Ubuntu on sony vaio pro

To install Ubuntu on your Sony Vaio Pro laptop, do the following:

1. Download the 64-bit version Ubuntu.
2. Go to pendrivelinux.com and search for "uui".
      Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3 | USB Pen Drive Linux 
3. Install the software from the above link.
4. Plug in a USB and format it as FAT32 (not NTFS).
5. Open the UUI application and mount the image of ubuntu.
6. Shutdown
7. Press the ASSIST button and select the BIOS option. Change the following settings (you can toggle sections by the left and right arrows, values by up and down arrows and change it by pressing enter) :

      Secure Boot [Disable]
      Boot Mode [Legacy]
      External Device Boot [Enabled]
      Select 1st Boot Priority [External Device]
      Select 2nd Boot Priority [Internal Hard Disk Drive]

      Press F4 and 'Yes'

      Now select boot from external media option to boot to Ubuntu

8. You can now either try ubuntu or install it.



I've replaced windows 8 with ubuntu.
Battery life is about the same.
Free space is now 112 GB instead of 74.8GB

If you have any issues, you can find their solutions on the ubuntu forum.