Official VAIO E Series Owners Thread

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Thank you!

 

@ kokik and Sweep

What's the advantage of updating this driver?

 

I installed quickwebaccess on my Vaio from THIS link and it worked fine.

 

@ DigitalSoul
read this

 

error ......not enough space ...

help!

any how to :Install Quick Web Access on windows 7?

 

@ kokik

No need to dowload this from megauplaod for quick web access -

Just have a look at C:\Program Files (x86)\Downloaded Installations\{EC1EC7C6-5A27-4576-8812-8AB4D9263FED}\

You will find the .msi file for required for this purpose.
Please note that - you will not have exact {EC1EC7C6-5A27-4576-8812-8AB4D9263FED} folder but something similar one out there. However the installer will be there right inside. Hope this helps ;-)

 

i don't have that file cause i did a Clean Installation with Windows 7

 

oops.. I should have guessed that ;-)
No worries mate. I have started uploading mine one via MediaFire.
I will post the links once it is uploaded completely.

 

I seem to have really bad luck with these laptops... Got a new problem today, where it seems to think I'm right-clicking when I'm not, which pops up the right-click menu (undo, select all etc.) randomly, and frequently enough to be really really annoying. It only started this morning, and seems to be getting worse. It's not a stuck key as far as I can tell. Anyone had anything like this?

 

thanks man

and it works that simple?
just pres the web key?
YouTube - VAIO E - Quick Web Access Demonstration

 

Yes.. just that in my lappie it finishes its work in 0.5 seconds and opens specified homepage in Chrome so I can not see the logo ;-)

 

Can any owners give their opinion on the in built mic for use with programs such as ventrilo or general P2P like Windows Messenger?

I'm unsure whether to invest in headphones or a headset. My preferable choice would be headphones for obvious sound quality.

Thanks

 

Sony Vaio Quick Web Access Download Links

Part 1

Part 2

To join the parts you will need this

Just download and then keep both parts in a folder and use HJSplit to join them to get the zipped version.

 

@ DigitalSoul: the file is corrupt

sory man

 

I am not allowed to use my Vaios' built-in mic in vent anymore. So I'm guessing it's bad somehow

 

That's not what Quick Web Access does. If you press it from within Windows, like you did, the WEB button is just a shortcut that launches your default browser. You don't even need to install Quick Web Access for that, it's just what the button does at default.

Quick Web Access lets you quickly boot the computer into a mini-OS that's basically just a web browser. Press the WEB button when your laptop is turned off to get it to work.

 

exactly,its a linux thing(splashtop)
http://www.splashtop.com/

 

OMG - dat is freakin awesome ;-)
Thanks Mythdat

 

very sorry to read that..
Can you please tell me the error that you are getting?
Can you please try to download and test once again?

 

it works but run it into compatibility mode and check program first
i write this post from Splashtop Browser

 

ALLRIGHT HOMIES!!! FINALLY GOT MY NOTEBOOK....AND THE HD ***sniff** is beautiful....but damn are the stuff tiny...at least i can answer some questions here, a man is very incompetent about a laptop when he has never actually had the laptop.

 

wellcome to the club .....finally.
enjoy the beautiful 1080p screen

 

Hello all,

Ordered a customised vaio EB series from sonystyle on Friday - the specs i ordered were only available in glossy black, seems like they're extremely low on stock at the moment.

Here are the specs I went for:

Processor: Intel® CoreTM i5-520M, 2.40GHz
Operating system: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
Finishes: Glossy black
Hard drive: 320 GB Serial ATA (7200 rpm)
Memory: 6 GB 1066MHz DDR3-SDRAM
Optical Drive: DVD disc drive
Display: 39.4 cm LCD, 1920x1080, webcam
Graphics: ATI MobilityRadeon HD5650 1GB ​

Yesterday I recieved an email which said:

The production of your customised VAIO order has started.

