topic Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B in PCs & Accessories

Video driver for PCG-K115B

Jonthecoastguard — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:18:01 GMT

Having just bought the above laptop, I have been trying to play a dvd..... choosing one of the many players installed, i.e. windows media player, I get told that the video driver is missing....
Attempts to use the restore disc have failed, downloading the drivers from vaio-link have failed (thanks for keep booting me Tiscali!) Any one help? Sorry to say I am a bit of a novice, so please be gentle with me!

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

kee-lo_ — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:32:29 GMT

Try using WinDVD for your DVD watching...

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

Jonthecoastguard — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:11:58 GMT

Thanks for the advice...... only trouble is windvd won't work either! If I insert and try to play a dvd I get a message stating 'Create Overlay failed lower your screen resolution or colour depth'
When I try every combination of resolutio (i.e. 2) and colour depth (3) I get the same error message.....
This is getting a tad annoying.....

Thanks again for replying

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

nick_pan — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:25:44 GMT

have u got any codec packs installed?

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

robpaxton — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:29:36 GMT

Try reinstalling your Video drivers - they are normally in c:\drivers. Also make sure that you aren't using any other programs that are using the video overlay.

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

Jonthecoastguard — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:40:21 GMT

Thanks guys...

Codec packs? I'm afraid I'm a bit of a novice, so not knowing what they (it, he, she) is, I tried search and found 14 files etc.... that good? Bad?

Video driver? According to the device manager, I haven't got a video driver and despite looking on the vaio link site, ati's site I can't find one! I can't seem to find out which driver I need as I don't know which card I have!

I'm sorry to be such a prawn when it comes to computer knowledge..... There was me, walking into a shop, handing over a lot of money, buying a recognised name and expecting it to work.......

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

nick_pan — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:54:49 GMT

hey its ok no worries..

ignore the codec pack bit for now..

Firstly, your drivers arent installed for the video driver so before playing and dvd or game or anything, they need installing..

im 90% sure that on your laptop model, your gfx card in ATIs integrated gfx solution, so you should be looking for drivers for the ATI Radeon 345m chip.

Think thats correct

Dont bother with ATIs site as with regards to laptops, they let each manufacturer release the drivers from each gfx card as it varies per motherboard.

Im pretty sure you should find drivers for this card on the vaio link site..if you've registered, it should direct you at the download section, to the precise drivers for your laptop.

Otherwise, get them from here; http://www.bebits.com/app/2938

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

nick_pan — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:56:40 GMT

oh yeh, think i remember Kee-Lo saying you can find all your sony drivers...

in your C drive folder, so look for a folder called DRIVERS

install them from there, tell me how it goes

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

Jonthecoastguard — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:59:05 GMT

Thanks for that will try it tomorrow night as tiredness, not to mention frustration has taken over!

Will post again and let you know what happens.

Thanks again

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

Jonthecoastguard — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 05:54:23 GMT

Success! For anyone with a similar problem inside the drivers folder there is a little something called ATI set up.... You open it and it does all sorts of wonderful things like install a driver that should have been installed in the first place....

This is my first PC as I have always used and owned Macs and I have to say, so far, I prefer Macs.......sorry!

So thanks guys, you made an old man very happy! As old Mr. Grace used to say........keep up the good work!

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

nick_pan — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:18:11 GMT

No problem and glad to have helped

what made you change from a MAC to a PC?

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

kee-lo_ — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 16:27:34 GMT

Glad it's all sorted.

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

Jonthecoastguard — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 20:22:32 GMT

I haven't totally gone over to PCs, my Imac is getting a bit worn out and will soon need updating and as I am planning a new business and will hopefully be doing a lot of travelling, I thought it a good idea to get a laptop.

Why not a Ibook or Powerbook? Well, I am also designing my own website on the Imac and it's always handy to be able to see what the site looks like on a PC, as it does appear differently.

This together with the fact that a lot of commonly used programs (well Microsoft ones, anyway) are designed to work fully on a PC rather than a Mac and that I wanted a workhorse rather than a thing of beauty!

Maybe I am wrong but, I think, for everyday work, PCs are more convenient to use. For more creative work the Mac is superb. Not to mention the fact that my Imac is loaded with Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Quark, etc...

So even if the Imac was to die, I would replace it with another Mac, I think once you have used one and got to know it, you just fall in love with the logic of the thing! I suppose it also has a cult thing going on and me being me, I like to be different!

Is the same thing true of Vaios? Is there a similar cult thing here? It seems to me, a newbie, that there a few people here who seem to dislike some things about them (or the company), but wouldn't be without one!

Anyway, thanks again guys, no doubt I will return when I can't figure something else out.

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

William — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:09:33 GMT

So you couldn't resist having another go:smileygrin: , sounds like me.

Glad its sorted for you, I am surprised they weren't already installed but the bottom line is its all working now.

You can sleep happy now.

William

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

TygerTyger — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:43:18 GMT

It seems to me, a newbie, that there a few people here who seem to dislike some things about them (or the company), but wouldn't be without one!

Spot on. And don't forget to come back and contribute every now and again.

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

kee-lo_ — Sun, 19 Sep 2004 16:26:33 GMT

Maybe I am wrong but, I think, for everyday work, PCs are more convenient to use. For more creative work the Mac is superb. Not to mention the fact that my Imac is loaded with Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Quark, etc...

I totally agree, the Mac is a designer's tool - but the PC is an every day office tool.

They can work together.

Hope your enjoy your VAIO.

Re: Video driver for PCG-K115B

nick_pan — Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:32:27 GMT

Kee-Lo 's words of wisdom :smileygrin: