Sony Vaio CB Official Owners' Thread

CA15FG ( Asia models )
Monitor: How do I check ? It says Generic PnP Monitor in my device manager. Hardware ID Says CPT17A9 that translate to
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (Taiwan) CPT17A9 1366*768

HDD: Hitachi 2,5" 500GB 7200rpm,
Blu-ray drive: Mata UJ8A0AS DVD-RW... NO COMPLAINTS
RAM: 4GB DDR 3

 

OK, this is nothing specific to the Bios upgrade ( i have an VPCCB 17FG ) . I sometimes notice ( especially, after i load some games ) -

- The mouse movement ( & the track pad movement too ) gets real slow,jerky for a few seconds & everything slows down ( programs take a long time to open ) . This happens occasionally, for 10-20 seconds .

- Google Chrome or for that matter IE 9 both lag - because it skips letters, almost as if it is too slow to catch up to my typing, scroll also becomes jerky . This also happens occasionally .


I have checked the laptop for viruses . There r none .

Can anybody help explaining me the above, the possible causes & the solution ?

 

I OCed with Trix to 700/800 Mhz and I went from Graphics Score of 893 to 1162 .

Test without OC: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Mobile video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5-2410M Processor,Sony Corporation VAIO score: P1000 3DMarks

Attached is Test result with OC.

 

I believe you are experiencing alot of issues. Why dont you reinstall windows and begin with downloading Vaio C290X Sony Utilities driver s and then install your original hardware drivers on top. This will resolve the conflict with new bios if any.

Secondly even i used to feel the lag sometimes (mouse used to get stuck etc) but haven't had it after a fresh install.

Hope it helps

 

I have already re installed Windows 3/4 times, but the lagging & the jerky movement comes back after sometimes .

I am really perplexed:confused2: .

Could it be, because of certain games i am installing ? Like, right now, i reloaded Windows & have not installed much software & things look fine . A few of them r cracked versions, but they r working fine in my old Toshiba .

 

it might be that way... in my laptop i don't feel that bios update screwed up my laptop.. mostly i use the original and license programs... except one or two. i even get more juice in battery.. i loved the bios update really

 

The problems, i am quoting r not specific to the Bios update . They existed before the update too . I have said that .

 

if that so... check your softwares... i don't feel any before or after..

try to use free programs... don't use cracked programs unless you know what you're doing... try to full scan all drives with antivirus in safe mode

 

Anybody, who can help me out ?

 

Anybody, who can help me ?????

 

@ibee_review

Man, this was very helpful. I was very interested in the quality of the notebook screen Chunghwa Picture Tubes (Taiwan) CPT17A9 1366*768

Can you describe your general impression? How do you find viewing angles, brightness, colors etc. Maybe at least horizontal viewing angles are godd...

Please, rep'!

@MANOJa
Please stop panicing! Save all your data and delete all partitions upon next fresh install. If you need further instructions how, let me know.
If problems persist, use hardware diagnostics, first for ram, hdd, cpu etc.
If this does not disclose the problem bring it to technicians at Sony center.

Good luck,
Alex

 

@Aleksandras

As, i said before, i did a re install yesterday & have put only original games/programs & the laptop looks to be behaving normally . So, could the abnormal behavior - jerky movement of mouse/track pad & slowing down of the laptop in general be because of some cracked games, i install ?

I used Hardware Diagnostics, for ram, hdd, cpu etc.. & everything is fine .

Also, if i do a clean install, i think i would loose the recovery partition . Please provide a link to the clean install & let me know , if i can somehow save the recovery partition, when i do a clean install .

 

Cracked programs won't cause "jerky" mouse movements. I've never experienced that in all of my years using computers. Sounds like a hardware problem to me. The recovery partition is overrated. If your HDD fails, the recover partition isn't going to help you, seeing as how the HDD won't be able to read and process the partition anyway. Much better to back up your Windows OS/programs/files to an external HDD and store it away. Any problems ,hook it back up. HDD fails, swap a new one in, bust out your external, back to business.

 

Yazzinit, i could have agreed that it is a hardware problem, if it was all along . As, i said, i am using the laptop with only legal programs loaded to it for about 20 hours now ( with no cracked one's loaded ) & the system is behaving perfectly OK .

 

^^
What I think is one of those "cracked" programs had a malicious program or something that drew in the resources of your PC which was causing the lag.
So do not install more than 1 cracked program at once. Monitor it for a day and see if its causing any issues, then install the next one.

 

@yazzinit

In my experiences, cracked programs could produces wierd behaviors, because of an errors of programming

 

I had the same problem, deactivate the bar that appears on the top of the screen, that solves my problem... I'm thinking of making a clean install and get rid of all the bloatware that came preinstalled once and for all...

 

Eh, you're right. I was a bit too strong in what I said. I was referring to my own experiences. I guess it's because I know what I'm doing in that area...lol. Maybe there was a trojan horse or something in the programs he was running, or like you said, he was trying to run some program that was just messed up in the way it was coded.

 

So guys, how do i save the recovery partition on say, an external drive ?

 

@Manoja

Cloning the whole drive maybe?

 

Yes, this is an option, but i am looking to only clone/copy/save the Recovery Partition . Any other suggestions ?

