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    VGN-SZ483N BIOS Update

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by accidue, Aug 21, 2008.

  1. accidue

    accidue Newbie

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    Can someone please point me towards a BIOS update for the VGN-SZ483N. I'm hoping to get a newer BIOS that will allow me to enable hardware virtualization.

    As far as I can tell the hardware support its but I found that the Bios didn't have an option to enable it :-(

    Sony's NZ site appears to have no BIOS updates available.
     
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  2. bogart

    bogart Notebook Evangelist

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    What BIOS version is on your notebook now?
     
    bogart, Aug 21, 2008
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  3. accidue

    accidue Newbie

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    Thanks for your reply, here's all of the details from the BIOS screen:

    BIOS Version: R0112N0
    EC BIOS Version: RK112NO
    Video BIOS Version: NOG72_13
    Machine Name: VGN-SZ483N_C
     
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  4. bogart

    bogart Notebook Evangelist

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    The latest BIOS is already on your notebook. To enable VT-x follow these instructions.
     
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    Thank you so much - I've been able to enable it using those instructions. I now have a very clean Windows 2008 x64 system running on the laptop with Hyper-V working as well.
     
    accidue, Aug 21, 2008
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