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[parthi <parthi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all

i tried google and various other sites,

this is the closest i came to bios
ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/VAIO/WIN7UPGRADE/

and this forum thread seems to indicate there is a advance version of
R5030ADV http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=438767

shame it was compiled for older win and not win7 couldnt even get it to
run in compatible mode

i found this too ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/PUB/VAIO/BIOS/ but no relevant
bios seems to be there,

how can i tell that its the bios which is screwing up nvidia?

any logs or specific areas that tells me more on this?

cheers


On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 16:24 +0100, Patrick Valdellon wrote:
> Hello Parthiban,
> 
> You have too options on the Z5 with win7:
> 1) use the old bios (R4040) too use nvidia with linux. when you boot
> up win7 with that bios in speed mode, the screen will get messed up
> (kinda like every second pixel line is missing). Stamina mode is fine,
> though.
> 2) use a new bios for win7 (R4043, R5000+) win7 will work fine, but
> nvidia will not work under linux. with nvidia 173 it kinda works: the
> funny, colorful screen appears while ubuntu is booting, but as soon as
> kdm shows up, everything is fine. 173 has no vdpau or cuda though.
> 
> What I do: I use bios R4040. I boot windows only once a month. when I
> do, I use it in stamina mode. when I have to use it in speed mode and
> windows (gaming) I just flash it with R5031. when I'm done I just
> flash back. I don't really know if the whole
> flashing-can-go-terribly-wrong-and-you-may-end-up-with-a-brick thing
> is still on in modern computers, but I'm hoping not. ;)
> 
> br,
>    Patrick
> 
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Raphael Gradenwitz
> <raphael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>         Hello Parthiban,
>         
>         Am Mittwoch, den 16.12.2009, 11:14 +0000 schrieb parthi:
>         > Yes, i have win 7 which came long with the lapto but i
>         rarely use it
>         >
>         > my bios version is R5030M3
>         
>         
>         Ok, that one is known as making trouble:
>         http://www.mail-archive.com/sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg00826.html
>         
>         >
>         > the brightness key does work under win7
>         
>         
>         Of course it does. it is the default one.
>         
>         >
>         > well let me see if removing it completely helps
>         
>         
>         No, not the Windows installation is causing the troubles, it
>         is the
>         BIOS.
>         
>         >
>         > any other that you can suggest?
>         >
>         > most of the time i'm on speed mode and plugged in only
>         during travel i
>         > use stamina mode ...
>         >
>         > if i can get nvidia to work that will be very good .. its
>         not a big deal
>         > but will be good
>         >
>         > thanks
>         >
>         > parthi
>         >
>         > On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 11:48 +0100, Raphael Gradenwitz wrote:
>         > >
>         
>         > > Maybe best you can do is downgrading your BIOS to R2168M3
>         or equivalent.
>         > >
>         > > Maybe your brightness keys won't work under Windows 7
>         > > I don't know more since I have Vista installed and no
>         Windows 7 and my
>         > > BIOS works.
>         
>         
>         this will (maybe) happen AFTER a BIOS downgrade.
>         I don't realy know what BIOS will work on your Z51WG, you will
>         have to
>         find out yourself. Maybe it is in the Windows XP downgrade
>         pack:
>         
>         http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/downloads/updates/index.aspx?l=en_EN&m=VGN-Z51WG_B&os=6
>         
>         but that is only guessed from my side. You are on your own.
>         Maybe
>         someone else have more experiences with your hardware.
>         
>         
>         Regards,
>         Raphael
>         
>         
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