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Laptop display problem
Hi folks,
I've got an Sony VGN-BX197XP laptop that I've upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate. Since then I've encountered some strange display-related issues: 1) I could only boot into Aero about 50% of the time. The rest of the time I forced onto the Standard theme with no Aero option. Since installing Vista SP1 I can't get Aero at all. 2) When not running in Aero mode I can't get the Windows Media Player to play video files, nor get a Perfomance Index. 3) If I plug in an external monitor I can't get a picture on the laptop monitor but I *do* get a picture on the external monitor and it runs Aero 100% of the time. It will also play video files and give me a performance index. Sony are less then helpful with Vista support for this model, though they have released *some* drivers, though nothing grasphics driver related. Any ideas? Many Thanks Carl |
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Hi there,
1GB RAM Video card is an ATI X700 - 128MB dedicated, upto 255MB shared from the system. Thanks Carl "Curious" wrote: How much main memory do you have? How much memory does your graphic chip have or have allocated.? "Captain C" Captain wrote in message ... Hi folks, I've got an Sony VGN-BX197XP laptop that I've upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate. Since then I've encountered some strange display-related issues: 1) I could only boot into Aero about 50% of the time. The rest of the time I forced onto the Standard theme with no Aero option. Since installing Vista SP1 I can't get Aero at all. 2) When not running in Aero mode I can't get the Windows Media Player to play video files, nor get a Perfomance Index. 3) If I plug in an external monitor I can't get a picture on the laptop monitor but I *do* get a picture on the external monitor and it runs Aero 100% of the time. It will also play video files and give me a performance index. Sony are less then helpful with Vista support for this model, though they have released *some* drivers, though nothing grasphics driver related. Any ideas? Many Thanks Carl |
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Laptop display problem
Hi Colin,
I'm currently running the standard driver supplied with Vista: MOBILITY RADEON X700 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) Driver Date: 25/08/2006 Driver Version: 7.14.10.8333 ATI themselves are not providing any X700 Mobility drivers as described he http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...tionID=2 6978 And Sony seem to think I don't need one Thanks Carl "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: Have you updated the video driver? "Captain C" Captain wrote in message ... Hi folks, I've got an Sony VGN-BX197XP laptop that I've upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate. Since then I've encountered some strange display-related issues: 1) I could only boot into Aero about 50% of the time. The rest of the time I forced onto the Standard theme with no Aero option. Since installing Vista SP1 I can't get Aero at all. 2) When not running in Aero mode I can't get the Windows Media Player to play video files, nor get a Perfomance Index. 3) If I plug in an external monitor I can't get a picture on the laptop monitor but I *do* get a picture on the external monitor and it runs Aero 100% of the time. It will also play video files and give me a performance index. Sony are less then helpful with Vista support for this model, though they have released *some* drivers, though nothing grasphics driver related. Any ideas? Many Thanks Carl |
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Laptop display problem
You need to get the latest Vista driver for you laptop graphics chip from
the Sony Website and install it. It certainly has to better then what you are using regardless of what a Sony support rep says. "Captain C" wrote in message ... Hi Colin, I'm currently running the standard driver supplied with Vista: MOBILITY RADEON X700 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) Driver Date: 25/08/2006 Driver Version: 7.14.10.8333 ATI themselves are not providing any X700 Mobility drivers as described he http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...tionID=2 6978 And Sony seem to think I don't need one Thanks Carl "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: Have you updated the video driver? "Captain C" Captain wrote in message ... Hi folks, I've got an Sony VGN-BX197XP laptop that I've upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate. Since then I've encountered some strange display-related issues: 1) I could only boot into Aero about 50% of the time. The rest of the time I forced onto the Standard theme with no Aero option. Since installing Vista SP1 I can't get Aero at all. 2) When not running in Aero mode I can't get the Windows Media Player to play video files, nor get a Perfomance Index. 3) If I plug in an external monitor I can't get a picture on the laptop monitor but I *do* get a picture on the external monitor and it runs Aero 100% of the time. It will also play video files and give me a performance index. Sony are less then helpful with Vista support for this model, though they have released *some* drivers, though nothing grasphics driver related. Any ideas? Many Thanks Carl |
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Laptop display problem
Alas - there's no Vista video driver update posted on Sony's site for this
model laptop. I've even looked on the US site for a comparable model and they just don't supply anything. Thanks Carl "Curious" wrote: You need to get the latest Vista driver for you laptop graphics chip from the Sony Website and install it. It certainly has to better then what you are using regardless of what a Sony support rep says. "Captain C" wrote in message ... Hi Colin, I'm currently running the standard driver supplied with Vista: MOBILITY RADEON X700 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) Driver Date: 25/08/2006 Driver Version: 7.14.10.8333 ATI themselves are not providing any X700 Mobility drivers as described he http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...tionID=2 6978 And Sony seem to think I don't need one Thanks Carl "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: Have you updated the video driver? "Captain C" Captain wrote in message ... Hi folks, I've got an Sony VGN-BX197XP laptop that I've upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate. Since then I've encountered some strange display-related issues: 1) I could only boot into Aero about 50% of the time. The rest of the time I forced onto the Standard theme with no Aero option. Since installing Vista SP1 I can't get Aero at all. 2) When not running in Aero mode I can't get the Windows Media Player to play video files, nor get a Perfomance Index. 3) If I plug in an external monitor I can't get a picture on the laptop monitor but I *do* get a picture on the external monitor and it runs Aero 100% of the time. It will also play video files and give me a performance index. Sony are less then helpful with Vista support for this model, though they have released *some* drivers, though nothing grasphics driver related. Any ideas? Many Thanks Carl |
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How do you know then that your Sony Laptop can support Vista?
