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Conf idential SERVICE MANUAL Notebook Computer PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP S400 9-874-513-01 Ver. 1-2002C Revision History For American Area US Model Canadian Model Lineup: PCG-R505DL PCG-R505DS PCG-R505DSK PCG-R505DSP • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
– 2 – PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Sony and V AIO are trademarks of Sony . Microsoft, MS-DOS, W indows, the Windo ws 95, W indows 98, Windo ws 2000, Windo ws ME and W indows XP logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
– 3 – PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential T ABLE OF CONTENTS Section T itle Page CHAPTER 1. REMO V AL ............................................... 1-1 Please confirm disassembly method by “Repair Man ual” which has been informed you separately .
1-1 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential CHAPTER 1. REMO V AL < A TTENTION > Please confirm disassembly method b y “Repair Manual” which has been inf ormed you separatel y .
2-1 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential CHAPTER 2. SELF DIA GNOSTICS < A TTENTION > Please confirm “Self Diagnostics” method which will be inf ormed y ou with distrib ution of “Self Diagnostics” software .
PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential FPC SWX-1 5 1 CNX -151 CNX -153 Powe r S W SWX - 8 7 IFX-1 8 2 IFX-1 8 3 MDC MDC Baterry BP2R /BP4R CNX- 1 5 2 IFX-1 8 0 VCH FW8 2807 VCH FW8 2807 .
PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential 4-1 4-2 (END) CHAPTER 4. FRAME HARNESS DIA GRAM 1 8 1 A 1 2 1 8 81 CN3001 Rear LITHIUM ION BATTERY PACK 24 1 CN1901 KEY BOARD CNX-153 BOARD SIDE B .
5-1 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential CHAPTER 5. EXPLODED VIEWS AND P AR TS LIST NO TE: • The mechanical par ts with no reference n umber in the e xploded vie ws are not supplied. • Items marked “ * ” are not stock ed since they are seldom required for routine service.
5-2 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential 58 4-662-893-01 SHEET, POWER HEAT SINK GROUND 59 4-663-129-01 PLATE (PALMREST), INTERCEPTION 60 4-662-968-01 REINFORCEMENT, KEYBOARD 61 4-660-0.
PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential 5-3 5-4 46 44 43 45 B3 B3 B3 B3 B3 B3 B9 B3 B3 B3 B3 B6 B9 B5 B4 B5 B5 B10 B10 B5 B5 B10 B3 B3 B3 B3 B8 B8 B8 B7 B7 B3 B3 B3 B3 B9 B9 B1 58 82 B1 B.
PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential 5-5 5-6 5-2. LCD Section C C B 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 2 1 A B A 122 123 B1 1 B1 1 B10 B10 B10 B10 B1 1 B10 11 9 B10 126 120 B10 126 121 121 11 8 11 6 11 5 125 11 7 11 4 11 0 104 101 105 107 106 111 109 108 B10 B1 1 109 108 11 2 11 3 124 124 PCG-R505DS, R505DSK,R505DSP PCG-R505DL Ref.
PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential • Replacing the CPU Note: We ha ve two kinds of CPU f or this set, and either of them is used. Tw o kinds of CPU hav e diff erences in the lock position and the unloc k position. 1. Socket configuration 1 2.
5-9 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential (END) 5-3. Accessories Ref.No. Part No. Description ACCESSORIES *********** 0 201 1-575-562-21 CORD, POWER 202 1-756-152-41 BATTERY PACK, LITHIUM ION 0 203 1-477-205-11 ADAPTOR, AC 4-646-847-11 (R505DSK).
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V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 4 Abo ut the So ftware on Yo ur Not eb ook ... 45 Overview of t he Softw are on You r Notebook ..... ..... 46 Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs ...... 54 Usin g You r Recov e r y CDs .... .... ..... ... .... .
