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What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

challll — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:09:28 GMT

I have recently bought a Vaio desktop VGC-RC204 .
On the back of this pc are six sockets that I really can't find any documentation about. What are these sockets used for?
See image (attached, sockets depicted on top).
Thankful for help.

Re: What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

joeneo13 — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:24:55 GMT

They are from the tv card

Re: What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

Thalamus. — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:30:37 GMT

Hi challll,

Welcome to Club Vaio,

Page 45 of the RC204's manual may help you identify the various ports..

Re: What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

challll — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:39:11 GMT

They are from the tv card

Thank you - I am sorry, but I am thinking about the six sockets below the display connectors.
Challl

Re: What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

challll — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:41:38 GMT

Hi challll,

Welcome to Club Vaio,   

Page 45 of the RC204's manual  may help you identify the various ports..

Thank you for this - I alreday checked that - the manual refers to a specification web page that lists different ports on the machine - but it does not say which is which.
Challll

Re: What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

chris_lewis — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:53:36 GMT

In that case it the sound connections you are looking at, its probably a 5.1 sound card, the little square plug is for an optical audio out which is for hooking the PC up to a Surround sound amp.

HTH

Re: What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

challll — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 16:47:06 GMT

In that case it the sound connections you are looking at, its probably a 5.1 sound card, the little square plug is for an optical audio out which is for hooking the PC up to a Surround sound amp.

HTH

Excellent - then I need to know what are the other 5 sockets - sorry for whining about this...
Challll

Re: What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

Thalamus. — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:53:25 GMT

The image that you have posted is not very clear..

Does this help identify the ports..

Re: What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

Blencogo — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:54:52 GMT

Have you got them all?

In addition to the ones in Thalamus's guide, (4 X USB plus Ethernet) you have a 6-pin Firewire socket.

Re: What are these sockets? VGC-RC204

challll — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:29:12 GMT

Have you got them all?

In addition to the ones in Thalamus's guide, (4 X USB plus Ethernet) you have a 6-pin Firewire socket.

Thanks, I am getting close. A close look at the six ports give me the following (from left and to the right)
Top row of three:
Blue
green (marked front) : front speakers
pink
bottom row of three:
black (marked rear): rear speakers
yellow (marked center/woofer): woofer speaker
optical out: optical out.
This means I got all covered apart from the blue and green in top row.
The blue has a ---> symbol - means line in?? That would be compatible with the colors of the picture supplied by "Thalamus".
The pink is unmarked and without symbol - MIC???? Any MIC? I am afraid to try it out lest something is destroyed.
I think Sony should be able to tell me what exactly what to connect into these sockets.

Challll [