VAIO Notebook User Guide

 

PCG-FX120/FX120K

 

PCG-FX170/FX170K

Model

PCG-FX140/

PCG-FX150/FX150K

PCG-FX190/FX190K

 

FX-140K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-ROM drive:

 

CD-RW/DVD-ROM

 

Reads data up to 24x max. CD-ROM reading speed.

drive:

 

Reads data up to 8x max. DVD-ROM reading

Reads data up to 24x

 

speed.††

 

max. CD-ROM reading

 

 

 

speed.

Optical drive

 

 

Reads data up to 8x max.

 

 

CD-R writing speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reads data up to 4x max.

 

 

 

CD-RW writing speed.

 

 

 

Reads data up to 8x max.

 

 

 

DVD-ROM reading

 

 

 

speed.

 

 

 

 

Laser Diode

Wave Length: 780 nm and 650 nm

Wave Length: 785 nm

and 660 nm

Properties

Laser Output: 30.2 uW

 

 

Laser Output: 85 mW

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modem

V.90/K56flex data/fax compatible modem‡‡

 

 

 

 

Drive Bay

• Supports floppy disk drive (included)

 

• Supports second rechargeable battery (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expansion

Type I/II PC cards and Type III PC card with CardBus support

Capabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 2 USB ports

 

 

 

• i.LINK†††

 

 

 

• Serial port

 

 

 

• VGA monitor

 

 

Connection

• Parallel (printer)

 

 

• Phone line (RJ-11)

 

 

Capabilities

 

 

• Microphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Headphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• TV out

 

 

 

• Port replicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Floppy disk drive

 

 

Supplied

• Rechargeable battery

 

 

• AC adapter and power cord

 

Accessories

• Weight saver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Video cable

 

 

 

 

 

Power

58.5 watts maximum (19.5V DC/AC 100-240V)

 

Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sony PCG-952A, PCG 9542, PCG-9552, PCG-955A, PCG-954A, PCG-951A, PCG-953A, PCG-9522, PCG-9532 manual 128, Cd-Rw/Dvd-Rom

PCG-9532, PCG-951A, PCG 9542, PCG-9522, PCG-FX120, PCG-FX120K, PCG-FX140, PCG-FX140K, PCG-FX150, PCG-FX150K, PCG-FX170, PCG-FX170K, PCG-FX190, PCG-FX190K specifications

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