Sony P C G - G R X 5 1 6 M D manual

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Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 1 nN Read this first Noti c e © 2002 Sony Corpo r at i on. A ll r i ghts r eser ved. Thi s ma nu al and t he s o f t w ar e d esc r i bed herei n, i n w ho l e or i n par t , m a y no t be repr oduc ed , t r a n sla ted, o r r educ ed t o any m ac h in e- re adab l e f or m withou t pr i or w r itt en appr [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 2 nN Q uickT im e an d the Q uickT ime l ogo ar e tr adem ar ks u s e d u nder lic ence . QuickT i m e i s r egi s te red in the U. S. and othe r c ount ri es. Rea lPlayer i s a r egistered t r a demark of RealNetw orks , I n c. in the U.S. and o t her countr ies. Pow er Pane l is a tr adem ar k of Pho enix [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 3 nN Sa fety i nformati on O wne r's rec or d The ser ial number a nd m o del nu m b er are locat ed on t he bot tom of your Sony noteboo k. Recor d the s er i al num be r and the m odel num b er in the sp ace s p ro vi d ed h ere . R efer to the m o de l n umb e r a nd seri al n umb er if you ca l l V [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 4 nN ❑ TV se ts ❑ Speake r s ❑ Magnet s ❑ Magnet ic bracel ets . Au di o /video ❑ Au di o and pi ctur e dis tor t ion m ay o c cu r i f t hi s equipm ent i s po s i tio ned i n clo s e pr oxim i ty to any equi pment em i tt i ng elec tr o m ag netic r adi a tion. Con nect i vi t y ❑ Neve r i n s [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 5 nN Re gula tory i nf o r ma tion Son y her eb y decl ares tha t t his pr oduct is i n compli ance wit h the e s se nti al r equi r eme nts and ot her re levan t prov i s ion s of E urope an D irective 1999/ 5/ EC (r adio equi pment a nd t elec omm unicat io n s t erminal eq uipm ent D irect ive). This p ro[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 6 nN Dis posing of l ithi um ion ba tteries ❑ Do no t hand l e dama ged or leak i ng lithi um i on batt eries. D i spos e of p ro m p t ly a nd properly . ❑ Dan ger o f expl osion i f batt ery is i ncor rect l y re pl aced . Replac e onl y w i th t he sam e or eq uiva l ent t ype reco mm e nd ed by the m[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Con gratu l ati ons o n p ur c h asing a Sony VAIO no t eb ook. So ny h as com bined lead in g -ed ge t e ch nology in audi o, vi deo, c o m p uting and comm unic ation s to p ro vide you with s t ate- of- t h e- a r t personal com puti ng. Here ar e j ust som e of the feat ures you r V A I O n ote[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 8 nN Doc umentat i on pa ck You r Do cum e ntation Pac k contai ns pap er and on l i ne user gui des on your co mpu t e r ' s ha r d dr iv e. P ri nt ed do cu ment ati on The prin t e d p ar t of you r docu m en ta t i on cont ains : ❑ A G e tt ing Starte d brochu re, w he r e you w i l l find a br i ef descr[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 9 nN 2 Re fer to yo u r So ftwa re Guid e f o r inf orm ati on on t h e b undled so f tw are a nd t h e S ony app lic ation s . ❑ A b o u t the so ftw a r e o n your co mp ute r is a sh ort desc r ipt i o n of t he featur es of the sof tw are pre- in st al le d o n y o ur s y ste m. ❑ U sing Vid eo so ftwar e ex[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 10 nN Y o ur no t e book and its a c c e ssori es Th e fo l l o wi ng h a r d w a re i tems* a r e in th e b o x : * See t h e Sp eci f i c ati on s on li ne document . 1 Mai n unit 6 Wei ght s a ver 2 Pr od uc t r ec over y CD- RO Ms 7 Phon e plug ( c ountr y- s p ec ific) 3 D ocum ent at io n p ack 8 Phon e ca bl [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 11 nN Ergo nomi c c onsi der at ions ❑ Y ou will be usi ng your n otebook as a por tabl e devi ce i n a v arie t y of e nviron m en t s. Whe never p ossibl e, you s hould at t empt t o take ac count of t he fol l owi ng e r g onomi c cons ider ations to b oth st atio nary an d po rta ble envi ronm ent s: ❑ Po si[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 12 nN ❑ View i n g an gle of t h e co mpute r’ s di splay – U se t he disp l ay’s t i l ti ng feat ure t o fin d the bes t pos i ti on. Y ou can red u ce e ye str ain an d muscl e fati gu e by a dju sti n g the ti lt o f t he display to t h e p r o p er pos ition. A d j ust th e b righ tn ess se tti n g o f [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 13 nN Using your notebook Thi s se ction de s cr i b es ho w to s tar t us ing your compu te r and how to use your c o m p uter ’ s i nter nal and ex tern al de vices. ❑ Loca tin g co nt rol s an d c o nnector s (page 14) ❑ Con nect i ng a power sour ce ( p age 19) ❑ St art i ng your not eboo k ([...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 14 nN Locati ng c ontrol s and connect ors Ri ght ✍ Do n o t cover the ventil ati on s l ot w h en th e c o m p uter is on . 