5 We lc o m e Congrat ulati ons on y our p ur chas e of t he Sony V AIO® notebook . Sony h as combined le ading-edge technol ogy in audi o, vi de o, c omputing, and communicati ons to pr ovide you with state-o f-the-art per sonal c omputing.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 6 Un pa cki ng Your No tebo ok Remo ve th e following hardwa re , docu m ents , and CDs from the box: Hardware Documents ❑ V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook Qu ick St art — Conta ins de t ai ls on unpac king and sett ing up your note book, supple m enta ry updates , and software informatio n.
Unpacki ng Y our Notebook 7 ❑ V AIO® Not e book Not e s on Use — E xpla ins notes on use and of fe rs sa fet y tip s. Software CDs ❑ Mi croso ft® W ord — Enabl es you to r ei nstall Micros oft W ord to the V AIO® comput er you purchased, if t he a pplicati on becomes c orrupted o r is era sed .
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 8 Re giste ring Y our Note book T ake a dvanta ge of S ony’ s c omm itment to q ualit y custome r support and r eceive these bene fit s by re g is te ring your note book : ❑ Sony Cus tomer S upport — T alk to a Support Repr esentative to tr oubl eshoot probl e ms you may be havi ng with you r note book.
Setting Up Y our Dia l- Up Connec tion 9 Sett i n g Up Y o ur Di al - Up C on n ect io n This s ection des c ri bes t he basic s teps for set ti ng up your di al -up connect ion.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 10 Phone an d Modem Options wi ndow 3 Selec t th e location from where you are d ial ing and then cl ick OK. The New Connec tion W iz ard window appea r s . New Connecti on Wizar d window 4 Fol low the on-scre e n ins truc tions to fini sh setti ng up your Internet conne c t ion.
Setting Up Y our Dia l- Up Connec tion 11 Setting up your dial- up connection (Mic rosoft® W indows® 2000 ) 1 Clic k St ar t, point to Progr am s, Access ories , Com municati ons, and then c li ck Inter net Connect ion W iza rd. The Intern et Con nec tion W iz a r d window appe a rs.
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13 Setti ng Up Y our V AIO Notebook This sect ion describes the fol low ing: ❑ Locati ng Control s and Por ts ❑ Conne cting the Docki ng Stat ion ❑ Disc onnect ing t he Doc king S tation ❑ Con.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 14 Loc ati ng C ont ro ls an d P or ts On the Note book Front 1 Har d dis k drive ind icato r 9 T ouchpad 2 Num loc k indi cator 10 Left a nd ri ght butto ns 3 Caps loc.
Locati ng Controls and Port s 15 Back 1 Batt e ry po rt Left 1 DC In p ort 4 Memory St ick® slot 2 USB port 5 PC Card slot 3 Air vent 1 2 3 4 5.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 16 Right 1 USB port 5 Periphe ral devi ce DC Out port 2 Headp hone jack 6 Monitor port 3 Microp hone j a ck 7 Etherne t port 4 i.LI NK® (IEEE 1394) S 400 port 8 P hone line ja ck Only co nnec t 10BASE- T and 10 0BASE-TX cabl es to t he Etherne t por t.
Locati ng Controls and Port s 17 Removing Rubber T ab ✍ Ge ntl y pull the rubb er tab awa y from the note boo k to find the Ethe rnet po rt a nd phone li ne jack.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 18 On the D o cki n g Stati o n Y our notebook may come with a PCGA-DSD5 or PCGA-DSM5 docking stati on, depe nding on the m odel y ou purch ased. Bot h Sony d ocking statio ns of fer the followi ng fe atu res: ❑ A floppy dis k drive.
Locati ng Controls and Port s 19 Left 1 Lef t lever 3 Floppy disk dr ive 2 Air ve nt Right 1 Op ti ca l d ri v e 3 DC In i ndicator 2 Und ock swit ch 4 Righ t lev er.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 20 Co nnec tin g th e Do c king Stati on Y ou may connect you r note book to the doc king sta tion a s long as i t is n ot in power sa ving mode, i. e., Sta ndby or Hi bernat e. Connect ing the n otebook whil e it is i n powe r saving mode ma y result i n dat a loss or a c om pute r m alfu nction .
