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    Sony Vaio X issue - PLZ HALP! xD

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by t.saddington, Apr 2, 2013.

  1. t.saddington

    t.saddington Notebook Geek

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    Hey guys,
    I bought a Sony Vaio X (11" model) for $50 on eBay and the only issue it had according to the seller was that it didn't charge but still worked off power. When I received the notebook, I plugged it in and turned it on and it booted to the Windows starting screen but didn't proceed any further. I thought that maybe the installation was messed up, so I booted from my Windows 7 installation USB and it loaded the drive, and got to a mouse pointer and didn't proceed ant further. Then I started to get worried because its not an issue with the current installation and its not an issue with the 64GB SSD. I have also tried numerous Live distros of Linux and no avail :( Anyone know what the issue could be? I love the notebooks design and don't want to return it to the seller and I really want it to work :p Anyways, Thanks :)
     
    t.saddington, Apr 2, 2013
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  2. kanuk

    kanuk Notebook Deity

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    You got a Vaio X for 50 bucks? Lucky!

    Is it running the stock BIOS?
     
    kanuk, Apr 2, 2013
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  3. Mr. B

    Mr. B Notebook Consultant

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    Have you run any hardware diagnostics?
     
    Mr. B, Apr 4, 2013
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