1B a t t e r y b a y (pa ge 2 0 ) 2 H ar d disk dr ive / 3 Ve nti lati o n sl ot / 4 H eadp hone conn ecto r (pa ge 7 8 ) 5 Mi cropho ne co nnect or (pa ge 7 9 ) 6 U SB por t (pa[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 15 nN Left 1 Memory St i ck™ slot ( p age 49) 2 U SB port ( p age 81) 3 i .LINK ™ ( I EEE1394 ) S400 port ( p age 87) 4 P C C ar d s l ot s ( p age 46) 5 M ul tip urpose bay ( f or wei ght s a ver or s ec on d b a tt er y wi t h we i gh t sa v e r o r re mov ab l e CD- RW/ DV D- RO M dr i ve ) ( p ag[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 16 nN Fr ont 1 Mem o r y Sti c k™ indicat o r ( p age 34) 2 Num L ock i ndic at or ( p age 34) 3 Ca ps Lock ind i cato r ( p age 34) 4 Sc r ol l Lo ck in d ic a t or ( p age 34) 5 Powe r i ndic at o r ( p age 34) 6 B atter y 1 i ndica tor ( p age 34) 7 B atter y 2 i ndica tor ( p age 34) 8 Har d di s k[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 17 nN Ba ck ✍ T here i s a ventil ati o n slot l o cated on th e l ef t side o f the b ac k p anel . Do no t c o ve r th e ve n ti lation s lot when the computer i s on. 1 V en t i l at i on s lo t / 5 Pr in t e r c onnect or (page 85) 2D C I n (p age 19 ) 6U S B p o r t (page 81) 3 Eth er n et c onn e[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 18 nN Bo t t om 1 Po rt replic a t or con n e ct o r co ver (page 69) 2 Mem ory mod ul e cove r (page 108) 3 Mul t i purpo s e bay rele as e l ever (page 67)[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 19 nN Conne c ting a pow e r sour c e You ca n use either an AC adapter or a rechar geable bat tery pack as a pow er s ou r ce. Us ing t he AC ad ap ter To use t he A C ad apter , pr oceed as f ollo w s: 1 Pl ug t h e cabl e attach ed to the AC adapter ( 1) i nto the DC In conn ec t o r (2) on the comp u[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 20 nN U si ng th e batt e ry pack You c an use one or tw o b atteri es as a s ou r ce of p ow er . You can inser t the s econd batt ery p ac k int o t he multi purpos e bay on t h e l eft s i d e o f the c o m p uter . Addit i o nal batt ery p acks are availabl e a s a s ep arate opti on. Th e ba t tery [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 21 nN Chargi ng the bat t e r y pack To char ge t h e b at ter y pack, proc eed as fo l l ows : 1 Con nect the AC adap t er to t he comput er . 2 In se rt th e b a tt e r y p a ck . The com puter a utoma t ic al l y c h arges t h e bat tery ( 1) (t he batt e r y in di cat or (2) light f las hes i n a d o[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 22 nN ✍ When th e battery i s ru n n ing o ut o f po w e r , b o th the b atte ry an d p o wer i n dic ato rs blink. K e ep the b atte ry pack in the computer while i t is directly con n ected to AC po w er . T he battery pack con tinu e s to charg e w hile y o u ar e usi ng the co m put er . If the ba[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 23 nN Removi ng the b at ter y pack To rem o v e the ba ttery p ac k , proc ee d a s foll o w s: 1 T urn o f f the comp u ter . 2 O pen t h e co ve r of the ba ttery bay . 3 Pul l out th e b at ter y pack. 4 Cl ose t he cover of the batt er y bay . ✍ Y ou may l ose data if you remo ve th e battery p ac[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 24 nN U si ng th e s e c ond ba t t e r y pa ck You c an purchas e a s e c o nd r e c h argeabl e b at t er y pack. W it h t wo batt er y packs , yo u can extend the t i me y ou use yo u r co mput e r w ith b att e r y po wer. Whe n u sing t w o b atte ry pack s, th e b atte ry pac k yo u insert fi rst, [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 25 nN 3 A ttach t h e weigh t sa ver ( 3) t o the co mpu ter to sta bi l is e the ba tt e r y p ack . 4 Sl id e th e e j ec t l ev er o n t h e b ott om o f the we i g h t save r to ward the front o f the comp ute r to lock it. ✍ If you attach tw o b attery p ac ks, y ou can re m o ve o n e of th e m w[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 26 nN Chargi ng the se c o nd batte r y pack To char ge t h e s econd ba tter y pack, proceed as fo l l ow s: 1 Keep t he batter y pa ck ( 1-3) in the c omputer w hile i t is c onnected t o A C power . The batt ery i ndi cator (2) fla s he s whil e t h e ba tter y i s c h ar g i ng . 2 Wh en th e b atte [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 27 nN Removi ng the s econ d b at ter y pack To remo ve the se cond batt ery pa c k , proceed as f ollo w s: 1 Slide t he m u l tip urpos e bay r eleas e l ever on t h e bo t tom of the com puter i n the d irec tio n o f t h e arrow . 2 Remov e the w ei ght sa ver . 3 Pul l out th e b at ter y pack. 4 Re[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 28 nN Starting your note bo ok To st art yo ur co mput e r, p r o c e ed a s fol l o ws: 1 Sl ide th e LC D l oc k lever (1) i n the direct ion o f t h e arro w , a nd l ift the co ve r . 2 Pres s the pow er bu t ton (2) of t h e c ompu t e r unti l the g r ee n p owe r i n dicator ( 3 ) l i ght t u r n [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 29 nN Shutti ng down your note b ook It is impor tant t h at y ou shut dow n y o ur comput er pr operl y s o you do not l ose uns aved data. To shut d ow n you r com puter when you r operat ing syst em i s Wi ndo w s ® 20 00 Profes sio nal , pr oceed as fol lows: 1 Cl i ck the St a r t but ton on t he W[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 30 nN To shut do w n your comput er wh en you r o perating s ys tem i s Wi ndow s ® XP Prof ession al, pr oceed a s fol l ow s: 1 Cl i ck the St a r t but ton. 2 Cl i ck T urn Of f Computer . The T u rn o f f compu te r scr e e n ap p ea rs. 3 Cl i ck Tu r n O f f . Wa i t f or yo ur c o m p u ter to t [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 31 nN Usi ng the k e yboar d You r keybo ard i s ver y s i milar to a d eskto p co m p uter’s , but has ad di ti onal ke ys that p er form s p ecific no te book -r ela ted task s .