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    Z1 keys repeating and touchpad issues

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by networkn, Nov 9, 2011.

  1. networkn

    networkn Notebook Guru

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    Hi There!

    A while ago I read some posts regarding issues with Z series including the Z1 series which related to problems with the touchpad, and secondly and more importantly (for me at least) a problem where keypresses (single) were resulting in multiple outputs (So typing hello would result in heello or hhello). There was even a patch someone created to stop it from happening.

    Is anyone able to tell me if Sony ever acknowledged the problems officially and link me to the fix or any information about it please?

    Regards
     
    networkn, Nov 9, 2011
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  2. lovelaptops

    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    Sorry, I'm not familiar with either of these issues, but I do suggest you re-name (or re-create) your thread with direct reference to the problems, eg, "Z1 Touchpad/key repeat issues." Normally you would get some helpful responses, but your title is just too vague, I think.

    EDIT: just ran into this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/579225-vaio-vpcz-1290x-erratic-cursor-touch-pad.html , see if it helps.
     
    lovelaptops, Nov 10, 2011
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    networkn Notebook Guru

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    Hi There!

    How can I rename the thread? Thanks.
     
    networkn, Nov 10, 2011
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  4. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    You can generally click the Report ( [​IMG]) button to the left of the post and ask a moderator to change the title for you. What would you like to change it to?
     
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    Ashers Notebook Evangelist

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    Which Vaio Z1 do you have?

    There was an issue with the old VGN-Z1, which is documented here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/306453-sony-vaio-z-sticky-squeaky-keys-doubled-type.html

    It looks like it was never solved, but someone wrote a workaround, which you can see on page#17 of the thread. The links are dead now, but there may be someone around who has a copy.

    Note I've never heard of this problem with the newer VPC-Z1. (And having owned one for over a year, I've never had the problem myself)
     
    Ashers, Nov 15, 2011
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  6. lovelaptops

    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    It was my suggestion that he change it to something less vague, more like: "Z1 touchpad issues and key repeating" because he wasn't getting any responses from his very general thread title: 6 dys and only one on-topic response.

    (FYI, I was suggesting abandoning this thread and starting a new one with a more descriptive title. I didn't know mods would be quick to accommodate a new title. Thanks.)

    EDIT: Thanks for changing the title. :) Hope it helps the OP get more helpful responses.
     
    lovelaptops, Nov 15, 2011
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