 

^Dude why do you need the recovery partition ????????? Don't you have recovery discs ?
And also correct me if I am wrong but AFAIK the recovery partition will work only if it is on the local drive and not on an external drive as you cannot make any changes to Vaio Care utility to make it use the recovery partition file from an external drive.

So don't bother with the recovery partition, just use recovery DVDs. Delete the recovery partition and free up disk space. That's what most of us do here.

 

right... or try to make iso from the recov disc to makesure you have a backup if the disc screwed up

 

OK, but i did not realize that if i am able to save the Recovery partition on an external Drive, i will not be able to use it, when i need to recover the system . I was worried on discs getting screwed up .

Also, can anybody provide me a link to the clean install procedure ?

 

^
Well make another set of discs then OR as accel mentioned, make an ISO file and save that on an external disk. Should your discs NOT work for some reason, burn the ISO into another disc.

 

The recovery partition is NOTHING SPECIAL. Stop worrying about it. It's just a glorified recovery disk that takes up your own hard drive space. I don't like Windows 7's recovery method, but you can burn your own recovery discs. Same thing. I use EASEUS recovery, works great. There's other programs as well. There's a topic on this site even. PCWorld has articles on recovery software. Google some and find one with good ratings.

 

@ Manoja

I don't know what do you mean by clean install procedures... Clean install use, windows 7 home premium x64 dvd

 

Can anybody here suggest me a software to record music from the soundcard ? i.e. from youtube videos n stuff. Thanks in advance.

 

Windows DVD/CD was not provided with the laptop . I do have the Recovery DVD though, but that would re install all the junk again .

 

^^
Download Win 7 ISO online and then use the product key on your machine to activate Win 7 Home premium. Perfectly legal

 

Has anyone been able to hit 6 hours of battery life when manually set to the intel GPU with the new bios??

Id only expect to pull this off with the backlight down as far as it can go.

 

CB refresh incoming. CB3X models with updated CPUs.
i5 2410M replaced with i5 2430M
i7 2620M replaced with i7 2640M

 

Whats the difference in speed? Seems very minimal.

Are these newer processors any more power efficient?

 

On average ~5 % faster overall and 30 mins extra bettery life on all new CPUs.

 

I think, i just found the reason of the slowdown of my laptop & the jerky mouse/track pad movements . VESMgr.exe is taking about 35-40 % of CPU usage & maybe causing all this . Can anybody confirm & let me know the solution ?

 

VESMgr.exe = Sony VAIO Event Service, in my case take only 1700kb of memory...you can try to reinstall it and see what happens

 

I forgot to mention that this happens, when i load my 3000+ pictures & 1000+ videos in the laptop .

The solution, i found from the net - to switch this process to manual from auto .

 

i just bought M4 128GB for this laptop... the delivery estimation is one week..
does anyone know how this SSD performs?

 

I will be probably a little bit off-topic. I have CB for like 2 months and it would be perfect if it had not several glitches.
I really miss some dedicated keys for music and for turning off the screen, but what is the main (and quite disappointing) problem is the overal build/ sturdiness, or however you call it...
When I grab my Vaio it squeaks (cheap plastics?), when I open the lid, I encounter the same sound, which is sad when I compare it to 4 years old HP which has none of these problems.
I didnt mention numpad flex, which I dont mind that much...
Is everybody experiencing this, or am I the only exception??

 

Its ok .. havent compared it with the AU One but its decent nothing great. not so good viewing angles. Brightness is good but overall sharpness is not that great. Any software which can measure or record my screens brightness etc ?

 

I have also experienced the lag at certain occasions .. has to be some sony vaio software or drivers because all these programs ran fine on my prev laptop.

 

hi guys,

I have already returned my vaio CB due to the camera problem.

I found a pre-configurated model with AMD Radeon™ HD 6470M (512 MB)-only. Is this graphics good enough to run/sipport 3D applications (opengl. applciations?) or you advice for the switchabel grahics?

avmaxfan: may you please let me know if these update are already available online? or to be introduced?

many thanks.

 

Hello, I am new here and just got my CB and it's running awesomely!

I have a question regarding the USB 3.0 I tried using a Seagate GoFlex 500 GB which is 3.0 as the label states but when I connect it to the 3.0 slot on the CB it just lights up but doesn't get recognized.

It only works when connected to the other regular USB slots, but where's the point in that? As you may be able to tell, I'm a complete noob, does anyone know how to fix this?

Thank you all

 

I am persistently facing missing keystrokes problem/keyboard lag/typing lag . Does anybody know the solution ? I have checked my computer, it is virus free & the CPU usage is about 15-20 % most of the times .

 

Not alot of people have 6470 here but I think its a decent graphic card. I dont think it would ve the Open GL issue as this config doesnt switch between HD3000 and AMD.

 

Manoj I have never experienced keyboard lags etc, although i ve experienced lags where on startup whole computer freeze alongwith mouse for 3-4 secs. Check ur HDD and RAM health etc that might help. Or take it to your dealer he should honor the warranty.

 

Dont Know .. I have a samsung 3.0 and it works just fine. Check if you need to reinstall USB RICOH 3.0 drivers from Sony website. Also try some other 3.0 device or this device on some other 3.0 port.

 

i've the same experience as him, and driver 3.0 renesas did the trick

 

Any comments on the missing keystrokes problem/keyboard lag/typing lag problem ?

I understand that it is more of a Keyboard setting problem .