[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 32 nN Keys Descriptio ns Esc ape key ( 1) Th e < Esc> (Esca pe) key is used to c an c e l comm an ds. Fun c t i on keys (2) Th e t wel ve f uncti on keys al ong the top of t he keybo ar d ar e used t o p e r f orm d esign at e d task s. Fo r exa mple, i n man y appl icati o ns, <F 1 > is th e[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 33 nN Co m b inat io ns a nd fu nct io ns w it h th e < W i ndo ws> k e y Combinations Functions + F 1 Win dow s ® 2000 P r of es si on a l : D i sp la ys Wi nd ows 20 00 H elp. Win dow s ® XP P rof es si on a l : D i sp la ys Windows Hel p an d S upport Cen tre . + T a b Swi tche s t he selec t [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 34 nN I n d ica to rs Indicator Functions Power Pow er on : li ghts g r e en. Stand by mode: fl as hes umbe r . Hi be rn a t e mo d e: tu rns o ff. Ba ttery 1 Indi ca tes the st atu s o f the b at tery i nse rted in t he ba ttery b ay on t he ri g ht si de of th e comp ute r . Ba ttery 2 In dicat es th e[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 35 nN Co m b inat io ns a nd fu nct io ns w it h th e < F n > ke y * Win dows ® XP Pr o fe s si on a l : Th i s f u nct i on can onl y b e u sed by the f i r s t user t o lo g in. I t w ill no t wor k i f you ha ve sw itc hed to another use r ac c o unt. Combinations/Feature Functions <F n> [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 36 nN Usi ng the touc hpad The keyb oar d c o nt ai n s a cur sor-po inti ng devic e, your touchp ad (1). Y ou can poi nt t o, s elect, d rag , and sc roll obj ects on the screen us ing th e bu ilt - i n t o uc hpad. Action Description Poi nt Sli de one f ing er on t he t ouchpa d to pl ace t he poi nte [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 37 nN Usi ng the Jog Dial™ You r comput er i s eq uip ped w i th a Jog Dial ™ ( 1) . You c an t u r n ( 2) and pr ess ( 3) the Jog Di al ™ t o sc rol l t h e wi ndow , s elect so ftw a r e , adj u s t the in tern al sp eaker v olu me, an d so on . Two o per ating syste m -s peci f ic ap pl ic atio [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 38 nN J og D i a l ™ Ut ili ty: W in dow s ® 20 00 Pr of ess i o nal The Jo g Dia l ™ w indow i s al way s displ ayed on the s cre en. Thi s w i ndow has t w o modes : Lau nc her m od e a nd Gu i de mode. Th e J og D i al ™ w i ndow is i n Launche r mode until you st art an a ppl i cat io n or the[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 39 nN To use the Jog Di al™ i n Lau ncher mode , proc eed as fol l o ws: 1 Cl i ck the Jog Dial™ w indo w or pr ess the Jog D ial™ w hile pres sin g the <Ctrl > k ey to sw i tch t o La u nch er mode. 2 T urn the Jo g D ial ™ to se lect a n i tem, th en pre ss the Jo g D ial ™. The Jog Di [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 40 nN J og D i a l N avi ga to r : W i ndo ws ® XP Pr of es s ion a l A Jog Di al N avi g at or f ol d er w as c r e at e d on your notebook when you ins tall ed Wi n dow s ® XP Prof essio nal . I t is lo ca ted i n th e Start , All P r og ra ms m enu and contai ns the fo l l owing i tems: St art i ng [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 41 nN Usi ng t h e Jog Dial Ba r The Jog Di al bar is t he initi al st at e of Jo g Dial N avi gator an d can be di spla yed o n the des ktop at a ll ti m es. You can choos e to d ispl ay i t o n the t askbar o r hide it altoge the r . 1 Launche r butt on C li ck t hi s bu t t on t o disp lay the Jo g Di[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 42 nN Sw i t chi ng mod es When you ar e w orki ng in an app lic at i on suppo rti ng t h e J og D i al N avig ator f unctio ns, you can us e ei ther Scr o l l m ode or Ap p lic at i on mode . By sw i tc hing m odes, you chang e t he funct i o ns that c a n b e pe rform ed usin g the Jog Di al ™. ✍ F[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 43 nN Usi ng t h e Jog Dial Lau ncher To start t h e Jog Di al Lau ncher , proc eed as f ollo w s: ❑ In t he Jog Di al Bar , c li c k the arro w i con o n t he lef t . OR ❑ Ho l d dow n the <Ctrl> key and press the J o g Dial ™. The Jog D ial Laun cher bar a p pe ars.[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 44 nN R otat e t he Jog Di al ™ wh eel up and down t o vi ew th e soft war e a pplicat i o ns a nd ut i l i ti es o n yo ur compu ter. To launc h an applicat ion, mak e su re i t is selected a n d pre s s the Jo g Di a l ™. With s o m e fo lde rs y ou wi ll the n ge t to a subm enu. A g ain , ro tate[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 45 nN Ch a n g i ng Jo g Di a l N a vi g ato r setti ngs You c an chang e t he operat ion and di s p lay of the J og Dial Navigat or wit h t he op tions i n Jo g D i a l Se tting . To disp l ay t he Jog D i al Se tti ng di al og box, proceed as f ollows : ❑ Cl i ck the Jo g Di a l S etti n g ico n in t[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 46 nN Usi ng P C Car ds You r comput er inc ludes t wo PC Car d s lot s. PC Cards al l o w you t o co nnec t po r tab le exter nal devi ces. In s e r ti ng a PC Ca r d To in s er t a PC Car d, pr oceed as fol lows: 1 I ns e r t t h e PC Car d into one o f the PC Ca rd slots wi th th e f ront l abel faci [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 47 nN S ome P C C ards ma y r equ ire y ou to di sabl e i dle d evi c e s w hen u si ng the PC Ca rd. Y o u ca n use S on y N o teb ook Se tup t o disa b l e d e vi c e s. Be su re to us e the mo s t rec e nt so f tware drive r pro vided b y th e PC C ard man u f ac turer . If an “!” m ark app ears o[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 48 nN 8 Ej ect the PC C ard r eleas e b u tto n a nd the n p r ess i t t o ej ect the card . 