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    Need help concerning Z555 - format

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by snipeshow, Nov 26, 2008.

  1. snipeshow

    snipeshow Notebook Consultant

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    so I just formated my Z555 laptop because it had viruses. I dont have the vista business cd so I used my roomates vista home premium cd to format. Now thats its formated, Im missing so many things. I tried downloadign drivers but I doubt I got all of them because I cant even go passed 1024x768 resolution!!! Someone help me pleasee! i'm a noob when it comes to this kind of stuff

    Thanks in advance for any help
     
    snipeshow, Nov 26, 2008
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  2. Garmin

    Garmin Notebook Evangelist

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    you are just missing alot of drivers which can be downloaded from sony support's web page
     
    Garmin, Nov 26, 2008
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    Do you have an intact recovery partition and did you burn the recovery DVDs when you first got your Z? If the answer to either question is yes, you might be able to save some hassle installing drivers. On the other hand, you'll get all the trialware etc back again by using the Sony recovery.
     
    InfyMcGirk, Nov 26, 2008
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  4. snipeshow

    snipeshow Notebook Consultant

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    Hey thanks for the replies. Well I fixed the resolution problem by finding and installing the video card drivers. Now I have 2 problems: I cant use the keys on the keyboard to control brightness, volume, etc. What do I need to install for that? And the other problem is, I keep getting this popup telling me to reinsert battery while i hibernate the computer. I did but the popup keeps coming up.

    thanks again
     
    snipeshow, Nov 26, 2008
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    you need to install all of the drivers and sony utilities from the sony support site if you want everything to work. I would recommend downloading all of them and installing them one by one. You should install the Video Drivers and utilities first then everything else.
     
    techadventures, Nov 26, 2008
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    I did, I installed everything from their esupport website but my keys for brightness and volume etc still dont work.
     
    snipeshow, Nov 26, 2008
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    keisuke_z Notebook Guru

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    The Sony drivers and utilities need to be installed in a specific order:

    ,Sony Firmware Extension Parser
    ,Sony Programmable IO Control
    ,Sony Shared Library
    ,Sony Setting Utility
    ,Sony VAIO Event Service
    ,VAIO Control Centre
    ,VAIO Power Management
    ,Sony ISB Utility
    ,Sony HDD Protection Filter Driver
    ,SmartFi Connection Utility
     
    keisuke_z, Nov 27, 2008
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