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    Video Issue on Brand New Vaio CW

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Mezzi, May 22, 2010.

  1. Mezzi

    Mezzi Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys just started using this laptop last night and now when watching a video it sputtered and turned white got a brief message saying some Video driver has been recovered.

    Now when watching the same video its like I see a square in the middle and it keep sputtering all while being a part of the video.

    Any suggestions?

    EDIT: Video is now pausing on its own.
     
    Mezzi, May 22, 2010
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  2. Mezzi

    Mezzi Notebook Consultant

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    Any suggestions? The videos are choppy and the audio on the videos also choppy.
     
    Mezzi, May 24, 2010
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  3. stupidolive

    stupidolive Notebook Consultant

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    i suggest you return for a new one or call Sony :) if it's a simple problem, it's a driver problem but i have had none of that so far. It can be a hardware problem with GPU. I think you should call the warranty service or just exchange for a different one :)
     
    stupidolive, May 24, 2010
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  4. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    It ships with a buggy Nvidia Driver stack. Try the latest LaptopVideo2Go drivers. I think the latest version is a 257.x version. It should give you better performance with added stability. I can almost assure you it's not a hardware problem.

    EDIT* - Try this procedure I wrote a while back... I've edited it with new links to the latest drivers.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, May 24, 2010
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  5. Mezzi

    Mezzi Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you XGX2007, I will try what you wrote and then tell you if I see any improvements.

    Thanks again.

    Edit: Ok did everything and restarted everything seems fine.

    When I watch a few vids ill report the performance
     
    Mezzi, May 24, 2010
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