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    FW21Z not making Recovery Disks!!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by sheikhlala, Jan 7, 2009.

  1. sheikhlala

    sheikhlala Newbie

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    Hi all, got my laptop yesterday and the first thing i did was make the recovery disks. Bought some Sony dvd-r disks and after about 15 mins a message appears to say that the disks couldn`t be created. Rang Sony support today, they said you need to use Dual Layer dvds for the FW series. I bought the said disks and they don`t work either :mad: Anyone else had this problem? Any ideas?
    Cheers
    Simon
     
    sheikhlala, Jan 7, 2009
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  2. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Have you tried DVD+R Single Layer? That's what I used for my FW. And try to use brand name disc such as Maxell or Verbatim.
     
    hendra, Jan 7, 2009
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  3. sheikhlala

    sheikhlala Newbie

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    Thanks Hendra, I`ll try that. The Dual layer dvds were TDK, so a good name I thought. TBH I`m nore than a little miffed that such a high spec machine seems to have issues doing the simplest of tasks, doesn`t bode well for the future.
    Thanks
     
    sheikhlala, Jan 8, 2009
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    ascariss Notebook Deity

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    I myself used single layer dvds since I had bo dual layer dvds around the house, took 3 of them and TDK from costco.
     
    ascariss, Jan 8, 2009
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