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    Help finding drivers.

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by cohowap, Jul 25, 2011.

  1. cohowap

    cohowap Notebook Consultant

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    Hello Sony Owners,

    I'm fixing a laptop for a friend and can't seem to find any drivers for it on sonys site. The model is a PCG-3H1L, I can't seem to find any information on this laptop anywhere.

    As far as I know it has a 1080p screen, 6GB ram, Core 2 P7350.

    I'm basically looking for all the proper system, audio and video drivers.

    Thanks!
     
    cohowap, Jul 25, 2011
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    anytimer Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sony has this annoying habit of segregating their drivers to the regions in which their laptops were sold in. Go to Sony global, change your country info to the country that you bought this in, and then search for the model.

    I have to pretend I am from Singapore every time I want drivers for my VPCZ115GG.
     
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  3. cohowap

    cohowap Notebook Consultant

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    So I found out the model on the back isn't the real PC model. In fact I have a VGNFW485J. However, when I goto download a driver, none of the links work.

    Sony eSupport - VGN-FW485J - Software Updates & Drivers

    Sony tried to hit me up for 50 bucks to "fix" the links lol... Pretty sure it's not something they can fix from my PC.

    Ideas?
     
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    cohowap Notebook Consultant

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    Figured it out, gotta go into the driver, can't use the shortcut download.
     
    cohowap, Jul 25, 2011
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