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Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K SERVICE MANUAL NOTEBOOK COMPUTER 9-872-218-11 Lineup : PCG-GR150 PCG-GR150K PCG-GR170 PCG-GR170K For American Area US Model Canadian Model Illust : PCG-GR17.
— 2 — PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) Inf ormation in this document is subject to change without notice. Sony and V AIO are trademarks of Sony . Intel logo and Intel Inside logo are registered trademarks of Intel Cor poration. Pentium MMX is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
— 3 — T ABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. REMO V AL 1-1. Flowc hart ......................................................................... 1-1 1-2. Main Electrical Parts Location Diagram ......................... 1-1 1-3. Remov al ...................
1-1 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) CHAPTER 1. REMO V AL 1-1. Flowc har t • P XX means pages that appears in this manual. • Remember that hard disk dri ves are easily damaged by vibration.
1-2 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 1-2. Main Electrical P ar ts Location Diagram Inv er ter Unit Modem Card IFX-159 Board CNX-140 Board SWX-79 Board SWX-78 Board LEX-31 Board PWS-16 .
1-3 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 1-3. Remov al 1. HDD, Battery Door 2 Batter y Door 3 Screw M3 (Blac k) 3 Screw M3X4 (X2) (Gold) 5 HDD Brac k et HDD Sheet 4 Screw M3X4 (X2) (Gold) .
1-4 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 2. Combination Drive, CNX-143 Board 1 Special Head Screw (M2X4) (X2) (Black) 3 Screw M2 (X2) (Silv er) 5 Ba y Case 4 2 Screw M2 (X2) (Silv er) 8 Screw (M1.
1-5 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 3. Hood Ke y Board Assy , Keyboar d Unit 4. DC Fan, Nickel Hydr ogen Battery F our Cla ws 6 Hood K ey Board Assy Label ID (U) 4 5 3 2 Special Head .
1-6 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 5. Hinge Cover 1 T wo Claws T wo Cla ws T wo Cla ws 4 T wo Hinge Co v ers 3 T wo Cla ws Hinge Cov er T wo Cla ws Hinge Cov er 2 T wo Claws : claw p.
1-7 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 6. Display Base 5 Fiv e Claws 4 Claw 3 1 Screw M3 (X2) (Blac k) 9 Displa y Base Displa y Assy 8 7 2 Special Head Screw (M2X6) (X4) (Gold) VIF-17 Bo.
1-8 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 7. Escushion (Jog) 8. P alm Rest Assy 3 Escushion (Jog) Switch (Back) F our Cla ws 1 2 Note : When removing the Escushion (Jog), be careful not to damage the Switch (Back).
1-9 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 9. Latch Detector Assy , LEX-31 Boar d, PWS-16 Board 10. Heat Sink (AL) , VIF-17 Board 1 Special Head Screw (M2X4) (X2) (Black) 5 Special Head Scre.
1-10 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 11. MBX-55 Assy 12. PC Card Connector , MBX-55 Boar d, IO Bracket Assy 1 Special Head Screw (M2X4) (Black) 3 0 Numbr P3 Kind Screw (M2X16) (X2) (B.
1-11 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 13. SWX-79 Board, T ouch P ad 14. Speaker , SWX-78 Boar d, IFX-159 Board 5 Special Head Screw (M2X4) (X2) (Black) 8 Special Head Screw (M2X4) (X2).
1-12 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 15. SO-DIMM 16. Modem Card, CNX-140 Board 1 Special Head Screw (M2X4) (Black) 2 DIMM Door Assy b a a a → b Remov al of SO-DIMM Slot f or the standard memor y (Compulsor y).
1-13 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 17. LCD Section – Made by SH/HI – 1. Bez el 14 Assy : claw par t 5 Bezel 14 Assy Displa y Assy 3 Cov er Screw Low er (X2) 1 Cov er Screw Upper.