9 G e nt ly p re s s th e ca rd a n d p u ll it o u t. To remo ve a PC Card wh en yo ur op erating s ystem is Wind ow s ® XP P r of es sio na l, pr o ce e d a s fo llo w s: 1 Do uble-cl i ck the S a fely R emov [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 49 nN Usin g M emory Stic k™ Y our V AIO comp u ter is de sign ed to sup p o rt the Me mory Stick™ . T he Memo ry Stick ™ i s a co mp act, porta b le, and ver s a t ile devi ce es peci al l y d es igne d for excha ngi ng an d shar ing d igit al data w ith compat i b l e pr oducts . Becaus e i t is [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 50 nN The main adv a ntages o f the M em o ry Stick™ a r e i t s : ❑ Compactn e ss: w ith di me nsi ons of just 21. 5 mm (W) x 2. 8 m m ( H ) x 50 m m ( D ) , c o mp atible pr oducts can al s o be small , light wei ght an d a ttrac tive in t heir desi gn. ❑ Ca p acity: Its da ta ca pa cit y fa r ex[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 51 nN Ge ne ric Me mory Sti c k ™ The orig ina l Memo r y Stick™ , blue in c olour , can be us ed t o r ecord image dat a taken wit h d igit al s till came ras , e t c. o r data fr o m th e P C . Wi th it , you can reco rd, p l ay ba ck a nd t ran s fer va r iou s ki n ds of d ata at any g i ve n t i[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 52 nN Ma gi cGat e M em or y S t ic k ™ The Magi cGate Memory Stick™, white in c olour , rec o r d s P C an d i mage dat a j ust l ike i ts bl ue counter part; the diff erenc e i s it u se s the M ag icG at e c opyri ght pr ot e c ti on tec hnology . With t h is ty pe of Mem ory St i ck™ , also c a[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 53 nN ✍ MagicG ate is a c o p y ri g h t p ro te ction te chnology th at com p l i es with th e s tandards s et by S DM I ( Se c ure Di gital M u sic Initi ati ve , a n or gan i s atio n w ork ing to d raw u p ind u stry s tan dard sp e c if ic ati ons in o rder to p ro te c t copyrights o f d igital m[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 54 nN As s oc i ati on of A m e ric a (R IA A) t ook t he in i tia ti v e t o or ga n is e a f o ru m ca ll ed Se cu r e Mu s i c Di gi t a l In it ia ti v e (SD MI ) t o stu d y t e c hno log y f o r p rote cti n g copyr i g hts d u ri n g the el e c tronic d i stri b u t ion of music. So ny offe rs th [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 55 nN ❑ Sony m obile phon es ❑ Digi ta l printe rs ❑ AIBO the Sony Ent ert ain m en t Rob ot To find ou t mor e ab out t h e pr oduc t s avail able in your c o unt ry, go to: http://www .sonystyle-europe.com Wr ite - pr ot ec ti ng a Mem ory St ick ™ Memo ry Sti ck s™ are des igned w ith an era[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 56 nN In s e r ti ng a Me mo r y S t ick ™ To in s er t a Mem ory Stick™ , proc eed as fol l o w s: 1 O nce you have sto red yo ur dat a from y our d igit a l dev i ce, i n sert th e Me mo ry Stic k ™ wi th t h e a rrow faci ng u p an d to ward t h e Memo ry St ick™ slot. 2 C a re fu ll y sl id e[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 57 nN Re m o v in g a M e mo ry S ti ck ™ To remo ve a M emor y St ick ™ proceed as f oll ow s: 1 Ch eck tha t the access li ght is off . 2 Push t he Mem ory St i ck™ i n t o w ards the n otebook . The Mem ory Sti c k ™ ejec t s . 3 Pul l the Me m o ry St i ck™ out of the sl ot. ✍ Al way s re[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 58 nN Usi ng the mode m You r noteb ook is e qui pped with an inter nal mod em . You ne ed to c onne c t to a pho ne l i ne t o take adv antag e of online ser vi ces and the I nter net, as w el l as to regi s t er your com pu t er and sof t war e onl i ne , and t o con t act VA I O-Li nk. To connec t a p[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 59 nN Usi ng the co r r ect phone plug I f th ere a re tw o p h o n e p l ugs in th e b ox, m a k e su re y ou u se th e co rrect on e fo r th e co unt ry y ou are in, as fol lows: UK : Th e c onnec t o r can be ide ntifie d b y i t s cuboi d s h ape and fla t pins . Ne th er la n ds: T he co nnect or c [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 60 nN Usi ng pow e r sa ving m ode s When you us e a ba ttery as t he s o urce of pow er for your com pute r , yo u can take advan tag e of power man ag e ment setti n g s t o c onserv e b atte r y l if e . In ad d ition to th e n orma l op e rati n g mo d e, w hi ch a llow s you to t urn of f s pecifi c[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 61 nN A ltern ati vely, 1 Cl i ck S tart a nd the n Tur n O f f Co m pute r . 2 In t he T urn o f f co m pu ter scr e e n , pre ss St an d by . The com puter e nt er s Standby mode. To ret u r n to N o rmal mod e, p roce ed a s fo ll ows: Pres s any key. U si ng Hi be r na te m od e Th e sta te of th e s[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 62 nN ✍ When th e c o m puter i s in Hi bern at e mode, yo u ca nno t i nser t a di sc . Hibernate mode requ i re s mo re ti m e th an Standby mo d e to b e ac tivate d . It tak es m o re ti m e to re tu rn to no rm al mo d e f ro m Hi bern at e mo de t han f rom Stan db y mo d e . Hibernate m ode u se[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 63 nN Usi ng the CD- RW/DVD - ROM dri ve You r comput er i s eq uip ped w it h a CD -RW/D V D-RO M d r i ve. To in s e rt a di sc, proc eed as f ollo w s : 1 T urn o n th e co mpu ter . 