Sony PCG-R505DL manual

Conf idential SERVICE MANUAL Notebook Computer PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP S400 9-874-513-01 Ver. 1-2002C Revision History For American Area US Model Canadian Model Lineup: PCG-R505DL PCG-R505DS PCG-R505DSK PCG-R505DSP • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.[...]

– 2 – PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Sony and V AIO are trademarks of Sony . Microsoft, MS-DOS, W indows, the Windo ws 95, W indows 98, Windo ws 2000, Windo ws ME and W indows XP logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trademar[...]

– 3 – PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential T ABLE OF CONTENTS Section T itle Page CHAPTER 1. REMO V AL ............................................... 1-1 Please confirm disassembly method by “Repair Man ual” which has been informed you separately . CHAPTER 2. SELF DIA GNOSTICS .......................... 2-1 Please confirm ?[...]

1-1 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential CHAPTER 1. REMO V AL < A TTENTION > Please confirm disassembly method b y “Repair Manual” which has been inf ormed you separatel y . (END)[...]

2-1 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential CHAPTER 2. SELF DIA GNOSTICS < A TTENTION > Please confirm “Self Diagnostics” method which will be inf ormed y ou with distrib ution of “Self Diagnostics” software . (END)[...]

PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential FPC SWX-1 5 1 CNX -151 CNX -153 Powe r S W SWX - 8 7 IFX-1 8 2 IFX-1 8 3 MDC MDC Baterry BP2R /BP4R CNX- 1 5 2 IFX-1 8 0 VCH FW8 2807 VCH FW8 2807 FWH E828 0 2 FWH E828 0 2 GMCH -M FW82 830MG GMCH -M FW82 830MG ICH3- M FW8 2801 ICH3- M FW8 2801 VID Selec t o r FM3 5 6 5 VID Selec t o r FM3 5 6 5 [...]

PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential 4-1 4-2 (END) CHAPTER 4. FRAME HARNESS DIA GRAM 1 8 1 A 1 2 1 8 81 CN3001 Rear LITHIUM ION BATTERY PACK 24 1 CN1901 KEY BOARD CNX-153 BOARD SIDE B CN4302 USB 10 1 CN4301 1 10 CN1111 FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE (10 CORE) WIRELESS LAN CARD IFX-182 BOARD IFX-183 BOARD IFX-180 BOARD SIDE A CN4602 12 1 12 1 C[...]

5-1 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential CHAPTER 5. EXPLODED VIEWS AND P AR TS LIST NO TE: • The mechanical par ts with no reference n umber in the e xploded vie ws are not supplied. • Items marked “ * ” are not stock ed since they are seldom required for routine service. Some dela y should be anticipated when ordering these[...]

5-2 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential 58 4-662-893-01 SHEET, POWER HEAT SINK GROUND 59 4-663-129-01 PLATE (PALMREST), INTERCEPTION 60 4-662-968-01 REINFORCEMENT, KEYBOARD 61 4-660-015-01 COVER (REAR L) 62 X-4623-577-5 LID (DOG) ASSY 63 1-961-661-12 HARNESS, RJ-45 64 4-660-016-01 COVER (REAR R) 65 4-657-622-01 FOOT (R2) 66 1-683-8[...]

PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential 5-3 5-4 46 44 43 45 B3 B3 B3 B3 B3 B3 B9 B3 B3 B3 B3 B6 B9 B5 B4 B5 B5 B10 B10 B5 B5 B10 B3 B3 B3 B3 B8 B8 B8 B7 B7 B3 B3 B3 B3 B9 B9 B1 58 82 B1 B9 B9 B3 B9 B9 B1 B2 B2 B2 B3 B3 B3 B3 47 46 52 51 50 54 53 72 14 13 3 59 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 11 49 8 48 71 69 70 83 67 66 55 65 64 63 65 62 41 40[...]

PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential 5-5 5-6 5-2. LCD Section C C B 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 2 1 A B A 122 123 B1 1 B1 1 B10 B10 B10 B10 B1 1 B10 11 9 B10 126 120 B10 126 121 121 11 8 11 6 11 5 125 11 7 11 4 11 0 104 101 105 107 106 111 109 108 B10 B1 1 109 108 11 2 11 3 124 124 PCG-R505DS, R505DSK,R505DSP PCG-R505DL Ref.No. Part No. Des[...]

PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential • Replacing the CPU Note: We ha ve two kinds of CPU f or this set, and either of them is used. Tw o kinds of CPU hav e diff erences in the lock position and the unloc k position. 1. Socket configuration 1 2. Socket configuration 2 5-7 5-8 1. How to remove the CPU 2. How to install the CPU (FO X[...]

5-9 PCG-R505DL/R505DS/R505DSK/R505DSP (AM) Conf idential (END) 5-3. Accessories Ref.No. Part No. Description ACCESSORIES *********** 0 201 1-575-562-21 CORD, POWER 202 1-756-152-41 BATTERY PACK, LITHIUM ION 0 203 1-477-205-11 ADAPTOR, AC 4-646-847-11 (R505DSK)...W2K FIRST STEP GUIDE 4-661-919-01 QUICK START LOOK AT EXPLODED VIEWS OF THE PART ******[...]

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V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 4 Abo ut the So ftware on Yo ur Not eb ook ... 45 Overview of t he Softw are on You r Notebook ..... ..... 46 Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs ...... 54 Usin g You r Recov e r y CDs .... .... ..... ... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... 55 Tr oubleshoo ting ... .... .... .. ..... .... .... .... .... ...... 61 T[...]

5 We lc o m e Congrat ulati ons on y our p ur chas e of t he Sony V AIO® notebook . Sony h as combined le ading-edge technol ogy in audi o, vi de o, c omputing, and communicati ons to pr ovide you with state-o f-the-art per sonal c omputing. Fe atur es ❑ Exceptional performa nce — Y our notebo ok inc l udes a mobile Intel® Penti um ® II I pr[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 6 Un pa cki ng Your No tebo ok Remo ve th e following hardwa re , docu m ents , and CDs from the box: Hardware Documents ❑ V AIO® R505 SuperSl im Pro™ Notebook Qu ick St art — Conta ins de t ai ls on unpac king and sett ing up your note book, supple m enta ry updates , and software informatio n. ❑ Micr os of[...]

Unpacki ng Y our Notebook 7 ❑ V AIO® Not e book Not e s on Use — E xpla ins notes on use and of fe rs sa fet y tip s. Software CDs ❑ Mi croso ft® W ord — Enabl es you to r ei nstall Micros oft W ord to the V AIO® comput er you purchased, if t he a pplicati on becomes c orrupted o r is era sed . Recover y CDs ❑ Application R ecovery CD([...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 8 Re giste ring Y our Note book T ake a dvanta ge of S ony’ s c omm itment to q ualit y custome r support and r eceive these bene fit s by re g is te ring your note book : ❑ Sony Cus tomer S upport — T alk to a Support Repr esentative to tr oubl eshoot probl e ms you may be havi ng with you r note book. ❑ Li [...]

Setting Up Y our Dia l- Up Connec tion 9 Sett i n g Up Y o ur Di al - Up C on n ect io n This s ection des c ri bes t he basic s teps for set ti ng up your di al -up connect ion. The Conne ction W i zard guides you throu gh the proce s s of con nec ting to the Inte rnet and c hoosing a n I nternet S e rvice P r ovid er (ISP) or setting up an exi st[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 10 Phone an d Modem Options wi ndow 3 Selec t th e location from where you are d ial ing and then cl ick OK. The New Connec tion W iz ard window appea r s . New Connecti on Wizar d window 4 Fol low the on-scre e n ins truc tions to fini sh setti ng up your Internet conne c t ion.[...]

Setting Up Y our Dia l- Up Connec tion 11 Setting up your dial- up connection (Mic rosoft® W indows® 2000 ) 1 Clic k St ar t, point to Progr am s, Access ories , Com municati ons, and then c li ck Inter net Connect ion W iza rd. The Intern et Con nec tion W iz a r d window appe a rs. Inte r net C onnect i on Wi zard window . 2 Fol low the on-scre[...]