1-14 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 2. LCD Unit, Bracket LCD L (SA), Bracket LCD R (SA) 3. In ver ter Unit, LCD Harness, Display Assy 1 +P M2X3 Lock (X2) (Gold) 2 Brac k et LCD L (SA.
1-15 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 1-4. Replacing the CPU 1. Removing the CPU 2. Installing the CPU NO TE: Rotate a flat-blade scre wdr i ver to the lock position securely .
1-16 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) (END) 1-5. DIP Switch Setting of the MBX-55 Boar d Set the DIP switch on the MBX-55 board (main board) to match with the LCD that is used in this computer , because sev eral types of LCD are used as shown in the follo wing table and the DIP switch setting dif fers depending on the LCD type.
2-1 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) CHAPTER 2. SELF DIA GNOSTICS Please conf irm “ Self Diagnostics ” method which will be informed you with distribution of “ Self Diagnostics ” software.
Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) (END) 3-2 3-1 CHAPTER 3. BLOCK DIA GRAM FPC C N X -140 MDC A M BIT I F X-159 VIF - 1 7 PWS- 1 6 PWS SWX-78 LEX-31 -16 SWX - 7 9 FWH Int. KBD CPU Tualat i n (Cache=5 12kB) PCG-GR Series/PCGA-PRGR1 BLOCK DIAGRAM R e v.
Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) (END) 4-2 4-1 CHAPTER 4. FRAME HARNESS DIA GRAM From board to connector (direct connection) Harness (connector at both end) Harness (soldered at one en.
5-1 CHAPTER 5. EXPLODED VIEWS AND P ARTS LIST NO TE: • The mechanical par ts with no ref erence number in the exploded vie ws are not supplied. • Items marked “ * ” are not stock ed since they are seldom required f or routine service. Some delay should be anticipated when ordering these items.
5-2 Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) Ref.No. Part No. Description Ref.No. Part No. Description 5-1. Main Section 1 4-653-760-01 ESCUSHION (TP) 2 1-796-166-11 PAD, TOUCH 3 X-4623-630-2 .
Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) 5-3 5-4 82 GR170/GR170K Only 22 98 A B C N P N P B D D E I I K K H H J Q Q E F O A G 1 2 B13 B2 89 B3 B13 B2 B1 B13 B3 B3 B3 B8 B8 B5 B5 4 3 70 5 84 6 .
Conf idential PCG-GR150/GR150K/GR170/GR170K (AM) Ref.No. Part No. Description Ref.No. Part No. Description 5-2. LCD Section – Made b y SH /HI – 5-5 5-6 401 402 403 B2 B3 B3 B3 B3 B3 B3 B16 B16 404.
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3 Contents 1 Welc ome . ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ....... .. 5 Features .............................. .................. ........................... ............... 6 Unpacking You r Notebook ........... ...............
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 4 Troubleshoot ing the Modem ..................... ....................................54 Troubleshoot ing Audio ..................... .................. ...........................55 Troubleshoot ing the Print er .....
5 2 We l c o m e Congratul ations o n your pur chase of the S ony V AIO ® Notebook. S ony has combined leading -edge technology in audio, video, co mputing, and communications to pro vide you with state-o f-the-art personal comp uting.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 6 Features ❑ Exceptional perfo rmance — Y our notebook includ es a Mobil e Intel ® Pentium ® III processor -M * and a V .90/K56fle x-compat ible modem. † ❑ Portability — Rechar geable battery pack pro vides ho urs of u se without A C po wer .
Unpac king Y our Notebook 7 Unpac king Y our Notebook Remo ve the follo wing hardwa re ite ms from the b ox: Main unit * * Th e remova ble hard di sk drive and removable op tical disc drive ar e prein stalled in your noteb ook.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 8 Documentation ❑ VA I O ® Notebo ok Quic k Start — Cont ains info rmation on u npacking and settin g up your n otebook, supplem entary upd ates, and s oftware information.
