[SOLVED] Help find Sony Vaio Video driver upgrade

Sharonatoo · 11-21-2008, 06:21 AM

Hi thanks for any help. I am a newbie here. I have a Sony Vaio PCVRS 430G. The video card driver is from 2003 and does not run my games very well. Pixilated screen etc... I viewed the Sony website and there is no current upgrade. I talked to their customer support, who after 20 minutes told me he couldn't find an upgrade on their site. No duh. I am operating on just basic computer knowledge here, so if you can offer help you need to be specific and I apologize for possibly using terms incorrectly.

Several years ago I added another hard drive to this computer for more space, but I do not think that should make a difference in upgrading the video capabilities. The game website I used diagnosed the issue and said I needed the upgrade to video driver (that is how I came to this conclusion). So any help you techno peeps (and I use the term with a smile) can give me will be appreciated. Thanks, Sharon

**BCCOMP** · 11-21-2008, 07:19 AM

Hi,
Here is your spec sheet:
http://www.docs.sony.com/release/spe...S430G_mksp.pdf

According to the specs you have this card:

Quote:

VIDEO & GRAPHICS
ATI Radeon™ 9200
128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR)
VGA-out / DVI-Out (DVI output:1280x1024x60Hz max.)
/ TV-Out

Set a restore point before installing the driver.
Try this driver from ATI:
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/x...rer300-xp.html
Hope this helps.
Bill

Sharonatoo · 11-23-2008, 07:35 AM

Thanks will give it a try.

Sharonatoo · 11-23-2008, 08:20 AM

Hi Bill:

It worked. For today at least, you are my hero!

Sharon

**BCCOMP** · 11-23-2008, 08:39 AM

Hi Sharon

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I am glad to hear it worked for you

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Hopefully you will not have any more issues

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If you do, please let us know.
Bill

11-21-2008, 06:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sharonatoo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	[SOLVED] Help find Sony Vaio Video driver upgrade Hi thanks for any help. I am a newbie here. I have a Sony Vaio PCVRS 430G. The video card driver is from 2003 and does not run my games very well. Pixilated screen etc... I viewed the Sony website and there is no current upgrade. I talked to their customer support, who after 20 minutes told me he couldn't find an upgrade on their site. No duh. I am operating on just basic computer knowledge here, so if you can offer help you need to be specific and I apologize for possibly using terms incorrectly. Several years ago I added another hard drive to this computer for more space, but I do not think that should make a difference in upgrading the video capabilities. The game website I used diagnosed the issue and said I needed the upgrade to video driver (that is how I came to this conclusion). So any help you techno peeps (and I use the term with a smile) can give me will be appreciated. Thanks, Sharon

11-23-2008, 07:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sharonatoo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: Help find Sony Vaio Video driver upgrade Thanks will give it a try.

11-23-2008, 08:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sharonatoo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: Help find Sony Vaio Video driver upgrade Hi Bill: It worked. For today at least, you are my hero! Sharon

11-23-2008, 08:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 6,898 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: [SOLVED] Help find Sony Vaio Video driver upgrade Hi Sharon, I am glad to hear it worked for you. Hopefully you will not have any more issues. If you do, please let us know. Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan