Official Sony VAIO AW Series 18.4" Owners thread

How To Update Blue-Ray Firmeware ?

And How Could I Install Click To Dvd Without This Firmware Update

 

blu-ray update here:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=VGNAW290&upd_id=4486&os_id=34

click to dvd : u will not be able to install it only from backup orig sony

 

Unless I am reading the date wrong there is a new Blu-ray player update.

 

You Mean That I must Return Back To Orginal Operation System ?
Oh If Its Like This I dONT need It

 

While I use tmy new AW190 for alot of things I am very much a begnner when it coms to most of you. I have a limited understanding and could use some advice and maybe pointed in the right direction on how to get the info i need.

I have never burned a Blu-ray disc but want to using my aw190. i got the most advance player that was available 2months ago.

I have tone af AVCHD 1080i vifeo taken on my Sony HDR-SR1 HD camcorder. I am using Vegas Pro 8 to edit and render files. I do not know the best format i should render to before I burn ointo Blu-ray. I also do not know how to burn bluray discs...silly, I know..but in the little bit of searching I've done I cant seemt o find a definitve process.

The most important thing is that i want to preserve the highest quality of AV that is in the original HD files.

Any and all assistance here is appreciated. If you have any suggestions, directions or simply can point me to an article or place where I can learn about this i would greatly appreciate it.

I love this stuff and have lots of high end equipment. I always end up learing how to get the most out of each piece i have but the process can be quite frustrating to say the least!!!

 

yeah u dont need it ...
plenty sony soft stuff is not usable so often..

 

Does Vegas Pro 8 re-encode the footage? If it takes more then a few minutes to save the output on say 30 minutes of edited footage then it should be avoided since re-encoding means less quality.

Have you tried the pre-installed "Click to Disc" and "VAIO Content Exporter"? Both can write to Blu-ray disc, again make sure they do not re-encode the video, I haven't tried them myself.

I like to record HDTV movies edit out the commericals and burn in the HD-DVD format since it's easy for me to put 2 hours on 2 DL DVD and play them on my Toshbia standalone player without any re-encoding.

 

Yesterday i play Game Brount Paradice (car game ) it was perfect on my AW
But When I End The Game I Feel That When I open My Computer Icon Or Any Windows That The Header Of The Windows Flickering (opening slowly ) idont no how to explain in english

is this normal or what ?

 

Maybe the game wasn't completely exited, or the video mode didn't switch back to Aero?

 

I have my new AW-290 set up pretty much as I want it now.

But I have not been able to figure out the Motion Eye Camera.

How do I get this camera to do anything. There is no Vaio camera utility that I can find, and Control Panel/Scanners and Cameras doesn't see it.

Any advice will be appreciated, thanks.

 

Try To Install the last web camera driver
Important Note :
you must install sony shared laibary before installing web camera driver

 

The Problem Still Appering Even Withaout Playing Games
What Do You Mean With
video mode didn't switch back to Aero

Do You Mean That One In Appearance Settings ?

Note : This Thing Appear During And After Installing SoftwRES Also its Start After I install BurnoutParadise Game And Play it For The First Time

 

Hi guys
I just playing some blu-rays through aw11sb and it works ok
and am using powerdvd 9 and i have installed bd advisor as well
when i open advisor and click scan the results are miscellaneous..
that bonus view says is : no
bd live says : no
hardvare dual video for h264 , mpeg 2 and vc-1 says upgrade...

does anybody know ho to make these items green ?
thnx

 

PowerDVD 9 is the new one, right? I'd think it would support everything. I've got 8 and I think it supports everything. Not sure what "Bonus View" is, but I don't actually care about live. Pretty pointless IMO, but I think mine does support it.

 

when i install power 8 its green those two bonus and live
those codecs are still orange ..
and in pwr 9 is red ..
doesnt matter i only asked ...
thank you

 

Hello to everyone on the aw owners thread. I am now a happy owner of an AW21XY/Q with the T9800 2.93 Ghz, 4GB ddr2, 128 solid state + 500 hard disk piano black... you all know the rest probably!
First impressions, very fast machine and incredible display and goes well on everything from gaming to blu ray playing (very smooth, no hiccups) and video editing. I´m using it mostly for multimedia purposes, gaming etc...
From some of the things I saw on some posts that I can respond to, for example:
-Too much crapware for my taste but I respect this for other users.
-Bios locked
-Screen bleeding, there is a bit but it is very uniform and not annoying for me
-No USB problems with the power options that sometimes deactivated the USB ports.
-Slight, very slight lifting of the rubber pad palm rest, but I will fix with super glue jeje! Not annoying!
-Touchpad buttons are noisy but so were my acer laptop ones, I´m used to it.