Regis tering Y our Notebook 9 Registering Y our Notebook T ake adv antage of Sony’ s commitment to quality customer support and recei ve these be nefi ts by re gisterin g your not ebook: ❑ Sony Customer Su pport — T a lk to a Support Representative to troubles hoot pr oblems yo u may be ha ving wit h your not ebook.
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11 3 Setting Up Y our V AIO ® Notebook In this chapter , you will find information on ho w to set up and install your So ny VA I O ® Notebook . The follo wing topics are discussed : ❑ Locating C o.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 12 Locating Controls and P or ts Fr ont 1 Memory Stick indicator 8 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen 2 Num Lock ind icator 9 Keyboard 3 Caps Lo ck indicator 10 Speake.
Locati ng Contro ls and P or ts 13 Left 1 Back butt on for center Jog Dial ™ contro l 4 Memor y Stick ® slot 2 Center Jo g Dial ™ control 5 PC Card slots 3 CD-RW/DV D Combo Dr ive or DVD-ROM d rive in multi purpose bay * * Th is multi purpose b ay can house e ither an optic al disc d rive or a seco ndary battery.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 14 Right 1 Coolin g vent 2 Drive ba y with remo vable hard d isk drive 3 Batter y bay.
Locati ng Contro ls and P or ts 15 Bac k 1 Cool ing vent 6 Etherne t port 2 D C I n p o r t 7 USB ports 3 Pri nter port 8 Mode m jac k 4V G A p o r t 9 Microphon e jack * * Th ere is a protrudi ng dot above the Micro phone jack to further disting uish it from oth er jacks and ports.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 16 Bottom 1 Tilt stands 2 Multipurp ose bay R elease lever 3 Port replica tor connector.
Connecti ng a P ower Sourc e 17 Connecting a P ower Sour ce Y ou can use either A C po wer or a rechar geable battery pack as a po wer source. Using the A C Adapter 1 Plug the cable attached to the A C adapter into the DC In port on the notebo ok. 2 Plug one end of the po wer cord int o the A C adapter .
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 18 ❑ When the A C adapter is not used, unplug it from the A C outlet. ❑ Use only the A C adapter supplied. Do not use an y other A C adapter . Using Battery P ower Y ou can us e one or tw o batte ry packs as a s ource of po wer.
Connecti ng a P ower Sourc e 19 2 Insert the battery pack into th e battery bay on the righ t side of the not ebook. 3 Lift the battery bay cov er up until it clicks into place. T o char ge the ba ttery pack 1 Connect the A C adapter to the n otebook.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 20 T o view batter y indicators There are tw o battery indicators on the n otebook. One indicator is for th e primary battery pack located in the battery bay . The second indicator is for the optional secondary battery pack that can be inserted into the m ultipurpose bay .
Connecti ng a P ower Sourc e 21 T o re move the b att er y pa ck 1 Push the battery bay cover do wn to open it. 2 Pull out the battery pack. 3 Push in and lift up the batter y bay cov er until it clicks.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 22 ❑ Y ou can extend battery life by changing the po wer management modes in the Power Panel utility . See “Using Po wer Saving Modes” on page 25 for more information. ❑ The battery pack supplied with your notebook is a lithium-ion bat tery and can be rechar ged at any time.
Star ting Y our Notebook 23 Starti ng Y o ur Notebook 1 Slide the LCD lock lev er in the direction of the arro w , and lift the cover . 2 Press the power b utton on top of the notebook until the green power indicator turns on.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 24 3 If necessary , adjust the brightness con trols for the LC D display as follo ws: ❑ T o decrease brigh tness, press Fn+F5 then the do wn or left arro w ke y . ❑ T o increase brigh tness, press Fn+F5 then th e up or right ar ro w ke y .
