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

Sorry omaroo, We must abide by the requests of the mods. Please post picture first so we may assist you further.

 

On a serious note to this I constantly shoo away friends, family and coworkers as they stroll towards my computer with a beverage or food items in their hands. They seem to like to hover right over my laptop and also touch their oily finger on to the screen as they banter. If they got an extra 2k to replace/ buy my laptop if they damage it, come on over, I wouldn't mind a new F13!

 

Old risqué Sony VAIO ad.

YouTube - Old Sony Vaio Ad

And one more since it is Friday. How to Untangle MP3 Headphones

http://www.break.com/index/how-to-untangle-mp3-headphones.html

 

Hello all, i posted this yesterday in different thread, but it got moved here somewhere 4 pages down.

I ordered F13 from Sonystyle and have basic question. It should be shipped to me Oct. 12th.

Product: US-VPCF1390X-LBOM
- i7-840
- GT425M
- Blue Ray Write 6x (upgrade from previous 4x model)
- 16.4" VIAO Full HD Premium Display 1920x1080
- 8GB 1333 RAM
- Fresh Start
- Backlit Keyboard

I bought it as it is THE ONLY LAPTOP with USB3.0 and BD 6x writer.

has anyone actually got one in USA yet?

My question is, once i get it, what do you suggest i do first as far as getting it up to full performance (with above hardware). I requested fresh start because i don't want too much pre-installed demo version programs like i got when i bought dell 6 years ago. But is that enough? should i immediately format HD and re-install windows and drivers?

thanks in advance

cheers

 

My personal opinion is that you will be fine with your fresh start. If you are the type that wants to do everything you can, then a clean installation would be better. My F came with fresh start and I'm going to wait at least a year, or when I start to notice a slow down in performance before I do a clean install. I have appox 10 processes going at start up and my memory is at approx 1150 MB. Install Microsoft autoruns and keep starting processes to a minimum. I go to BlackViper's site Windows 7 Service Configurations by Black Viper to help me determine which Windows services I wanted to disable or change to manual (site looks shady but this guy is legit). Also, there will be some other Sony stuff which you may determine you like or do not deem essential.

 

wonderful, thanks.

Any thoughts on BD 6x write speed. How were older 4x performing? Any issues or speciffic discs that work better? I plan to buy this pack of 10
Verbatim BD-R Blu-Ray 25GB 6x (10 Pack Spindle) 97238 - B&H

does anyone have f13 yet to write impressions on this board?

 

You asked for it !

 

I know what you mean. I have friends that like to point at the screen and sometimes end up touching it. Maybe it's time to build something similar to a shark cage, but for the purpose of keeping friends away from me when using the laptop.

Or I could make him a special batch of pancakes.

 

How about chinese finger traps?

 

ie6

 

Thanks for your input Billy.

My order status changed to Payment Processed overnight and at first I thought that meant it would be shipped today. But then I realized that it's the middle of the night/early morning Saturday in China right now, which is where I'm pretty sure it was being built, and I don't have a shipment email, so I think it won't be shipped until Monday now even though they charged me last night. The ship date is still listed as Tuesday. Anyway, I should have it end of next week I guess.

 

I vote for special pancakes - seems like poetic justice.

Once I had a friend visiting from out of town and I had my laptop closed and sitting on my coffee table. I came home from work and saw him sitting watching TV with his feet up (and shoes on) using my laptop as a foot rest. Fortunately it wasn't damaged, but what the hell are people thinking!

 

Pretty unique set of sites for getting things done. Quite a few I have never seen before. Really like the creativity section. Hope some find this interesting.

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

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here are some of the pics of my F12.

 

omaroo, these pictures show the actual color of the F12 "premium black" very good! I was surprised when I unboxed mine - the internet photos gave me a wrong impression, I expected it to be more greyish. But as it is, I'd rather describe it as a polished matte metallic brown/charcoal grey. I didn't like it, especially as the color of the inner screen frame is standard grey, in plain plastic.

 

Nice pics omaroo - did you say you were having problems with the screen?

Also how's the i7 fan noise been for you?

 

nah its brand new mate, premium black with a brilliant screen. But thing i want to know is the comment in regards to the eu screen saying there is lightbleed and other problems, will mine be the same, i thought the eu version was pure RGB adobe 100%. Also in the last screen its hard to see but there is a tiny mark which is very hard to see unless u hold the laptop up in the light. Nonetheless the awesome laptop is in great condition.

