Sony VGN-AR320E

[nollerd2]

Hello, I have a Sony Vaio VGN-AR320E

just updated to win7 64 and am looking for drivers.

I tried nvidia to no avail and also looked on sony same thing...





can any guru's help?

Thanks in advance!!!

 

[Hopalong X]

Sony eSupport - VGN-AR320E - Software Updates & Drivers

All drivers for your machine.
XP/Vista drivers, after unzipping if needed, right click file and left click compatability mode.
Usually several choices in compatibility mode. Try one if no go try the next.

Install the ones that will work and let us know what is still needed.
Mike

Intel drivers here
http://www.intel.com/support/detect.htm
Then click this button on the web page.
Check your system for the latest updates

 

[nollerd2]

Thank you so much for helping me!!!!





Here are my findings:


The intel driver update utility had updates for the

following:

Intel chipset 9.1.1.1025
wireless networking 13.3.0.137






The following were unknown or unsupported:

The graphics driver
the hi definition audio driver




===================================


From Control panel I got my driver hardware ID
Control panel / Device manager / Display adapters /

standard VGA Graphics Adapter / Details / Hardware ID/


PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01D8&SUBSYS_81FD104D&REV_A1
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01D8&SUBSYS_81FD104D
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01D8&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01D8&CC_0300

 

[pebbly]

Hi nollerd, here is the link to the graphics NVIDIA DRIVERS 179.48 BETA will look for the audio now

and here is the link for the audio http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=VGNAR320E&upd_id=4480&os_id=28 its a Vista driver so install in compatibility mode

 

[nollerd2]

Downloaded and ran the installer, it extracted to the folder

C:\NVIDIA\WinVista64\179.48\IS

and began installing....


then i get a pop up message:

" NVIDIA Windows Software

InstallShield Wizard
The NVIDIA Setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. Setup will now exit. "

 

[nollerd2]

Also tried to run the same video driver in compatibility mode for vista sp2 and checked run as administrator"

got the same pop up message:


NVIDIA Windows Software

InstallShield Wizard
The NVIDIA Setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. Setup will now exit. "

 

[pebbly]

nollerd, thats strange , the specs say you have a gforce go 7400 graphics card , is this the card you have in your laptop ?

 

[pebbly]

have a look at this tutorial it may help http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/26710-nvida-driver-install-start-finish.html

 

[nollerd2]

Ran the audio in compatibility mode for vista and it seemed to install but upon looking in the device manager seems that the same generic microsoft hi def codec is there.




* In the checklist of drivers we also need the camera driver.




also says in the device manager that there is a unknown

device

in the hardware ID details it says:

PCI\VEN_104C&DEV_803B&SUBSYS_81FD104D&REV_00
PCI\VEN_104C&DEV_803B&SUBSYS_81FD104D
PCI\VEN_104C&DEV_803B&CC_018000
PCI\VEN_104C&DEV_803B&CC_0180


could it be the camera?

I see in the device manager under iumaging devices that a USB Video Device is there. seems to be using a generic video driver from microsoft. here are the details form the hardware id:

USB\VID_05CA&PID_1836&REV_0100&MI_00
USB\VID_05CA&PID_1836&MI_00

 

[nollerd2]

nollerd, thats strange , the specs say you have a gforce go 7400 graphics card , is this the card you have in your laptop ?

according to the specs of the manufacturer.


Is there another way to cross check it from the device ID's I posted?

 

[pebbly]

nollerd, have a look at this thread http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/61880-sony-vgn-ar320e.html post #6 its the camera driver also at the bottom of post# 6 is a link to sony x64 drivers , give that a try

 

[nollerd2]

Can you tell me which modified .INF file to pick from 19x Series GeForce Driver Releases - LaptopVideo2Go Forums

 

[nollerd2]

nollerd, have a look at this thread http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/61880-sony-vgn-ar320e.html post #6 its the camera driver also at the bottom of post# 6 is a link to sony x64 drivers , give that a try

Can you tell me which 64 drivers to download there are a load of them there....

 

[pebbly]

Can you tell me which modified .INF file to pick from 19x Series GeForce Driver Releases - LaptopVideo2Go Forums

this one v190.73 Windows 7/Vista 64bit | MSUpdate - LaptopVideo2Go Forums

 

[pebbly]

ep0000146244.zip is the graphic driver , cant find the audio yet!

 

[nollerd2]

Pebbly You ROCK!!!!!! the video driver worked for the video


still having web cam issue though....

device manager says its there but in skype in the video settings i get a error message saying cant start video renderer. check you've got a valid direct X installation


when i try to install direct X I get Direct X has determined that a newer or equivalent version of direct X has been installed already. No installation is necessary.

 

[pebbly]

nollerd , Sony laptops are a little bit finicky on the order software is installed , if you did not install in this order that is why you may be having problems
1= Sony shared library
2=setting utility series
3= Vaio event services
4= vaio control centre

did you install in this order ?

 

[pebbly]

Pebbly You ROCK!!!!!! the video driver worked for the video


still having web cam issue though....

device manager says its there but in skype in the video settings i get a error message saying cant start video renderer. check you've got a valid direct X installation


when i try to install direct X I get Direct X has determined that a newer or equivalent version of direct X has been installed already. No installation is necessary.

Good for you , were getting there

 

[pebbly]

nollerd, try reinstalling the skype software, is the camera working OK ?

 

[nollerd2]

nollerd , Sony laptops are a little bit finicky on the order software is installed , if you did not install in this order that is why you may be having problems
1= Sony shared library
2=setting utility series
3= Vaio event services
4= vaio control centre

did you install in this order ?

I haven't done any of that? do i need to? if so can you post links?