Official Sony VAIO F Series i5/i7 owners thread *Part 5*

Get me the hardward Id from Device Manager and I'll look into it and see if I can mod it.

 

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_000A&SUBSYS_104D3F00&REV_1001
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_000A&SUBSYS_104D3F00

This is from my current driver

 

Those are from your audio device. I need from your Display Adapter > "NVIDIA GeForce G330M" should be what you'll need to get the hardward Id for.

 

No, VGP-BPL13 is for older series (FW, AW, et al.) VGP-BPL21 is the one that works with the F.

 

what does that intel turbo boost thing actually do?

 

guys what is visual studio 2005, is it malware that comes with microsoft office 2010

 

Joe Bleau said it wasn't actually something that its title claimed it to be. Removing it does not affect the turbo boost ability of your processor.

 

ahh ok. well uninstalling it has done me no harm anyway so I guess it's all good.

Sigh... I've removed everything I feel knowledgeable enough to do without and it hasn't improved the noise even minimally. I know it was a long shot but i was hoping for something. The whir lives on... can even feel it through the keyboard. It did bring my idle/browsing CPU down to like 2-3% though, which is good, I guess?

Just wondering, is 25-35% RAM usage about right when all I'm doing is browsing with a few tabs? (i'm so clueless)

 

im having quality issues with dvd rips and blu ray rips, the quality isnt the same as it is on my brothers dell xps, is there anyway to improve the quality, i thought the screen was top for movies.

 

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A29&SUBSYS_9067104D&REV_A2
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A29&SUBSYS_9067104D
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A29&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A29&CC_0300

Thank you.

These guys seem to be having troubles installing on their Asus too.

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=183239

 

Please be more specific. Are they ISO's that you're creating when you rip, or are you ripping to a different file type? Blu Ray should be ripped to .m2ts if you want full quality. This has nothing to do with your VAIO and everything to do with the ripping software. A high quality blu ray rip is going to consume at least 20GB of space.

Downloading the driver pack. Will work on it today or tonight and get back to you.

 

http://bit.ly/aE6dvc

http://to.ly/7GKB

 

these are ripped straight from the disks and compressed, but the quality still should be great shouldnt it, thats why its a full hd laptop.

 

Now this is very interesting. Your harwdware Id's are listed in all of the right spots.

Navigate to:
C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\260.89\Vista 64-bit\International\Display.Driver

Look for ListDevices and you can search the model of your GPU and you can search the hardware id of DEV_0A29&SUBSYS_9067104D, which is the most important. It states that the driver (* correction - the compatibility check info) for your GPU is in NVSZC.INF If you look in that file, you'll see your GPU and hardware Id again. I don't know why you're getting a compatibility issue.

Try this. Go to Device Manager > Display Adapters > NVIDIA GeForce 330M > right click and select Update Driver Software > Browse My Computer For Software > Browse as close as you can to the folder listed above. This should allow you to install the new driver. This is how we have to do it for WinXP and the VAIO F.

Let me know if this works.

 

Nooo, do not remove that. If you are talking about Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime. It is used by software that is written for Windows. Not all software but a lot. Possibly Office, Windows itself, and other applications written for Windows.

 

The key word here is compressed.

Yes, you're ripping directly from the discs, but when you compress them to smaller file sizes you lose data (quality).

Download DVDFab8 and do a 30day trial of the software. It's quite good. You can do BluRay Copy and select Main Movie. It will rip the files exactly as they are on the disc. For bluray, this is .m2ts

If you compress to a different file type, such as .avi or other HD types, they are still compressed and therefore lower quality.

The fact that your screen is full HD is completely irrelevant to your concern. That it's full HD only means that it is 1920x1080 resolution and is capable of playing video that has the same output.

Again, once you compress the movies, they are no longer fully HD.

Try this. Use the DVD Copy option, insert a DVD and CLONE it. Cancel the process after the ripping portion is done. Navigate to the temp file. Usually My Documents > DvdFab... > Temp > Clone. In there you'll find the .iso for the disc you just ripped. You can right click and open it with VLC. It will play EXACTLY like if the DVD were inserted and being read, cuz well... it is... in a way. .iso's are much larger than the compressions you're doing. It's the price you pay.

 

This may have been asked before but when is the F series likely to receive an update?

I gather the last one was in June, it is now late October, which is roughly 4 months. Will it be before the new year?

Heinkle

 

The F13 just came out late September

 

hey ANSEIO, I'm using DVDfab 8 too.

just burned my first BD last night, but not without some trouble. I started separate thread in Sony forum, related toDVDfab, BD and F burners. Mind checking it out please? You might be able to help me.

thanks

 

Thanks! I will check it out. I don't have the bluray burner, just read. Also, don't have a code for dvdfab bluray.

 

Few things I've noticed about my new F13:

1) For some reason it just says "VPCF1" in the little 'model #' box under the lower right corner of the monitor. VAIO Control Center and the label on the bottom of my laptop both say "VPCF1390X", so I know it's definitely an F13. Not a big deal, just curious if anyone else's is like this too or if they just goofed at the factory lol

2) Apparently randomly sometimes adjusting the brightness won't work (using the Fn+F5/F6 keys). The brightness meter shows up on screen going up or down as I press the keys but the screen remains lit the same brightness. A restart fixed it the first time, and the second time the problem just sort of "went away" after a few minutes. Any ideas?

 

Hi rcw110131,

1) I noticed that as well with the F13 when I checked it out at the Sony store. I think that's a new development, as the older models (F11/12) have the full model number on the bottom right. Perhaps just printing the prefix and series only will save printing costs?

2) Have you adjusted the Automatic Brightness setting yet?
Press S1 button > Display > Automatic Brightness Settings > uncheck Adjust brightness automatically. This should solve your problem.