 

Well well. Looks like proof to me. Again, congrats on your purchase. To answer your own question why don't you just fire it up and see for yourself?

 

what proof to me. I cant keep changing my laptop for a tiny mark, im really happy so far. Just got to do a fresh install. Also are there any advantages upgrading to ultimate.

 

C'mon now- please research first.


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Dear all

Hope all is well

Just wanted get your comments on how 1080p hdmi connection looks on a hd LCD tv? Any issues? Does it mirror 1920x1080 on both laptop and external display at the same time? Any issues?

Also connecting your laptop to a Hifi for sound using headphone/audio out 3.5mm jack? I've heard that if the ac adaptor/power supply is plugged in there is some noise distortion through the hifi? How is it if power supply is not plugged in?

Your thoughts would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

 

It's a very easy connection. Plug in HDMI into both. The NVIDIA controls should automatically output the highest res (1080p). You can press Fn+F7 for projector options. I have 1600x900, so I cannot use Duplicate, as the TV will be stuck at 720p. Took me a few minutes to realize it was my screen causing the problem. Changed to "Projector Only", and the TV immediately stepped up to 1080p again. So... if you have the HD display on your VAIO, it's super easy to do.

Did have issues with sound while playing back blu ray movies. Previews and menus had sound, but the movies did not. Had to select something in "speaker properties". It's been a few weeks. Only done it twice, so I cannot recall the exact process. Will try to keep track the next time I do movie night at my friend's house.

 

well ultimate eally has got the bitlocker program really, i might just stay with premium instead of getting ultimate. I will make recovery disk over the weekend, also if i to a clean install from the recovery disks will it be all new and delete all the junk as it will be the default version. Is that how most people done the clean install with their recovery disks.

 

OK just thought I'd put this to the forum. I keep losing USB drives so am looking for something a bit more integrated. My only real alternatives that are still USB compatible as I see it are:

An SD card with USB port built-in:
Amazon.com: SanDisk 4GB Ducati Edition SD Plus Card: Electronics

or an SSD with a mini-USB plug:
Wintec FileMate 48GB Ultra ExpressCard Solid State Drive 3FMS4D48M-WR - PCI-e, Mini USB 2.0 at TigerDirect.com

I'm not overly concerned with cost. Already have an SSD installed as boot drive so don't need scratch disk. Basically trying to decide whether I want to lug a cable around for the extra capacity (the SD card seems like such a brilliant idea, why didn't they expand the capacities?). 4GB is pretty weak.

 

There are advantages, but do you need them / will use them?
Bitlocker (encrypted Filesystem) is fine to protect your data if your Notebook get's lost and the XP-Emulation takes care of old Programs that don't run under win7. Most important thing is that you can join a Domain (if you have one!).
All these things are fine, but for me they are not worth the money.....


Best regards

--- Lars ---

 

that is true, but can anyone anwser my previous post, as im thinking of sticking with home, so i wouldnt need to buy home premium would i. Also what do you mean by joining a domain.

 

i'm too anxious for my F13 to arrive. Can someone help kill time. I have been waiting for this f13 for over 4 months to finally have USB3.0 so i can order it. I will be glad to answer any questions i can once it arrives next week.

#1 What is the size of this 16.4 screen? Vertical & horizontal measurements please (f11/12 owners)

#2 Whats the quickest way to make sure BD is indeed 6x write speed? does anyone know who makes it? is it sony or pioneer?

#3 Is chassy (body) metal or plastic?

thanks a bunch!

 

You don't really need it for XP-Emulation. It's easily hackable with many tutorials online.

 

Stick with Home. What do you use your VAIO for?

 

#1 : 14.25"x8" (used a measuring tape, so might not be super exact)
#3 : very hard plastic

 

No problem jpride. Looks like you will get yours before me. I can't wait to play with my wife's new laptop. lol

I am ordering the memory now and will be installing the memory once I get the laptop. I will let you know how it turns out.

 

I'm also waiting for my new Vaio.

