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    Sony Vaio Notebook HELP!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by arrabelle01, Aug 12, 2008.

  1. arrabelle01

    arrabelle01 Newbie

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    Hi everyone,

    I have a Sony Vaio (VGN-FJ270) and it is not reading any discs! I am trying to read a software installation cd, but nothing shows up. The same thing goes for dvds and cds. Please help! I'm desperate!
     
    arrabelle01, Aug 12, 2008
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  2. tom_baker

    tom_baker Notebook Guru

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    Hi Arrabelle,

    Even though they're obvious, make sure you've done these things:

    - Restart.
    - Go to My Computer and check that the disc icon is not there (it might just be AutoPlay that is broken).
    - Check with Sony - call their support hotline.

    It's either a software or hardware issue here. If it's software, it should be fixed fairly easily; if it's hardware-related, then it gets more difficult because the notebook would have to be repaired.

    A quick question:

    Did Sony include a Windows XP / Vista install disc in the box? Does the FJ have a "Recovery" partition (you can see if it does in My Computer)?

    If it is a software issue you might have to reinstall Windows (which would require to you back up all of your data).

    Keep us informed,

    --Tom
     
    tom_baker, Aug 12, 2008
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  3. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I think this'll boil down to a hardware issue.
    Have you touched the lense by accident? Or it was like that...
    Generally any drive would read CDs without a driver, just running on Windows, the newer ones (less than 8 years old) will also read DVDs without any drivers, so I'm pretty sure its a faulty drive.
     
    DetlevCM, Aug 13, 2008
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