Sony VAIO, model PCGFX501, I updated the video driver from ATI RAGE MOBILITY to ATI RAGE MOBILITY (SONY) and set refresh rate to 100hz. Was that stupid or what? NOW MY NMB LOCK INDICATOR STAYS ON AND THERE IS NO ACTIVITY ON LAPTOP. CAN NOT TURN OFF LAPTOP WITHOUT DISCONNECTING POWER OR PRESSING RESET UNDERNEATH LAPTOP. POWER BUTTON DOES NOT SHUT DOWN SYSTEM, NOR DOES FCN+ESC OR ANY FCN+ KEYS, TURN OFFS, OR RESETS. NOT EVEN CNTRL+ALT+DELETE. PLEASE HELP A STUPID EXPERIMENTING GENIUS WANNABE LIKE ME!!!!
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Jump to PostStart up in safe mode (f8 during boot) and then you can change refresh rate back to ususal 60 Hz which is standard for all LCD displays.
Or plug in external monitor to get video feedback without safe mode. (might require restart)
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