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    Vaio backup disk

    This question is addressed to anyone who still has a Vaio laptop and has created a recovery media for it. So, I have a Vaio laptop. It has its Windows 8 sources on a hidden partition (three actually). Now I tried installing a clean windows 8 version (i.e. not the OEM one supplied by Sony thaat...
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    Laptop doesn't turn on at times

    Hey everyone, I'm having some issues with my laptop. It's a Vaio S Series with Windows 10 installed on it. I'm not sure when this started but I've been having trouble turning on my laptop. It is stuck on the black screen when you first start it up (the one with the loading circle) and does...
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    Vaio Compter Windows 7 Can't login and my screen is sideways Tried Ctrl/ALT Up Arrow and still can't login. Right click doesn

    Can't login and my screen is sideways Tried Ctrl/ALT, Up Arrow and still can't login. Right clicking doesn't work either
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    My Vaio all-in-one powers on and I can hear the Windows sound, but the screen is on but it is grey. What is wrong?

    Sony Vaio all in one screen not working.
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    VGN-Z790 and Win 10

    I have a Vaio VGN-Z790. I tried to upgrade to windows 10 and MS says NVIDIA GEFORCE 9300M GS driver not compatible with Win 10. Any ideas for a workaround?
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    i have a sony laptop ''VAIO'' and it also have a problem of freezing problem but only when i connect to my wifi

    i have a sony laptop ''VAIO'' and it also have a problem of freezing problem but only when i connect to any wifi and my lappy just starts to freezing
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    Sony Vaio SVE14A15FN/H

    [b]Hello guys ! Actually i have a problem with ma vaio lappy...in actual before one month i just got down ma lappy on floor and its front body frame that attached with hings and displaye is crack and breaked and now i hve vry difficulties to open its before its framed is breaked from one side...
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    How do I change the vaio fit 14 e ram

    I need to clean IT but I dont know Were its located and what to do
  9. LuckyTheLadyBug

    How do these laptops compare?

    I am wanting to do light gaming with these on the ho (dota, CSGO). Right now I have a Vaio VPCCW27FX (i5 520M, GT 330M, SSHD that I installed). I am looking at this laptop: ASUS Laptop F554LA-NH51 Will this have a noticeable performance boost from my old one? Is there ANY performance...
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    Sony VAIO SVF14218CXW Body(A,B,C) Required

    I have a Sony VAIO SVF14218CXW, i7 3rd GEN, Touch Screen in White Color. The hing on the Top Right Corner is detached from the main body because the bottom and upper body where the screw gets tight is cracked/broken and hence can not be tighten. Can Any one help me where can I get just the...
  11. dukeofurl

    Vaio VPCCW13FX won't boot externally or from CD

    Hello. I am servicing a Sony Vaio VPCCW13FX for a friend, and I'm trying to move it to Win 8, but I can't get it to boot externally from a USB flash drive, even though I know it's supposed to be capable, but also, I can't get it to boot from the internal CD drive, even though it's capable also...
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    healthy battery, but shuts down when on battery power

    I know this is another one of thousands of posts about laptops randomly shutting down. I have searched through countless threads but haven't found anything that seems like a sound solution. I have a vaio pro 13 running windows 10, a little under a year old. the battery health is very good, as I...
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    Sony Vaio SVE14A1HFXB Laptop CPU upgrade?

    Hi, I was considering purchasing this laptop. It's a Sony Vaio SVE14A1HFXB with an Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5GHz with Intel HD Graphics 4000. I was wondering if I could upgrade its CPU to an i7 with better on-board Intel graphics (since I heard the CPU and GPU are on the same chip)? What's the max...
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    Sony Vaio Blue Screen and Full C Drive

    Hi, just wondering if anyone could help my with my three year old Sony Vaio Pro 13. Every time I turn it on for a bit it then freezes and blue screens. Message is either 'kernel inpage data error' or 'critical process died'. Recently downgraded back to Windows 8.1 from Windows 10, but that...
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    Sony Viao Fan driver?

    I have a 2 year old Sony Vaio Svs13125cg with the GT640M LE gpu. Previously when it had the pre-installed windows 8.1, the computer ran absolutely fine. I could play games with a reasonable setting and get good fps. Games like tf2 could run maxed out at over 60fps(yes its not a very demanding...
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    Vaio black screen on startup

    Ive searched just about everywhere, but cant seem to find a fix for this. The vaio logo comes up on startup, but after that, theres just a blank screen and my cursor. The fan seems to be running fine and makes normal noise. I put a flashlight on the screen, but cant see anything still. I tried...
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    Sony Vaio Pro 13 only working when on charge! What do I do? Pls Help

    I have a Sony Vaio Pro 13, which is 2 years old....but for the past few days only works when its on charge...what do i do? any suggestions?
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    Is it possible to overclock my amd radeon 6630m gpu in my vaio laptop?

    I would like to overclock my gpu as running not very demanding games like borderlands 2 and battlefield 3 run at around 35 fps on low settings, and can drop under 30 while in a fight etc. while running these games my gpu useage is maxed out and has a temperature of around 55 degrees celsius and...
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    Reinstalled Windows, Now My Laptop is Acting Up in a Myriad of Ways

    I'm running Windows 10 Home Edition (Build: 10240 I think?) on a Sony Vaio SVF14N13CXB (Vaio Flip 14A). My wireless card (which I replaced myself a year or so ago is an Intel wireless AC 7260. I reinstalled Windows a week or two ago to try and get all the crap cleared from my system. Prior to...
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    downgrading my laptop os from laptop built in recovery (sony vaio)

    hello, i have a vaio laptop with windows 7 pre-installed and i installed windows 8 on it, regreted it but i dont have a windows 7 cd, so does windows 7 actually still exist on my laptop cuz i have a recovery partition that is 9 gigabytes big and if it still does, how to reinstall it, i found...