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Sony VAIO VGN-FJ170/B Notebook Questions & Answers
Display failure for Sony vaio VGN-FJ170P
Please answer me this question
1.do you see the BIOS post message when you power on the laptop
2.Di you see the power led on .
please let me know and will help you out
Thanks good day
12/11/2010 2:21:45 PM •
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on Dec 11, 2010
I need VAIO® VGN-FJ170/B Restore Disks
You can create your own disc from the Vaio recovery center.
If the computer is no longer booting up and the Vaio Recovery center is no longer accessible, you can call sony parts center to check if you can buy a recovery disc for your unit
parts center 8004887669
4/11/2010 1:53:54 PM •
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on Apr 11, 2010
Cooling fan not work
Hi,
Its better to give to an expert for repair , but if you still plan to do it by yourself , then unscrew the back of the motherboard , before doing first unplug the Battery and unplug the Keypad with 14 screws to be removed. You will find the processor Fan to be replaced. You need to have the right tool to handle this. Good Luck!
1/29/2010 3:09:10 PM •
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on Jan 29, 2010
I have a sony vaio vgn-fj170 notebook and I
If the Optical Drive icon is missing from Windows Explorer and has exclamation mark in the Device Manager, then it's required to edit the Registry settings pertaining to the CD/DVD Drive.
Follow the steps that are give below to edit the Registry settings to make the Optical Drive reappear:
(i) Please press the Windows key on the Keyboard and then press the "R" key while holding down the Windows key to open the Run dialog box.
(ii) Then, please type "devmgmt.msc" without quotes in the Run dialog box and click OK to open the Device Manager window.
(iii) In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder, double-click the System folder.
(iv) In the System folder, double-click the CurrentControlSet folder.
(v) In the CurrentControlSet folder, double-click the Control folder.
(vi) In the Control folder, double-click the Class folder.
(vii) In the Class folder, click to select the {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} folder.
(viii) In the right pane, click to select the UpperFilters registry value, then press the Delete key.
(ix) In the right pane , click to select the LowerFilters registry value, then press the Delete key.
(x) Close the Registry Editor window.
(xi) Restart the computer.
Restarting the Computer will make the Optical Drive reappear.
1/2/2010 10:48:07 PM •
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on Jan 02, 2010
Unit does not turn on. i replace the battery and
Hello and thank you for using Fixya's services.
I have a couple of questions and some troubleshooting tips for you:
Questions: Is the splash screen coming on at all? Any picture or text right when you boot up? What Windows are you running (Windows XP or Vista)? Are there any lights on when you boot up or beeps? If so how many beeps do you hear?
First troubleshooting: If it boots up and is at least showing the splash screen (Sony splash screen or text) then it would be that the operating system is corrupt. This can be caused by several things included viruses, power surges or hardware failure.
The solution for this would be to take the hard drive out and slave it to another working desktop computer to retrieve your data. The attach the hard drive back on and reformat it (I can add specifics to doing this once I know the operating system).
Second troubleshooting: If you hear the operating system chime but do not see a picture and all the lights are on, then this would indicate that the back light on the screen is out. You can test this simply by hooking the laptop up to a monitor and see if you get a picture. If the computer screen shows on the monitor, then your back-light is out. If it doesn't show up then your video graphics card is out.
If the back light is out, it is easier to order a new screen (new or used) from eBay and just switch out (simple process and you can find a replacement for under 50 dollars on eBay). If it is the video graphics card, then you can also purchase one from eBay and switch out (a little tougher because you have to take the top of the laptop off). You can get assistance with this from the manufacturers website and pull specs for free.
Third troubleshooting: If you do not hear any beeps and the above solutions did not work. Then your motherboard has failed. This can be caused by surges or dust. You can purchase a replacement from eBay for a fraction of the cost and replace (this is tough and I am not sure if they have specs for this). You can do it yourself, just be sure and put everything back together as it was.
Fourth troubleshooting: To test the battery, take the battery out of the laptop and turn on with just the adaptor. If it boots, then the battery will need to be replaced. There is no way of testing the power adaptor but 85% of the time, this is the problem. Even if lights come on, the adaptor sometimes gets so overheated that it silently goes out but gives just enough power to make the lights come on. The power adaptor can be found on eBay for under 20 dollars and is cheap enough to replace (first) to make sure that is not the problem. The battery can also be found on eBay for under 60 dollars.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I will be glad to assist.
11/5/2009 4:09:06 PM •
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on Nov 05, 2009
LAPTOP OVERHEATS AND COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF
Have you cleaned it lately? If not that's what they sell those cans of compressed air for. With your computer off bloe the air through all of the vents you can locate to get all of tha accumulated dust that is blocking the airflow out of there!
5/25/2009 10:15:03 PM •
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on May 25, 2009
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