2 Pres s the eject but ton (1) to op en t he dr iv e. The tra y s l i des out. 3 Plac e a dis c i n the mi ddl e o f th[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 64 nN ✍ When th e c o m puter i s in St andb y or Hi bernate mo de, y o u c ann ot i ns ert or re mo ve a di sc. Be s ur e t o sea t the di sc fi rml y ov er the disc d rive hu b f i n ge rs . I f y ou d o no t se a t th e d is c f ir mly , y o u c ould da m age y o ur di sc dri ve an d y ou m ay n ot [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 65 nN ❑ Regi on codes in dicator s are la belled on t he D VD d iscs t o i nd i cat e in which regi on and on wh at t ype of pl ayer you c an p l ay t h e di sc . Unle s s a 2 (Europ e bel ong s t o r egion '2' ) or Al l (thi s m e ans that you c an p l ay this DVD e v er y wher e i n t he w [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 66 nN U si ng th e CD- RW fu nctio n To burn CDs , you can us e CD - R W and CD- R discs: ❑ The CD -R W ( C D - ReWr itable) disc i s a data m em o r y medi um t hat can be us ed to w rite, eras e and r ewrit e a progr am or ot her d ata. ❑ The CD-R ( CD -Rec orda ble) disc is a data m emory med ium [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 67 nN Usi ng the wei ght s ave r Th e we i g h t save r pr ote cts the mult i p urp os e b ay whe n i t is e m pty, an d secure s t h e seco n d b at tery o r the CD - RW/ D V D-RO M dri ve w hen they are i nsta l l ed i n the mu l tip urpos e bay. To atta c h t h e w ei gh t saver , proc eed as fol l o [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 68 nN Connecting peripheral devices You c an add f unctio nality t o your com puter by c onn ect i ng or u sing any of thes e peri pheral s . Befor e you connec t p er i ph er a ls, tur n off the co m p ut er and al l peri pheral s . Con nect the pow er cor d only a fter c o nnectin g al l c a[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 69 nN Conne c ting a port r e p l ic a tor Y our n ote b o o k s u p po rts the u se of an o ptio na l p o r t rep l icato r. A tta ching a port repl i c ato r en a bles yo u to conne ct addi tion al perip herals t o yo ur com puter, such as a pr i n t e r or a n exter nal displ ay. ✍ T he p[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 70 nN At tac hin g yo ur c o mput er to the po rt r ep l i cato r To atta c h you r com puter t o the port repl icator , pr ocee d as f ol l ows : 1 T urn o f f t he comput er a nd disc onn ect al l peri pheral s. 2 Pl ug the cabl e att ached t o the A C adapter (1) in t o t he D C In po rt ( [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 71 nN D is con nect in g yo ur co m p ut er f rom t he po r t re pli ca to r To di s con nect you r comput er fr om t he po r t re pl i cator , proc eed as fol l o w s : 1 T urn o f f t he com puter a nd th e conn ecte d p er iphe r al s. 2 Pul l the lever s o n e ach si de of the por t repl i[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 72 nN Conne c ting an ex te rna l d i spl ay You c an conne c t an ex ter n al disp l ay t o yo ur no t eb ook. Fo r exampl e, you can us e yo ur noteb ook wit h the f oll ow in g d e vic es : ❑ Compu ter di sp l ay (mon itor ); ❑ Mu lt ime d ia co mpu ter d i spla y ; ❑ TV ; ❑ Proj ec[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 73 nN Co nnect in g a com pu ter di s p la y You can conne c t a c o m p ut er dis pl ay ( m o nitor) eit her d irec tly to yo ur no t eb ook or vi a t h e ( opti onal) port repl icator . To connec t a compu ter di s p l ay, p ro c e ed a s foll ows: 1 Pl ug the di s p l ay c abl e ( 1) ( n ot[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 74 nN Co nnect in g a mu ltim ed ia co m p ut er d is pla y You c an conne c t t he n ot ebook t o a mul timedi a c o m p uter dis pl ay that i ncl udes built - i n speakers an d a micr oph one. To connec t a m ult i m edia co mput er di splay, pr oceed as follow s: 1 Pl ug t h e di spl ay c a[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 75 nN Co nnect in g a TV You can conne c t a T V t o the noteboo k o r to the opti onal p ort repl icator . To connec t a TV to t he n otebook , proceed as fol lo w s: 1 Pl ug o ne end of the audi o/v i deo cabl e (1) (opt i o nal) i nto the AV O ut conn ec t o r ( 2) (yel l ow ) and the o th [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 76 nN To connec t a TV to t h e p ort repl i cat or, proceed as f o l l ows: 1 Att ach t h e p or t repl icator t o your not ebook. 2 Pl ug one en d of the a udio/vi deo cabl e (1) ( opti onal) int o the righ t and l eft l i ne-out and t he Video out conne ctor ( 2) and the ot her en d i nto t[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 77 nN Co nnect in g a pr oject or You c an conne c t a p r o jector ( suc h as the Sony L CD proj ect or) directl y to your noteboo k or via the por t repl icator . To connec t a pr ojec tor , proceed as f oll ow s: 1 Pl ug t h e RG B s i gna l c a ble (1) int o t he moni tor/ VG A connec tor [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 78 nN Conne c ting exte rnal spe a kers You c an enh ance t he sound qu al i ty of your c o m p uter by connect ing ex t e r n al speakers . To connec t ext e rnal speaker s, proceed as f oll ow s: 1 Pl ug t h e s peak er cabl e (1) int o the h eadpho ne c o nnect or (2) . 