Recovery Discs: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 23:53, 22 November 2023

Below is a list of all the Sony VAIO recovery discs that can be found on the internet.

Some are uploaded by us, some aren't, and so we offer no liability, please use at your own risk, not that there is one anyway.

Last list update: 22.11.2023

Compatibility Problems (model locks)

Some recovery discs only work on the model they were created with (model example: VPCZ11C7E), and not on the entire series (series example: VPCZ1). In some cases, they only work on the unit they were created with. Even though those discs would work perfectly on the machine you are trying to install them on, they are locked from installing.

Removing / Bypassing Model Locks

Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP) is a utility designed to patch recovery discs to bypass model locks. For now, only Windows Vista, 7, and 8 recoveries are supported, but support for XP and below is coming soon.

How to use this list

To use this list, you can use the search function of your browser (CTRL+F), input the series name (example PCG-C1), not the exact model number! You can also visit the page of whatever series/model you are searching for, and if recovery discs are available, they will be listed in the downloads section.

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 Some are uploaded by us, some aren't, and so we offer no liability, please use at your own risk, not that there is one anyway.
-Recovery discs have multiple names: Recovery Discs, Recovery Disks, Recovery Media, Recovery Media CD, Recovery DVD, Recovery CD.
+'''<big>Last list update: 22.11.2023</big>'''
-'''<big>Last list update: 21.04.2023</big>'''
+==Compatibility Problems (model locks)==
+Some recovery discs only work on the model they were created with (model example: VPCZ11C7E), and not on the entire series (series example: VPCZ1). In some cases, they only work on the unit they were created with. Even though those discs would work perfectly on the machine you are trying to install them on, they are locked from installing.
-==Compatibility Problems==
+=====Removing / Bypassing Model Locks =====
-<big>'''A method that bypasses model checks has been found! Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP), a program capable of patching certain discs, has been developed and is now available to download! See [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)|here]].'''</big>
+'''[[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)]] is a utility designed to patch recovery discs to bypass model locks.''' For now, only Windows Vista, 7, and 8 recoveries are supported, but support for XP and below is coming soon.
-Some of these recovery discs only work on the model they are intended for (model example: VPCZ11C7E), and not on the entire series (series example: VPCZ1). In some cases it's even worse, they only work on the unit they were created with.
+==How to use this list==
+To use this list, you can use the search function of your browser (CTRL+F), '''input the series name''' (example PCG-C1), '''not the exact model number!''' You can also visit the page of whatever series/model you are searching for, and if recovery discs are available, they will be listed in the downloads section.
-This creates a problem. Even though those discs would perfectly work on the machine you are trying to install them on, they are locked from installing. '''Please use [[Sony VAIO Recovery Patcher (SVRP)|SVRP]] to patch these discs (if possible).'''
+A revamped interface with built-in search is coming soon.
-==How to use this list + additional information==
-To use this list, you can use the search function of your browser (CTRL+F), '''input the series name''' (example PCG-C1), '''not the exact model number!''' You can also visit the page of whatever series/model you are searching for, and if recovery discs are available, they will be listed in the downloads section.
+==List of Available Series ==
 '''We do not make a difference between languages''', you can sometimes change the language after the install.
-When multiple recovery discs are available for one series, we list all of them, and instead of just listing the name of the series (example PCG-C1), we list the series + exact model name (example PCG-C1 (PCG-C1XD)).
 '''System Recovery is also called Disc 1, and Application Recovery is Disc 2.'''
-==List of Available Series==
