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    Answer a question for me that Sony themselves cannot

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by floppyraid, Sep 7, 2011.

  1. floppyraid

    floppyraid Newbie

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    So, I have a VGN-NW240F
    Sticker on the bottom says Model: PCG-7184L

    I have contacted Sony directly, and to my amazement, they cannot give me any additional information nor even look up information on this unit by its service tag #.

    Here is my question:

    How do I determine which *exact* model I have? I am trying to replace the battery and online I see batteries for the following models:

    VGN-NW240F/B
    VGN-NW240F/P
    VGN-NW240F/S
    VGN-NW240F/T
    VGN-NW240F/W

    Nowhere on this laptop does that trailing character after the "/" appear anywhere.

    Any ideas?
     
    floppyraid, Sep 7, 2011
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  2. cashinyourlaptop

    cashinyourlaptop Notebook Enthusiast

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    In my experience with Sonys the / ? is representative of the colour of the model EG VGN-NW240F /S = Silver ECT.

    There should be a part number on the battery its self if so use this to find a battery.
     
    cashinyourlaptop, Sep 7, 2011
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  3. floppyraid

    floppyraid Newbie

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    Thank you for your quick an sensible answer. Unfortunately I do not have a battery at all but I believe your answer is right on target. Thanks again :D
     
    floppyraid, Sep 7, 2011
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  4. ngvuanh

    ngvuanh Notebook Deity

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    Look for VGP-BPS13*.
    * is just a wildcard.
     
    ngvuanh, Sep 7, 2011
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    reb1 Notebook Evangelist

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    reb1, Sep 7, 2011
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  6. eehpeehthreeh

    eehpeehthreeh Notebook Consultant

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    In any case, the last letter has almost always referred to the color of the unit, so that one isn't really going to be a compatibility factor.

    Edit: Somehow I missed the second post already stating this. :rolleyes:
     
    eehpeehthreeh, Sep 7, 2011
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    ngvuanh Notebook Deity

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    Primes Notebook Deity

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    If you boot into the bios it should tell you your exact model and serial number.
     
    Primes, Sep 9, 2011
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  9. anytimer

    anytimer Notebook Virtuoso

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    ^ as will VAIO Control Center> System information. :)
     
    anytimer, Sep 9, 2011
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