Using P ower Sa ving Modes 25 Using P ower Sa ving Modes When you use a battery as the sour ce of po wer for your not ebook, yo u can tak e adv antage of po wer management settings to conserve battery life.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 26 T o act ivate Hiberna te mode T o acti v ate Hibernate mode, press the k ey combination Fn+F12. T o re tur n to no rm al mo de T o return to normal mo de, turn on t he notebook b y press ing the po wer b utton. The noteb ook retur ns to its pre vious stat e.
27 4 Adding Memory Yo u r S o n y VA I O ® N otebook enab les you to install and repl ace memory modules to expand the functionality of your notebook.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 28 Dep endi ng on the m ode l you purc has ed, e ithe r 128 M B of mem ory is preinsta lled in on e of the t wo a vailabl e memory modu le bays ( 128 MB x 1), or 256 MB of memory is preinstall ed utilizi ng both memo ry modu le bays (128 MB x 2).
Precautio ns and Pro cedures 29 Models with 128 MB Memory T ypical expansion me mory configurat ion Models with 256 MB Memory T ypical expansion memory configu ration T otal System Memor y (MB) Slot 1.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 30 Remo ving a Memor y M odule 1 Shut do wn your no tebook an d disco nnect all peripheral d evi ces, such as your print er .
inst alling a Memo r y Modul e 31 6 T i ght en t he scr ew on the memo ry b ay cover . installi ng a Memor y Module 1 Fo llo w steps 1 t o 4 of “Rem ovi ng a Memory Mod ule” on pag e 30 for remo ving the preinstal led memory . 2 Remo ve th e ne w memory modu le from its packagin g.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 32 Viewing the amount of m emor y 1 Restart the notebook , then click the Start b utton on the W indows taskbar . 2 Select Programs, then s elect Sony Noteboo k Setup, and click Son y Notebo ok Setu p. The So ny Not ebook Setup screen appears.
33 5 About the Software on Y our Notebook Y our Sony V A IO ® Notebook is read y to help y ou work, play , learn, and communicate as s oon as you turn it o n.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 34 Overvie w of Software Adobe Acrobat ® Rea der ™ Adobe Systems, Inc. (http://www .adobe.com /) Acrobat R eader soft ware allows you t o view , navigate, and prin t.
Ov er view of So ftwa re 35 CompuServe ® 20 00 CompuServe Interactive Service s, Inc. (http://www .co mpuserve.com/) CompuSer ve is the most com prehens iv e sourc e of organized busine ss and educat ional information o nline today . Comp uServe allows you to access the vastness of the Internet, without wasting tim e wadin g through it.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 36 Netscape Communica tor ® Netscape Commu nications Co rpora tion (http://h elp.netsc ape.c om/) Netscape Comm unicator is a n all-in- one Internet to ol that makes it e asy to bro wse the web, send In ternet e-mail, chat, read newsgroups, and compos e great W eb docume nts.
Ov er view of So ftwa re 37 Quick en ® 2001 Intuit, I nc. (http://www .intuit.com/support/) Quicken is a fast, eas y way to organize yo ur finances. Qui cken works just li ke your checkb ook, so it is easy to l earn and u se. Quicken ma nages al l your finances, bank accounts, credit ca rds, in vest ments, and l o ans.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 38 Smart Connect (Windo ws 200 0 only) Sony Elec tr onics Inc. ( http://www .sony .com/pc supp ort/) Smart Connect allows you to use an i.L INK cable to co nnect yo ur V AIO Notebook to anothe r V AIO co mputer that sup ports Smart Con nect.
Using Y o ur Recov er y CDs 39 Using Y our Recovery CDs The follo wing sections describe ho w to use the Application Recov ery , Driv er Recover y , and System Recovery utilities.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 40 Using the Dr iver Reco ver y CD The Driv er Recov er y CD ut ility enables you to reinstall individual driv ers if they become corrup ted or are accidentally erased. Y ou can reinstall an indi vidual dri ver to correct a pro blem that you are e xperiencing with your com puter , hardware, o r software application.