I don´t know what to do with the drivers to update them but it is not a hassle at the moment because all my games are running fine at the moment. Playing actually Crysis and Asssassins Creed. Very smooth on high settings both but have to downgrade a bit in resolution.
If you have any questions that I can help with feel free to ask. I´m here to help on anything I can.
Once again this is a dream machine. Very happy with it. I was going to get originally the asus w90vp, but now I can say that I have nothing to envy!!
Greetings to all!

 

Hi edgain can u unlock bios somehow?
do u know how to open (strip) aw laptop? gonna replace cpu same like u have
thnx

 

I forgot to say this, but the bios lock is for the RAID0 configuration. It appears shadowed, cannot access to undo RAID0. You can probably unlock it with some hack software because I read a post that some people did it.
Correct me if I´m wrong evoss-x but I think the cpu upgrade option is out of reach because of the chipset. The only chipset I have seen so far that permits a cpu upgrade is the intel x38, same one that the asus w90vp has! I´ll look into it though because you´ve left me with the doubt!

 

no
it is possible to change cpu
many people has changed

 

The key to the Motion Eye camera turned out to be the ArcSoft software which was included with the laptop. Once I realized that the Arcsoft stuff was to run the camera, it works fine. It will be interesting to see of other software can use the camera, since it doesn't show up in the Control Panel under Scanners & Cameras.

 

Hi, I found a great laptop bag for this laptop. You can get it amazon.com. It is a multigiant from Dicota and only costs $50 Dollars. The diamensions are 20.5"x15.4"x3". Hope this helps those of you still looking for one. Here is the link http://www.amazon.com/Miltigiant-Largest-Multi-Design-Case/ Alan

 

Evoss-x are you sure about this. If anyone has upgraded their CPU please confirm. It would be nice to place a quad core on this in the future and adding the extra 4Gb of memory to make 8Gb.
I can see that everyone is keen on getting a case or bag for this laptop like me also, but be sure that it has some side pockets for the AC adaptor because I can say to everyone that this monster only does for me 45 minutes on battery, and this is just browsing the internet or playing Tinker. Does anyone find the battery life unusual or do these laptops come with a standard battery and not a long life one?

 

does anyone know how to remove the plastic housing that covers the keyboard? I swear maybe some crumbs or something got underneath it and I hear an irritating crunch/resistance every now and then when hitting a key. I'd very much like to blow out the keyboard with some compressed air, but can't because I don't know how to remove the top.

has anyone done this yet? Is the entry point through the bottom?

please advise. thanks, gang.

 

A little treat!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9457/dscn6138i.jpg
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6011/dscn6124.jpg
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2593/dscn6125i.jpg
Hope you like!
Will be posting benchmarks soon!

 

just take a look in upgrading laptops aftermarket second section in its discussion

 

has anyone else gotten this error from Vaio Care after installing IE8?

"Unhandled exception has occured in a component in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue.

Exception from HRESULT: 0x800C00E."

details reflect an issue with the web browser. ie:

"System.Runtime.Interop.Services.COMException (0x800C00E)

at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IWebBrowser2.Navigate2...

at System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser.PerformNavigate2..."

common trend being "WebBrowser".

I'll keep googling for solutions, but this only began appearing after installing IE8. It may be causing issues with Vaio Care's "One Click Care" feature.

I'll try uninstalling the program and reinstalling if I can't find a solution online.

...and if anyone has a solution already, please share. I doubt I'll be the only person to experience this.

 

There is a god after all.
Thank you for posting pictures.

