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Sony VAIO PCG-GRX670 LCD Questions

post #1 of 4
1/3/04 at 4:22pm
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I have a Sony PCG-GRX670 which I bought just over a year ago. It's out of warranty now and the LCD (16.1" UXGA) has begun to flicker and go almost completely black every few seconds. I have to push the "lid closed" switch with a paper clip to get the display back It's probaby the backlight going out. It gets better if I turn the brightness down a couple notches, but I like a bright screen to ease eye strain. The funny thing is that this started after I removed some Adobe software and the Adobe Gamma Loader which is in the Startup folder, but putting the gamma loader back doesn't help. I'm still trying to remove any possibility of software issues causing this before I bite the bullet and send the whole notebook to San Diego for repairs. I'm pretty sure it's the hardware since it flickers some while booting up.

First question:
Can someone tell me how to find out exactly which model of LCD I have?

XP just lists it as "default monitor" with no model number... and there's no info relating to it in the Sony documentation that came in the box. I want to make sure I have the correct drivers installed for it. I assume it's a Hitachi (aka Sager 8887), judging by other threads posted here, but I'm not sure.

Second question:
I bought a Sony external LCD last night to hook up to the notebook while the primary is on the blink (literally). However, XP won't let me make the external monitor the primary instead of secondary, since the Primary option is greyed out in the Display control panel for the second monitor. Is this only possible through BIOS settings?
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post #2 of 4
1/3/04 at 4:41pm

In the Know!

Hey tahart, you are in luck my friend, thanks to KPEddison. In a recent thread he provided the following:

""Download Aida32
http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php

It is absolutely free and is a must have. Look under Storage/Windows Storage for all your hard drive info, RPM, Seek Time, Buffer, on and on.
It will tell you every component in your computer, where to get drivers, way too much to list here. It will even tell your motherboard type and temperatures. I love this program. Everyone should have this. Great App.

Later
KP ""

If Aida does half what it says, or even what he lists, its a major find. Check it out. I haven't had the time to try it yet but others said it worked. You should be able to find the thead by searching for "Aida32" for their comments.

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Yeah! the TNB forums rock again!!
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post #3 of 4
1/5/04 at 9:51am
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Very nice, thanks!
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post #4 of 4
1/5/04 at 10:20pm
I saw that Aida the other night and DL'd it. Installed and ran and it locked up my VAIO FX-120 twice Guess my 'puter's not good enough for this program.

Hope to hear if you fix your LCD issues. I was pondering a 680 for most of the summer when they came out, actually. Glad I waited, tho' (found out about the 128mb cards in other machines).
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