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  • thecooltool_87
    1 posts since
    Feb 25, 2012
    Written on Feb 27, 2012 11:30 AM

    Hey,

     

    My VGN-FZ21Z just started showing the same symptoms just over a week ago. It didn't take me long to find out about this infamous 'faulty chip' issue, prior to which I was not aware.

     

    Based on this, I am 100% certain this is the issue. After a diagnosis from a local laptop repair shop they recommended to get onto Sony as Sony said they would replace it up to 4 years from purchase date. Unfortunatly, I purchased the laptop in November 2007 so looks like I've just missed this by a lousy 3/4 months!

    Talk about bad timing!

     

    Does anybody know/have any experience in Sony granting several months grace after this period and covering laptop repair due to this issue? Are they in anyway understanding/reasonable to make exceptions or will they point blank refuse me when I ask them because i'm 3/4 months too far gone?

     

    Cheers guys!


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  • wilbury8
    1 posts since
    Mar 2, 2012
    Written on Mar 2, 2012 2:15 PM

    Hi Guys I'm new here and i hope i am posting in the proper place? I have a vaio vgn-ar88e and recently experiencing the blue screen of death which indicates the fault of the nvidia 8400 gpu. The machine will start in safe mode. Sometimes it will start and i can surf the net for a few hours, but if i reboot i get bsod or corrupted graphics then blue screen of death. My question is if i was to aquire a new nvidia chip would it come pre-balled and would it be with the lead free solder that seems to be causing the problem ( read on other forums that it is the problem) ? Would love Sony to repair, but as my machine is not on their list and out of warranty, i have to try something myself as its driving me nuts........wilbury8


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  • jrukos
    jrukos
    1 posts since
    Feb 8, 2012
    Written on Dec 30, 2012 11:07 AM

    My Sony Vaio VGN-NR21S have the same problem in video card. What can I do to solve the problem?


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