How to Enable Intel VT and AHCI on a Napa/Santa Rosa platform Phoenix BIOS Vaio laptop

Can't say why that should or shouldn't work. I haven't tried creating a bootable stick. (There are some other threads with tips on that.)

If you have a cd burner I would suggest burn the ISO directly to disk, use that to boot and then load symchmos.exe from the stick.

Gary

 

With regards to a bootable USB stick here is a link to the HP Disk Storage Format Utility with the DOS system files. Works like a charm.

 

omg, it works! thankyouall!
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1390/wauw.png

 

Hi, anybody has the reg code for Fz140e? please share.
is it 0d23 or 02cd?

 

Have you looked at the master list? See the link in my signature below. I don't think that model is on the list BUT if you check the BIOS in your machine I am betting that the BIOS number is on the list.

Gary

 

The ones in the list are all quoted from posts in this thread. If you have a specific question about a paricular one, I suggest you find the original post in the thread and contact the person who wrote that post.

I am just trying to keep all the info compiled in a single spot.

Gary

P.S. Also if you wouldn't mind, please edit your message and remove the copy of the list. I don't want to have the search engine pulling up partial copies latter as the "master" list is updated.

 

I don't think I saw this on the master list...

Vaio VGN-AR 520E: Phoenix bios ver. R0032J8, vt-x register 0282.
AHCI was enabled by default.

Confirmed from /proc/cpuinfo and by booting Ubuntu 64-bit cd in virtualbox.

 

Added to the master list. For those following along, I have also re-arranged the order of the master list slightly. I have grouped all machines with the same register together.

Gary

 

Hello, its ok to have it Locked ON - see my screenshots from my SZ3XP/C with R0112N0 and activated Hardware Virtuaization...all is working perfectly. (before it was Locked OFF)

Regards Jan

 

Jan,

I am not sure I understand how that answers the post from Avor?

Gary

 

SZ79GN successfully done!

BIOS R0122S5
VT-x: (02F1) [0000] ---> (02F1) [0001]

Thanks a ton for your support!

 

Added to the master list.

Gary

 

Three more successfully done:

VGC-LA2 R0102W2 0198
VGN-TZ21MN_N R0052N7 0363
VGX-TP1E R1060W3 02C4

For sure I'm talking about Intel VT and all tokens had to be changed from 0000 to 0001.

At the begining I wasn't sure if I should do this. But everything worked fine and it only took about an hour for each vaio.

Thanx to everyone who helped working this out!!!

 

Added to the master list. Two of these machines are desktop models, so I added a new section at the end of the list for desktop machines.

Gary

 

does anyone know the reg codes for the vgn-txn19p notebook? I checked the master list but did not see it there. Thanks.

Edit: I'll look to see the BIOS platform and version when I get home.

 

CR231E works too.

BIOS R1121Q0
VT-x: (05BB) [0000] ---> (05BB) [0001]

You the man.

 

Added to master list.

Gary

 

Thanks to everyone here! I got my VGN-CR520D working for XP Mode in Win7 RC 7100. Using "(05BB) [0001]" ~ Low351 A big Phhhhhht! to Sony...

 

Please post your BIOS version # so I can add this model to the master list.

Gary

 

I was able to use symcmos.exe, hp usb disk util and pedit to enable vt on my sony vgn cr520e at register 05bb. PM if you have this model and have been unsuccessful

 

Please post your BIOS version to so I can add it to the master list.

Gary

 

Hy guys, I was wondering if this is possible for other notebook brands. I have a Packard Bell Easynote SJ82 (nforce560 chipset, phoenix bios with no option for ahci/raid) with 2 hard drives running in IDE mode. I want to put them in RAID, or at least AHCI mode.

 

No clue. It might work, it might not, it migh brick your machine. You'll need to ask this elsewhere, this thread is only about Sony Vaio machines.

Gary

 

From what I understud from your topic problem comes down to the phoenix bios and finding the right registers in the NVRAM, similar succes has been reported on Acer laptops also (with phoenix bios of course). The reason I posted here was to find someone able to identify the magic registers and to extend the area of applicability of this brilliant solution.

 

Yessss!.Now I can use XP Mode on Windows 7

The information :

Model : VGN-CR13M, VGN-CR14GN, VGN-CR13S, VGN-CR11GH, VGN-CR13T, VGN-CR15G, VGN-CR13G, VGN-CR12GH, VGN-CR11SH

With BIOS Version :: R0230Q0 & R0231Q0


The Register ::: 05B2 (Change 0000 to 0001)


Regard

 

I realized what your intent was, I am just saying that since this is a Sony VAIO related forum, you will likely have more success with getting help in the Acer forum here.

Gary

 

Are you saying you did this on ALL of these models? Can you give me a better breakdown as to which models have which BIOS Versions, so I can update the master list?

Gary

 

I think, with the same BIOS version (whatever model) you can use the same reg(sorry if i was wrong)and all these models can update into R0230Q0 and R0231Q0.I've searched the net about the reg of these bios version that is 05B2 so I tried it on my CR11SH bios ver.R0220Q0 and it worked.

so that you can put VGN CR11SH bios R0220Q0 on your major list.

