Official Sony Vaio F Series Owners Thread *Part 6*

[Willscary]

It is time for a new F series thread.

This popular budget priced performance laptop has been discussed at a very high volume since January 2010. Due to this high volume, five previous threads have been closed out prior to this one. They can be found here:

Official Sony VAIO F Series Owners lounge

Official Sony VAIO F Series Owners lounge *PART 2*

Official Sony VAIO F Series i5/i7 owners thread *Part 3*

Official Sony VAIO F Series i5/i7 owners thread *part 4*

Official Sony VAIO F Series i5/i7 owners thread *Part 5*

As the Sony Vaio F series has been so popular, several quick guides have been assembled by some very good-hearted members here. You can find a general F11 unification post here:

F11 Unification Post: Issues, Fixes, Tweaks, Reviews

[Fishon]

Interesting Vaio wallpapers to start part six.

Mr. B's Domain - VAIO Wallpapers

[Willscary]

Interesting Vaio wallpapers to start part six.

Mr. B's Domain - VAIO Wallpapers

I have seen these before, but I have two reservations...

First, there are very few cool 1920x1080 wallpapers.

Second, I always worry about downloading something free like this...I always wonder about embedded malware. Have you used these with no problems? I kind of like the 2009 Vaio black one.

[anseio]

I have seen these before, but I have two reservations...

First, there are very few cool 1920x1080 wallpapers.

Second, I always worry about downloading something free like this...I always wonder about embedded malware. Have you used these with no problems? I kind of like the 2009 Vaio black one.

Nope, these are safe. Well, at least the ones I downloaded are.

Hey, Fishon, what's that site where you got the Great Wave again? I got the koi pond as well, but want to check the images out again.

Oh, since we're talking wallpapers and what nots, I got this visualizer for Winamp called Plane9. It also sets up as a screensaver and has what I think is the perfect VAIO screensaver. Subtle and sexy, as seen here:
Plane9 - Lines

[jpride]

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Hey, Fishon, what's that site where you got the Great Wave again? I got the koi pond as well, but want to check the images out again.

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Was it here? Japan fish koi - Wallpaper (#439300) / Wallbase.cc

[anseio]

Was it here? Japan fish koi - Wallpaper (#439300) / Wallbase.cc

That be the one. Yay!

Thanks!

[blackball]

Hi all,

A strange request...

As some of you may rememer, I've been trying to upgrade my LCD from a single-lamp 1600x900 to a dual lamp FHD. For this I need the FHD LVDS cable that is difficult to find.

I did find an online seller that gets parts directly from Sony. However, they informed me that Sony requires a S/N to check compatibility. I'm worried that if I do give them my S/N, they will either cancel the order, or worse, substitute with the non-FHD cable (which I already have).

Here's the strange request: Is there anyone with a dual lamp FHD* laptop that'd be willing to give me their S/N so that I can complete the order? Not sure there are any privacy issues to be worried about here, so I understand if people are hesitant. But I'm a bit desperate at this point

* I think the non-dual lamp FHD versions would also be compatible, but just want to be safe...

[Fishon]

YouTube - LCD Monitor Teardown


Blackball, good luck in your quest.

[jpride]

Hi all,

A strange request...

As some of you may rememer, I've been trying to upgrade my LCD from a single-lamp 1600x900 to a dual lamp FHD. For this I need the FHD LVDS cable that is difficult to find.

I did find an online seller that gets parts directly from Sony. However, they informed me that Sony requires a S/N to check compatibility. I'm worried that if I do give them my S/N, they will either cancel the order, or worse, substitute with the non-FHD cable (which I already have).

Here's the strange request: Is there anyone with a dual lamp FHD* laptop that'd be willing to give me their S/N so that I can complete the order? Not sure there are any privacy issues to be worried about here, so I understand if people are hesitant. But I'm a bit desperate at this point

* I think the non-dual lamp FHD versions would also be compatible, but just want to be safe...

Am I remembering correctly that you are in the UK? Are you able to order from other European countries? On google, I see several German sites with it for sale, including on Amazon (they probably wouldn't ask for an S/N), and some other European countries. There are also some US sites but I haven't looked up their international shipping policies.

Edit: Here is one of the US companies that ship internationally. I don't know what kind of extra charges (customs, etc) may be involved: http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/S...A1772164A.aspx

And German Amazon translated.

[blackball]

Am I remembering correctly that you are in the UK? Are you able to order from other European countries? On google, I see several German sites with it for sale, including on Amazon (they probably wouldn't ask for an S/N), and some other European countries. There are also some US sites but I haven't looked up their international shipping policies.

Edit: Here is one of the US companies that ship internationally. I don't know what kind of extra charges (customs, etc) may be involved: A-1772-164-A - Sony Laptop Miscellaneous Parts

I'm in Greece. You may have a point with the Amazon one. We'll see how it plays out with the French shop I found first.

Delivery from sparepartswarehouse costs $49 (!) which is just too much. My final option will be to have it sent to a friend in the US, after which they can forward it to me :P

After all this, the upgrade better work

Thanks for the tips!