20 Most Recent Sony VAIO GRT170 Notebook Questions & Answers

Try contacting "Sony Accessories and Parts Center" for the Keyboard.

You can contact them at the below Phone Numbers.

Priority Service: 1-239-768-7691Toll Free Service: 1-800-488-SONY (7669)
Phone Hours:
Monday to Friday - 8:00 am to 12 am (Midnight) ET
Saturday and Sunday - 9:00 am to 8:00 pm ET

You can get the Hotkey utility driver from the link below
esupport.sony.com

It will give you the driver's list and you can get the hotkey driver under the
Notebook Control and Utilities - 2 file(s)

• Original - Sony® Notebook Utilities

Hi,

This sounds like a resolution problem.

Can you move the windows messenger out of the way so you are looking at the Desktop screen (usual screen which has icons on it which is the first thing which appears after it has gone past the welcome screen)

On the desktop screen right click on a clear bit of space and try and change the resolution.

Failing this if you have an alternate monitor or LCD TV with VGA monitor input try use your TV and by outputting to your TV you will probably have enough of the screen displayed to copy what you need.

If all of the above fails. Best thing to do is to take your laptop Hard Disk Drive out of the computer and slave it into another computer or laptop to copy your documents / pictures etc as you clearly stated your not interested in reparing it. If your not sure how to do this then please come back to me

Overheating usually happens when the fan is not coming , therefore when the computer overheats.Or the fan is not cooling enough and computer is overheating.

Monitor computer temperature using a software, check if Fan is coming up when temperature gets critical.

If fan comes up but does not cool enough, then replace the fan, it is not efficient anymore because of a bad bearing or dust. ~Also ensure that fan is well mounted, if fan has poor contact with CPU surface , cooling will be poor.

If fan does not come up, and critical temp is not detected, then the sensor on motherboard is bad, this is very uncommon. When this happens the problem is usually related to system or power settiings , rather than overheating.

If fan does not come up and temp is critical, then fan is faulty, replace it.

There are also more than one fan on many laptops, check that one of the fans (CPU fan, video fan) is not completely ded, and therefore cause for the problem.

By using the software below you can also find out if the problem is really overheating. If temperature results within normal range, then usually it is not overheating.In that case test systtem and check power saving settings.

Here is the software to control your fan and temp. sensor state:

Download SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer

Download SpeedFan 4.38

SpeedFan - Free software download

Perform these steps and the issue will be resolved if the issue is with the Static charges on the Mother board.

I recommend you use Power Drain procedure by following these steps:

1. Disconnect the AC Adapter.
2. Remove the Battery.
3. Hold the Power button down for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
4. Reconnect the AC adapter and do NOT connect the battery now.
5. Turn on the Notebook power.

If you only erased it, you can simply use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z, if the deletion was permanent, there is nothing you can do.

Do you the Windows user suffer Error Code 0xc0000185 on your PC or laptop. Well, this is a blue screen of a ***** error note telling me that your boot configuration info is missing (Error Code 0xc0000185) This BSOD error code issues with a note - The Boot Configuration Data for your PC is missing some required information. Causes of Error Code 0xc0000185:- 1. Suffer a cable attachment joining to your system and the hard drive. 2. Defective or missing boot files. 3. The disk drive gets damaged. 4. Wrong disk drive. Solutions of Error Code 0xc0000185:- 1: Do sure that Wire is Correctly Connected [Only for PC] 2: Automated Repair 3: Check Hard Disk for Errors 4: Repair your System to Fix Error 0xc0000185 Full Solution - Error Code 0xc0000185

www.driverguide.com use the 2 drivers free install per day freature. it will help you for sure

If your laptop appears to boot up and the hard disk LEDflashes, then the problem is probably a back light fault. This can be a faultyinverter or a faulty CCFL lamp. Please click on this link and follow myinstructions to identify the fault and possible fix :- http://www.fixya.com/support/r3598095-faulty_laptop_lcd_screen

hi, you mean it doesn't give you any option to adjust? (adjustments options are disabled?). have locate under power option menu? thanks

This can be a faulty inverter or a faulty CCFL lamp. Pleaseclick on this link and follow my instructions to identify the fault andpossible fix :- http://www.fixya.com/support/r3598095-faulty_laptop_lcd_screen

Perhaps this will help: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-performance/how-can-you-fix-the-run-time-error-75-pathfile/db00f993-c6ea-455e-bd9d-5c2d013ecf23

Check this Sony's website: Original Drivers Package

Try to:Open Computer by clicking the Start button and then clicking Computer.Navigate to the folder or drive that used to contain the video file, right click it and then click Restore previous versions. https://8ballpool.onl/ https://googlehangouts.ooo/ https://omegle.onl/

A lot of anti viruses cant find or get rid of pups, which are potentially unwanted programs that sneak onto your computer, go to mybleepingcomputer.com and download and run adwcleaner, its free and gets the boogy men out.

Hello - Depending upon where (in your home?) you use your Sony Vaio laptop (via WiFi?) you may need a WiFi booster or extender. Or, you may find that moving your WiFi router to another location in your home will improve your connection without diminishing the connections for other laptops used in your home. Perhaps the information here will prove instructive: https://www.repeaterstore.com/pages/wifi-booster-repeater-extender-differences Note: If the router needs to be moved in your home, you will probably need a technician for your Internet provider to come to your home to relocate it and connect it properly.