 

Got it. I added YOUR model to the list, but not the others until I get someone with a first hand account of it working on those as well.

Gary

 

Gary, have you noticed anyone have any luck with a Sony Vaio SZ90 ?
z.

 

The sum total of my knowledge of success is contained in the master list.

Gary

 

Big thanks to all! I've just registered to contribute this:

I got it working on my FZ38M:

Model: FZ38M
BIOS: R2110J7
Register: 02D0 (same as FZ31M)

 

Added it to the list!

For those following along, I have reorganized the list adding model group breaks and organized by BIOS version within model groups.

Gary

 

i have the vgn-cr29xn and i tried to change the value in the bios but my laptop doesn't boot anymore the screen stays black How can i reset the bios to the old state?? please help me out! thx

 

I assume you read all the warnings and instructions before you started. Right now as stated earlier in the thread, your machine is "bricked" and you have two options. One is to pull out the CMOS battery, which will require taking the machine apart. Let the machine sit for the specified period of time, (again spelled out earlier) and then reassemble, cross your fingers and hope. The other is to send it into Sony repair to have them reset the BIOS which they will charge you for. (No, I don't know how much.)

For anyone else reading this, let this be a warning to you. If you are going to attempt this, make ABSOLUTELY sure you know the correct register to change. Verify you have the same BIOS version not just a similar model number. As has been stated repeatedly in this thread none of us here can take any responsibility with what happens if you attempt this. You do so at your own risk and peril.

Gary

 

Gary, this is the reason I monitor this thread. I know that no one will ever be able to locate the register setting for my Vaio's BIOS because it is far too obscure outside of Japan, which means I won't ever try this. When my Vaio finally RIPs, I shall buy a non-Sony notebook that has VT Enabled. (Of course, if some one does have the BIOS code of the SZ90PS/Napa then let me know

 

zii, if you tried one of the BIOS for the EU/North American versions it might work for you. Of course this is a risk to take and i cannot guarantee anything.
I changed my Sony TX BIOS to a BIOS that was used in Asia.
Other people have done similar things with other models.
You would need to find an exact match for your own model.

 

> You would need to find an exact match for your own model.
This won't work because, as you wrote, you have to find an exact match for your model.

When you run the BIOS programme it will check the model number. If the model number does not match it won't install. The Japenese model numbers differ to the other numbers. I have tried this.

 

Hi i have also brought similar model laptop ( sony VGN-cs36gj) and banging my head to wall to enable the VT from a last 2 months Please ping me if u find any solution

Please contact me at [email protected]

 

Hello Gary!

I have the same Sony VGN-SZ79GN -R0122S5 model!

Can you please send me instructions for enabling VT in my computer?!

Thank you so much!

Regards,
Andre' Henke

 

No, because everything you need is right here in this thread.

Gary

 

Hello

Have someone successfully activated VT-x and AHCI on SZ1XP with R0083N0 Bios?
I don't really know how to do. There is no information on first page about R0083N0 Bios

I recently installed an SSD on my VAIO and the 4Ko random write aren't as good as on my desktop PC which has the same SSD. AHCI could help me to get better performance.

Are there any chance to activate the SATA 2 mode in the same way as for AHCI/VT-x? Because all SZ are limited to SATA 150MB/s, although the ICH7M chipset supports SATA 300MB/s.

Thank you

 

I went to vaio support website and find out that there was a new BIOS for my SZ1. Strange I haven't seen it before. Isn't this bios for SZ3 Santa Rosa plateform only???

I will try with this token (page 23 by ScuderiaConchiglia)

VGN-SZ3XP R0096N0 reg 0399

It only activates VT. Any idea how to do for AHCI or Sata 2?

EDIT:
Ok it worked for VT.

But I have no idea how to do for AHCI and SATA 2. There are over 400 lines in the txt file, it would take too long (and dangerous) to test them all :/

 

FYI

I got a VGN-AR250G (R0150J6) to work with 0195.

Eric

 

Added to the master list.

Gary

 

Can you also try with the bios version R1131Q0?? I downloaded my bios from http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/downloads/updates/index.aspx?l=nl_NL&m=VGN-CR29XN_B

greetings,

Sander

 

Using the same register as the post you quoted from, who knows? No way for us to predict. The only way to do this is to go back to the beginning of the thread and use the procedures outlined there to try to find the proper register yourself. Sorry, but until someone tries this on a BIOS not already on the master list, there is no way to tell you if it will work or what register to use.

Gary

 

You guys rock! Success on my vaio:

VGN-AR690U
R1050J8
reg 027F


I used the HP Flash Drive method with SYMCMOS + PEDIT, and SecurAble to test it.

 

Oh Yeah! This method works!

Sony Vaio: vgn-fz160e
bios ver: R0050J7
reg: 02D3

I used method as person above: HP Flash Drive method with SYMCMOS + PEDIT, and SecurAble for test

thanks!

 

Both added to the master list.

Gary