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    How to disable Vaio startup logo on Z series

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jerochan, Sep 27, 2008.

  1. jerochan

    jerochan Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm sure there's a thread out there somewhere that has already dealt with this, but I can't find it... Anyway, how do you disable the Vaio logo on startup. I know how it used to be done in BIOS on other systems, but this doesn't work on the Z. Also no option available in the Vaio Control Center that I can find. Please help. Thanks!
     
    jerochan, Sep 27, 2008
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    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    Good question.

    Why would you want to disable it anyway? Do you like watching the motherboard post?
     
    sleey0, Sep 27, 2008
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    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    ya its so small and unintrusive.. and its there for 1 second of your life, geez! lol
     
    sonoritygenius, Sep 27, 2008
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  4. jerochan

    jerochan Notebook Enthusiast

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    I guess I don't really need to worry about it, I was just performing a bunch of Vista tweaks and wondered if there was a way to disable the Vaio screen too.
     
    jerochan, Sep 27, 2008
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  5. Yeeze

    Yeeze Notebook Consultant

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    I wonder if it would reduce the time the BIOS needs to start...
    It takes long compared to other PC's...
     
    Yeeze, Sep 28, 2008
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    See if there is a "Quiet Boot" option in the BIOS. If there is, try disabling it. The boot-logo screen only hides the POST, and it will just affect the time taken for POST by -2 seconds or so.
     
    Andy, Sep 28, 2008
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  7. jerochan

    jerochan Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not too worried about this anymore, since it really does only take 2 seconds. But just for those interested, there is definitely NOT a Quiet Boot option in my version of BIOS. There isn't even an Advanced section, as there was on so many other Vaios that I've owned.
     
    jerochan, Sep 29, 2008
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    Yeeze Notebook Consultant

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    I hate it when companys patronize* you for no reason...

    *hope thats the right word if someone makes decisions for you
     
    Yeeze, Sep 29, 2008
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