Connect ing the Docking S ta ti on 21 3 Fi rm ly p ress d own the two rear corners of t he not ebook unti l it clicks into pl ace an d is se cu r ely fa sten ed to the d o c king sta tion. Be c aref ul no t to p res s the t op of t he n ote b ook too st ro ngl y .
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 22 Di scon ne cti ng the Do ckin g S ta t ion Y ou may dis connect the noteb ook from the docki ng s tation when the no tebook is off or on.
Disconn ecting the Docking S ta tion 23 4 Rem ove th e notebook from th e docking s tation, while movi ng the note book sli ght ly back to dise nga ge it from the two fron t la t ch es of the docki ng sta tion.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 24 From the St ar t m enu 1 Clic k St art on the W indows ® ta skbar . 2 Selec t Unlock Comput e r to access the Undo ck Com ple te dialog box. 3 Rele a se a nd remove y our note book. See “T o di s connect the do cking s tation when the note book is off” on page 22 for instruct ion s.
Disconn ecting the Docking S ta tion 25 Using the UNDOCK swit ch 1 Pul l the UNDOCK switch on the right side of your not e bo ok. The Undock Compl ete dia log b ox appears. 2 Rele a se a nd remove y our note book a s de scribed i n “T o di sconn e ct the docki ng s t at ion when the note book is off” on pa ge 22.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 26 Con necti ng a Power S our ce Y ou can use eith er AC power or a recha rgeabl e batte ry pack as a power s ourc e. Using the AC adapter 1 Plu g the c able at tached to the AC adap ter into th e DC I n por t on the noteb ook.
Connect ing a Power Source 27 ❑ The LED indi cator on the AC adapte r may be turned on unti l the AC adap ter is unp lugged from your noteboo k. ❑ When the AC ad apt e r is not us e d, unplug it from the AC outle t. ❑ Use onl y the supp lie d AC adapter .
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 28 3 Align the grooves and tabs on the batte ry with the tabs and not ches on the back of t he not ebook, and sli de the batte ry toward t he notebook unt il it cl icks i n to p l ace. 4 Sli de the lock le ver into the Lock position to s ec ure the ba ttery on the noteb ook.
Connect ing a Power Source 29 The batte ry indi cator on the front of the not ebook indi cate s the status of the batt ery pa ck. T o rem o ve th e bat te ry pa ck Y ou can remove the batter y pack wh.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 30 3 Sl ide t h e Un loc k/ Lo c k sw it ch to th e UNL OCK po si tion a nd sl ide the b at tery away from the notebook. Note s o n th e b att ery ❑ T o de t er m i n e th e r em ai n in g bat t er y ch arg e, se e “D i sp l ay i ng Ba tt er y Inf ormation” in your online user g u ide f or more information.
Connect ing a Power Source 31 conne c t ed. T o avoid loss of dat a whe n usi ng bat tery power , save your data fr eque ntly and manual ly a cti vate a power manageme nt mode. ❑ Never l ea ve the bat tery p ac k in tempe rat ures above 140° F (60° C), such as under di rect sunlight or in a car parke d in the sun.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 32 S tart ing Y o ur N oteboo k 1 Sl id e th e LCD lo c k lev er in th e d ir e ct io n of th e ar r o w an d li f t th e cov e r . 2 Pre ss the power button loca te d on the right side of the noteb ook unt il the green power ind ic ato r turns on.
Shutting Down Y our Notebook 33 Shut ting Down Y our N otebook 1 Clic k Start on the W indows® ta skbar . 2 (W indows XP) Cli ck T urn Off Comp ute r at th e bottom of the St a r t menu to dis play the Tur n Off computer dialog box, and click T urn Of f.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 34 Using Pow er Saving Mod e s When you use a batte ry as the source of powe r f or your note book, you can take adva ntage of power manageme nt setti ngs t o cons e rve battery life .
