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Motherboard replacement instructions vaio vgn

Regarding motherboard replacement instructions for a Vaio vgn fz260e, do you need to reset bios with new mb by disconnecting battery? Also, dip switch settings on new mb (4 switches on or off)? Have replaced the MB but cannot activate Nvidia Graphics Chipset after powerup in Vista, when I try to rescore the laptop in Vista (Graphics reads a 1) it goes through the test and when it gets to mutimedia playback it bluescreens. This is a new MB replacement also have put in new ram. All else works fine but cannot use anything that calls on the Nvidia chip for graphics.

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IF YOU CHANGE THE MB.. SHOULD THE PCU IS COMPATIBLE WITH THEN MB.. ABOUT THE RAM SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE ALSO...LOOK THE COMPATIBLITY OF YOUR SPESIFICATION OF YOUR SYSTEM.... THE VIDEO GRAPHICS ACTUALLY IS BUILT IN THE MB JUST INSTALL THE RIGHT DRIVER.. ABOUT THE BIOS NO NEED TO RESET.. AFTER THE FIXING THE MB..FORMAT YOU HDD. OR INSTALL NEW ONE NOT OLD.. BECAUSE NEW MB.. IF YOU USE THE OLD OS YOU WILL MEET A LOT OF PROBLEM,, LIKE BLUE SCREENN,, AUTOSHUT OFF,, SOUND NOT WORKING, OR ANY POSIBLE BECAUSE OF FEATURES SOMTIMES.

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    IF YOU CHANGE THE MB.. SHOULD THE PCU IS COMPATIBLE WITH THEN MB.. ABOUT THE RAM SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE ALSO...LOOK THE COMPATIBLITY OF YOUR SPESIFICATION OF YOUR SYSTEM.... THE VIDEO GRAPHICS ACTUALLY IS BUILT IN THE MB JUST INSTALL THE RIGHT DRIVER.. ABOUT THE BIOS NO NEED TO RESET.. AFTER THE FIXING THE MB..FORMAT YOU HDD. OR INSTALL NEW ONE NOT OLD.. BECAUSE NEW MB.. IF YOU USE THE OLD OS YOU WILL MEET A LOT OF PROBLEM,, LIKE BLUE SCREENN,, AUTOSHUT OFF,, SOUND NOT WORKING, OR ANY POSIBLE BECAUSE OF FEATURES SOMTIMES.



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