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02-19-2009, 06:27 PM
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#3031
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
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Originally Posted by DaRonRon
A lot of people on their forums report problems using those drivers...
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Care to direct me towards these many reported problems?
I've been using them since I got the laptop and the only problem was sometimes NFS: Undercover would crash and Microsoft would say it was the ATI driver's fault but this was a long time ago and the problem never popped up with the newest problems.
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Sony Vaio FW (VGN-FW140D) (Aug. '08 - Present)
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8400 2.26GHz | 3GB SDRAM | 250GB HDD @ 5400rpm | ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD3470 256MB
Toshiba Satellite A20 (PSA20C-02HKQP) (Aug. '03 - Aug. '08)
- Intel® Pentium® 4 2.66 GHz | 512MB RAM | 40GB HDD @ 4200rpm | Trident CyberAladdin-P4 32MB shared
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02-19-2009, 06:38 PM
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#3032
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Notebook Enthusiast
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
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Originally Posted by Cegla010
Well, having almost exactly same spec as the one you're looking at I'd say YES-that's the one, especially that you have an option to go for a decent HDD and I'll be stuck with my crappy one for some time now  I wonder what's others' opinion? |
Why stuck?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136280 |
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02-19-2009, 07:08 PM
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#3033
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Notebook Guru
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Carrick on Shannon, Ireland
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
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Originally Posted by ustonz_2000
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still have 1100 euros to pay off my mastercard for the fw
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VAIO FW21Z,T9400, 2.53 GHz, 1066MHz, 6MB  ;4GB DDR2 800 MHz RAM  ;500 GB HDD 4.200 RPM  ;WXGA++ 1920x1080 Hi-Color ;HD 3650 512 MB
Now Playing:
Red Alert 3;NFS U2,Carbon;HoMMV;Earth 2160;CoD:WaW, FarCry2-and all running smoothly on mid-high det :-]
Last edited by Cegla010 : 02-19-2009 at 07:27 PM.
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02-19-2009, 07:17 PM
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#3034
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Notebook Guru
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Carrick on Shannon, Ireland
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
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Originally Posted by Wolf04
Care to direct me towards these many reported problems?
I've been using them since I got the laptop and the only problem was sometimes NFS: Undercover would crash and Microsoft would say it was the ATI driver's fault but this was a long time ago and the problem never popped up with the newest problems.
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http://www.driverheaven.net/driverhe...hd-3650-a.html
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VAIO FW21Z,T9400, 2.53 GHz, 1066MHz, 6MB ;4GB DDR2 800 MHz RAM ;500 GB HDD 4.200 RPM ;WXGA++ 1920x1080 Hi-Color ;HD 3650 512 MB
Now Playing:
Red Alert 3;NFS U2,Carbon;HoMMV;Earth 2160;CoD:WaW, FarCry2-and all running smoothly on mid-high det :-]
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02-19-2009, 08:12 PM
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#3035
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Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
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Originally Posted by soulsaver_8229
mine is 1200 free shipping at newegg
yours has a t9400, mine a P98600
depending on your useage, you may want to get the one from newegg, sell the p8600, get a t9600, and prolly still come out on top
just a food for thought :O
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that would be great except newegg doesn't list
the VGN-FW298Y/H;
the above link shows gaming headphones |
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02-19-2009, 09:17 PM
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#3036
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Notebook Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
I didn't have any problems updating the video driver but the date is also off.
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Originally Posted by Cegla010
the device manager also advises that the driver date is 29/11/2008 which makes no sense... i used the device manager to check for any updates but it advised me those are the most utd ones...
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02-19-2009, 11:01 PM
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#3037
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Notebook Geek
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
Hi guys,
I own an HP HDX16t, i received it few days ago. I am very disappointed with the sound. It is loud enough, but it crackles badly it is really distracting and u cannot listen to music on it. So i am thinking of returning it and buying a Sony FW if HP doesn't solve my problem.
I would really appreciate it if you guys who had had the laptop for some time now can tell me what are the main issues you face with the FW.
Mainly, how does it sound. How loud is it? Any crackling?
Does it heat too much with normal internet browsing?
Is it comfortable being used on the lap?
What times do you guys get on the standart battery? Do you recommend the large battery?
Any other general issues/advice would be highly appreciated.
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HP HDX16t
Core2 Duo P8700 2.53 Ghz
OCZ 4GB DDR2 800 RAM
Fujitsu 250 GB HDD
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
16.0" High Definition Display (1920x1080p)
Blu-Ray ROM
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02-20-2009, 05:51 AM
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#3038
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Notebook Guru
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
for the people who managed to update, do u get any performance gains in games? Also are there more resolution options in CCC. Oh and what version of CCC is it now, i think the latest is 9.1 right?
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02-20-2009, 12:21 PM
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#3039
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Notebook Guru
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Carrick on Shannon, Ireland
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
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Originally Posted by DaRonRon
for the people who managed to update, do u get any performance gains in games? Also are there more resolution options in CCC. Oh and what version of CCC is it now, i think the latest is 9.1 right?
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1.there's still only 3 res avail 800x600 1024x768 1920x1080
2. I don't play any modern games bar ra3 but see no difference-my beloved nfs underground2 tho seems to freeze all the time when loading races 
3. You're right that's the latest ccc version-as found on the ati website link, speaking of which, i've some screens somewhere where there was an overdrive option listed just below the Avivo options in the ccc. anyone knows how to 'activate' this option?
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VAIO FW21Z,T9400, 2.53 GHz, 1066MHz, 6MB ;4GB DDR2 800 MHz RAM ;500 GB HDD 4.200 RPM ;WXGA++ 1920x1080 Hi-Color ;HD 3650 512 MB
Now Playing:
Red Alert 3;NFS U2,Carbon;HoMMV;Earth 2160;CoD:WaW, FarCry2-and all running smoothly on mid-high det :-]
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02-20-2009, 12:33 PM
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#3040
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Notebook Deity
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Re: Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread
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Originally Posted by DaRonRon
for the people who managed to update, do u get any performance gains in games? Also are there more resolution options in CCC. Oh and what version of CCC is it now, i think the latest is 9.1 right?
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It seems people with the HD3650 have the same number of resolutions but people with the HD3470 will definitely get more resolution options (in Vista and in games) and I tested this multiple times by switching between factory drivers and modded ones.
In terms of performance gains, I haven't really noticed any improvement but I haven't compared it either since I never went back to the factory drivers and I just installed games on the modded driver and they work fine.
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Sony Vaio FW (VGN-FW140D) (Aug. '08 - Present)
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8400 2.26GHz | 3GB SDRAM | 250GB HDD @ 5400rpm | ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD3470 256MB
Toshiba Satellite A20 (PSA20C-02HKQP) (Aug. '03 - Aug. '08)
- Intel® Pentium® 4 2.66 GHz | 512MB RAM | 40GB HDD @ 4200rpm | Trident CyberAladdin-P4 32MB shared
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