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    Sony Z and Windows 7 x64

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ajaffarali, Feb 24, 2009.

  1. ajaffarali

    ajaffarali Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've installed Windows 7 64-bit on my Sony Z12MN today and cant seem to get the drivers to work. I tried downloading 64-bit drivers from Sony's website for their Z690 which is more or less the same but any driver I try to run, I get the message that its not intended for my model and the installation aborts.

    Is there any way to extract the files from these Sony drivers and then manually install the driver? I know WinRAR couldnt do it
     
    ajaffarali, Feb 24, 2009
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    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks- that seemed to do the trick. I do have three issues noticed so far-

    1) After resuming from sleep my WiFi only has local connectivity- not internet. I have to disable and enable the WiFi card from Device Manager to get full connectivity back. My model has an Atheros card

    2) The Fn+Volume buttons dont work.

    3) If in Speed Mode, Screen doesnt turn back on after resuming.

    Other than that, everything else seems to be running great in the last few hours.
     
    ajaffarali, Feb 25, 2009
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