Using Y o ur Recov er y CDs 41 The System Reco very C D contains a back up copy of all th e software or iginally install ed on yo ur hard disk driv e. It can be used on ly to r ecov er the hard disk of the noteboo k y ou purchased. The System Recov ery utility gives you Full Restore with Format.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 42 7 Check that “Y es” is selected, then pr ess Enter . The notebook restarts from the Reco very CD. ✍ Y our syst em may in clude one or two System Recover y CD (s). If yo u have two System Recover y CD(s), in sert the fi rst CD to run the System Recover y pr ogram.
43 6 T r oubleshooting Y ou may encount er common probl ems when using your Sony V AIO ® Not ebook. Since many problems hav e simple solutio ns, try the suggestion s provided in this chapter befo re you c ontact Sony PC Su pport (http://www .s ony .c om/pc suppo rt).
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 44 T r oubleshooting the Notebook (W indows Me only) When starting your notebook for the first time, the V AIO InitManager dialog b ox will appear .
T rou ble shooting the Notebook 45 4P r e s s to select Exit, then press to select Get Default V alues. The message “Load d efault con figur ation no w?” appears. 5 Select Y es and press Enter . 6 Select Exit (Sa ve Changes ), and then p ress Enter .
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 46 If your n otebook continue s to displ ay the mes sage “Operatin g system no t found, ” and W indo ws does not s tart, use y our suppl ied Sy stem Reco very CD to restor e the software titles sh ipped with your notebook.
T rou ble shooting the Notebook 47 My notebook does not enter the po wer sav ing mode I selected. (Wi ndows Me only ) ❑ Click Start, point to Pro gram, point to Accesso ries, point to System T ools, and then click Syst em Information. The Help an d Support w indo w appear s.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 48 T roubl eshooting the LCD Screen My LCD screen i s b lank. ❑ Check th at the noteboo k is plug ged into a p o wer source and that it is turned on. ❑ Check th at the po wer indicator on th e notebook is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted properly and that it is charged.
T roub leshooting th e Mouse and T ouchpad 49 T r oubleshooting the Mouse and T ouchpad My mouse does not wor k. ❑ If you a re using an external mo use, check that the mouse is plug ged into the mouse connector . See “Connecting a PS/2 Exter nal Mouse or K eyb oard” in the online V AIO ® Notebook User Guide for more informatio n.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 50 The pointer does not mo ve while using the T ouchpad or Mouse. ❑ Press the W indows key and use the arro w keys to select Shut Do wn.
T rou bles hooting D rive s, PC Cards , and P eripheral De vices 51 T r oubleshooting Drives, PC Car ds, and P eripheral De vices My flopp y di sk drive ( optional) cannot write to a fl oppy di sk. ❑ Check that the optional, external flop py disk dri ve is p roperly connected to your noteb ook.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 52 My optical disc drive tr a y does not open. ❑ Check that the notebook is turned on. ❑ Press the Eject b utton on the optical disc dri v e. ❑ If the Eject b utto n does not wor k, open the tray b y inserting a sharp, pointed object (such as a paper clip) in th e hole to the right o f the Eject b u tton.
T roub leshooting So ftwar e 53 T r oubleshooting Software My software pr ogram stops r esponding or c rashes. Contact the software publ isher or des ignated pr ovider f o r technical support. Refer to “Using the Sys tem Reco very CD(s)” on page 40 for more informat ion.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 54 T r oubleshooting the Modem My modem does not w ork. ❑ Check that the phone line is plugged in to the line jack. See “Conn ecting a Phone Line” in the o nline V AIO ® Notebook User Guide for more information. ❑ Check that the ph one line is wo rking.
T roub leshooting A udio 55 T r oubleshooting A udi o My speakers make no sound. ❑ If the b uilt -in speaker s are turned of f, press Fn+F3 to turn o n the speakers.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 56 T roubl eshooting the Printer I cannot print. ❑ The def ault sett ing for the printer po rt mode i s correct for most pr inters. If you c ann ot pr int, try c hang ing t he pr int er po rt mo de . In Sony N ote book Setup, select the Printer tab .