2 Pl ug t h e othe r[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 79 nN Conne c ting an ex te rna l mi cro phone You r V A I O n otebook d oes not cont ain an i nter nal mic rophon e. If you need t o use a s ound i np ut device, for exam ple to chat o n the I nter n et, you need t o p lug i n an e xterna l m ic rophon e. To connec t an e xterna l m ic ropho [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 80 nN Conne c ting an e xterna l m ou s e or k e yboa rd You c an conne c t an ext er n al mouse or keyb oar d t o the optio nal por t r ep lic ator usi ng t h e PS /2 mo use/ keybo ar d con necto r . Ther e is o nl y one PS/ 2 con nector , s o you can onl y c o nnect one e x t er na l devi c [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 81 nN Conne c ting a Un i ver sa l Seria l Bus (U S B ) devic e You can conn ec t a U SB devi ce ( for e xam p le, a m ouse, fl oppy dis k d r iv e, keyb oar d, pri nter ) to y our com puter. Befor e connec tin g o r di sc o nnect i n g a U SB pe r i pheral , you do not need to shu t dow n the[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 82 nN Co nnect in g a USB f lop py d is k dr iv e As an opt i o nal ext ra, you can pur chase a U SB f loppy di s k dr ive an d c on nect i t to your c o m p u te r . To connec t a US B fl oppy di sk dri ve, proc eed as foll ows: 1 Cho ose the USB conn ecto r you pref er to us e. 2 Pl ug t h e[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 83 nN To remo ve a U SB fl oppy disk dr i ve , proc eed as f ollo ws: ❑ If your compu te r i s on, w ai t unt i l the flop py d rive L E D i ndic ator turns o f f an d t h en unp lug the USB cabl e. If the fl oppy di sk dri ve i s n ot rem oved proper ly , yo ur sys t em m ay c ras h and you[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 84 nN Remov ing a fl oppy di s k To remo ve a flo ppy disk, pr ocee d as follow s: Wh en yo u ha ve fi nish ed u si n g the fl o p p y d i sk, wait un til th e LE D i n dica tor ( 1) t ur ns off an d the n pre ss the ejec t b utto n (2) to remov e th e d i sk. ✍ Before p re s s ing th e e j [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 85 nN Conne c ting a print er You c an conne c t a Wi ndo w s ® - c o m p at i ble p r i nter to y our com puter to pr i n t docum en t s. Co nnect in g a pr inte r us ing t he U S B c onn e c to r You c an conne c t a U SB pr i nter compat i bl e w i th y o ur vers i o n o f Win dows ® to y[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 86 nN Co nnect in g a pr inte r us ing t he pr in t e r co nnect or The opti onal p ort repli cator an d the no teb ook are eq uipped wi th a pri nter conn ecto r . To connec t a pri nter usi ng the p r i nter co nnec tor, proc eed as fol l o ws: 1 Pl ug t h e pr i n t er ca bl e ( 1 ) s u ppl[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 87 nN Conne c ting an i .LINK ™ device You r co m p uter inc ludes an i. LINK™ ( IEEE139 4) co nnec tor, whi ch you c an use t o connect to an i . LINK™ dev ic e suc h as a di g ital vi deo cam er a recor der or t o connec t tw o VA I O no t eb ooks in order t o copy, d e l ete or e dit [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 88 nN C o n nec ti n g a d igi ta l vi deo c ame ra re cord er To connec t a di gi tal vid eo cam era r ecor d er , proc eed as f ollo w s : 1 Pl ug one end of the i . LI N K™ cable (1) i nto t he i.LI N K™con nec tor ( 2) of the com pu t er an d the ot her end i nto the D V O u t conne ct[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 89 nN C on n ec t i ng t w o V A IO no t e bo ok s You c an copy, ed it or del ete file s on anothe r VA I O com pu t er t o yo ur c o m puter wi th an op t i ona l i.L I N K ™ cabl e. I f t he sec on d com pu t e r has th e Wi ndows ® XP opera t i ng sys t em, you jus t nee d the i . LI NK[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 90 nN Getting help Thi s se ction de s cr i b es ho w to g et help and s upport f rom Sony, and provi des trou blesho ot i ng ti ps f or yo ur com puter. Sony support options Sony pr ovi des seve ral s upp ort opt ions f o r your co m p uter . P ri nt ed do cu ment ati on s u ppl ie d w i th you r not e boo k T[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 91 nN ❑ Prec au ti on s pr ovi des facts a nd adv i ce abo ut us ing your n ot ebook. ❑ Gl o ssa r y refers to te r ms u sed i n th i s m a nu a l. 2 Re fer to yo u r So ftwa re Guid e f o r inf orm ati on on t h e b undled so f tw are a nd t h e S ony app lic ation s . ❑ A bou t the Soft war e o n y o u [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 92 nN O ther so u rc e s of i n forma ti on ❑ The O n l in e he lp file s th a t acco mpa ny yo ur p re- instal l e d so ft ware c o n tai n i n st ruction s on u s i n g the soft ware . ❑ V A IO - L in k we b s it e: if you have any pr oblem w i th y our com puter , you can acce s s th e VAIO-L ink web si [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 93 nN T roub l e shooting Thi s se ction de s cr i b es ho w to s olve co m mon pr ob l ems yo u mi ght e ncount er w hen usi ng your not ebook . Man y p ro blem s ha ve si mple so luti o ns. Pl e a s try th ese s ugg esti o ns be fore co nta cti n g V A I O -Li nk. ❑ Ab out t he comput er a nd softw are ( pa[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 94 nN A b ou t th e co mp ut er a nd s of tw a r e My comp u t er do e s no t start ❑ Check t hat t h e c o m puter is p lug ged into a power sour ce and that it is tur n ed on. ❑ Ch eck th at th e p o w er i n d i cator on th e fro n t p a ne l of th e co mput er i n d i ca tes t h at th e po wer is on. ?[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 95 nN 5 Pres s En t e r . 6 Pres s the arrow keys to s el ect System Time . 7 Set t he time (h our:mi nute: s eco nd) . 