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    My VAIO laptop shut down automatically and make noisy sounds.Won't receive charge and not turning on.

    My VAIO laptop shut down automatically and make noisy sounds.Won't receive charge and not turning on.
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    CD drive runs continuously

    My vaio model PCG-7184L CD reader runs continuously. Empty drive begins to run at start up and runs continuously. Only way to stop the drive is to open it.
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    Vaio SVS15 Audio ribbon functionality

    Recently I was cleaning my reliable laptop which is a Vaio svs1512dcxb (a.k.a svs151c1gl) and for my misfortune and lack of attention the audio ribbon cable got stuck in a screw hole and got "chewed", cursing me to a no audio experience while using my laptop since the ribbon actually broke...
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    Solved! Vaio Z21 Display failures and freeze

    Somehow I got lost with my loved Vaio Z21. Some days everything works fine and suddenly I get a black display with crazy marks on. http:// Does anyone has an idea? It happens directly at boot or also just during working under windows.
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    Vaio "No OS Availalbe" recovery help

    Hi everyone, My neighbors laptop one day just stopped working, it said "No OS Available" so she brought it over, I checked BIOS and its HDD is priority, checked HDD cables and they are fine, nothings been dropped or opened before. Put everything back together and assist button doesnt work...
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    Need help with Vaio laptop

    Hi guys, I need help with a problem, I have a vaio vpceb25fg laptop, and when I turn it on, all that happens is it has a black screen with a blinking underscore _. How can I fix it ? It is windows 7 as well.
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    I have a VAIO laptop which is off line mode

    Hi there, I can't connect to web with my VAIO laptop. How do I switch to online mode please? Device shows connected to internet but not connecting to web. Help please anyone!
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    Monitor making crackling/Popping noises

    I have a VAIO monitor that for some reason keeps making Crackling/Popping noises. It will even continue when i turn the volume all the way down and wont stop untill i turn my computer off. Can someone pls Help
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    Solved! Sony vaio turns on but only shows black screen

    My Sony Vaio laptop is fully charged and when I turn it on the Vaio start up screen shows up as always but then it switches to a black screen. I have tried taking the battery out and plugging it in, but it still does not work.
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    Solved! laptop screen works only while charging please help....

    [b]MY VAIO SVE141L11L LAPTOP'S SCREEN WORKS ONLY WHILE CHARGING, WHEN I UNPLUG THE CHARGER, THE CPU AND REST ALL WORKS FINE, BUT THE SCREEN TURNS OUT BLACK..HOW CAN I SOLVE THE PROBLEM?
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    new charger for vaio

    How long does it takes to charge full the battery of sony vaio. I bought new charger and seems to take too long. Around 50% for an hour...
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    Vaio shutting down with new adapter.

    I've got old vaio vpcs12x9e. About week ago i find out that it's not charging. Led on the adaper was dead so i bought a new one. Today I plug it in, turn on and it shuts down after few secconds. I find down about that solution - remove battery, hold power button for a few seconds etc. It worked...
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    My laptop keeps shutting down when using gpu..

    My laptop vaio vpcf115fm, gt330m video card, keeps shutting down whenever it uses the gpu. When a run a cpu stress test, its fine. But when i start a gpu stress test, as soon as i hit start, it shuts down. This also happens in watching videos in youtube. In video games, it can launch a menu. But...
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    Can anybody refurbish this and make it new?Sony USA Vaio windows 1980 PCG9231 Looks like new! Suddenly stopped working. A good

    Sony USA Vaio windows 1980 PCG9231 Looks like new! Suddenly stopped working. A good technician checked it but couldn’t do anything. Not repairable. Can it be refurbished?
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    Sony vaio VPCEB42fx will not start.

    Recently I dropped my laptop and the first time I opened it it said operating system not found. So I closed it and opened it again and after the vaio logo is just a black screen with backlight. I tied vaio care rescue but it will not start it says "vaio care rescue Is starting " and it's been...
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    Solved! MY device is VPCEL25EN, if i install Windows 10, then my lapy work properly?

    my laptop model is VPCEL25EN, if i install Windows 10 than my lapy properly work?
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    Vaio Laptop Cannot launch properly - Need Factory Reset

    Hi, A friend asked me to take a look at her Son Vaio laptop - Model sve14ac11l running Windows 7 Ultimate. Problem is, whenever it turns on, it takes nearly 10 mins to get to the login screen, and even after logging in, the desktop loaded empty, prompting an error that the desktop inside...
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    laptop really slow but has pretty good specs

    Hi everyone I just formatted my old vaio flip laptop and clean installed windows 10 The laptop specs are: Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)i7-4500 CPU @1.80GHz 2.39GHz RAM: 8.00GB System type: 64-bit NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M The problem is that it runs really slow and booting up takes forever. But...
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    Help! My computer is freezing in safemode

    I have a vaio laptop model svf15nb1gl running windows 8.1. I've only had it for about 2 years. I was experiencing 100% disk space problems and I followed instructions on other threads on this site (turned off windows search, ITS, adjusted the virtual memory, etc.) these things would help...
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    Solved! Song Vaio Keyboard

    Coffee poured on keyboard. Computer starts but Keys won't work.