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Driver needed for Sony Vaio VGX-TP3Z tv tuner card
I recently reinstalled Windows Vista on my Sony Vaio VGX-TP3Z, but i had forgot to back up the drivers first.
I've managed to get most of the drivers expect for the built in TV Tuner card, i've tried the Sony Vaio website, Google and Driver Detective all found nothing.
Re: driver needed for Sony Vaio VGX-TP3Z tv tuner card
Vist this link to download all necessary drivers http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/support/support.asp?site=voe_en_GB_cons&c=1&s=VGX-TP&m=3336 .all the best........sodeep
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Try to use external or internal sound card, if you find it working it means that the sound device of your Sony Vaio is the real problem. This means that you have to use another sound card device to be installed in your Sony PC, because built-in soundcards is connected to the motherboard of the PC so fixing that problem will cost you a lot.
what kind of tv are you trying to hook to?? K once youve made the physical connection from computer to TV, Even using the Plug & play windows method you need a compatability driver to let the windows computer and the TV talk.
Once communication is establlished pictures, videos, movies,will play from computer to the TV
Google for and use a free program called 'cpuz' to identify your system components. Also try using device manager to determine the manufacturer/serial of your TV tuner chip/card.
Once you have determined the type/serial, have a look on google again to see if there are any links for the specific driver. If not, you could always try http://www.drivershq.com/Drivers/VistaDevices/Sony-TV-Tuner-Card-Driver/51593/Drivers.aspx Driver Detective.....even if you can't use it to download the driver (I think you have to pay), at least it will identify the one you need to focus on.
By the way, have you tried the device manager/right click on device/update driver/search online option yet??
Windows Vista is still behind providing drivers for tv tunners....unless you buy new ones designed for vista. If you had your tv tuner for xp and it worked fine on that operating system than I am afraid that you are going to have to buy a new one for vista.
How ever you may find that microsoft or the third part supplier may be on the process of supplying software for your tv tunner.
Please let me know what happens woth you... I would be grateful to if you could let me have the serial number and the model number so that I can do research for you and try and help you out.
i am not an expert, but have lots of experience with my own media center. by moving the tuner card you changed the address of it which if the os does not recognize new hardware, it will not install the drivers for it. i believe you will have to use the device manager to reinstall the drivers for the tuner card. also will have to redo the setup for the tuner in media center. another problem with the softare change is you have to update the security components to be able to view certain channels.
you can find the best information for all these subjects at your computer manufacturers support website and of course microsoft for the security components. good luck, it should not be too difficult to solve your delemna with a little research and searching there.
Hi,
There is a problem with the tv tuner card in the Computer.
Go to Control Panel, double click on System, (if you don't see system, in the top left pane of that window, click switch to classic view). In the dialog box that appears, click on the hardware tab, then click on device manager.
In this window, see if there is any yellow question mark icon beside the tv tuner device. If there is, then you will need to reinstall the software driver that came with it or you can download it from the internet.
If there is no yellow question mark, then just double-click on the device and check the device status to make sure it says "this device is working properly". If it doesn't say this, then there is a problem with the device. You can try to reinstall the driver but there is a big possibility that the tv tuner card might need replace.
Please let me know what happens.
Regards,
Lolita
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