Has anyone installed the Synaptics touchpad software on his Vaio F/FW with ALPS touchpad? (As I said once, with my Synaptics touchpad/software on the Vaio GR I can use the touchpad borders as a "tracking point" when the finger runs out of touchpad space - which is essential for seamless drag and drop, but also nice for normal cursor moves. Although anseio showed us a nice drag&drop trick for ALPS software, I'd like to continue this edge motion feature, if possible)
On the Synaptics homepage, there is only one software for all, so it might more be a software than a hardware-specific driver...

Also, I have to decide on a decent Bluetooth mouse, these days.

 

Hi, when i hook up external speakers or headphones onto my laptop, only the left speaker works. when unplugged, both of the computer speakers work. there is also a red light coming out of the headphone jack, which i have never seen since i bought this laptop. can anyone help me please because im mostly using headphones.

 

What's the model number of your VAIO F? I just plugged in my headphones, which have always worked, and there's no light at all at the headphone jack.

 

Make sure you push the jack all the way in, it can be a bit tight when new.

The red light is because the socket doubles as a Digital Audio Optical Output (S/PDIF).

 

ooooooooh.... you're right! I just put in my headphones partway and saw the red light. Perhaps the other user does need to jam it in further.

 

saw an F13 in a sony store today, and apart from the two blue USB 3.0 ports, and the USB/eSATA port still there, the F13 I saw didn't have a shiny silver VAIO button like the F12 has.

 

While trying to unplug the CMOS battery because the fan was running on perma max, I accidentally detached the black wires connected to the CMOS battery....

So, right now, I am not too sure what to do. I thought the laptop wouldn't turn on, but it seems to work fine after I press the power button.

I'm scared to use the battery with the laptop. In addition to this, every time I turn on the laptop, the time and date are wrong. I have to set the correct ones every time.

Does anyone know how I can re-attached the black wire connected to the CMOS battery? Is there a replacement for the CMOS battery for the F series? I definitely want to avoid soldering them back myself..=/

Thanks in advance!

 

So guys i have been waiting for the usb 3.0 for a while because i knew just as soon as i got a laptop they would probably bring a new one out with usb 3.0 and my laptop would be old and outdated.

Now that its out I want to purchase it but now i'm not sure if i should wait for a 3D screen or not. When do u guys think Sony will bring out laptops with 3D screens? Will it be worth the wait?

 

Sometime next year:
3D Sony Vaio landing next year, we preview the prototype -- Engadget

Watch out though. Cuz 6 months after that one comes out will be one that does your dishes. 4 months after that will be the one to do your laundry. And... in a year, one that duals as a back massager. It's so hard to keep up. LOL

 

how come the light wasnt on earlier? ive had this laptop since march and haven't seen it. i have a vaio model number: F1190. by the way, the headphones are plugged in as far as it can go.

 

Stick with home, there won't be any feature in the Pro or ultimate Version that you really need. If you don't know what a Domain is, you won't need it either.
For the average home user, the home premium version will be enough. I think, thats why MS named it so

I don't need it and don't need to hack it. If i really need XP, i use the XP that runs in one of my virtual machines

Best regards

--- Lars ---

 

anseio, i use ti for movies, music, work, surfing, games etc. I might stick with home, can anyone tell me how they did the fresh install with home after they made the recovery disks, as i will be doing this FINALLY tommorow.

 

Please use this guide for doing a clean install using recovery discs.

 

Cool. I need it for the NikonScan program for my film scanner. I don't know anything about VM's and didn't want to pay for the upgrade. The instructions to hack the Win7 VM were super easy, once I understood what was going on.

Once all 150-200 rolls of my film have been scanned, I won't need it anymore.

 

ATM a scanner is the only thing i really need XP for. There are no Win7 drivers for my 'old' thrust usb scanner. I run several virtual machines on my F: XP, Kubuntu and a 2008 Server. Virtualisation is a part of my daytime job, so it's not a big thing for me.
I love my Vaio. It's closest to perfection as i could get with the money i could afford.

Best regards

--- Lars ---

 

anyone got the link to making recovery disks, i cant find it

 

It's a great guide. When I reinstalled on my new SSD yesterday this saved me a load of bloatware. Remember to terminate the install program after the reboot as well.

My F12 is flying on my 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD.

Look in the review anseio is mentioning, it starts with the creeation of recovery discs.

 

is seems like a good guide but seems really complexed, i cant find the right guide for fresh install for F12, its for the F11.

Also can anyone tell me what programs would be wiped off when the fresh install is done, and if i would be able to download all the neccesary drivers as well as programs.