 

^Automatic brightness has been disabled from the get-go, that was one of the first things I did.

 

Dang. I'm at a loss.

 

As Jpride said, the F13 just came out this past month but the F14 is going to drop this Holiday season so if you want to wait for th at.. And then Sony is working on a 3D Laptop on the F-Series that should drop late 1Q 2011.

 

Hi all. I have been trying to find a list that I had a long time ago but I can no longer find that link.

I did a install with my recovery cds but there was a guide that pointed out what sony software was crap and bloatware. Can someone please point me in the right direction.
thanks

 

Any idea what will be different between the F13 and F14? I just got my F13 today, hope I shouldn't have waited (although I'm not sure I could wait any longer!)??

 

I do not have a NVSZC.INF file at all. Instead of C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\260.89\Vista 64-bit\International\Display.Driver I have English instead of International.

 

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Well that's definitely a problem. HAHA

I can attach that file OR you can download the driver pack again from NVIDIA. Seems like they fixed it, cuz I got it all on the first time.

www.nvidia.com > Download Drivers > Download Drivers:
Product Type: GeForce
Product Series: GeForce 300M Series (Notebook)
Product: GeForce GT 330M
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (US)

Search yields this page:
NVIDIA DRIVERS 260.89 WHQL

 

Well judging by so far, the FW12 was an update to the F11 upgrading the video card and the processor a bit. So I would assume the F14 would be an update to the F13 probably updating at least the video card with the slew of games coming in November. Just speculation though.

 

Do you have a source for this?

 

So I asked this in the Windows OS forum yesterday but got no answers, which makes me think the answer is no, but thought I'd ask here just in case.

Is there anything I can do to make my 5 year old TV Tuner work with Windows 7 Home? It's an Adaptec VideOh DVD Media Center USB TV Tuner AVC-2310. Adaptec no longer supports it and does not have Win7 drivers, only Win2K and XP. Thanks.

 

I don't have a physical source but I called Customer Service about a week and a half ago about my laptop order and I asked her while I was on and she said the F14 should be out by Holiday Season. And as for the "F15" if the decide to call the 3D Tv that here is the source: 3D Sony Vaio landing next year, we preview the prototype -- Engadget

 

Well, tried it again today and it loaded just fine for me as well. Thanks for your efforts.

 

So good to know. It definitely looks like they didn't get all of the compatibilities loaded the first time. Big booboo.

 

Did she mention what the update might include?

 

She said that she didn't know what was being upgraded on it. I mean at least I have a date in mind, but I needed a laptop ASAP for school so I'm not going to wait till Christmas to get some minor updates..

 

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https://docs.google.com/present/vie...nc3dnpfMzM4Y3o2bmduZDY&hl=en&authkey=CJ2Ug_IF

and this one is within the above link- just love it.

YouTube - notblu's Channel

 

anseio, hows the quality of watching videos on your screen and just viewing it generally. I still think its a very good screen for full hd anyway. For me viewing websites is fine.

visual studio 2005 debugger came with office 2010, so can i delete it.

 

My VPCF1190 says VCPF1 also. ALL CTO F's have just that. The model IS VCPF1, the 11,12, 13 etc. is the VERSION or SERIES of F1X.

 

Ok, thanks anyway.

 

Why the F14, why not wait for the, oh, let's say, F17? This series will always get regular updates. Buy what you need NOW!

I've been accurately predicting the features and release days of the F-series since February. I have no info on the F14, but F13 added a major feature in USB3, beating most laptops to market. Future F's will reflect the technology that is being introduced to PCs in general, such as new types of BIOS that get away from the DOS PC legacy, 3D displays, etc.

There will always be a "better" computer in the next version. I bought my F11 right at the beginning, and I remain delighted with it. I've had 8 months of use that would not have existed if I'd "waited."

 

That makes good sense. The one I saw at the Sony store, however, was not a CTO. Of course, I only noticed the model# on the HD VAIO. I didn't look for it on the 1600x900 display.

Omaroonie - I don't have the full HD display, but am perfectly happy with what I've got. Movies (blu ray) look fantastic.

 

Buy the Hauppauge HVR-950Q. It has everything from capture to ATSC, and works with WatchHDTV, SageTV, and Windows Media Centre as well as with its own WinTV - In XP to Win7 64bit. It does everything, and does it well, on the F-series laptop and on desktops. It's frequently on sale at $60 or so.

 

I'll keep that in mind, thanks. I'm saving up first to buy more RAM for my F. I spent all the money I could afford on the laptop and backup drive. Even had to forgo getting the Blu-ray drive because of money. That's why I was trying to make my old equipment work. Fortunately, my discontinued Epson printer had updated drivers, but not so lucky with the tuner. Oh well, it's not a necessity, just would have been nice.

 

Yeah, the leaflets say "VPN F1 Series", too. So this thread is wrong-labeled, it's the F1 Series
When will there be an all-new design? Maybe after the F15 like it was with the FW.

By the way, I swapped the display of my GR series notebook today. And the replacement screen (an original display from the same model number) shows different viewing angles. How could this be? So I suggest one should buy his notebook at a local store if to be perfectly sure what to get.

 

You should be able to use your old equipment in a virtual machine like VirtualBox assuming you have a copy of XP to install there. Performance will not be as good as running it natively but with the F Series that should not be an issue.

BTW I run an OLD HP3100 AIO printer/scanner from the late 90s in VMware Player as there are no Vista/Win7 drivers and it works perfectly.

Give it a try. VirtualBox is free from Oracle and if you have Win7 Professional+ you can also try XP Mode though I personally prefer VirtualBox.

 

If you only have Win7 Home Premium, I can help you access XP Mode. It's actually easy to do.

Haven't tried virtualbox, but I only need XP for when I'm scanning in film.