Official VAIO FW Series Owners Thread

[GMF038]

Please Help

No Audio from internal speakers, HDMI output and Headphones OK

I've uninstalled reinstalled all audio drivers, tried rollback drivers aswell

BIOS is up to date

Tried entering hibernation mode also

Recognizes the removal of headphones or HDMI

Please Help

FW140E running Vista Home Premium

[Wolf04]

Got an FW51ZF with 2,8 GHZ Core Duo and 8 GB Ram, and 1 GB graphics. One of the last incarnations.

Yeah, you're right. The FW design is a true classic I think. It was the first 16:9 blockbuster and the sense for forms and details is just extraordinary. Must be a true designer's work. The follow-up F1 series was a washy, more sturdy version of this idea, with no clear shape. (Also, I find numpads disgusting. ) And the current F2 got this new brutalist wedge form. I had an F12 at first and sent it back in favor of the FW. It's more silent and got a better built quality also.

Agreed. I absolutely love my FW. The only negative I have about it is that the palm-rests are really faded, it is pretty ugly. Anyone know any sort of applicable surfaces to hide it?

And I hope Sony comes out with a true successor to the FW, the current F is a fat ugly pig. Seriously, how can Sony move backwards so much from a sexy design?

[SoundsGood]

Agreed. I absolutely love my FW.

I had planned on "upgrading" to a newer laptop quite some time ago... but I realized that I really like the FW a lot. At this point I'd prefer something a tad smaller and lighter, but the FW has pretty much everything I want and need in a laptop.

[Wolf04]

I had planned on "upgrading" to a newer laptop quite some time ago... but I realized that I really like the FW a lot. At this point I'd prefer something a tad smaller and lighter, but the FW has pretty much everything I want and need in a laptop.

So what do you currently see on the market that may be an appropriate replacement for the FW (or at least close to it)?

[SoundsGood]

So what do you currently see on the market that may be an appropriate replacement for the FW (or at least close to it)?

Probably the soon-to-be-released 15" Samsung Series 9. It's kinda like a smaller (14.05 x 9.33"), thinner (0.58"), lighter (only 3.5 lbs), faster (SSD) version of the Sony FW.

[Wolf04]

Probably the soon-to-be-released 15" Samsung Series 9. It's kinda like a smaller (14.05 x 9.33"), thinner (0.58"), lighter (only 3.5 lbs), faster (SSD) version of the Sony FW.

Ah yes, I looked into this one. Despite its stylish design and solid build quality, I don't find it a replacement for the FW. Mainly because of the ultra low voltage CPU and integrated Intel GPU.

I was thinking that maybe the 15" Vaio S would be a great alternative but I don't like the cooling design at all (the fan at the back of the screen). The screen on my FW pretty much remains open 24-7 and Sony telling me that's not possible on the S (via a warning in the manual) is absolutely ridiculous.

[Drojd]

Hi, I want to ask you if there is some possibility to download/obtain a instalation of Vaio Content Analyzer for Vaio FW450? I have only Win 7 upgrade original DVD´s and Vaio Content Analyzer is not instaled using these DVDs. (I´ve deleted recovery files so .... I´ve re-installed my Win Vista using OEM Vista home x64 DVD and after that I´ve used Sony Win 7 upgrade DVD - everything works fine with exception of Vaio Content Analyzer)

Thanks for your help.

[gdansk]

Drojd, have you checked at the Sony esupport website? Here should be the software for the FW450

[GMF038]

Please Help

No Audio from internal speakers, HDMI output and Headphones OK

I've uninstalled reinstalled all audio drivers, tried rollback drivers aswell

BIOS is up to date

Tried entering hibernation mode also

Recognizes the removal of headphones or HDMI

Please Help

FW140E running Vista Home Premium

Adding to my origanal post. Now when it returns from sleep the red x/mute is on!

Please Help..... its driving me nuts!

[Drojd]

Drojd, have you checked at the Sony esupport website? Here should be the software for the FW450

Yep, I´ve checked Sony support yet - there´s plenty of updates for Content analyzer etc. , but no an original file to install it. I hope that the only way to help me is if someone found instalation file on Vaio FW recovery disc. Cos´ I´ve yet contacted Vaio support via chat and they refused to help ´cos my Vaio FW is out of warranty damn and original recovery discs are not shiped to Europe.