topic Replacement battery in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/replacement-battery/m-p/642740#M437 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Where can I purchase a genuine replacement battery (VGP-BPS 13A/S) for my Vaio laptop - Model VGN-FW31ZJ. I'm told that if I don't use a Sony battery then it will not be recognised by the laptop - is this correct?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:31:51 GMT ashlgay 2013-01-15T14:31:51Z Replacement battery https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/replacement-battery/m-p/642740#M437 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Where can I purchase a genuine replacement battery (VGP-BPS 13A/S) for my Vaio laptop - Model VGN-FW31ZJ. I'm told that if I don't use a Sony battery then it will not be recognised by the laptop - is this correct?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:31:51 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/replacement-battery/m-p/642740#M437 ashlgay 2013-01-15T14:31:51Z Re: Replacement battery https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/replacement-battery/m-p/642744#M438 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi ashlgay,</P><P></P><P>We have had a number of reports of replacement batteries either not being recognised or the required BIOS tweek provided with some batteries bricking the notebook.</P><P></P><P>Genuine batteries don't come cheap but you can purchase a battery from Sony for your model.</P><P></P><P><SPAN> </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vaio-batteries/vgp-bps21a">http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vaio-batteries/vgp-bps21a</A><SPAN> </SPAN></P><P></P><P>A Google may provide a more competitive price but get confirmation, in writing, that it is a genuine Sony battery.</P><P></P><P>Rich</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:51:46 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/replacement-battery/m-p/642744#M438 rich912 2013-01-15T14:51:46Z