VGN-NR - Revision history

BFG-9KRC: /* Sources */

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Sources

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	\| Sony VAIO VGN-~~NRNR72B~~ specs (JP) \|\| [https://www.inversenet.co.jp/pclist/product/SONY-note/VGN%252DNR72B.html Sony VAIO VGN-NRNR72B specs (JP)]		\| Sony VAIO VGN-NR72B specs (JP) \|\| [https://www.inversenet.co.jp/pclist/product/SONY-note/VGN%252DNR72B.html Sony VAIO VGN-NRNR72B specs (JP)]
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	\| Notebookcheck library entry \|\| [https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-Vaio-VGN-NR-Series.10630.0.html Notebookcheck library entry]		\| Notebookcheck library entry \|\| [https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-Vaio-VGN-NR-Series.10630.0.html Notebookcheck library entry]

BFG-9KRC: /* Downloads & Guides */

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Downloads & Guides

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	\| Sony ~~Vaio~~ VGN-NR260E Windows Vista HDD + Recovery Partition (English) \|\| [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-nr-260e-oem-vista-00-00 Sony ~~Vaio~~ VGN-NR260E Windows Vista HDD + Recovery Partition (English)]		\| Sony VAIO VGN-NR260E Windows Vista HDD + Recovery Partition (English) \|\| [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-nr-260e-oem-vista-00-00 Sony VAIO VGN-NR260E Windows Vista HDD + Recovery Partition (English)]
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	\| Sony ~~Vaio~~ VGN-NR260E Windows Vista Recovery CDs (English) \|\| [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-nr260e-vista-oem-recovery Sony ~~Vaio~~ VGN-NR260E Windows Vista Recovery CDs (English)]		\| Sony VAIO VGN-NR260E Windows Vista Recovery CDs (English) \|\| [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-nr260e-vista-oem-recovery Sony VAIO VGN-NR260E Windows Vista Recovery CDs (English)]
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	\| Sony VAIO VGN-NR360E Recovery Discs \|\| [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-nr-360-e-recovery Sony VAIO VGN-NR360E Recovery Discs]		\| Sony VAIO VGN-NR360E Recovery Discs \|\| [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-nr-360-e-recovery Sony VAIO VGN-NR360E Recovery Discs]

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	== Resources ==		== Resources ==
	Follow our [[Drivers Downloading Guides\|guides]] to download and install drivers. If a link is broken, please input the URL in the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]. You can bypass the model checks of recovery ~~discs~~ discs by using [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)\|SVRP]] if applicable.		Follow our [[Drivers Downloading Guides\|guides]] to download and install drivers. If a link is broken, please input the URL in the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]. You can bypass the model checks of recovery discs by using [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)\|SVRP]] if applicable.
	[[File:VGN-NR.jpg\|thumb\|A gray VGN-NR]]		[[File:VGN-NR.jpg\|thumb\|A gray VGN-NR]]
	[[File:VAIO VGN-NR.jpg\|thumb\|A white VGN-NR]]		[[File:VAIO VGN-NR.jpg\|thumb\|A white VGN-NR]]

BFG-9KRC: /* Common hardware failure point (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT) */

2026-03-19T23:43:33Z

Common hardware failure point (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT)

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	== Common hardware failure point (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT) ==		== Common hardware failure point (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT) ==
	VGN-NRs spec’d with NVIDIA graphics all suffer a fatal design flaw in their inclusion of the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT for a GPU.		VGN-NRs spec’d with NVIDIA graphics all suffer a fatal design flaw in their inclusion of the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT for a GPU.

	The NVIDIA 8000 Series GPUs are infamous for their 100% eventual failure rate because of a manufacturing defect from NVIDIA, primarily something to do with faulty underfilling (refer to news articles on the Web about one “bumpgate” for more information) and the NR is sadly no exception to that.		The NVIDIA 8000 Series GPUs are infamous for their 100% eventual failure rate because of a manufacturing defect from NVIDIA, primarily something to do with faulty underfilling (refer to news articles on the Web about one “bumpgate” for more information) and the NR is sadly no exception to that.

