kimwee : let the pro user of s series teach u ! ( haha JK ).

screen become darker is because of the ambientlight setting.. u can control it at the place i told u to do with th keyboard light

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Added on March 12, 2010, 8:53 amps : his screen goes dark. my screen goes BLACK.

This post has been edited by y_owez: Mar 12 2010, 08:53 AM

Sorry, I was too busy with something lately and rarely dropped by.

For those who is encountering difficulties with their ambient sensors and backlights, you can configure the setting manually at Vaio Control Center.

yea.. i think can aredi.. anyway, thanks ya.. haha..

This post has been edited by kimwee85: Mar 12 2010, 04:10 PM

cool that you figure it out. sorry that i cant help much since i dont own it myself.
anyway, the brightness for running on battery / power adapter can be adjust on VAIO Control Center -> Power Management -> VAIO Power Management Viewer -> click "Advanced" -> click the "Display" -> click "Display brightness" -> choose your desire brightness lvl in percentage.


my current power setting. 60% is enough. i dont want to burn my eyes with 100% haha

y_owez: not sure why yours blink black when turn off the power adapter with battery attached inside the notebook? is kimwee behave the same? really no idea.

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Added on March 13, 2010, 4:42 ami) there is for old series, like my Z series, i have the silicon keyboard protector always on use. resulting to have new looking keyboard. as for the new one, i think it will have too, maybe difficult to find and take some time.
ii) its optional. i only run this kind of software on gaming once a awhile to measure the temp, so i can modify the nvidia profile (as in my notebook use nvidia, im utilizing the nvidia power option) to run at appropriate power output so the temp is reasonable. but if you are wondering about the temp your notebook especially running games, you can use it. its a guide and a reminder for you so that you will not forcing your notebook to work hard on high/red zone (temp reading 90 ~ 100c) for quite long hours.
iii) any ram would do provided you are using the same clock(800, 1066 etc) and type (ddr2, ddr3 etc).

This post has been edited by Miyabi: Mar 13 2010, 04:47 AM

i put 100 % still the same le..sigh..help! help!

where to get silicon cover for s series?GC? thanks

Hi,

Another Sony Viao user here!! o/
SR13GN/B.

Regards

welcome to the club. anyway, wat is the spec of this model?

It is ancient if compared against yours...

For sure

intel core 2 2.26, 250gb hdd, ATI 3470, 4 gigs of ram.
Just use to edit photos and profiles!

Thinking of getting the current model or the Z series!

Just got myself (well, not really myself since I gave it to my wife) the new Sony Vaio Y series - VGN-Y115FG/S

Lovely and sexy .... just that the CULV needs some time to get used to ... it's great for casual use (don't use for graphic intensive) ... good for traveling, browsing, casual office work ....

Anyone one here purchase the Sony Z Series ? What is the pre-sales mystery gift ?

tks for the tips.

i don't really use my notebook for gaming but i do use it long hours for word processing, music & surfing. can u recommend a good software to monitor the temp for the the s series?

err, i'm not really a tech savvy person. can u pls be more specific with the rams i.e. if i were to get kingston. which one am i supposed to look at?

tks again!

Walkman E series

All Z115, Z116, Z117 model come with Walkman E series ?
4GB ?

I thought free bluetooth mouse or etc.......... Ext. DVD-RW for Z115......

V12Kompressor = Z series owner ? Congra

Any comment on Sony custom make SSD ????? After warranty, once broken, cost $ony price to replace ?

When is the sony time promotion........

This post has been edited by shinjin: Mar 16 2010, 12:37 AM

for monitoring tools, you can try:
GPU-Z (For graphic temp): http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
Overall temp monitoring (CPU, HD, Graphic): http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php

As for ram, just ensure its DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz.

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Added on March 16, 2010, 12:49 am
Model: VPCZ116/GG
8GB Walkman
Photo credits to idanawi from Sony @ forum.notebookreview.com

This post has been edited by Miyabi: Mar 16 2010, 12:50 AM

Where he bought the Z from?

Coz the mystery gift is bought from the direct store is also a walkman, but it was the successor of the red Walkman above, the E444.

Meant direct purchase from current also free the mystery gift = walkman ?...

Not sure where he bought tho.

Seem like that.
The old series was a digital camera (pre-order).

Which Sony Style Store doing the promotion ?

Mystery Gift is only for pre order

Now pre order has already ended so no more mystery gifts