Sony Vaio FW285D, lots of odd problems!!!

eiankei · 09-07-2009, 01:56 PM

Hi everyone,
My Sony Vaio Laptop (VGN-FW285D) is acting up very odd, after working on it a bit, the USB mouse freezes but the touchpad still works & the USB mouse wouldn't work again until I shut down & remove the battery pack & power source! (if I unplug it & then plug it to another port it gives me "USB Device Malfunctioning but attaching USB Memories still not a problem & they work. I have used different mice & all the USB ports, reinstalled the Windows & even used different versions of Windows, Visa & Seven but the problem still exists)
Sometimes when I turn on the computer it just gives me a blank screen without even having VAIO logo being shown & again it wouldn't get normal & boot up without unpluging the power supply & removing battery pack.
I really need help, these things are killing me.
Thanks in advance!

Madcatz · 09-08-2009, 10:20 AM

since you already reinstalled windows and tried other mice, next thing I'd suggest is doing a bios update. you can go to sony's support website, lookup your model of laptop, and download the bios update for it and install it. Just make sure its plugged into ac power and close any windows or programs you have running prior to installing it.

eiankei · 09-08-2009, 10:45 AM

Actually there's only the original Chipset Driver on the website!

eiankei · 09-20-2009, 02:26 AM

The problem still exists...

09-07-2009, 01:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
eiankei Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 61 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	Sony Vaio FW285D, lots of odd problems!!! Hi everyone, My Sony Vaio Laptop (VGN-FW285D) is acting up very odd, after working on it a bit, the USB mouse freezes but the touchpad still works & the USB mouse wouldn't work again until I shut down & remove the battery pack & power source! (if I unplug it & then plug it to another port it gives me "USB Device Malfunctioning but attaching USB Memories still not a problem & they work. I have used different mice & all the USB ports, reinstalled the Windows & even used different versions of Windows, Visa & Seven but the problem still exists) Sometimes when I turn on the computer it just gives me a blank screen without even having VAIO logo being shown & again it wouldn't get normal & boot up without unpluging the power supply & removing battery pack. I really need help, these things are killing me. Thanks in advance! Last edited by eiankei; 09-07-2009 at 01:58 PM.

09-08-2009, 10:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,389 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: Sony Vaio FW285D, lots of odd problems!!! since you already reinstalled windows and tried other mice, next thing I'd suggest is doing a bios update. you can go to sony's support website, lookup your model of laptop, and download the bios update for it and install it. Just make sure its plugged into ac power and close any windows or programs you have running prior to installing it. __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier

09-08-2009, 10:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
eiankei Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 61 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	Re: Sony Vaio FW285D, lots of odd problems!!! Actually there's only the original Chipset Driver on the website!

09-20-2009, 02:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
eiankei Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 61 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	Re: Sony Vaio FW285D, lots of odd problems!!! The problem still exists...