	All NVIDIA 8000 Series chips on every single non-Intel GMA VGN-NR are plagued by this problem.		All NVIDIA 8000 Series chips on every single non-Intel GMA VGN-NR are plagued by this problem.

BFG-9KRC: /* Common hardware failure point (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT) */

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Common hardware failure point (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT)

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	VGN-NRs spec’d with NVIDIA graphics all suffer a fatal design flaw in their inclusion of the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT for a GPU.		VGN-NRs spec’d with NVIDIA graphics all suffer a fatal design flaw in their inclusion of the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT for a GPU.
	The NVIDIA 8000 Series GPUs are infamous for their 100% eventual failure rate because of a manufacturing defect from NVIDIA, primarily something to do with faulty underfilling (refer to news articles on the Web about one “bumpgate” for more information) and the NR is sadly no exception to that.		The NVIDIA 8000 Series GPUs are infamous for their 100% eventual failure rate because of a manufacturing defect from NVIDIA, primarily something to do with faulty underfilling (refer to news articles on the Web about one “bumpgate” for more information) and the NR is sadly no exception to that.
	All NVIDIA 8000 Series chips on every single non-Intel GMA VGN-NR is plagued by this problem.		All NVIDIA 8000 Series chips on every single non-Intel GMA VGN-NR are plagued by this problem.

	'''Manifestations of the issue include:'''		'''Manifestations of the issue include:'''

BFG-9KRC: Images.

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Images.

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	Upgraded components (Core 2 Duo T9300, 4GB RAM (or 8GB if it works) as well as an SSD) go a really long way towards ensuring present-day usability. Gaming and graphics-intensive tasks are uniquely ill-advised on the surviving NVIDIA units due to their shoddy underfill (the Intel GMA X3100, while more resilient, is still a poor choice for those things as a result of it being an integrated graphics solution).		Upgraded components (Core 2 Duo T9300, 4GB RAM (or 8GB if it works) as well as an SSD) go a really long way towards ensuring present-day usability. Gaming and graphics-intensive tasks are uniquely ill-advised on the surviving NVIDIA units due to their shoddy underfill (the Intel GMA X3100, while more resilient, is still a poor choice for those things as a result of it being an integrated graphics solution).
			[[File:Ditto, rear view.jpg\|thumb\|A chocolate brown VGN-NR (rear)]]
	Used VGN-NRs can usually be found for extremely cheap today, since these weren't very noteworthy machines beyond perhaps their selection of shell colors and their status as one of a handful entry-level VAIO models.		Used VGN-NRs can usually be found for extremely cheap today, since these weren't very noteworthy machines beyond perhaps their selection of shell colors and their status as one of a handful entry-level VAIO models.

	== Resources ==		== Resources ==
	Follow our [[Drivers Downloading Guides\|guides]] to download and install drivers. If a link is broken, please input the URL in the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]. You can bypass the model checks of recovery discs discs by using [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)\|SVRP]] if applicable.		Follow our [[Drivers Downloading Guides\|guides]] to download and install drivers. If a link is broken, please input the URL in the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]. You can bypass the model checks of recovery discs discs by using [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)\|SVRP]] if applicable.
			[[File:VGN-NR.jpg\|thumb\|A gray VGN-NR]]
			[[File:VAIO VGN-NR.jpg\|thumb\|A white VGN-NR]]
			[[File:VGN-NR (Gray).jpg\|thumb\|Various case colors for the VGN-NR]]

	==== Downloads & Guides ====		==== Downloads & Guides ====

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-[https://www.inversenet.co.jp/pclist/product/SONY-note/VGN%252DNR72B.html Inversenet] [https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-Vaio-VGN-NR-Series.10630.0.html Notebookcheck]
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BFG-9KRC: /* Common hardware failure point (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT) */

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Common hardware failure point (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT)

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	* Failure to boot into Linux distros that come with proper NVIDIA GPU drivers		* Failure to boot into Linux distros that come with proper NVIDIA GPU drivers

	There is no real permanent solution to this problem. One temporary solution would be a reflow (see the ~~“Guides”~~ section of this article), however there is another more permanent but still temporary solution in either reballing or replacing the chip altogether.		There is no real permanent solution to this problem. One temporary solution would be a reflow (see the “Downloads & Guides” section of this article), however there is another more permanent but still temporary solution in either reballing or replacing the chip altogether.