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13 Setti ng Up Y our V AIO Notebook This sect ion describes the fol low ing: ❑ Locati ng Control s and Por ts ❑ Conne cting the Docki ng Stat ion ❑ Disc onnect ing t he Doc king S tation ❑ Conne cting a Power Source ❑ S tarting Y our Notebook ❑ Shut ti ng Down Y our Notebook ❑ Usin g Power Saving Mo des[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 14 Loc ati ng C ont ro ls an d P or ts On the Note book Front 1 Har d dis k drive ind icato r 9 T ouchpad 2 Num loc k indi cator 10 Left a nd ri ght butto ns 3 Caps loc k indi cator 11 P o wer ind icato r 4 Scr o l l lo c k in d i ca to r 12 Batte ry indicator 5 LCD s cre en 13 Memory S t ick® ind icator 6 Speakers [...]

Locati ng Controls and Port s 15 Back 1 Batt e ry po rt Left 1 DC In p ort 4 Memory St ick® slot 2 USB port 5 PC Card slot 3 Air vent 1 2 3 4 5[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 16 Right 1 USB port 5 Periphe ral devi ce DC Out port 2 Headp hone jack 6 Monitor port 3 Microp hone j a ck 7 Etherne t port 4 i.LI NK® (IEEE 1394) S 400 port 8 P hone line ja ck Only co nnec t 10BASE- T and 10 0BASE-TX cabl es to t he Etherne t por t. Do not con nect any ot her type of net work cabl e or any telep [...]

Locati ng Controls and Port s 17 Removing Rubber T ab ✍ Ge ntl y pull the rubb er tab awa y from the note boo k to find the Ethe rnet po rt a nd phone li ne jack. Bottom 1 Docki ng stat ion conne ctor 5 Air v ent 2 Batt ery Unl ock/L ock sw it ch 6 Rese t switc h 3 Batt ery Unl ock s witch 7 V entil at ion fan 4 Air v ent[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 18 On the D o cki n g Stati o n Y our notebook may come with a PCGA-DSD5 or PCGA-DSM5 docking stati on, depe nding on the m odel y ou purch ased. Bot h Sony d ocking statio ns of fer the followi ng fe atu res: ❑ A floppy dis k drive. ❑ An optic al drive. ❑ A back panel th at enables you to conne c t addit ional[...]

Locati ng Controls and Port s 19 Left 1 Lef t lever 3 Floppy disk dr ive 2 Air ve nt Right 1 Op ti ca l d ri v e 3 DC In i ndicator 2 Und ock swit ch 4 Righ t lev er[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 20 Co nnec tin g th e Do c king Stati on Y ou may connect you r note book to the doc king sta tion a s long as i t is n ot in power sa ving mode, i. e., Sta ndby or Hi bernat e. Connect ing the n otebook whil e it is i n powe r saving mode ma y result i n dat a loss or a c om pute r m alfu nction . Not e the fol lowi[...]

Connect ing the Docking S ta ti on 21 3 Fi rm ly p ress d own the two rear corners of t he not ebook unti l it clicks into pl ace an d is se cu r ely fa sten ed to the d o c king sta tion. Be c aref ul no t to p res s the t op of t he n ote b ook too st ro ngl y . Th e LC D displ ay may be damaged . Securi ng t he Notebook to the Docki ng St ation[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 22 Di scon ne cti ng the Do ckin g S ta t ion Y ou may dis connect the noteb ook from the docki ng s tation when the no tebook is off or on. However , do not d is c on nec t the notebook from the docki ng s tation while the doc king i ndica tor is on, while the not ebook is in Standby o r Hibern ate mode , or w hile [...]

Disconn ecting the Docking S ta tion 23 4 Rem ove th e notebook from th e docking s tation, while movi ng the note book sli ght ly back to dise nga ge it from the two fron t la t ch es of the docki ng sta tion. T o dis c onne ct the dock in g st atio n whe n the not eb ook is on Y ou can use the St a rt M enu in the W indows® ta s k tray or the UN[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 24 From the St ar t m enu 1 Clic k St art on the W indows ® ta skbar . 2 Selec t Unlock Comput e r to access the Undo ck Com ple te dialog box. 3 Rele a se a nd remove y our note book. See “T o di s connect the do cking s tation when the note book is off” on page 22 for instruct ion s. W a it for th e dock ing i[...]

