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Windows Vista Drivers Out of the Box

Sony US Driver Page
Check the forum
Installation Instructions

New UX 2007 Collection

Sony is enlarging the VAIO Type U family with the new UX91 (Core Solo) and UX71 (Celeron M) .
Bundled with Windows Vista and sporting the same specs has the old version.

CPU range from Core Solo U1500/U1400, Celeron M
1GB RAM
HDD 40GB/30GB or 32GB Flash

Silver robe for the HDD version and black or blue for the Flash […]

Extended Battery

Here is a review of the VGP-BPL6 with double capacity of the standard one and here you can check how long this will pump juice out.

It’s no surprise that the extended battery (7.4V, 5200mAh) just about doubles the life of the standard battery (7.4V, 2600mAh) under all usage scenarios. Anything that increases the time you […]

Sony VX

Just joking , no sony didn’t release another version of the UX.
Just the VIA VX700 which could be an alternative to Intel.
DualCor cPC

Designed specifically for today’s ultra thin’n’light notebooks and ultra mobile devices, the VIA VX700 integrates all the cutting-edge features of a modern chipset’s North and South bridges, including rich video graphics, […]

DIY make it bigger

How to put a 60 GB hard drive into the Sony UX50! By Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm.

Sony UX going Flash

Sony Press Release (Japanese).

「VAIO type U」 Zero Spindle Model

Loading speed increase. (17s to load XP whereas 63s on HDD)

30min extended battery life.

One-Seg Digital TV Tuner.

New All Black Version.

28g lighter.

Pricing starts 209,800円 on 3 July.
**Update**
Sony Zero Spin Flash Drive vs HD Drive.

Using your UX to the Fullest

You can share yours in this thread.

SyncToy , usefull to keep a folder sync between your desktop and your UX
Microsoft SyncToy
Get Some More from your Tablet PC with Tablet PC Power Toys
Google Browser Sync for Firefox is an extension that continuously synchronizes your browser settings – including bookmarks, history, persistent cookies, and saved passwords – […]

VAIO UX Strip Naked

VGN-UX 분해 사진 1/2
VGN-UX 분해 사진 2/2

Keeping your VAIO updated - June Version

Sony Japanese Update Site
VGN-UX*「BIOS R0061N2」
VGN-UX*「Camera Driver Ver.1.6.202.0」
VGN-UX*「Audio Driver Ver.5.10.0.5255」
( but on Realtek Site we have a more recent one 5.10.0.5265 )
thanks vaiofreak for pointing this out.

If you use VAIO Media, 「VAIO Media Ver.5.0.11」
SonicStage CP (SonicStage Ver.4.0)」

Install your own Windows the DIY style

This post was done thanks to maxik who pointed me to KCAP.EXE.
It seems to be an old SONY utility found in old recovery CD, you use it to decompress Sony’s *.PAC file.
It should be used this way kcap.exe filename.pac destinationfolder

The First Step is to install windows using whatever way you want. I’m using an […]



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