"Captain C" wrote in message ... Alas - there's no Vista video driver update posted on Sony's site for this model laptop. I've even looked on the US site for a comparable model and they just don't supply anything. Thanks Carl "Curious" wrote: You need to get the latest Vista driver for you laptop graphics chip from the Sony Website and install it. It certainly has to better then what you are using regardless of what a Sony support rep says. "Captain C" wrote in message ... Hi Colin, I'm currently running the standard driver supplied with Vista: MOBILITY RADEON X700 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) Driver Date: 25/08/2006 Driver Version: 7.14.10.8333 ATI themselves are not providing any X700 Mobility drivers as described he http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...tionID=2 6978 And Sony seem to think I don't need one Thanks Carl "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: Have you updated the video driver? "Captain C" Captain wrote in message ... Hi folks, I've got an Sony VGN-BX197XP laptop that I've upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate. Since then I've encountered some strange display-related issues: 1) I could only boot into Aero about 50% of the time. The rest of the time I forced onto the Standard theme with no Aero option. Since installing Vista SP1 I can't get Aero at all. 2) When not running in Aero mode I can't get the Windows Media Player to play video files, nor get a Perfomance Index. 3) If I plug in an external monitor I can't get a picture on the laptop monitor but I *do* get a picture on the external monitor and it runs Aero 100% of the time. It will also play video files and give me a performance index. Sony are less then helpful with Vista support for this model, though they have released *some* drivers, though nothing grasphics driver related. Any ideas? Many Thanks Carl |
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Vista drivers are on the support page for Sony Europe at
http://www.vaio-link.com/downloads/u...017&os=7&osl=1 "Curious" wrote in message ... How do you know then that your Sony Laptop can support Vista? "Captain C" wrote in message ... Alas - there's no Vista video driver update posted on Sony's site for this model laptop. I've even looked on the US site for a comparable model and they just don't supply anything. Thanks Carl "Curious" wrote: You need to get the latest Vista driver for you laptop graphics chip from the Sony Website and install it. It certainly has to better then what you are using regardless of what a Sony support rep says. "Captain C" wrote in message ... Hi Colin, I'm currently running the standard driver supplied with Vista: MOBILITY RADEON X700 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) Driver Date: 25/08/2006 Driver Version: 7.14.10.8333 ATI themselves are not providing any X700 Mobility drivers as described he http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...tionID=2 6978 And Sony seem to think I don't need one Thanks Carl "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: Have you updated the video driver? "Captain C" Captain wrote in message ... Hi folks, I've got an Sony VGN-BX197XP laptop that I've upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate. Since then I've encountered some strange display-related issues: 1) I could only boot into Aero about 50% of the time. The rest of the time I forced onto the Standard theme with no Aero option. Since installing Vista SP1 I can't get Aero at all. 2) When not running in Aero mode I can't get the Windows Media Player to play video files, nor get a Perfomance Index. 3) If I plug in an external monitor I can't get a picture on the laptop monitor but I *do* get a picture on the external monitor and it runs Aero 100% of the time. It will also play video files and give me a performance index. Sony are less then helpful with Vista support for this model, though they have released *some* drivers, though nothing grasphics driver related. Any ideas? Many Thanks Carl |
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Laptop display problem
Hi guys,
That's the set of drivers I used to install Vista on the laptop, I *know* the thing can support Aero - before Vista SP1 I got it about 50% of the time and I get it 100% of the time if I'm running to an external monitor. I just can't run external and internal at the same time. Wonder if it's a monitor driver issue? Thanks Carl |
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