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    Issues with clean install Windows 8 on the Vaio Pro 13

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by richp582, Aug 5, 2013.

  1. richp582

    richp582 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Guys...

    I've got a Pro 13, i5, 4gb and 128gb SSD, I love it, but I'm fairly particular about getting as close to a base install as possible. I previously tried to install Win 8 via USB and it worked fine. I install practically all of the Vaio sortware drivers from their site and as much as I could directly from intel. However, I was unable to enable "Sleep". If I went to settings -> power the only options I got where shut-down and reboot. I've looked for anything I was missing, but there were no missing drivers or yellow question marks in device manager. I eventually decided to go back and restore the Vaio original software and everything is back and working ok.

    Has anyone had any luck doing a clean install on these machines and getting them to work as expected? Any specifics on what drivers you installed, and form where?

    Thanks in advance,
    Rich
     
    richp582, Aug 5, 2013
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    gorecki Notebook Enthusiast

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    Personally I'm happy letting the computer sleep whenever I close the lid, but if you want the option explicitly then I think this is the guide you're after:

    Power Options Menu - Add or Remove Sleep or Hibernate in Windows 8

     
    gorecki, Aug 5, 2013
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    richp582 Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's not the issue... even when the lid closed, it would do nothing. If you went to power options -> what to do when the lid closes... Nothing was selected and if you clicked the drop down, there was no option to sleep.

    Anyway, I finally figured out the issue. It was the video drivers... I tried a clean install again, and as soon as I installed the newest intel video drivers, the sleep option appeared all over the system.

    Thanks,
    Rich
     
    richp582, Aug 6, 2013
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