8 Pres s En t e r . 9 Pres s the arrow keys to s el ect th e Ex i t menu. 10 Pres s the arr o w keys t o s elec t Get De fa u l t V al ue s and t he n pres s <En ter> . Th e m ess age Lo[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 96 nN My com pu t er does not shu t down (Windo ws ® X P P r o f ession al) It i s r ecomm ended t h at you s hu t down y our c o m p uter usin g the Tu rn O ff comm and on the Wind ows ® St a rt menu. Usi ng o t h er m ethods , in c ludi ng t h ose l ist ed he r e, m ay r esul t in l o s s of unsav ed data. [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 97 nN M y c om pu ter lo ck s up ( W ind ows ® XP Pr of es sio na l) ❑ I f yo u susp ect o n e a ppl icati o n is l o ck i n g your syst e m , yo u can try to st o p it. T o d o th is , p res s <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<De lete> si multane ously . I f you ha v e not chang ed t he defau lt s ettings , y[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 98 nN ❑ If you ar e u s i ng an opti onal Son y US B mou se, ch eck t hat t h e ap propria t e dr iver and s o ft w are ar e proper ly ins talled. ❑ Check t hat t he US B mouse is pl ugged i nto the U SB c onnec tor . A b ou t th e di sp la y My LC D does n ot di spla y anyt hing ❑ Check t hat the c omput[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 99 nN A bou t CD - RO Ms a nd fl opp y di s k s My C D-RW/D VD-ROM d rive tray does not o pen ❑ Make su r e the c o m puter i s t urned on. ❑ Pres s the ejec t bu t ton on t he disc dr i ve. ❑ I f th e disc doe s n o t co me o ut wh en you pre ss the eject bu tto n, go to Wind ow s E xp lorer or My Co mpu[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 100 nN ❑ If you hear sound b ut ca nnot see a pi ctu r e , you r compu ter' s video r esol uti on ma y be set too hi gh. Chang e the r esolu tion i n the Wi ndow s ® C ontrol Panel - Dis p l ay to a low e r resol u t i o n . ❑ If you s ee a pi ct u r e bu t cannot hear any sou nd, chec k all of the f [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 101 nN Why does m y CD-RW dr i ve no t rec ord a t the high est speed? You m ust u s e 8x CD-R or 4x CD -RW medi a o r higher t o achiev e optimum per for m an ce . If you wan t to us e othe r media and are havi ng diffi c u lty f orm atting no n-4 x CD - R W di scs, c h ange the w riti ng speed f r o m 4x t o [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 102 nN The di s c tr a y ej ects even w h en i t h as bee n l ocked i nto p l ace ❑ En su re t h at the dis c i s pl a c e d with th e l ab e l si d e fa ci ng u p. ❑ The di s c may b e s crat c h ed. Pl ace an other disc to see i f t hat is t h e reas on . ❑ There m ay be c ondens ation i n t he dr iv e.[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 103 nN A bou t so un d My s pea kers are n ot pr od ucing s oun d ❑ Th e b u il t-i n sp e aker s ma y b e tu rn ed off . P r ess <Fn>+<F 3> to tur n on the sp eakers. ❑ Th e sp e a k er v o l ume may b e turn ed to t h e mi n imum. P ress <Fn >+<F4 > , and the n pr ess or to i ncrea[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 104 nN A bou t th e m ode m My inte rna l mod em d o es n o t work ❑ Check t hat the ph one l i ne i s p lug ged i n t o y ou r c omput er . ❑ Check t hat t he ph one l ine is worki ng. Y ou can c h ec k the line by pl u gging in an ordi nary ph one and l isten i ng for a dia l tone. ❑ Check t hat the ph [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 105 nN A bou t pe r iph e r als I canno t use DV devi ces. The m e ssage 'DV equ i pment seem s to b e d isc onnected or t u rn ed o ff' appe ar s ❑ Check t hat the D V d ev i ce is tu r n ed on and th at the ca bles are proper l y conne cted . ❑ If you ar e usi ng multi pl e i . L I NK ™ d ev i[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 106 nN ❑ Check t he cable t o s e e i f you do not have mis sing of bend pi ns. ❑ T r y a p ri nte r s elf test (if av ail a b l e) to see if the p rinte r i t self i s sti ll fu n cti o nin g pro per ly . Fo r mo re in f o rmat ion, pleas e cons ul t t he man ual suppl ied w ith you r prin t e r . ❑ Som [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 107 nN A bou t i.L I N K ™ de vic es I canno t est abl i sh an i.L I N K™ c on nection bet ween t w o VAIO comput ers ❑ Dis connect t he n re con nect the i.L I N K ™ ca bl e. ❑ I f yo u st il l ha ve no c o n ne cti on a fter waiti ng fo r a whil e, restart bo th co mp ute rs. ❑ If ei ther c ompute[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 108 nN Precautions Thi s se ction de s cr i b es s afet y gu ide l i n es an d pre c a ution s to h elp you pr otect yo ur c omputer f rom potent ial damage. You r noteb ook and m em o r y modul es u s e high pr ecisi on com ponen t s and elec t ron ic c o nnect ors t echno lo g y. To avoi d the i nval i dati on[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 109 nN ❑ El ect ros tat i c Dis c h arge (ESD ) can dama ge m e mo r y modul es an d o th er compon ent s . I nsta l l th e m emory modul e o nly at an ESD wor ks tat ion. I f s uch a sta t ion is not avai lable , do n o t work i n a car peted area, and do not handl e m a t er ials t hat pr od uce o r hold sta[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 110 nN R emov ing a memory mod ule To rem o v e a memo ry mo d u l e, p r o c e ed as fol l o ws: 1 Shut down your c ompu t er and di s co nnec t all peri phera l de vices . 2 U n p l ug th e co mpu ter and r e mov e th e b atte ry p ack . 