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Sony Vaio VGN-AR61ZU - BIOS

tomstojec — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 14:04:16 GMT

I bought a new batery and i got a disk with software (bios patch) in box with batery It says that its safe and it make a backup of bios. After software run vaio restart and stack on boot. The picture is destorted with horizontal lines across.If i desable grafic driver in safe mode than vaio reboot and it recognise all programs,mouse works i can go on internet but if i enable grafic driver it stack again. I tryed recovery but nothing helps.The picture is destorted from the beginning -even logo VAIO is with horizontal bars-so it seams it can be BIOS error . Bios is Phoenix technologies LTD R0030J8 date 23.5.2007 In my country main SONY repair centre -they have no clue .Can anyone help me It seems SONY staff does not bother even to read.

Regards Tom

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Sony Vaio VGN-AR61ZU - BIOS

mpeglas — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:16:12 GMT

I have the same problem my friend....i bought a new battery from EBAY and i update the bios using a cd....now my bios is corrupted and i cant boot my pc...do you know any keys i have to press from keyboard to boot make my bios start booting from floppy...i have the same model with you...so i need to solve it with the same way with you...so keep in touch..tnx

Sony Vaio VGN-AR61ZU - BIOS

Thalamus. — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:44:32 GMT

Hi Tom,

welcome to Questions & Answers..:smileyhappy:

Are you able to install the BIOS backup..:smileyconfused:

If not then unfortunately as you've installed a third party BIOS update then all I can suggest is that you contact vaio support or possibly one of Sony's authorised repairers..:smileysad:

To find contact details for Sony Vaio support..

Open Vaio support, either by clicking Support at the top of this page or use the following link:Vaio support

Under Log-in option 1: Enter your vaio models serial number, which you should find on the bottom of your Vaio.

Then click Log-In

Once logged select Get In Touch

Sony Vaio VGN-AR61ZU - BIOS

tomstojec — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:40:29 GMT

I do not have any BIOS backup-, thats a problem .My laptop works if i desable a grafic driver - but with destorted picture(horizonal bars over the picture)Ive contacted main SONY repair centre in Slovenija but they have no clue.

One center in UK offer me that they pick up my SONY and take it to UK to repair and send it back and it s a bit silly as it woud cost more than SONY itselve.I do not understand that i pay so much ( cca:2700 eur ) for my SONY and I can NOT get a tiny winy BIOS driver. I am redy to come to UK and bring my VAIO for repair if nobody is willing to send a few bites of BIOS software But please can anyone help?

Tom

Sony Vaio VGN-AR61ZU - BIOS

bosna1234567 — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:14:35 GMT

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Sony Vaio VGN-AR61ZU - BIOS

vhar91 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:57:40 GMT

Hi,

Did that work?

I just want a backup because I am going to update the BIOS. I bought a new battery from eBay and I want to make sure I can roll back any disaster that can happen with the patch from the battery.

My computer is a VGN-AR590 and the BIOS R0030J8 is the same as yours.