topic Re: Vaio VGC M1 Deceased?? in PCs & Accessories

Vaio VGC M1 Deceased??

phillipsj — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:21:40 GMT

Hi there,

My friends M1 is having problems....when the mains power is switched on the fans start up (full speed) and the orange "ON" switch is allready lit up but it will not boot.

It's as if it's stuck in this state, it has been unplugged for an hour or two, then switched back on only to return to being "frozen".

Any help or ideas would be appreciated,

Si

Re: Vaio VGC M1 Deceased??

waterside — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:16:34 GMT

Yep, sounds dead to me. Has it been dropped or something?

Re: Vaio VGC M1 Deceased??

phillipsj — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:00:15 GMT

OK....friend has phoned Sony who said it will need to go back to them for repair but the machine is ONE WEEK out of warranty period and he will get charged/shafted? for the full price of repairs.
A case of "computer says no-o".

Very poor.

Si

Re: Vaio VGC M1 Deceased??

kee-lo_ — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:19:06 GMT

Probably will have to pay, unless he says it happened a week ago and he tried contacting eSupport with very little response

Re: Vaio VGC M1 Deceased??

theFOX — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:18:17 GMT

deceased :smileygrin:

Re: Vaio VGC M1 Deceased??

babysmile — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:27:19 GMT

erm.. have u check da RAM, Processor those stuff? might be harsh to open the casing but if u know how to do it, give a try..

Re: Vaio VGC M1 Deceased??

cefathecat — Sat, 20 May 2006 14:59:07 GMT

what was the outcome of this? 'cos I've got the same problem with my RS704

Re: Vaio VGC M1 Deceased??

jammold — Sun, 21 May 2006 15:50:55 GMT

Babysmile Wrote:

erm.. have u check da RAM, Processor those stuff? might be harsh to open the casing but if u know how to do it, give a try..

I'd normally advise against this but as its out of warranty the it can't hurt to have a look. Check the power supply feeds to the motherboard are not loose. Also check the CPU fan (if you can see that) is spinning correctly and at speed. Be very careful here operating the computer with the power on and the casing removed, its all low voltage except the power supply.

Reseat your memory modules (normally you can get to these under a plastic flap on the rear or underside of the machine), get some compressed air to clean the slots, then find a pencil eraser and rub along the gold contacts with the eraser. Never use your fingers though because that leaves a film of oil over the contacts which is not easy to remove afterwards. Also ensure you are static free, a single static shock will ruin a memory module or the computer or even both :S

Try restarting the computer now, it may bounce back but a dead memory module will stop the computer from even starting correctly. Listen out for any odd beep patterns from the computer at startup, if you hear any tell us what they are, so we can help resolve it for you.

Best of luck - I hope your PC will work after this.

Re: Vaio VGC M1 Deceased??

BartK — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:41:45 GMT

Eurrrr, maybe something a bit more easy, but also worth a check : Is there besides the mouse any other USB or PCMCIA device attached? If yes, please remove it and try again...