3 Wait unt i l t he c omputer c o ol s dow n. 4 T urn yo ur com puter ups[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 111 nN Ad din g a me mo ry mo dul e To in s t all a m em o r y modul e, proc eed as f oll ow s : 1 Shut down your c ompu t er and di s co nnec t all peri phera l de vices . 2 U n p l ug th e co mpu ter and r e mov e th e b atte ry p ack s. 3 Wait unt i l t he c omputer c o ol s dow n. 4 T urn yo ur com puter ups[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 112 nN 8 Pres s the modul e int o pl a c e unt il it clic ks. 9 Cl ose the com puter co ver . 10 T igh ten the s crew on the b o ttom o f the n ote bo ok. 11 T urn o n th e co mpu ter . V i ewi ng th e am o u nt of m emory To view th e am ount of m e m o r y, p r o ceed as fol l ows : 1 T urn o n th e co mpu ter[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 113 nN Ot he r precautions On hand lin g th e hard di sk Th e har d d is k has a hig h sto ra ge de ns ity an d re a d s o r write s d ata in a shor t ti me . On the oth e r ha nd, it may be easil y d am aged by m echa nical v ibr atio n, shock or d us t . Alt houg h t he hard di s k has t h e s afet y d ev i ce[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 114 nN ❑ The sc r ee n b ec omes war m dur i ng operatio n. This i s norm al an d do es no t i n dicate a mal funct i o n. ❑ The LCD i s ma nufact ured us i ng hi gh-pr eci s ion t echnol ogy . Y o u may , however , s ee tiny bl ack po ints and/ or br ight point s ( r ed , b lue, or g r ee n) that c o ntinu [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 115 nN ❑ H eat sou rces, such a s radiat o r s or air d u ct s, ❑ Dir ect sunl ig ht, ❑ Ex cessi ve d ust, ❑ Mois ture o r rain, ❑ Mec hanic al vi brat i on or s ho ck, ❑ St r o ng ma gnets or s peakers that are n ot magnet icall y s hiel ded, ❑ Ambi ent tempe r atur e of mor e than 35°C or l ess [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 116 nN On hand lin g disk et t es ❑ Do no t open the shut ter manual ly and t ouch the s ur fac e of the di sket t e . ❑ K ee p d iske ttes away from m agnets. ❑ Keep dis kett es away f rom di rec t sun li ght a nd other he at sour ces . On hand lin g CD- ROM s ❑ Do no t touch th e s urfa ce of the di s [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 117 nN On usin g th e b a tte ry pack ❑ Neve r le ave t he batter y p ac k i n t empe ratures above 60°C, s u ch as i n a c ar parked in t he sun or un der di r e c t s unligh t . ❑ Batt ery l ife is s h orte r i n a col d en vi ronm ent. Th i s is d ue t o decr eased batt ery ef fici ency at lo w tem perat[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 118 nN On usin g ea r p ho ne s ❑ Road sa fety – D o not us e he adpho nes w hile drivi ng, c ycl i ng , or o perat i ng any m otorised v ehic l e. I t m ay cr eate a tr affic haza r d and i s i l l ega l i n s o me areas . I t can al so be p ot entiall y dang erous to p lay l ou d mus i c whil e w alki ng, [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 119 nN Glossary Th is s e ction refe rs to terms u s e d i n this man ua l. Thes e t e rms an d d ef init ion s h a ve b ee n co mp iled t o p rov i d e you w i th a b et ter unde rstan d ing of y o u r V AI O c om p u te r . T erm Definition <F1> key T h e < F 1 > k e y g i v e s yo u a c ce ss to t h [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 120 nN CD-ROM Ab br eviat i on for Co m p act Di s c Re ad- Only Mem or y . A hig h-cap acity optical di s c, usual l y 650 M B in size, c ap able of bei ng r e ad fr om but n ot w r itte n t o . CD-RW Sh ort fo r C omp act D i sc- ReWri tea ble. Co mpa ct D i sc that ca n b e u sed to w ri t e or re write d at a t[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 121 nN i.LINK™ i. LINK ™ is Sony’s version o f the I EEE 13 9 4 stand ard fo r h i gh - spe ed digital ser ial interf ace. Th e stan da rd is reg arded in th e a udio / vi d e o an d I T ind ustri es a s t h e mo st s u ita ble i nt erface for c on nec t ing com pu t e r s and di gital au dio /vide o devi c e[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 122 nN maximum RAM The m axim um am ount of R AM t ha t your com put er c an c onta i n. O nce th is a m o unt i s re ached, you c a n n o l ong er add ad diti onal R AM to your c omput er . Motherboard The m o t h erb oar d i s the m ai n c i rcu it bo ar d insi de you r c o m p uter . It hol ds t he CP U , t h e [...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 123 nN PCMCIA PC MCIA (P ers o na l C o m p ute r Memory C ard I nte rna tiona l As sociati on) is the n ame of th e group tha t produc ed the spec ifi cat ion f or the cr edi t ca rd- s ized plug- in bo ards for l apt op co mpute rs. The card s u s ed to be ca l l ed PC MCIA car d s , bu t as th is w as rathe r un[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 124 nN Resolution The d egree of sh ar pnes s a nd cl ari ty of an im age . Res ol ut io n is ex pres s ed i n pi xe ls. Fr eq uent comput er s cr ee n r e s o lutions are 640 x 480 pi xels ( VG A r e soluti on; appropr iat e f o r a 14- i nch sc r e en), 80 0 x 600 ( ap propr i a t e f o r a 15-in ch s cre en), 1,[...]

Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 125 nN VA I O Shor t fo r V ideo A udi o I nt egr at ed Op er ation. Br and nam e co ver ing Son y's P C p ro duct s, per i pher al s , acce s s or i es an d so ftw ar e. V AIO - br an ded i t em s a re all des i gned t o m a ke t he be st use of S on y 's Audio- V i de o ( A V) and Infor m atio n T ec hn[...]