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    Intel WIDI (Wireless Dispay) on Vaio Z13

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by BDB, Mar 12, 2011.

  1. BDB

    BDB Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi All,

    Can someone with a little bit more technical knowledge than myself please let me know how I can get the Intel WIDI Technology working on the Vaio Z13?

    The computer has all the right hardware components after all.

    I installed the WIDI software and latest Intel wireless drivers but I cannot get the Inell Wireless Display program to load, it gives me the error: "Unable to load the Intel My WIFI technology DLL file".

    Thanks,
     
    BDB, Mar 12, 2011
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  2. waleed786

    waleed786 Notebook Evangelist

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    As far as I know it's not possible to install widi yourself even if it has all the hardware, it can be only be installed if it's marketed as a widi-compatible computer
     
    waleed786, Mar 12, 2011
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  3. brax

    brax Newbie

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    I get Widi on my VPCZ13 installed and it worked perfect with Netgear Push2TV PVT1000 , but for this I installed a clean Win7.
    With the factory oem install that came with the Z13 widi and also my wifi
    won't recognize the intel wlan card (AGN6200).
    The message was "no compatible Hardware found".
    I think Sony is blocking widi by settings in registry which I have not found, so I did a clean install to get this working.
    I did this only for testing WIDI, after that i went back to the OEM install, because the oem install runs a bit smoother, notably the internet explorer.
     
    brax, Mar 13, 2011
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  4. michibahn

    michibahn Notebook Consultant

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    hi.. would you mind sharing the files and procedures on how did you make work? i was able to install the intel wireless display in my z11 and i can detect the netgear push2tv but when i'm trying to establish a connection, it always disconnects. i've tried different versions of the intel wireless display software but still i cannot get it to work.

    i have a clean win7 also in my z11..

    TIA!
     
    michibahn, Mar 13, 2011
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  5. beaups

    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    ^I'm sure you have addressed this already, but you are running in stamina (intel) graphics mode right?
     
    beaups, Mar 13, 2011
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  6. waleed786

    waleed786 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmm this is good to know. You probably have to get the intel 6200 driver for intel, and not from Sony
     
    waleed786, Mar 13, 2011
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  7. michibahn

    michibahn Notebook Consultant

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    not yet beaups... yes i'm running on stamina (intel) graphics mode.. and i tried also in speed mode but still it cannot connect.. ty!

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    @waleed.. yes i got everything directly form intel's site.. were you able to get this P2TV to work?
     
    michibahn, Mar 14, 2011
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  8. brax

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    widi on VPCZ1 is working only with original intel graphics driver (without nvidia), so switching to nvidia is not possible this way.
     
    brax, Mar 15, 2011
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  9. michibahn

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    yes i know.. but i did test it though since nothing is working for me.. thanks!
     
    michibahn, Mar 15, 2011
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  10. michibahn

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    any ideas would be appreciated here.. thanks!
     
    michibahn, Mar 16, 2011
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  11. Ung_Kung

    Ung_Kung Notebook Evangelist

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    i have the limited z11 carbon fiber, can this also work with WIDi?
     
    Ung_Kung, Mar 16, 2011
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  12. michibahn

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    hope to get updates from someone who made this to work in their Z1x

    TIA!
     
    michibahn, Mar 23, 2011
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