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    Drivers for Vaio VPCZ128GG

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by He|iX, Jul 28, 2010.

  1. He|iX

    He|iX Newbie

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    Has anyone tried to install Windows Server 2008 Standard R2 on the Vaio VPCZ128GG?

    I cant seem to find / install the drivers for:

    Broadcom Bluetooth Driver (USB\VID_0489&PID_E00F&REV_0596)
    Ethernet Controller (PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_10EB&SUBSYS_905A104D&REV_05)
    Fingerprint Sensor (USB\VID_147E&PID_1001&REV_0043)
    PCI Simple Communications Controller (PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3B64&SUBSYS_905A104D&REV_06)

    I've tried to install all the Intel Gigabit drivers for the Ethernet Controller, but none of them work for Server 2008 R2 :( :mad:

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
     
    He|iX, Jul 28, 2010
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    TofuTurkey Married a Champagne Mango

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    Must the server run 'natively' on the Z? If not, why not try using a VM? That would solve some of the driver problems? :)
     
    TofuTurkey, Jul 28, 2010
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  3. He|iX

    He|iX Newbie

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    It doesnt have to run native, however I've just rebuilt it with R2, and would prefer to leave it with that build.

    Has anyone managed to find the drivers ? Appears none of the drivers on the Intel site work for me :mad:
     
    He|iX, Jul 28, 2010
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    I might try to install Win7 ultimate x64 on a separate partition and then install the drivers in win7 - after that boot up in Server 2008 R2 and update the drivers using the Win7 drivers.

    Has anyone tried this? Any luck?
     
    He|iX, Jul 29, 2010
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