Using Power Savi ng Modes 35 Notes on pow er saving modes ❑ When retu rning from Hiberna te mode , th e s yst em st at us sto red on the hard dis k is erase d and the note book star ts normal ly if you pres s the power button and hold it for mor e tha n 4 secon ds .
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37 Adding Memory In the futur e you may wan t to i nstall me mory modules to expand the funct ionality of your note book. The amount of memory on y our notebook will vary depending on the model you pur chased. Exp ansion me mory modules ar e a vai lable as options .
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 38 Pr ecau tion s a nd Pr oced ures The pr ocedure s describe d below as sume fa miliarit y wit h the gene ral te rminol ogy assoc ia ted with pers ona l computers and with the safet y pra cti ces and regulat ory comp lia nce required for us ing a n d modi fyi ng ele c tr oni c e q uipm e n t.
Precaut ion s and Procedures 39 T ypical ex pa nsion memory configura tion T otal Sys t em Memo ry ( MB) On board (MB) Slot (MB) 256 128 128 384 * * Th e 384 MB memo r y con figurat ion may req ui re the remova l an d re placement of or i gin al fact or y- instal led memo r y module.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 40 Re moving a Mem ory Mo dule 1 T urn off you r note book an d discon nect all per iphe ra l devi ces, such as your printe r . 2 Unplug the note book and remove the batte ry packs. 3 After the note book ha s c ooled, l oosen and remove t he two screws wi th th e mark locat e d on th e bott om of your note book.
Inst alling a Memory Modul e 41 Insta llin g a Me mory M odu le 1 T urn off your note book and disconnec t a ll per ipheral devi c es , such as your pr inter . 2 Unplug the notebook and remove the batt ery packs. 3 After the note book ha s c ooled, loose d and remove the two sc rews with the ma rk loc ated on the b ottom of your not ebook.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 42 5 Lift the ke yboard from the L CD di splay si de, the n gently turn i t over o n the touch pad spac e. Be careful not to detach the cabl e wh en liftin g the k eyb oard. 6 Y ou must remove t he e xisting m emory m odule be fore you ca n insta ll a new modul e .
Inst alling a Memory Modul e 43 11 Gentl y repl ace the keybo ard, the n press it int o your note book . Be careful not to det a ch the cabl e whe n lift ing the keyboard . 12 Clos e th e note book cover , the n tigh ten the scr e ws on the bot tom of the comp u ter.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 44 V ie wing th e Amo unt of Mem ory 1 Res ta rt the note book. 2 (W indows XP) Clic k Start on the W indows® ta s kbar, then Contr ol P ane l, and the n Performa nce and Mai ntenance . (W indows 2000) Cl ick Sta r t on th e W i ndows® taskba r , then Setting s, and then Cont rol Panel.
45 About the Sof tware on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO® notebook is r eady to hel p you work, play , learn, and communicate as soon as y ou turn it on. Thi s sectio n of fe rs the follow ing informat i.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 46 Over vie w of the S oft ware on Y our No tebo ok Y our compute r may not be suppl ie d with all of th e so ftwa re listed below , depe nding on the confi guratio n you purchased. Preinsta lled s oftware may not be ident ical t o retail versi ons or i nclude s upporti ng docu m enta tion.
Overvi ew of the Sof tware on Y our Noteb ook 47 Am eri c a On l i ne® Amer ica Onli ne, Inc. Ameri ca Onlin e is a popul ar Internet onl ine se rvice.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 48 EarthLink Netw o rk T otal Access® Ear thL i nk Network , Inc. An Interne t S erv ice Provid er tha t supplies acce s s, informati on, and ass istance to its custome rs, introduc ing them to the Inte rne t .
Overvi ew of the Sof tware on Y our Noteb ook 49 MovieShake r™ Sony El ec tr onics Inc. Sony ’ s original Movie Shaker software cr e ates pe rs o nal movies tha t have tr ansiti ons, ba ckgr ound music , and te xt. Just import you r vide o clips and “shake” with a cl ic k of the mouse.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 50 Quick en® Intuit Inc. Quicke n so ftware is the faste st, easies t way to or ganize you r fina nce s. Quicken soft wa re works just lik e your c h ec kbook, so it's eas y to le arn and use. Y o u can even pay your bills online.