 

Please Evoss-X I Have One Q And I Need Your Help
Every Thing On My Aw290 Is Nice Just There Is One Thing I Dont Know Its Normal Or What ?
After I Install Nvidia Drive From Sony Support I Have Notice That When I Open My Computer Windows In Full Size ( Maximize ) Using Areo Theme I Fell Its Flicker Or Open Slowly Its Look Like Cutting For 1 Second
When I Play Games Its Run Perfect So What Do You Think ? Please

Also Can You Told Me What Is The Last Version Nvidia ThirdParty Driver That You Use RightNow
Direct Link Please ( Full Name )

 

when u using your laptop for games automatically graphic card will set on higher performance so gaming performance
when u using laptop for typing internet and office etc .. graphic card will change to for example on 9300m gs or lower clocks
thats noo need to fan spinning like crazy all the time

you can go to desktop ->right click-> personalize -> screen saver-> change power settings -> and click high performance but this will help only a little on vaio laptops ...

 

klnu2000, did you install the bios update?

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=VGNAW290J&upd_id=4462&os_id=34

might resolve your flicker issue.

I'd also recommend getting a better video driver. Especially if you plan on gaming. I'm using this one:

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23114

Dox Optimized 182.05 drivers.

 

Thanks Evoss-X You Mean This Thing Is Normal ?
I Will Tray Tonight What You Told Me And Replay To You
Thank Man

 

Dear ajreynol

I Have Install The Bios Update Before But The One For My Laptop AW290 Non Rgb (Titanium Color ) I Think They Are The Same
And I Want To Thank You About The Driver And I have Two Q About It

1- Do This Will Be Realy The Last Modified Driver From You ?If It From Where Could I Get The Best Updated Third Party Drivers Also If You Have Information About Realteck Drivers ?

2- Do This Driver Contain PhysX

3- Thank You For Your Responding And I Will Test This Tonight

 

Hello all,

New Here!

I signed up basically to ask what you lot are doing for laptop bags? (Ideally UK owners)

I've just got one of the AW11XU/Q's and other than the ridulously expensive Sony bag i can't find one for it. I had a look in the booklet that came with the laptop and it said that sony did a pouch for the 18.4 inchers, but i can see no mention of this in their store?

Thanks

Ryan

 

This Is The Best One I Buy My Aw Before 1 Month And I Have Search All Bages In Web And This Was The Best And Highest Ratting Its Perfect For Me

Targus TXL617 17 XL Notebook Backpack

 

Sorry Evoss-X I tray What You Told Me And Nothing Help But I Notice That When I Set My Resolution To 1680 by 1050 The Flicker gone

I Hate My Sony Vaio If I Was Buy The HP HDX 18T I Think Was Better

OK Do You Think This Hardware Problem Or What Please

Thanks ajreynol I Have Do What You Told Me Exaactly The Driver Look Good But Sorry Nothing Fix The Flicker Problem

Do You Think This Hardware Problem Or What Please & Do You Have This Problem If Not Can You Write To Me Your Settings
Thanks

 

Hi drivers has nothing to do with it even bios
i have updated bios i have nvidia 182.08 drivers and still it is doing it ..
i had Fujitsu siemens laptop and there was x1900 ati gpu , T7200 Cpu 5400rpm hdd's
and never had flickering ...
that skipping windows will be still there ...
dont put windows on full display just stretch them in the middle of screen
have them smaller and will be OK

 

I use the Targus XL shpulder bag and it works great also. I lug it around for business. I love my AW290 and don't mind the travel weight. The bag is light. I might use a roller if I can find a good one. I got mine from Fry's for $59.00

 

I have Foun That When I Disable UAC its become better

 

nooo that's not because of that
try dig in nvidia control panel

 

i ve'got 182.08 modified ...

 

OK! Successfully upgraded cpu and memory on VGN-AW290J.

Here's a short desription of what I did:

1) I ordered my AW with the default P8600 CPU and 2gb memory
2) I bought a T9800 cpu on ebay from extremeprocessor for $338.
3) I bought an additional 2gbOCZ memory from newegg.com
4) I had some left over OCZ Freeze thermal paste and ArcticClean thermal paste cleaner.
5) The only tools I needed were a set of jewelers screwdrivers and a credit card.

Then I set to disassemble my brand new AW. Now, I've been doing this for almost 30 years, but I still had a little trepidation. Anyway, I turned the unit upside down on a cotton sheet, with the front towards me,and the express card connector on the right.

