For those of you that own a Sony VAIO I'm sure you either have or will come accross this problem in due course. I have owned my Sony VAIO for about 3 years, pretty much the same as every one else who is now experiencing this problem. The graphics cards in Sony VAIO's are NOT built to last what so ever, the chip is placed incorrectly resulting in the need to spend LOTS of money repairing or buying a new laptop. My advice to you is this...

If your Sony VAIO graphics card HAS finaly buggered up do NOT pay for repairs on your Sony VAIO as it is a very simple fix as i have done this myself.. Also if you do pay for a repair on your Sony VAIO whoever it is doing the job for you is most likely making a FORTUNE out of you as they are probably doing this themselves.. I'm not saying your Sony VAIO will last forever but you will definutely get a good few months more out of it!

Ok heres what you need to do....

Turn your Sony VAIO over so the bottom is facing upwards...

Take out all the screws that you see

Once you have done this you should be able to remove the case of your Sony VAIO

What you are looking for is your graphics chip (This will be held down by a number of screws)

Tighten these screws as hard as you can with a small screw driver (MUST BE AN EXACT FIT!!)

Place your Sony VAIO back together and this should do the trick