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    How do you make the graphics switch work on Vaio SA after clean Win7 install?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jglyston, Jun 18, 2012.

  1. jglyston

    jglyston Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just made a clean install of win7 x64 ult on my Vaio SA after getting a Seagate Momentus XT.

    I installed all the according drivers and everything seems in order, except two things.

    1) The graphics switch (stamina/speed) doesn't do anything
    (I'm not even sure which graphics the laptop is running on default at the moment)

    2) The FN (function) keys/shortcuts don't work


    The Sony driver site isn't very descriptive when it comes to their software, so can
    someone please point out which drivers/software I should install to get the two
    things working again?

    Thank you for the help :D
     
    jglyston, Jun 18, 2012
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  2. darxide_sorcerer

    darxide_sorcerer Notebook Deity

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    you need Sony Firmware Parser Extension, Sony Shared Libraries, and Sony Notebook Utilities. then you also need Sony's hybrid AMD/Intel GPU drivers to make the switch work.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Jun 18, 2012
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