to my question stating as it was a software problem and I had to contact a premium rate number .50 p a minute yeh right
So this morning I tried and tried to get trough to the customer services technical hardware) help line finally got through at .10p a minute and what a carry on. Don,t forget this is a brand new unused 8935G just unpacked . I had to go through about 20 mins of questions with a male who I couldn't understand a word of what he was saying and he definatly couldn't understand me.................................
I'm thinking about doing a full clean install of Windows 7 (64-bit) on my SZ6 (SZ680 in my case),
and was wondering whether any of you guys have managed to do so successfully already (getting all hardware to function, as well as the Fn, Brightness keys, etc.
Does anyone have any idea if it's possible to download Windows 7 RC 1 for a VGN-FZ190 pre-installed with Vista Ultimate? I'm worried about the drivers not being backwards compatible and it was a mistake buying from Sony 2 years ago without realizing they don't have each and every single driver needed for this computer on their website.
I just upgraded from Vista to windows 7 pro 64. I have a Sony Z, but there isn't any driver support for the video card (geforce 9300m gs) from Sony. The computer doesn't seem to even be recognizing there is a graphics card aside from the on board one.
Also, in device manager there is a 'Base System Device' driver isn't installed either. I've gone over this with sony but I keep getting different people and basically telling me to do the same thing
Can you guys play blu ray on Z in speed mode? I can play in stamina fine but not in speed mode. I think it's because the video card driver's not up to date
i just installed windowns 7 on my tz21,everything works perfect,but my WLAN and WWAN do not work at the same time it means if i want to use WLAN,i have to switch WWAN off by using the VAIO Smart Network can any1 sort this problem for me?many thanks. and it was fine when on vista.
I just recently installed a 64 bit version of windows 7 on my sz650 and so far everything is working great. Most of the important drivers have already been detected by windows.
The biggest inconvinience I have is that I can't seem to find a touchpad driver for the 64 bit version of windows 7. Th touchpad works fine and I can use it but I cant use the scroll function. I've been looking all over the internet for a compatible driver and it's driving me crazy. i really don't want to go back to vista as I like 7 a lot better. Has anyone gotten the scroll function to work on 64 bit 7? If you have can you please post a link to the driver?
I have TZ191 N XC. 32GB SSD. It ran Windows Vista Business beautifully (clean install, of course).
Upgrade install of Windows 7 took forever - roughly 2 hours. But, no errors, or hiccups in installation. Boot times seem about the same as Vista - which were pretty quick, but its been a year now, so I'm a little ho-hum lol. Anybody with a clean install notice faster boots?
Other than that, Windows 7 feels pretty much like Vista. I notice very little improvements, or problems. Aesthetically, I wouldn't even call it much different. As I mentioned to someone on a different board, I don't know if I'm "unimpressed" or "still happy". What's the difference with this OS again?
I faxed my receipt/email to the number provided in the confirmation email and I was wondering if anybody has gotten a confirmation that your request for the Windows 7 upgrade has been successful.
Just installed Windows 7 on a separate partition of my vaio SR. Things went surprisingly smooth. It picked up many drivers (unlike vista) right off the bat. ATI graphics, wifi, ethernet were all working. For the rest, I (re)installed drivers from esupport site for Vista 32 bit. The only minor problem I ran into was the Intel Chipset driver for which I had to run it in Vista Compatibility mode to install. Has any other SR owner given windows 7 a shot?
I've installed Windows 7 64-bit on my Sony Z12MN today and cant seem to get the drivers to work. I tried downloading 64-bit drivers from Sony's website for their Z690 which is more or less the same but any driver I try to run, I get the message that its not intended for my model and the installation aborts.
Is there any way to extract the files from these Sony drivers and then manually install the driver? I know WinRAR couldnt do it
Just installed windows 7 on my vgn-sz650. I have ran into a couple road blocks.
1) I keep getting an error window that says "The installed battery may not be properly connected... ...Click "OK" to enter hibernatemode". I don't get this error with vista. I get the error with the AC plugged in or running off the battery.
2) Can't get the FN keys to work.
Anyone have experience with installing windows 7 on a SZ series?
After successfully upgrading bios to enable VT, I'm noticing some issues with Win7 and my vgn sz280p. The s1/s2 buttons do not work, the video card switch does not say anything when switched (in vista and xp i get a notice to reboot in order to switch graphics cards), and the FN-F1 to F7 keys do not work properly. FN-F1 does not work, F2-F4 (audio controls) work although nothing shows in the screen and no beep, F5-F7 (contrast and LCD/projector) do not work. FN-F10 and F12 also do not work, even FN-Break (delete).
Anyone here using vgn sz and windows7? How did you resolve the buttons issue? I tried installing the vista drivers but they wouldn't work (most of them).
Also, what upgrades have you guys done to a vgn sz laptop? RAM, CPU? I believe I can upgrade RAM from 2GB to 4GB but not sure if the bios will take it. And I'm not sure if I can switch from core duo to core 2 duo.
Other than these few issues, I believe this vgn sz laptop performs good with windos 7. This 3yr old laptop of mine outperforms my other cheaper laptops that I bought a couple months back.
I have installed Windows 7 Ulitimate on my FZ280. I followed the instructions of ScuderiaConchiglia and the win7 suggestions of Dr Pratik. The instructions seemed to be perfect.
I installed the OS and followed his instructions. Everything seems to work perfectly, including the Fn keys.
But I have found my first issue. I am having problems playing blu ray discs. I have tried Windows Media Player, DivX and Cyberlind PowerDVD to no avail
So the mic on my TT was working under Windows 7 the other day. But now I notice today that it is not working at all. The built in mic isn't even showing, nor is a plug in mic to the mic port
When I installed Windows 7 32 bit I seemed to have lost a few of my drivers, those being the scroll bar in my touchpad, my camera, and the computers ability to go to sleep.
I found this link ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/PUB/VAIO/ORIGINAL/ but I don't know which ones I need. So if any one good help, that would be grea
