VGNFZ11L startup fail even after fresh Windows Install

[StroudMan]

Hi all,

My VAIO recently started showing partial coloured lines across the screen whilst Windows was running then after a few days, it started craching too.  Often on restart even the Vaio image and "loading windows" screens (first things you see on startup) showed thes funny coloured lines.  Windows would suggest it should repair itself and tried but failed several times and it reached a point where it wouldnt boot at all.

So, I re-installed Vista Ultimate from scratch with a disk format but it is still showing the same problems.  In fact since succesfully installing from CD it has only re-started successfully once and mostly tries to repair itself (and fails) or gets to "Loading Windows" and just gives up and power cycles.

Any ideas out there?  I am assuming I have eliminated Windows as the cause but what could it be?  Hardware?

Ideas welcome.

Thanks!

[Blencogo]

If your Vaio is less than 4 years old, I Would contact Vaio support.

The following models can suffer from a nVidia chip fault and the warranty for this fault is extended to 4 years: -

The models concerned are as follows..

VGN-FZ11x, VGN-FZ18x, VGN-FZ21x, VGN-FZ31x, VGN-FZ38x
VGN-AR11x, VGN-AR21x, VGN-AR31x
VGN-C1Zx, VGN-C2Zx
VGC-LM1xx, VGC-LM2xx

VGC-LT1xx, VGC-LT2xx

Read the Sony statement here:

http://genesis.sony-europe.com/instranet/ccil_sony/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=35880&l=en_GB&m=VGN-...

You may find these threads interesting: -

https://www.sony.co.uk/discussions/message/573709#573709

http://www.sony.co.uk/discussions/message/519115#519115