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    Sony Replaced my SZ's MB

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by koiking, Oct 2, 2007.

  1. koiking

    koiking Notebook Consultant

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    Now I can not use the VAIO update utility.

    "Your model information could not be found"

    Great. Anyone know a utility I can use to find the chipset the motherboard is using?
     
    koiking, Oct 2, 2007
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  2. Phil

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    CPU-Z may do that, I am not sure. Try it.
     
    Phil, Oct 2, 2007
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  3. nixon

    nixon Notebook Evangelist

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    I can't verify this, but in your c:/windows directory create a "model.txt" file and in it have a line that says model = "vgn-szXXX" with the XXX being the model of the machine you have. located on the screen bezel.

    I'm away from my VAIO right now to confirm this, but I know that has helped people in the past.
     
    nixon, Oct 2, 2007
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  4. bogart

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    The chipset is 945PM for SZ1-SZ5 (European) models and 965PM for SZ5 (Asian) and SZ6 models.
     
    bogart, Oct 2, 2007
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    Sony forgot to DMI your mainboard, will require another service to do this. The DMI info is written into the BIOS to identify the motherboard as belonging to a certain brand and model of system.
     
    bananapudding, Oct 2, 2007
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