-'''<big>We also have a list of recovery discs uploaded on our servers for faster downloads! Please see "List of Available Series - VAIO Library Servers" section below.</big>'''
 These downloads are all on the '''Internet Archive'''.
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 [https://archive.org/details/qr3covery PCG-QR3 (VAIO Library upload)]
-[https://archive.org/details/pcg-srx PCG-SRX (VAIO Library upload)] (faster download available, see VAIO Library servers section below)
+[https://archive.org/details/pcg-srx PCG-SRX (VAIO Library upload)] - [https://download.vaiolibrary.com/recoverydiscs/pcg-srx/ Mirror: VAIO Library servers]
 [https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-pcg-gt1-system-recovery-discs PCG-GT (PCG-GT1)]
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 [https://archive.org/details/jp.sony.vaiovgnfwfr VGN-FW (unknown)]
-[https://archive.org/details/vgn-fw_recovery VGN-FW (VGN-FW54E) (VAIO Library upload)]
+[https://archive.org/details/vgn-fw_recovery VGN-FW (VGN-FW54E) (VAIO Library upload)] - [https://download.vaiolibrary.com/recoverydiscs/vgn-fw/ Mirror: VAIO Library servers]
 [https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-bx-740-recovery-disc-1-of-2 VGN-BX (VGN-BX740)]
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 [https://archive.org/details/vgntx770p-recoverydiscs VGN-TX (VGN-TX770P)]
-[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-vgn-p530h-recovery-discs VGN-P]
+[https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgn-p80h-recovery VGN-P (VGN-P80H)]
+[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-vgn-p530h-recovery-discs VGN-P (VGN-P530H)]
 [https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-vgn-cr-13-g-system-recovery-disc-1 VGN-CR (VGN-CR13G)]
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 [https://archive.org/details/vgn-tz_recovery VGN-TZ (VAIO Library upload) (Recovery WIM)]
-[https://archive.org/details/vgn-fe660g VGN-FE660G]
+[https://archive.org/details/vgn-fe660g VGN-FE]
 ===VGC===
-[https://archive.org/search?query=vaio+vgc Archive.org search (For Latest Recoveries and Drivers)]
-This section is in WIP.
 [https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-vgc-lm1e-recovery-disks VGC-LM]
-[https://archive.org/details/vgc-ra840g VGC-RA840G]
+[https://archive.org/details/vgc-ra840g VGC-RA (VGC-RA840G)]
-[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-ra-826-g-rdvd-1 VGC-RA826G Disk 1]
-[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-ra-826-g-rdvd-2 VGC-RA826G Disk 2]
+[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-ra-826-g-rdvd-1 VGC-RA (VGC-RA826G) Disk 1] - [https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-ra-826-g-rdvd-2 Disk 2]
 [https://archive.org/details/vgc-js-4-eg VGC-JS]
-[https://archive.org/details/sony-vgc-lt-25-e-recoverydisc-1-2 VGC-LT25E]
+[https://archive.org/details/sony-vgc-lt-25-e-recoverydisc-1-2 VGC-LT (VGC-LT25E)]
-[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-vgc-lt32e-recovery-partition VGC-LT32E]
+[https://archive.org/details/sony-vaio-vgc-lt32e-recovery-partition VGC-LT (VGC-LT32E)]
 [https://archive.org/details/VGCLS25E2007 VGC-LS]
-[https://archive.org/details/rdvd-1 VGC-RB30G]
+[https://archive.org/details/rdvd-1 VGC-RB (VGC-RB30G)]
-[https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgc-rb-40-g-series-system-recovery-dvd-1-2 VGC-RB40G]
+[https://archive.org/details/vaio-vgc-rb-40-g-series-system-recovery-dvd-1-2 VGC-RB (VGC-RB40G)]
 [https://archive.org/details/pcg272m-recovery VGC-LA]
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 [https://archive.org/details/vaio_p_vpcp119kj_drivers VPCP]
-=== SV ===
+===SV===
 This section is in WIP.
-==List of Available Series - VAIO Library Servers==
+<small>Recovery discs can have multiple names: Recovery Discs, Recovery Disks, Recovery Media, Recovery Media CD, Recovery DVD, Recovery CD.</small>
-These downloads are uploaded on our servers (download.vaiolibrary.com) in order to offer faster download speeds than on the Internet Archive.
-All of the downloads listed here are also available on the Internet Archive.
-[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/recoverydiscs/pcg-srx/ PCG-SRX] (disc 4 is the Application Recovery, you will be prompted to insert this disc after initial XP boot)
-[https://download.vaiolibrary.com/recoverydiscs/vgn-fw/ VGN-FW]

Revision as of 23:53, 22 November 2023

Compatibility Problems (model locks)

Removing / Bypassing Model Locks

How to use this list

List of Available Series

PCG

PCV

VGN

VGC

VPC

SV