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Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

YgNus — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:33:38 GMT

Hi everyone, I have bought this notebook recently and reinstalled the OS (winXP pro SP2). I had some problems with restart, and audio but I solved it reading on this forum.

But I have 2 doubts more for which I have no seen answer here. My questions are:

1. I have installed all the preinstalled drivers and the preinstalled utilities but in the devide manager I haven´t got the correct driver for the x-black lcd. I have something like this:
Monitor plug and play
Default Monitor
Default Monitor
Default Monitor

Four devices (I dont know why) and I want to install the correct driver for one of them, at least. Where can I found?, what can I do?

2. The other thing is that the icon of the memory stick device in my pc is corrupted. It has no icon.

Any of you have had the same problem? What can I do?

Thanks in advance!!

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

William — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:23:47 GMT

You used you recovery disc(s) and have these issues

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

YgNus — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:46:58 GMT

No, I download the preinstaled drivers zip located in the support web. I have no recovery discs, I lost the recovery partition when i format the HD 😞

But like i have read here, there are many people who has installed those drivers and they seems not to have the same issues.

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

kee-lo_ — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:01:08 GMT

Hi,

Make sure you uninstall all four and restart your VAIO, hopefully it'll just find it

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

Thalamus. — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:25:28 GMT

2. The other thing is that the icon of the memory stick device in my pc is corrupted. It has no icon.

Any of you have had the same problem? What can I do?

Hi YgNus,

welcome to the forum,

You may find the reply from Rich in this thread of interest.

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

rich912 — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:34:01 GMT

Thalamus, this may possibly be a better link.
as the one you quoted had a couple of unnecessary stages :smileyblush:

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

Thalamus. — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:42:26 GMT

Thanks Rich

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

YgNus — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:34:48 GMT

Thanks guys, the solution for the first issue works fine, but in the other hand, the matter of x-black lcd doesn´t. I have uninstall all and restart but the same four devices are listed.
Don´t I need a driver for the monitor? or an inf file or something? In the preinstaled drivers zip there are nothing related with the monitor.

And do you guys know why 4 devices are listed?

Thnx for all!!

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

William — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:42:56 GMT

On my TR5MP laptop, in device manager there are TWO entries for the LCD with the Driver as Sony.

But whether you need a suitable graphics driver which includes the LCD .info file I am not sure.

When I click on the driver button its says that no driver files are loaded or needed for this device.

If you are sure you didn't download it, I can only suggest as a last resort you look on the USA site where they list preinstalled drivers for download individually.

Problem is you will need to look at the specs to find your equivelant model.

USA VAIO

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

russ8s — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:00:47 GMT

I have just got a fe11s, no recovery disks(great).

But you can't format the recovery partition can you ? it protected I thought.

angry on......

no info on what updates you need, more importantly the order

numurous crashs and failures later and 30 + hours I finally have a stable system.

IMO absolutley disgusting, how is that selling a working product that takes 30 hours of your time to get it up to the standard that it should come as. To say i'm not impressed with sony or the distributor is an understatement, both misinforming customers and flouting the law.

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

YgNus — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:24:23 GMT

William I have tried that with no luky. The drivers told me that they are not for my system. I have tried the video chipset, because I can´t find a driver for the monitor especifically.

russ8s i think that I have formated all the HD, but if the partition is hidden and is supposed not to be deleted with a format, how can I check it?

The only device that I can´t install properly is the X-black lcd, if someone could help me, will be pleased!

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

Thalamus. — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:32:35 GMT

russ8s i think that I have formated all the HD, but if the partition is hidden and is supposed not to be deleted with a format, how can I check it?

Hi YgNus,

Goto Start > control panel > Performance and Maintenance > Administrative Tools > computer management > Storage > disk management. You should see the recovery partition there.

Also if you can creat your Vaio recovery discs then your recovery partition is still intact.

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

YgNus — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:22:07 GMT

Isn´t there Thalamus, so i think that the format has deleted it.
I don´t know what to do with the monitor driver...

I have seen many people arround here with the same notebook and reinstaled the OS too, all of you guys have the correct monitor driver listed in the device manager?

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

EGC — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 02:33:47 GMT

i have the same problem... my laptop came as a "default monitor" seems like SONY UK didn't install the proper driver or watever...

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

YgNus — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:12:59 GMT

No advices? I cant find a driver for x-black lcd anywhere...

EGC do you have 4 monitors in the device manager? or only one entry for the monitor?

I think that this is not a big problem but when you buy something you want to have all perfect, do you? And that´s why I want to see in the device manager a sony driver and not a windows default plug and play monitor.

Thanks to all!

Re: Have two doubts about VAIO VGN-FE11S

sweetCoffee — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:37:28 GMT

I did reinstall the recovery disks and I have no specific monitor driver, so there is no problem at all.

You are using the correct drivers !