We expect your VAIO order to be shipped to you between 03.09.2010 and 08.09.2010. Please note that this is an
estimated shipping time. We will send you an update if this estimate changes.​

Can anyone who has purchased one of these in the past tell me how accurate these estimates tend to be?

Does the production starting mean that sony have all the parts in stock? When I ordered it said ships in 2-3 weeks, and the woman on the phone said they were low on components so it could be even longer, but these estimates seem to say otherwise.

Thanks.

 

They're usually pretty accurate - looks like you got lucky and ordered just as Sony received a new batch of stock. It is always possible you'll get an email pushing your date back, though. But I'd think that if they're saying it's going to go into production now, you should be okay. Don't take my word for that though!

 

Seems like I did get lucky. On another note, can anyone recommend a good case or pouch that'll fit the 15.5inch E series? Sony did offer one when I bought the laptop, but it seemed extremely overpriced so I didn't bother.

 

i installed the mobility 10.8 driver and the hypermemory went from about 3400 to 512.(ati hd 5470). anyone know why? any cause for concern?

 

Woah! sounds like you got extremely lucky! I ordered on Friday with almost the exact same specs as you, only Brown and with a Blu-Ray player, and I've only had the email saying "...your customised VAIO order is now scheduled for production." with a date between 24.09.2010 and 01.10.2010
I'm guessing it's the blu-ray drive slowing mine down, surely Brown can't be in such high demand?!

 

Probably, although I was under the impression they had less DVD drives than Blu-Ray ones as there were more options available with the latter!

 

Hmm very strange, I just tried configuring one with the same specs as yours and it's now showing unavailable, the DVD drive seems to be the problem, I could only get it to work with a blu-ray writer and in glossy white. Stock on StonyStyle seems extremely low and randomly changing!

 

Yup, last thursday there were only the 14 and 17 inch options available and now it seems the 15.5 inch is the only one available...

 

@Wokis

Thanks man. Looks like ill be investing in a full headset then /sigh.

@ravenperch

Good to hear you got yours and that your liking it. My order status changed to dispatched today and I got upgraded to express delivery for free, can't wait!

 

ok, now that i actually have the laptop, can someone explain to me, what that bird chirping noise is? seems to be coming out of the speakers

 

Either the CPU or the Blu-Ray drive, depending on what kind of 'chirp' it is (or if you actually have a CD/DVD/BD in).

 

Grats on finally getting the laptop.

WELCOME TO HELL!

But yes probably the cpu power-saving. If it goes away by having the laptop AC plugged in (with no usb devices connected) then it's definitely that.

 

Hi,

I have just brought the VAIO VPCEB26FG. ( core i3-350m, 4GB DDR3 , 1920 X 1080 resolution, ATI Radeon HD 5650 graphics ).

I have downloaded the AMD GPU CLOCK TOOL from Guru3D.com. Can someone tell me the safe settings to overclock my graphics card ( Default Settings are 450/790). Also, will this overclocking void my warranty ?

Regards,
Aditya

 

Why do you want to overclock dude?
This card runs DIRT2 and NFT Shift at breeze..
First run the games you want to play and see if there is any need to overclock ;-)

 

i got that dispatch letter on the 26th and arrived on the 31st, so 5 days, you may expect it in that timeframe...but really, the hd screen is amazing. i used to read articles on how bad the stock battery is but i had no idea until i actually got it. 1.the battery sucks BIG time, fake chinese unbranded phones for 50-100 usd come with 4000mah batteries, 2.The speakers suck BIG time, cant handle any bass at all. 3. the mat$hita bd-re drive is really noisy and makes adjacent components and even the chassis vibrate so much that it actually makes an annoying noise. apart from that i'm lovin this EB. Oh, yeah, and its kinda heavy.

does anyone know what media player/codec is best for playing wmv(wmv9) formats, the i5+5470 handles the mkv fine but seeking forward and back takes about a second and a half(should be instantaneous) for wmv

 

Congo on getting the machine.. I hope it is worth the wait.

