Sony Vaio Vgn-z36gd Drivers
- Windows 10 x64 (final) on Sony Vaio VGN-Z 650N/B. I've downloaded the drivers for Windows 7 64 bit provided by Sony and intsalled this drivers: Sony® Shared.
- Windows 10 x64 (final) on Sony Vaio VGN-Z 650N/B. I've downloaded the drivers for Windows 7 64 bit provided by Sony and intsalled this drivers: Sony® Shared.
It's been about two weeks now that I'm using Windows 10 on my old Vaio VGN-Z650N/B which I bought back in April 2009. Before starting this post I should say that this Vaio isn't my first choice Notebook anymore as I usually use a MacBook Air 11' mid 2012. I use my old Vaio for some apps that I don't have on my Mac and for some old games (nothing stressful). All the things reported in this post have been tried by myself so I'm pretty sure that if you have a notebook like mine all that I'm saying will work for you too. The main question is: 'Does Windows 10 work on this old but wonderful notebook, and can I switch to Windows 10?' The short answer is: 'Yes' or if you want to continue reading this post 'Yes, with minor issues' Before running to you PC and upgrade your Windows 7/8/8.1 copy be careful: don't do a fresh install (unless you have a Windows 10 key). Your old key won't work and won't be upgraded.
David rakel. Be among the first to get the latest Sony news in your inbox. VAIO® Notebook Computer. Model # VGN-Z530N change model.
You'll be stuck with an unactivated copy of Windows 10. (don't repeat my error) DO THE UPGRADE FIRST, then if you want a fresh install do a full cleanup of you notebook.
In this way your key will be upgraded to Windows 10 and correctly validated. The fresh cleanup is a new option provided by Windows 10 and works well (it takes another two hours after the upgrade, if the system seems freezed at 99% don't worry: WAIT). After the cleanup your copy of Windows 10 will still be validated. After the fresh restart Windows will look for some drivers and after that the intel card will work correctly at the native resolution of the notebook (1600x900). The font will be at 125% which I don't like as not all my old apps support this well so I set it at 100% as usual. Sometimes the system won't boot. You'll be struck at a black screen.
Restarting it (by pressing the power switch) will resolve the problem. (To be fair this happened to me even with Windows 8.1) Problem SOLVED - see the latest post in which I explain what to do. The brightness of the screen (Fn+F5,F6) will work only using the intel card. The nVidia Card won't handle it (even trying to dim the screen using the Windows Power Management settings won't work).
Sony Vaio Driver Download
Sony Vaio Vgn Z46gd Drivers
Sometimes the Stamina/Speed switch won't work so (especially if you started the notebook on Stamina). If you want to switch to the nVidia card you'll need to reboot. This are all minor issues for me as I usually keep my notebook on Stamina and switch to the nVidia only for playing, thus said I am happy and I'm not planning a downgrade.