This time i have a 2 month warranty.Ħ wks later labtop goes down same thing graphics hardware, returned it to 'Labtop Doctors' 8 days later collect it all fixed but this time i only have 1 wk left on the 2m warranty as they obviously have no faith in there work. He wasnt in an would call me back, after 2 weeks of being told aload of tosh by company lackys i finally spoke to main man who said i would have to pay £110 for repair which was a 25% discount on cost (dont even go there i know) at this point i just needed it repaired an needed it back so choking on my own air an voicing my disapproval of there dodgy ethics gave them go ahead, within a wk collected labtop.
couple days later havin not herd anything from them called them to find out they had done nothing as i was to be charged for labtop repair although they confirmed same issue, i was absolutely furious an asked to speak to manager who took item in and whom had confirmed my 3m warranty etc. Although i might add i was not impressed that the hardware had failed again either with vaio or repair centre. Purpose : The quality of the stock TN panel (Chimei Innolux model N133FGE-元1) is disappointing, at best, due to its low viewing angles, harsh blue tone, low saturation. End of Aug this year graphics card fails again so i return to Laptop Doctors 4 days past 3 month warranty, they tell me on the phone that they have a 6 day lee-way policy so i think great as id hardly used it during this time. This thread outlines the procedure to swap out the stock VAIO S (SVS13A290X) 13.3 1600x900 TN LCD panel with an LG 13.3 1600x900 IPS LCD panel (model LP133WD2-SLB2). 3weeks later in May i got my labtop back an was given 3 months warranty on the repair. I have had my card repaired 3 times since april its ridiculous, the first time i paid £110 to The Labtop Doctors in middlessex who sony gave me there datails as one of there authorised delears. Place your Sony VAIO back together and this should do the trick
SONY VAIO SVE151A11W SCREEN DRIVER
Tighten these screws as hard as you can with a small screw driver (MUST BE AN EXACT FIT!!)
What you are looking for is your graphics chip (This will be held down by a number of screws) Once you have done this you should be able to remove the case of your Sony VAIO Turn your Sony VAIO over so the bottom is facing upwards. I'm not saying your Sony VAIO will last forever but you will definutely get a good few months more out of it! Also if you do pay for a repair on your Sony VAIO whoever it is doing the job for you is most likely making a FORTUNE out of you as they are probably doing this themselves. If your Sony VAIO graphics card HAS finaly buggered up do NOT pay for repairs on your Sony VAIO as it is a very simple fix as i have done this myself. The graphics cards in Sony VAIO's are NOT built to last what so ever, the chip is placed incorrectly resulting in the need to spend LOTS of money repairing or buying a new laptop. I have owned my Sony VAIO for about 3 years, pretty much the same as every one else who is now experiencing this problem. For those of you that own a Sony VAIO I'm sure you either have or will come accross this problem in due course.