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Sony Vaio PCG-381M / VGN-FZ11M

post #1 of 12
8/9/09 at 4:40am
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Hi,
Can anyone help me please !
I bought this Laptop about 18 months ago and it is now unuseable, where at fist there was lines on the screen then would not boot into windows.
I contacted a guy on the net who said that there is a problem with the Graphics chip and it needs to be reseated or something like that.
Does anyone have any info on this or can tell me how to repair it.
Can anyone provide me with Take Apart and service manual etc.
Thanks !
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post #2 of 12
8/9/09 at 8:50am
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread222587.html

Read through the posts, there should be a guide on the FZ series - use it as reference.

Plug in an external monitor first and see if any differences.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 12
8/9/09 at 4:31pm
Thread Starter 
Hi, Thanks for the reply.
The Laptop will not boot into windows and an external monitor does not help.
I have been told by an Engineer that its the GPU and that it need to be re-seated or something along them lines.
I need some kind of instruction on how to do this.
Thanks !
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post #4 of 12
8/9/09 at 7:07pm
I never heard about reseating a GPU if the GPU is being soldered onto the motherboard, which is pretty much your case.

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post #5 of 12
8/9/09 at 7:53pm
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I don't think it is exactly to reseat the chip.
As I understand because of the extreme heat from the processor the GPU kinda shifts and becomes loose from the board and then needs resoldering.
I need some kind of schematic to show me where the bits are on the board or if someone has experienced this problem and repaired it.
Thanks !
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post #6 of 12
8/11/09 at 7:53am
You are talking about "baking" or "reflow" here? The GPU is sitting near the CPU. Try the guide mentioned in post #2 above?

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post #7 of 12
4/20/10 at 8:54pm

Call Sony VAIO Link

I have similar problem with FZ11Z (see my pics: http://pokazywarka.pl/nvidia_failure/ )

Check: http://genesis.sony-europe.com/instr...&m=VGN-FZ11Z .

Call to Sony and talk to them. They repair this for free.
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post #8 of 12
10/14/11 at 9:26am

 can you help me please    ? i'am so sorry   i have the pc    name   sony vaio  pcg-381m   in the last time i look more the colors is not clear  i  cannot working on it  not the poste ofice not the windows

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post #9 of 12
10/14/11 at 9:35am

my email is   ali_eln31yahoo.fr       desoler j'ai un problem dans mon micro portable   de marque   sony  vaio pcg-381m  le problem c'est ilya un méllange des coleurs ou je ne peut pas meme pas voire   le windows     vous pouvais m 'aidez   svp

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post #10 of 12
10/14/11 at 11:33am
Et ca marche avec un ecran externe?

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post #11 of 12
10/16/11 at 7:00am

Sony VAIO VGN-FZ11M model PCG-381 works fine with windows 7 professional. If you install drivers of VISTA it will work except webcam (motion eye) but you can download webcam driver from below link and install it.

 

Link for driver webcam for windows 7 professional 32bit:

http://www.4shared.com/file/suPq7WFc/SODCAM-12842500-US.html

or

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T8EFFQYQ

 

Full driver link torrent: -

http://www.demonoid.me/files/download/2755378/35122640

 

Thanks.

 

Atif Ullah Khan

Islamabad, Pakistan

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post #12 of 12
10/16/11 at 7:05am
^^ you might want to open another thread here for the driver - this thread is for hardware issue

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