topic My VGN-AR71S Is On Life Support in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/my-vgn-ar71s-is-on-life-support/m-p/45841#M48125 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a VGN-AR71S which is not even 18 months old but unfortunately out of warranty. I started having problems with the display last month.<BR /><BR /><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>Problem 1</STRONG></SPAN> <BR />Within about 15 minutes after starting the laptop, the screen starts going blank and then reappears with the following message: Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered. Soon after the first message, this will happen on a regular basis and then within the next 10 – 15 minutes it will end with a BSoD. <BR /><BR /><STRONG style="text-decoration: underline; ">Problem 2</STRONG> <BR />Soon after a shut down, the laptop will not immediately start. The power lights will be on but the display will not turn on. I noticed this problem within weeks after buying the laptop. <BR /><BR /><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>My Observation</STRONG></SPAN> <BR />It is strange the way the Display Driver message seems to appear. When the laptop downloads and applies Microsoft updates, this problem doesn’t occur. Even when I restored the system to factory settings, this problem didn’t occur. I thought the laptop is getting heated when it didn’t re-start immediately after a shut down. But this is not the case - at least from the outside. Can someone please help?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:09:09 GMT robinnavamanie 2010-04-26T07:09:09Z My VGN-AR71S Is On Life Support https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/my-vgn-ar71s-is-on-life-support/m-p/45841#M48125 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a VGN-AR71S which is not even 18 months old but unfortunately out of warranty. I started having problems with the display last month.<BR /><BR /><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>Problem 1</STRONG></SPAN> <BR />Within about 15 minutes after starting the laptop, the screen starts going blank and then reappears with the following message: Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered. Soon after the first message, this will happen on a regular basis and then within the next 10 – 15 minutes it will end with a BSoD. <BR /><BR /><STRONG style="text-decoration: underline; ">Problem 2</STRONG> <BR />Soon after a shut down, the laptop will not immediately start. The power lights will be on but the display will not turn on. I noticed this problem within weeks after buying the laptop. <BR /><BR /><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>My Observation</STRONG></SPAN> <BR />It is strange the way the Display Driver message seems to appear. When the laptop downloads and applies Microsoft updates, this problem doesn’t occur. Even when I restored the system to factory settings, this problem didn’t occur. I thought the laptop is getting heated when it didn’t re-start immediately after a shut down. But this is not the case - at least from the outside. Can someone please help?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:09:09 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/my-vgn-ar71s-is-on-life-support/m-p/45841#M48125 robinnavamanie 2010-04-26T07:09:09Z