	Regardless of one’s course of action, all of these methods requires a precise hot air station, BGA No-Clean flux, and some experience (practicing on a junk board is as good a start as any).		Regardless of one’s course of action, all of these methods requires a precise hot air station, BGA No-Clean flux, and some experience (practicing on a junk board is as good a start as any).

BFG-9KRC: Resources wikitable

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Resources wikitable

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	Follow our [[Drivers Downloading Guides\|guides]] to download and install drivers. If a link is broken, please input the URL in the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]. You can bypass the model checks of recovery discs discs by using [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)\|SVRP]] if applicable.		Follow our [[Drivers Downloading Guides\|guides]] to download and install drivers. If a link is broken, please input the URL in the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]. You can bypass the model checks of recovery discs discs by using [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)\|SVRP]] if applicable.

	[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-recoverydisc-1 VGN-NR ~~Recovery Disks~~]		==== Downloads & Guides ====
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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eOlSTzV4E VGN-NR Disassembly]		\|+
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			\| Sony Vaio VGN-NR260E Windows Vista HDD + Recovery Partition (English) \|\| [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-nr-260e-oem-vista-00-00 Sony Vaio VGN-NR260E Windows Vista HDD + Recovery Partition (English)]
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			\| Sony Vaio VGN-NR260E Windows Vista Recovery CDs (English) \|\| [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-nr260e-vista-oem-recovery Sony Vaio VGN-NR260E Windows Vista Recovery CDs (English)]
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			\| Sony VAIO VGN-NR360E Recovery Discs \|\| [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-nr-360-e-recovery Sony VAIO VGN-NR360E Recovery Discs]
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			\| Sony VAIO VGN-NR400E Recovery Discs \|\| [https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-recoverydisc-1 Sony VAIO VGN-NR400E Recovery Discs]
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			\| Sony VAIO VGN-NR Series drivers and utilities archive \|\| [https://www.helpdrivers.com/notebooks/Sony/VGN-NR/ Sony VAIO VGN-NR Series drivers and utilities archive]
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			\| GPU Reflow Guide \|\| [https://vaiolibrary.com/GPU_reflow_guide GPU Reflow Guide]
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			\| VGN-NR Disassembly Guide \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eOlSTzV4E VGN-NR Disassembly Guide]
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	== Credits ==		== Credits ==
	[https://www.inversenet.co.jp/pclist/product/SONY-note/VGN%252DNR72B.html Inversenet] [https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-Vaio-VGN-NR-Series.10630.0.html Notebookcheck]		[https://www.inversenet.co.jp/pclist/product/SONY-note/VGN%252DNR72B.html Inversenet] [https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-Vaio-VGN-NR-Series.10630.0.html Notebookcheck]

BFG-9KRC: /* Resources */

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Resources

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	== Resources ==		== Resources ==
			Follow our [[Drivers Downloading Guides\|guides]] to download and install drivers. If a link is broken, please input the URL in the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]. You can bypass the model checks of recovery discs discs by using [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)\|SVRP]] if applicable.

	[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-recoverydisc-1 VGN-NR Recovery Disks]		[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-recoverydisc-1 VGN-NR Recovery Disks]

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eOlSTzV4E VGN-NR Disassembly]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eOlSTzV4E VGN-NR Disassembly]

	~~You can bypass the model checks of these discs by using [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)\|SVRP]].~~

	~~Follow our [[Drivers Downloading Guides\|guides]] to download and install drivers.~~

	== Credits ==		== Credits ==
	[https://www.inversenet.co.jp/pclist/product/SONY-note/VGN%252DNR72B.html Inversenet] [https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-Vaio-VGN-NR-Series.10630.0.html Notebookcheck]		[https://www.inversenet.co.jp/pclist/product/SONY-note/VGN%252DNR72B.html Inversenet] [https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-Vaio-VGN-NR-Series.10630.0.html Notebookcheck]