Overvi ew of the Sof tware on Y our Noteb ook 51 RealP l ay e r® Real Ne tworks , Inc . Real Player so ftware is a high-qua lit y str ea m ing m edi a player that sup ports many digit al med ia fo rm ats.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 52 Sony Sc re enBlast™ ACID Sony Pi ct ure s Dig ital Entert ainment W i th the powerful Sony S c r ee nB las t ACID sof twa r e you can cre a t e roya lt y-free music by util izing its loop-ba s e d prod uct ion tool, inc luding unl im ite d tracks an d enha nc ed ef fects.
Overvi ew of the Sof tware on Y our Noteb ook 53 WinDV D® In terV id eo, I nc. W inDVD software is a sim ple-to-use DVD playe r inc luding all the fea ture s you would exp e ct to fin d in a stand ard c onsumer DVD playe r , while also of fering adva nced di spla y and na vigati on fe ature s such a s zoom, pan, b ookmark, and t ime search.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 54 App lic ati on, Dr iver , an d S yst em Reco ver y CD s Y our not ebook c omes wi th the fol lowi ng appl icat ion, drive r , and s ystem r ecover y CDs. See “Usin g Y o ur Re cove ry CDs ” on page 55 for informa tio n.
Using Y our Recove ry CDs 55 Us ing Y our R eco ve ry CDs The fol lowi ng sectio ns descri be how to use th e Applica tion Recove ry , Driver Reco very , and Sys te m Recov ery utili ti es.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 56 T o u se the D riv er R ec ove ry C D (s) The Driv er Recove ry CD utility enabl es you to reins tall in divi dual drive rs if t hey be co me cor r upte d o r are era sed .
Using Y our Recove ry CDs 57 Proper ties dialog box. 8 Clic k Reinstall Dri ver . The Hardware Update W izard appears . 9 Clic k Next. The wizard wil l s ea rch for the correct driv er on your Driver Reco very CD. 10 Whe n the r e covery pr oc ess is com p le te, c lic k F i nis h.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 58 T o u se the Sy st em Re co v er y C D ( s) The Syste m Recov e ry ut ili ty formats your hard disk dr ive and rest ore s al l origin al soft wa re appl ications . Y o ur computer is ret urned to the or iginal fa c tory se tt ing s.
Using Y our Recove ry CDs 59 Usi ng th e Syst em Re co ver y C D( s) Y our syst em may t a ke a f ew minute s t o load n ecessary fi les. A blue scre e n appe a rs during the downloa ding pr ocess. 1 Inse rt th e Sony System Rec ove ry CD in the optic al drive .
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 60 7 Make sure “Y es” i s selecte d, then press t he E nter k ey . T he not e book restarts from t he Rec overy CD. After re cove ring your system using the S yst em Rec ove ry CD(s), you may be prompt ed to insert your Appli cation Recove ry CD(s) afte r restarting W indows .
61 T r oubleshooti ng This sec tion desc ribes how to solv e common pr oble ms you may encounter when using your notebo ok. Many pr oblems have simpl e solut ions, so try these sugge stions befor e you contact Sony Computing Suppor t (htt p://www .sony .
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 62 T roubl esho oting Y our Not eboo k My notebook does not s tart. ❑ Chec k that the noteb ook is plugged in to a power source and tha t it is turned on. Che c k that th e power indicat or on the n otebook’ s fro nt pan el shows that the power is on.
T roublesho oting Y our Noteb ook 63 4 Press to se lect Exit , then pre ss to select Get Def a ult V alue s. The messag e “Load de fault value s for a ll SETUP items” appears. 5 Pre s s the Ent er ke y . The Setu p Confir m ati on window ap pe ars .