Try Zoom player from inmatrix.com. While installing this player, the installer gives you the option to download and install all codecs. Just select all and install everything. You will never need any other video player for any type of file.

 

@ravenperch

I'm glad your 1 and 2 negatives are something that don't appeal to me that much, mines gonna be in the mains and I just slapped £77 on a headset.

No too keen on the Blu-Ray thing though, is it annoying to the point that sometimes makes you second guess your purchase or would you consider it to be minor enough to be able to accept?

 

Does the mcr in mcr.sonycentres.co.uk (where my order tracker is located) mean my laptop is being built in Manchester?

The woman on the phone said they were built in Japan :/

 

They're made in China, the mcr is probably just the location of the warehouse where it's being sent to before being sent to you.

 

Or VLC player - no codecs needed at all, it just plays everything out of the box. Plus it has hardware acceleration support!

 

i hate too break it to you, but they said that to me too but mine's got MADE IN CHINA written in big and bold. and no, i really dont think any company would want to pay minimum 5.50 to british people when they can them made in china on 50p an hour wages. vaio laptops are designed and prototyped in japan, mass produced in china, almost every other country is a retail outlet.

@mythdat, and digitalsoul

thing is, none of them play the wmv9 codec properly, vlc is very poor at wmv9 even with hard ware acceleration, i will give zoom player a try though, have been using SPlayer, and KMPlayer. and a side note, if you guys think i'm retarded to get 6gb of ram, well its cause i turned my pagefile off and now windows is snappy and crisp even though it takes up 46% of ram. and holy hell, i thought the 5470 was gonna be pathetic, hell i played burnout paradise, quake wars, need for speed undercover, far cry 2 with AA full at native 1080p with no problems, just unbearable load times due to my 5400rp drive. alien vs preadator ran with dx11 tesselation at 1024 just fine.

 

Hi all - first post.

Firstly can I say thankyou all for helping me decide on my E-series, reading these boards helped me make the decision. Special thanks to Mythdat for the bloatware removal

I purchased:
Processor: Intel Core i5 450M 2.4Ghz
Optical Drive : Bluray Writer
Hard drive : 320GB Serial ATA (5400 rpm)
Display : 39.4 cm LCD, 1920x1080,webcam
Graphics : ATI MobilityRadeon HD5650 1GB
Memory: 3Gb
Finishes : Black Glossy
Bluetooth : Bluetooth x1
Keyboard : English QWERTY keyboard
Ports : Ports: 3 USB + 1 e-SATA/USB
HDMI(TM) output : HDMI(TM) output
Operating system. : Windows 7 Home Premium 64 English operating system

Am really loving the experience but have a few questions.

I ordered it with 3Gb of memory because I already had a 4Gb stick of PC3-8500 so was going to take out the 1Gb and make it to six. However they have shipped one 2Gb of Kinston PC3-10666 and one 1Gb of Hynix PC3-8500. I assume the Kinston stick will just run at the lower speed?

The charger on mine gets rediculously hot under gaming, so much so that I cannot leave it on anything that would get heat damaged; is this normal?

Thanks chaps.

 

can you please check for me Planet Earth From Pole to Pole 1080p sample
with vlc or mpc-hc,it is not smoth at all like power dvd 10 do.

 

You're welcome

Are you sure that Kingston is PC3-10666 and not DDR3-1066? DDR3-1066 = PC3-8500. DDR3-1333 = PC3-10666. Either way, yes, if it is different, it'll run at the lower speed. Your laptop only supports up to DDR3-1066 (PC3-8500) anyway - memory won't run any faster than that.

Yeah the charger getting hot is normal, unfortunately!

 

If you give me the link I will when I get home tonight

 

here

thanks

 

Yeah it is definately PC3-10666, so like you said DDR3-1333. Am sure it will run fine, I have always matched memory though and would have liked to have done so again.