vpccb2s1 win8 usb3 drivers

[jordanius]

hello!i have Vaio vpccb2s1e and i've uprgraded it to windows 8.I cant find the drivers to uprgrade the usb3 port.i only find the uninstallers.could you help me?also,if i want to format the disk,i have to install win7 and then upgrade to win8?because i cant find drivers only for windows8.thank you!

[rich912]

Hi jordanius,

I assume you carried out a clean install of Windows 8? This is not supported and only a migration will work. I have no practical experience of this but suggest you read this ‘sticky’ for more information.

https://www.sony.co.uk/discussions/message/1301477#1301477

This model has only limited support for upgrading to Win 8 and the drivers provided on the Support site are upgrades requiring most of the original Win 7 drivers to be in place. To successfully upgrade/migrate the original Win 7 OS will need to be in place.

Rich

[jordanius]

no i upgrade from windows 7 to 8 without clean install.the usb 3 port was working at windows 7.i find the drivers to update graphics drivers but there arent any drivers for the usb3 upgrade.

so every time i have to format the disk i have to install windows 8 and then uprgrade??thats extremely annoying.

[rich912 · Accepted solution]

Hi jordanius,

You could try installing the original Windows 7 driver in Windows 7 compatibility mode:

Right-click on the driver and click on properties.

Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for” and select Windows 7 operating system from the drop down.

Click on ‘Apply’ and click ‘OK’ and run the file to install it.

OR

Try installing the Windows 8 driver direct from Renesas.

http://www.station-drivers.com/page/renesas.htm

Rich