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 64 7 Pr es s th e ar r o w key s to se l ec t G et De f au l t V a lu es , th en pr e ss th e En t er key . The message “Load def ault values for al l S ET UP items ” appea rs. 8 Pr es s th e E n ter key, an d s e lect Y e s.
T roublesh ooting the Docki ng S ta tion 65 Compu ter on t he W indows S ecurit y window . (W indows 2000) I f your notebook s tops respondi ng whil e pla ying a CD or DVD, pres s the Ct rl+Alt+Del et e keys sim ult aneousl y and clic k S hut Down on the W indows Secu rity window .
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 66 T roubl esho otin g t he L CD Sc reen My LCD scre en is bla nk . ❑ V e rify tha t the notebook is plu gged into a po wer so urce and th at it is turned on. ❑ V e rify tha t the p ower in dicator on the noteb ook is on.
T roubleshoo ting the Mouse and T ou chpad 67 6 Press the Enter key . ❑ Res ta rt the note book to act ivate the t ouc h pad a gain. ❑ If you r touc hpad i s in terpretin g a si ngle tap a s a do uble-clic k, adju st the butto n as s ignm e n ts.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 68 ❑ If you ca nnot rest art your not ebo ok as describ ed in the ste ps above, pr ess and hold the power but ton for m ore th an 4 sec onds to sh ut down the notebook .
69 Getting Hel p Sony pr ovide s you with seve ral support r e sour c es to answer que stions about your V AIO® notebook or the pr einstalle d soft war e.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 70 Suppo rt Opt ions 1 V A IO® Notebook User Guide and V AIO ® Note book Quic k S tart The onl ine V AIO® Notebook User Guide an d print ed V AIO® Notebo ok Quick Star t pro vide you with i nform a t ion on how to max imize your not e book c a pabi lities and s olve c ommon pr oblems.
Support Options 71 5 Sony F ax-on -De mand This service, which re quires a f ax mach ine or yo ur fax software , pr ovides ans wers to commonl y asked q uestions . Y ou can use th is auto mate d servic e t o reque st a list of a vaila ble topi cs then se lect the topi cs tha t you want t o rec e i ve.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 72 Sof twar e Supp ort Info rma tion Adobe® Ac r obat® Reader®, Ph otoshop® Elem ents, Premie r e ® LE (Adobe Systems Inc.) Apple QuickTime® (Apple Computer , Inc.) Am er ic a On l i n e® (A me ri ca On l in e, In c .
Sof tware Support I nfor m ati on 73 Ev er Quest ® (Sony On l ine Ent erta inment In c. ) PC-Cil lin® 2000 (T rend Micr o , Inc.) Quicken® (Intuit Inc.) Re alJuke box® , R ea lPl a y e r® (Rea lNet w o rks, I n c.) Sony Appl ic ations (Sony Ele ct ronic s Inc.
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 74 Wi nd ows® Ope rat ing System, W ord, Of fic e XP Pr ofess ional, XP Small Busi ness (Mi crosoft C orp .) WinDVD® (Inte rV id eo, Inc.) Sony Service Center For the So ny Servi ce Cent er nearest you, call 1-888- 4-SONY -PC (1- 888-47 6-6972) or find Sony Cus tomer Service on th e W eb at http: //www .
75 Index A AC ad apt er 26 AC power 26 App licat ion Re covery CD 55 B batt ery pa ck char ging 28 indic ator light s tatus 29 indic ator lights 29 ins e rti n g 27 loa di n g 27 power savi ng m odes .
V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 76 F feature s 5 G gett ing help 69 H hardwa re onlin e s u pport 70 head phone conne c t or 15 help 69, 70 Hi ber nat e m od e 34 I indic ator lights batt ery 29 Caps .
Index 77 right butto n 14 S sele cting power sourc e 26 Se rial con nec to r 18 se tti ng up 13 se tti ng up your PC supp ort 70 shut ting down notebook 33 Sony Computin g Support 70 Sony Fax-on-Deman.
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Revision History Suffix V er . Date Contents QM No . <Remarks> [Confidential] PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) -01 V er . 1 2002.03.01 First Edition.
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