I removed the screw from the memory cover (small square piece of plastic), and the screw from the disk drive cover (long rectangualr piece of plastic). To remove the disk drive cover, I had to use a very thin jewelers screwdriver to carefull pry it off - it appears to have some plastic snap connections.

Then I started unscrewing everything I could see - around 22 or 23 screws in all as I recall. Various size screws, so if you've never done this before make a diagram. Make sure your workspace is clean and fairly large. All the screws are visible. There are none hidden under the feet. There are several screws in the disk drive compartment, though.

Then I started to remove the bottom cover. It did not come off really easily. I had to slowly pull it off from the left because the connector by the express card kind of gets in the way. So, pull up on the left side first. If you've forgotten any screws, you'll find out now. While I had to kind of work it off, I never had to apply any significant force. Take your time! There is one cable that is connected between the motherboard and the bottom cover. It has a small white connector on the end, so just pull the cable off.

Once the cover is off, you'll clearly see the heatsink covering the CPU. There is also a metal plate covering the GPU and chipset. You need to remove this metal plate and the heatsink. You can't actually completely remove the heatsink, but you can just move it to the side after unscrewing it from the cpu. It looks like the pictures from the AR service manual available online are pretty close.

The cpu is held on by a single screw. just turn it one turn to loosen the cpu. It will be obvious - it should just lift right off. Be sure a note the locations of the little circles and triangle on the corners - the new cpu has the identical markings. Now, there is only one way the cpu fits, but this makes sure you get it right the first time.

The chipset doesn't have thermal grease, but a blue thermal pad - just scrape this off with your finger - mine came off real easy. Then, use the ArcticClean to clean off the surface of the 3 chips, the cpu heatsink, the gpu heatsink, and the chipset heatsink. Apply the OCZ Freeze or whatever thermal past you like. For the cpu and gpu it should be as thin as possible. I spread mine out with a credit card. For the chipset, since it had a thermal pad, I assumed maybe it needed to be a little thicker, so I put it on thicker - it's less sensitive, anyway.

Then I just reversed everything, and, amazingly, didn't have any screws leftover. The only problem area was by the wireless switch - I had to press down a little hard on the keyboard to get it to snap into place.

Oh yeah -- I'm typing this on my new 4gb T9800 AW right now

 

I too have been thinking about the $338 T9800 on ebay (extremeprocessor).
My concern was the stability of a revision QJFL chip - this was basically a "beta" version of the final T9800 chip.

So, lel4866, how is it working out for you? Stable ?

 

I am getting the same error when using VAIO Care on a Sony FW Series. I had made several changes and although, I suspected it was IE8, was not sure. Having a difficult time getting Sony engaged to look at/correct the problem. I reinstalled VAIO Care; no effect and have been hesitant about uninstalling IE8 and reinstalling IE7. Please let me know if you get a resolution. Auslogic seems to require their specific product for support; and Microsoft has nothing on this problelm.

 

The only thing I've done so far is run the System Stability Test from PC Wizard 2008 for 30 minutes. Temps got to 59 degrees, and everything was fine. I'll run more stuff overnight tonight.

 

lel4866 did you take pictures of the surgery

 

Sorry Man What Do You Mean With Dig In Nvidia Control Panal ?
Can You Please Explain

 

Pictures of the inside of the AW-290

I ordered my AW-290 with 1 hard disk and installed 2 SSD's instead. Here are some pictures I took while the bottom magnesium cover was off.

http://www.jaykeller.com/vaio

 

Hi
I just preparing myself to do same surgery like you
but i ordered in sunday T9800 from ebay from -> sciences_art
He says i need to wait some time to delivery
i want to ask why did you bought memory RAM when u have there 4GB already?
I tought u bought 8GB RAM some of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...rder=BESTMATCH&Description=8gb+sodimm&x=0&y=0
and i ordered this thermal paste
http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=7077
can i use this paste?

 

just try some settings in nvidia control panel
dunno am not bothered about some flickering ...

 

Why Why Why You Didn't Upload The Video To You Tube Or Take A Pics Of This Important Thing ?

Well Congratulations Man You Are Perfect :smile: