Official 2012 Sony S Series Owners Thread

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST POST, AT THE VERY LEAST, BEFORE YOU START ASKING QUESTIONS IN THE MAIN THREAD.

I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THIS POST REASONABLY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST TIPS, GUIDES, ETC.

PLEASE PM ME IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING ELSE SHOULD BE ADDED.

LINK TO BOTH WIN 8 UPGRADE AND CLEAN INSTALL GUIDES AT THE END OF THIS POST.
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I thought it would be worth starting a new thread for owners of the new 2012 version of Sony's S...

Official 2012 Sony S Series Owners Thread