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    FZ: Display noise problem, yes I mean display

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by aviray, Jan 28, 2010.

  1. aviray

    aviray Notebook Consultant

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    I have FZ21S with original Vista Home. The only reason I didnt settle for XP was exactly the dimmer noise, any other setting than full brightness had the annoying noise.
    It wasnt the case on Vista, used it for over a year without issues but since couple of days I have it on Vista too. It is the kind of dimmer or broken fluorescent lamp kind of buzz.
    I doubt it is hardware fault, more likely something messed up with the Nvidia driver.
    Any ideas how to fix that? Another Nvidia driver , it is the latest Sony Support update - 7.15.11.6760
     
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  2. UserofFZ21Z

    UserofFZ21Z Notebook Consultant

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    Have you just updated your drivers and the noise started again?

    Try installing the latest Nvidia Drivers (196.34) and see if that helps.
     
    UserofFZ21Z, Jan 28, 2010
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  3. aviray

    aviray Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks, downloaded it but..
    "Setup failed to read the display driver required for this package"
    Tried also to update via Device manager but it says the newest driver is already installed ????
    Edite: I managed to install the newest driver but it didnt help
     
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    Might be that it is a hardware issue then.
     
    UserofFZ21Z, Jan 28, 2010
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