forum - silicon pop culture Copyright (c) 2009 ExpressionEngine tag:https:,2009:08:26 My S270p will no longer power on. tag:https:,2009:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.7664 2009-08-11T09:47:01Z darek I have a vaio s270p and for some reason after shutdown last night it will no longer power on. I have tried several things such as using ac only and battery only, none of which seem to work. I tested the power wires connecting to the motherboard and they are carrying the correct voltage. I am at a loss for what to do to fix this, other than trying a replacement board. Any ideas on where i could find a new board or anyone else have a similar problem?

I just purchased a replacement acer timeline 4810t-8480 for the newer specs and better battery life. Maybe my S got mad and decided it wasn’t going to take anymore. Also I just received a new hdd two days ago to replace my less than stellar old one. maybe i should return it instead.

Thanks for any help anyone can shed on the subject.

Darek

]]> vaio zone won’t play dvds (and it did before) tag:https:,2007:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.7397 2007-12-13T17:42:40Z realchancho vaio zone won’t play my dvds no more, and it did before. now i have to use windvd ugly interface to do so. all i remember doing was uninstalling click to dvd and dvgate plus. now, when i load a dvd and try to play it with vaio zone it just won’t: vaio zone opens but that’s it. the dvd does play if i open the it with intervideo windvd 5 for windows. anything i can do to go back to vaio zone?

i already did this: updated vaio zone from the vaio-link site. i also tried to get windvd to reinstall it, but @ intervideo’s site there’s no windvd “for vaio”. can i just dld windvd 8 (which is the last one)? i also read somewhere that windvd 4 also works with vaio zone.

thanks.

]]> s150 problem help needed tag:https:,2007:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.7283 2007-07-12T08:05:05Z austinsec Hi I have a s150 worked great and just shut off on lights not power full battery charge still no lights any ideas?

]]> VGN-S1VP Boot Problems tag:https:,2006:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.6371 2006-05-21T20:54:19Z evoendz Hi everyone

I have a vaio VGN-S1VP with a problem I am having trouble finding a solution.

When you press the power button, the power light comes on and the HD makes a noise for about 1 second, the battery light comes on when you depress the power button (when it is on battery power) but the laptop does not even get to the post, .

I have just purchased a new charger and have just noticed that when the charger is plugged in, and I touch any metal part of the laptop, I get a little shock (maybe a seperate issue).

Anyway, if you keep powering the laptop on then off (holding down power button) after a while it will boot up fine without any problems.

I HAVE TRIED
Reseating memory and changing slots.
Powering on with just battery, just charger and just car charger.
Plugging battery in while pressing start button.
Holding down different keys while booting.
Resetting
Checked bios setting and power management
Unplugged bios battery
I started to thake the unit apart, I removed the CD Rom, harddrive, screen.

But still does the same

Any help would be greatly appreciated

]]> I need a guide to replacing my S2XP Hard Drive. tag:https:,2006:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.6423 2006-06-08T21:53:57Z barrieeld Can anyone help me with this?

Anyone reccomend what HD to buy?

]]> Sony support are the BEST tag:https:,2006:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.6404 2006-05-31T17:32:22Z evoendz Hello Everyone

I had to tell you all about a dealing with Sony UK Support.

I have a S series Vaio which developed the dreaded Motherboard Graphics problem (the motherboard needs to be replaced).
See http://www.siliconpopculture.com/sonytr/viewtopic.php?t=6371

After I found out what the problem was, I realised it was documented on the US Site.
I phoned Sony and they wanted £500 to replace the motherboard, with that I was a bit annoyed and the Vaio now well out of warranty.

A few days later I phoned Sony again to ask what they do not do anything about these bad design problems.

I was just about to start ranting about the fault, when the support operator said if you get the laptop to us we can have a look at it, I said yes I know you will and charge me £500, no he said we will do it for free, we will do it under warranty, I was amazed (the warrenty ran out ages ago).

The Vaio was picked up the next day, in France the day after (you can track where it is and what is being done to it), the motherboard has now been changed with a new years warranty.

I have never had such good dealings with a support company, and would just like to say well done to Sony.

If you look at my original post you can see the date when I did not even know what the problem was, It was 8 yes eight days ago, I now have the Vaio back from Sony, Amazing

Also to add do not leave you hanging on the phones for age like some campanies (Dell). :D

]]> Problems ! Problems ! Problems ! tag:https:,2006:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.6363 2006-05-18T23:20:44Z writetovarun Hey guys

My S3XP has crashed !!

Heres what it says:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:

<Windows>\system32\hal.dll
Please Reinstall a copy of the above file

I have a few questions I’d like somebody to answer

Is there a way to restore this dll ?

Heres what i’ve tried

Use the automated recovery thingy from the xp cd, which doesnt work

Can i install windows on a seperate folder in the extended partition and boot with the fresh installation in order to save the current files?

Please help guys !!

Varun

]]> Having trouble setting up my S260 to send/receive FAX tag:https:,2006:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.6190 2006-04-11T08:57:51Z afxdave I followed the Windows procedure to get the modem set up and when I do it I am prompted to have the Service Pack 2 CD (which I don’t have).  So I check my system profile and I have Service Pack 2, but I cannot find it on the HD anywhere.

Any ways around this, or specific files I need to get this going?  Any help is much appreciated.

]]> S28GP jerky during gameplay while charging tag:https:,2006:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.6183 2006-04-10T13:30:21Z long I have the S28GP with 1g Ram and a Seagate 100g 5400rpm drive. When I’ve been using the laptop unplugged and come home to plug it in, games such as World of Warcraft, Guild Wars and EVE become very jerky. I notice this happens as long as the charging light is blinking. Is there anything that can be done or has anyone had similar experiences? I’m suspecting it’s the graphic card since I can still use all other non graphic intensive programs fine. I can also play movies fine, but I suspect that’s CPU driven though.

Thanks for any help

]]> VGN-S1XP &amp; Matshita DVD device tag:https:,2006:/www.siliconpopculture.com/forum/viewthread/.6037 2006-03-01T09:39:04Z lord_k3Y Hallo guys sorry for bothering you but i got a problem.
Since 2 days my dvd rom doesn’t read anything. If I put a cd inside ( or a dvd) and I go checking files inside it appear like if the cd is empty.
If try to turn XP on in the other way (F an I/O error message appear.

I would like to re-install the OS ( XP Profession) from the recovery disc but how can I do if the dvd rom doesn’t work?
May I try from an USB HARD DISK? ( I never done it)

At the end, if it is dead and if I must buy a new one, is there a list of compatible devices? If I am not wrong I must buy a 9.5mm device right?

Best regards for who spend few second to help me

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