sony vaio update firmware extension parser device patch installing

pointing the installer for the Sony Firmware Extension Parser Device driver (which if not installed correctly will have a yellow warning symbol within Device Manager) in the direction of the downloaded SFEP driver. The SFEP driver will need to be installed from within Device Manager using the ‘Have Disk’ method – i.e. Download SONY VPCSB11FX Firmware Extension Parser Device Driver v.8.0.1.2 Software name: AMD Radeon HD 6470M / 6630M and Intel HD Graphics 3000 Update Version: 8. The above can be downloaded from the following link.

Also, if you have installed your own OS, the SFEP driver needs to be correctly installed in Device Manager for some models. File: sony-vaio-model-sve 151 a 11 w-driver.zip Driver version: 1.2.8 File size: 1.96 MB OS: Win XP, Win Vista, Windows 7, Win 8, Windows 10.

File: sony-vaio-model-sve 151 a 11 w-driver.zip Driver version: 1.2.8 File size: 1.96 MB OS: Win XP, Win Vista, Windows 7, Win 8, Windows 10. Step 3: in some cases, some additional related utilities also need to be reinstalled, in the same way as Step 2. Uploaded on, downloaded 349 times, receiving a 91/100 rating by 209 users. If this option is not available, VAIO Event Service can also be downloaded from the Original Drivers section. This can be done through Start - VAIO Recovery Center - Reinstall Programs and Drivers. Step 2: if step 1 did not solve it, or you could not locate VAIO Event Service in the list, you may need to reinstall VAIO Event Service. In the list of services, locate VAIO Event Service and verify that the service is started, and startup type is set to Automatic. Step 1: click the Start button, type Services.msc and press Enter. If these keys stop functioning, this is usually a problem related to VAIO Event Service. Most VAIO computers have a few additional special function keys, which are not controlled by the standard keyboard driver. As it would seem that you have installed a retail version of Windows 7 I suggest that you go straight to Step 3.

The following extract is from Sony help and support.

Sony vaio update firmware extension parser device patch installing