57 Getting Help Son y pro vides yo u with se veral sup port resour ces to answer quest ions abo ut your Sony V AIO ® Notebook or the preinstalled soft ware.
V AIO® Not ebook Quic k Start 58 Suppor t O ptions If you ha ve q uestions about your n otebook o r the prei nstalle d softwa re, refer t o the follo wing resources for answers in the sequ ence listed belo w .
V AIO Supp or t Agent 59 V A IO Supp or t Ag ent V AIO Support Agent helps you repai r your o wn softwa re problems wi thout the assistance of a s upport analys t. V AIO Support Agent's ad van ced diagnostic technology iden tifies and tracks char acteristics of your software applications and basic netwo rk settings.
V AIO® Not ebook Quic k Start 60 1 From the V AIO Support Agen t main windo w , click the Quick Fix W izard bu tton. The W elcome window appear s. 2 Click Next. The “Quick Fix W izard: Begin V A IO Support Agen t Diagnost ics” dial og box app ears.
V AIO Supp or t Agent 61 Using Common Solutions Common Solut ions of fers automated, One-Click Fixes to repair common software p roblems. These solutions can in tegr ate information such as kno wledge base articles and Frequ ently Asked Questions (F A Qs).
V AIO® Not ebook Quic k Start 62 3 Click t he resize arro ws next to the Supp ortAction catego ries to e xpand or collapse the cate gories. 4 Select the appropriate Supp ortAction from the list. 5 Click Ru n or double-click the desired Support Action.
V AIO Supp or t Agent 63 Y ou can cho ose fro m four resp onse opt ions: ❑ Gi ve the Agent your perm ission to contact the Son y Support Server for any updates or f ixes that are a vailable specif ically for y our computer . The Agent continues to prom pt you f or your per mission t o retrie ve upda t es.
V AIO® Not ebook Quic k Start 64 ambu lance icon on your task tray to blink. Y o u should al ways check the ambu lance icon in the task tray after the system checks for updates. If the icon is blinking, double-click the amb ulance icon to v ie w the update .
V AIO Supp or t Agent 65 Using Support Central The Supp ort Central feature uses Intern et resour ces to help you f ix your sof tware. Support Central searches the Intern et for answers to your questio ns, additional information from knowledge base systems, and the latest software updates for your pr otected softwar e.
V AIO® Not ebook Quic k Start 66 ✍ Support Central retains you r registration information, so you are only required to register once. If you log on t o your compu ter with a differen t user name or h ave recovered you r system usi ng the System R ecover y CDs, Supp ort Central may require you to regist er again.
V AIO Supp or t Agent 67 When you log on to Support Central, t he Cur rent Issues page displ ays, enabl ing you to continue w orking on your open issues or to close them if you are fini shed. Support Centr al has a tracking featu re that stores your current issues, enabling you to return and work on them later .
V AIO® Not ebook Quic k Start 68 If you l og on to Support Central w ith a ne w issue, or if you do not ha ve any open issues, the Support W izard appears. Y ou can be gin searchin g on the ne w issues. Support Central: Support Wizar d page ✍ Y ou must be co nnected to the Intern et to use Sup port Central .
69 Inde x A AC adapter 7, 1 7 AC power 17 Applicatio n Recovery C D 39 B batter y packs 18 charging 19 inserting into battery bay 18 rechargeable 17 remo ving 21 brig htnes s adjusting 24 butt ons Sta.
V AIO® Note book Qu ick Star t 70 installing 31 removing 30 micropho ne troubles hooting 5 5 modem troubles hooting 5 4 mouse troubles hooting 4 9 N noteboo k start ing 23 troubles hooting 5 3 unpack.
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If you have not bought Sony GR170K yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Sony GR170K - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sony GR170K you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Sony GR170K will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sony GR170K, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Sony GR170K.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sony GR170K. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sony GR170K along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
