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    hdd protection and driver

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by djhingapus, Sep 2, 2007.

  1. djhingapus

    djhingapus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey i have recently installed hdd protection and software on my new vaio sz. Is there anywhere i can see this working? It seems like i cannot find the software installed? Nor do i know where to see it in the device manager?

    Best regards
     
    djhingapus, Sep 2, 2007
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  2. zerodays

    zerodays Notebook Consultant

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    you should be able to get there via Vaio Status Monior
     
    zerodays, Sep 2, 2007
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    DanyBui81 Notebook Evangelist

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    DanyBui81, Sep 2, 2007
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  4. Daelyn

    Daelyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have reinstalled Vista on my machine a few times and I have issues installing it.

    It worked the first time, but the last three times I can not install HDD protection driver/utility because it says applicable Device is not present..

    Weird. Everything else works flawless, including the CAM which some problems have issues with.
     
    Daelyn, Sep 4, 2007
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  5. zerodays

    zerodays Notebook Consultant

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    ok, try this.

    Uninstall HDD protection thingy completely.
    Then, re-install two of Sony's shared DLL and library stuffs. There should be two folders. Lastly re-install HDD protection. It should work.

    One thing I learned from Sony product is that, I must install two mentioned packages before I install any further drivers to get things work.
    I have several friends who owned pre-generations of sony laptops and they all told me to install drivers (especially those sony lib/dll stuffs) in step by step manner.
     
    zerodays, Sep 4, 2007
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  6. Daelyn

    Daelyn Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have done that, EXACTLY as it is described, still no deal
     
    Daelyn, Sep 4, 2007
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