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Vaio sys Restore nightmare - error 320 + 330 on op sys reinstall (by dvds or recovery partition)

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Ive tried ...........

different - known good hard drives.
different - known good memory
Internal dvd rom - with the rec dvds in it
external dvd rom - with the rec dvds in it

recovery partition - f10
recovery dvds - I chose [x] verified when burning them.

Ive also tried a MS OEM DVD of the op sys Vista Home Premium - and it refuses the serial number from the back of the laptop ! So disappointed with that :-(
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nobus

here they say it's a bad restore dvd, , ram or HDD + some tips : http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=C1000995&sliceId=3&mdl=

as for the Vista OEM key, yiou have to use the one on the cd

fcek

ASKER

Thanks,

I more or less ruled out Hdd and Ram.

I created the DVD from windows and [x] verified .
Im going to see if anything will install on a blank hdd i.e. official win7 OEM that i have a cd/key for.

If that fails it mobo or processor.

Im exhausted dealing with this laptop.

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nobus

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fcek

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Recovery DVDs were burned from windows so they are not original. I made them. Good brand of DVD.

FYI > Odd thing happened one time on another laptop. The burned DVDs were incompatible with the computer. Frooze at a certain % every time. Tried another DVD brand - issue resolved!

Back this computer ........ I ran Microsoft Memory test and it passed. I will run that one as you suggest.

nobus

ok as you say the recovery cd's can be bad - for different reazsons
i assume they were never tested?
then look if you can obtain them from VAIO (cheapest way to get it working)
call Sony at 1-800-488-SONY to have them send you the disks.
from http://www.pctechbytes.com/sony/sony-vaio-recovery-disks/

looks like they have them here also : http://www.user-guides.co.uk/Sony/Recovery/Sony-Vaio-Recovery-CD.htm

fcek

ASKER

Hi,

This number worked ........

00441932816000 - as for viao cust relations and they transfer the call.

They told me that their recovery DVDs only work on their (sony centre supplied ) hard drives ! If I try any other hdds it will fail !

The original HDD is a toshiba (bad sectors)

So they must add some firmware to the hdd or something.

Never heard this before. Odd.

nobus

yes-that's odd, unless they applied an overlay (was done years ago to allow disk sizes bigger than the bios limit
what disk and size are we talking about? old & new plse?

fcek

ASKER

Old 250 gig new 500 gig.

The tech seemed knowledgeable. I explained added a new HDD and straight away she said a non Sony Centre approved installed hdd will not work with their recovery DVDs. She said a retail Windows will.

Explains the odd errors

nobus

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