Sony :: Upgrade Bios Of Gn Sz280p To R0112N0

Nov 16, 2009

I need to change bios from R0092N0 to R0112N0. I'm trying to use the bios update from sony website for vgn sz 430 but I'm getting an error that the program is not for my laptop model (vgn sz280p).

I've seen posts stating that this bios should be compatible. So how do you guys update this bios to use a different one? WHat program do you use to extract the bios in the sony bios update program? I need to change to R0112N0 so i can try to enable virtualization in bios, but so far i don't see any for my current bios.

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Let say your Vaio Z is using Bios R4040M3 and you move to Bios R4041M3 to use the official VT support. Later on, you want to move back to R4040M3 to use the Advance Menu hack. Unfortunately, you cannot move back as Sony never publish the R4040M3 Bios update. This is my current situation.

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I am currently using VISTA SP2 32bit but I plan to soon install Windows 7 64bit FULL CLEAN INSTALL.

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