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    Windows 7 on Z590 Trials and Tribulations

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Zcar Zcomp, Oct 24, 2009.

  1. Zcar Zcomp

    Zcar Zcomp Notebook Geek

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    Got Display working great. Used Euro drivers. However

    Flag says power management driver not installed- Sony programmable i/o driver

    and i cannot get the protector suite to work, it installs but states i need to plug in fingerprint reader into usb port.

    Any suggestions are appreciated
     
    Zcar Zcomp, Oct 24, 2009
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    dariusnaz Notebook Consultant

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    Which drivers did you use to get the display working and what BIOS did you install?
     
    dariusnaz, Oct 24, 2009
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    Zcar Zcomp Notebook Geek

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    Used the Euro driver for nvidia, its in a post on the forums, if you cant find it i could email it to you. as for the bios i used update straight from the sony site for windows vista business.

    if only i could get the fingerprint reder working
     
    Zcar Zcomp, Oct 24, 2009
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    dLo GSR Notebook Enthusiast

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    this may be stupid but did you install the drivers for them?

    i have a Z590 and all the vista drivers from the sony US FTP site worked for me and everything works 100% (after installing the W7 nvidia drivers from the euro site).
     
    dLo GSR, Oct 25, 2009
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  5. arth1

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    "Everything" and "100%"? Including WWAN, HDMI protected content and nVidia display scaling?
     
    arth1, Oct 25, 2009
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    dLo GSR Notebook Enthusiast

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    i don't use WWAN so i have no idea if it's functioning but my drivers say it is. HDMI protected content, i don't know what's protected but video and audio out work along with auto-detecting once i plug int he cable. display scaling for HDMI out also works properly.
     
    dLo GSR, Oct 25, 2009
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    Really? That's new then, cause Sprint EV-DO doesn't show up in the device manager in Vista -- you can only access it through SmartWi, which allegedly you can't anymore if installing W7.
    What do the drivers say?
     
    arth1, Oct 25, 2009
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    Zcar Zcomp Notebook Geek

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    it was a stpid question. got everything to work, didnt change anything. just a couple of restarts and everything works amazing better than ever.
     
    Zcar Zcomp, Oct 25, 2009
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    Hi Zcar,

    Was your install 64 bit?

    Also, do you a link to the drivers?
     
    dariusnaz, Oct 25, 2009
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    I may misunderstand your point but I have Z540 and I can see the Sprint EV-DO modules (under Ports > Novatel...) in the device manager in Vista Home Premium (as long as I turn it on through SmartWi; when I turn it off, it disappears in the device manager)

    Same now with Win7 Pro, the only difference is that I cannot see GPS through SmartWi but it still appears in the device manager when I turn on Sprint.
     
    DtD, Oct 25, 2009
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