It would also be nice to know if anyone knows a good freeware driver update notification utility of some kind. Sony Firmware Extension Parser is missing a driver. Audio Driver Registry Patch Update: Must be installed before Windows 8.1 update (Windows 8 64bit) Release Date.
The NVidia driver is there, however I have yet to check it up against the current one NVidia driver for performance.Īny tips, tricks or news on drivers would be greatly appreciated. Sony Firmware Extension Parser Device Driver (Windows 7 64bit) Release Date. The Intel chipset is the most concerning at the moment, however I would really like a way to set up my hot keys, maybe in a more customized way than Sony provides. The HotKey Utility for Windows 7 will install, but will force the laptop into hibernation repeatedly stating the wrong battery is inserted into the laptop. Sony Vaio VPCF1290X Alps Pointing Device Driver 7.105.529.104 43 downloads. The Assist, Web, and Vaio buttons and all of the FN functionality is gone with the exception of Volume control, which works through the Windows 8 UI. Sony Vaio VPCF1290X Firmware Extension Parser Device Driver 8.0.1.2 82 downloads. "Intel® HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller - 1E59" yields little search results, Intels driver detect utility finds it, but has no clue what to do with it.ģ) There is no Hotkey Utility for Windows 8, so the Speed/Stamina slider will not function at all. This is the Intel Chipset, which Sony Chat confirmed isn't yet available but "may be coming soon." Here is a screenshot: - It is also attached below.
However when in a full screen video app like Video or Netflix the curser doesn't fade away so I've been moving it to the right side of the screen to make it less noticeable.Ģ) There is one unknown device in Utility Manager. Reverse scrolling and sliding in from the top, left and right of the track pad works phenomenally smooth in the OS.
None of these issues are terrible but I figured I'd ask for some help and maybe someone else will find this info useful.ġ) The track pad driver took an install and uninstall a few times to take without crashing. Now I did a fresh install since the drivers are all located on the Sony Driver Page. I have been running RTM of 8 64-Bit on this machine for a little while now via MSDN. Just a heads up for those who haven't yet experienced this, and to see if anyone has any solutions.