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    Sony Vaio N series sound card replacement

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by DME43, Oct 4, 2007.

  1. DME43

    DME43 Newbie

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    Is it possible to change the sound card on my sony vaio VGN-N130G laptop to one that is XP proffesional compatible? and is it easy enough for me to do it?

    Also how much will this sound card be? Im looking for the cheapest one that will last a very long time, and im not bothered about the quality, just as long as im able to hear sound im happy

    cheers
     
    DME43, Oct 4, 2007
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  2. DME43

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    why doesnt anyone reply where ever I go???
     
    DME43, Oct 5, 2007
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    jesse6749 Notebook Deity

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    You may not be able to remove this as it most likely is built into the motherboard, you may be able to disable it in the device manager or in the bios? and try to find a usb or type 34 or type 54 card bus style sound card if available, I only know that Creative has a Express Card type 54 Xfi but most of our Sony's have the type Express Card 34 bus adapter connector only, I have only seen the Express Card type 54 connector on HP Laptops.
    Anyway Good Luck.
     
    jesse6749, Oct 5, 2007
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  4. DME43

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    thanks,
    Was now wondering, any way to create a virtual sound card just like what you can do with daemon tools or magic ISO into making the laptop think its got a working sound card. I dont mind not listening to music/sound, But theres this add on for flight simulator (PMDG 747) which wont allow me to fly it without a working sound card.
     
    DME43, Oct 7, 2007
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  5. Hartman

    Hartman Notebook Consultant

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    The N series is considered a budget line, and if I had to guess, most of the components are probably integrated.
     
    Hartman, Oct 7, 2007
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    boli06 Notebook Enthusiast

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    How would it know that the sound card is not working? Just install the drivers, that should do it.
     
    boli06, Oct 7, 2007
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    Babydarklord Notebook Evangelist

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    what if the sound card device is really damage. even reinstalling it would fix the issue. mostly for vaio notebook sound card is built in with the MBX(motherboard ) if your going to change the sound you will have to change the motherboard.
     
    Babydarklord, Oct 7, 2007
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    bananapudding Notebook Consultant

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    bananapudding, Oct 7, 2007
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    DME43, Oct 8, 2007
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    bananapudding Notebook Consultant

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    I am not sure where you are getting XP Pro from but you might wipe the c: drive (leaving the hidden partition intact) and do a clean install of Pro.
     
    bananapudding, Oct 8, 2007
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