PowerPanel utility

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Hi,

I was given a Sony PCG-NV170 laptop as a gift, but I recently had to
reformat it. I couldn't use the recovery disk, because the donor doesn't
know where it is. This means that the laptop no longer has the PowerPanel
utility which can be installed from the recovery disk.

Unfortunately, I'm finding that the battery doesn't last as long, and I
suspect it is because the monitor is at maximum brightness (which uses up
the battery faster). I used to be able to conserve the battery using the
PowerPanel, but as I said previously, this is no longer available, and Sony
have proven to be very unhelpful in helping me get a new disk.

I would appreciate it if anyone could point me in an alternative direction
as to where to get the PowerPanel utility.

TIA,

--
Akin

aknak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot uk

 

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"Epetruk" <nobody@blackhole.com> wrote in message
news:30v8blF34t73pU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hi,
>
> I was given a Sony PCG-NV170 laptop as a gift, but I recently had to
> reformat it. I couldn't use the recovery disk, because the donor doesn't
> know where it is. This means that the laptop no longer has the PowerPanel
> utility which can be installed from the recovery disk.
>
> Unfortunately, I'm finding that the battery doesn't last as long, and I
> suspect it is because the monitor is at maximum brightness (which uses up
> the battery faster). I used to be able to conserve the battery using the
> PowerPanel, but as I said previously, this is no longer available, and
> Sony
> have proven to be very unhelpful in helping me get a new disk.
>
> I would appreciate it if anyone could point me in an alternative direction
> as to where to get the PowerPanel utility.
>
> TIA,
>
> --
> Akin
>
> aknak at aksoto dot idps dot co dot uk
>
>

Can you not download it from www.vaio-link.com ?? You need to enter the part
number
and serial number of the laptop to get to the downloads section.

Cheers,

Lee.