Disconn ecting the Docking S ta tion 25 Using the UNDOCK swit ch 1 Pul l the UNDOCK switch on the right side of your not e bo ok. The Undock Compl ete dia log b ox appears. 2 Rele a se a nd remove y our note book a s de scribed i n “T o di sconn e ct the docki ng s t at ion when the note book is off” on pa ge 22. ✍ Onc e th e Undock Com pl et[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 26 Con necti ng a Power S our ce Y ou can use eith er AC power or a recha rgeabl e batte ry pack as a power s ourc e. Using the AC adapter 1 Plu g the c able at tached to the AC adap ter into th e DC I n por t on the noteb ook. 2 Pl ug on e en d of th e po w er co rd int o th e A C ada pt e r . 3 Plu g the ot he r en[...]

Connect ing a Power Source 27 ❑ The LED indi cator on the AC adapte r may be turned on unti l the AC adap ter is unp lugged from your noteboo k. ❑ When the AC ad apt e r is not us e d, unplug it from the AC outle t. ❑ Use onl y the supp lie d AC adapter . Do not use any ot her AC a dapt er . Using ba ttery power Y ou ca n use a b at te r y pa[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 28 3 Align the grooves and tabs on the batte ry with the tabs and not ches on the back of t he not ebook, and sli de the batte ry toward t he notebook unt il it cl icks i n to p l ace. 4 Sli de the lock le ver into the Lock position to s ec ure the ba ttery on the noteb ook. T o char ge th e ba ttery pack 1 Connec t [...]

Connect ing a Power Source 29 The batte ry indi cator on the front of the not ebook indi cate s the status of the batt ery pa ck. T o rem o ve th e bat te ry pa ck Y ou can remove the batter y pack whi le your notebook is on or of f; howeve r, if you rem ove th e ba tte ry pack while your not e bo ok is on, make sure the noteb ook is c onne cted to[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 30 3 Sl ide t h e Un loc k/ Lo c k sw it ch to th e UNL OCK po si tion a nd sl ide the b at tery away from the notebook. Note s o n th e b att ery ❑ T o de t er m i n e th e r em ai n in g bat t er y ch arg e, se e “D i sp l ay i ng Ba tt er y Inf ormation” in your online user g u ide f or more information. ❑[...]

Connect ing a Power Source 31 conne c t ed. T o avoid loss of dat a whe n usi ng bat tery power , save your data fr eque ntly and manual ly a cti vate a power manageme nt mode. ❑ Never l ea ve the bat tery p ac k in tempe rat ures above 140° F (60° C), such as under di rect sunlight or in a car parke d in the sun. ❑ Batt ery li fe is shorter [...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 32 S tart ing Y o ur N oteboo k 1 Sl id e th e LCD lo c k lev er in th e d ir e ct io n of th e ar r o w an d li f t th e cov e r . 2 Pre ss the power button loca te d on the right side of the noteb ook unt il the green power ind ic ato r turns on. 3 If nece s sa ry , adjus t the bri ghtness cont rols for the LCD dis[...]

Shutting Down Y our Notebook 33 Shut ting Down Y our N otebook 1 Clic k Start on the W indows® ta skbar . 2 (W indows XP) Cli ck T urn Off Comp ute r at th e bottom of the St a r t menu to dis play the Tur n Off computer dialog box, and click T urn Of f. (W indo ws 200 0) Click Shut Down at the bot tom of the Star t menu to dis play the Shut Down [...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 34 Using Pow er Saving Mod e s When you use a batte ry as the source of powe r f or your note book, you can take adva ntage of power manageme nt setti ngs t o cons e rve battery life . In add ition to the normal oper a t ing mod e , whic h allows you to turn of f spec ific devi ce s , yo ur note book has two disti nc[...]

Using Power Savi ng Modes 35 Notes on pow er saving modes ❑ When retu rning from Hiberna te mode , th e s yst em st at us sto red on the hard dis k is erase d and the note book star ts normal ly if you pres s the power button and hold it for mor e tha n 4 secon ds . ❑ S ta ndby mode uses more power tha n Hiber na te mode. ❑ S ta ndby mode req[...]

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37 Adding Memory In the futur e you may wan t to i nstall me mory modules to expand the funct ionality of your note book. The amount of memory on y our notebook will vary depending on the model you pur chased. Exp ansion me mory modules ar e a vai lable as options . For memory upgrades, use onl y unbuffe r ed PC133 (CL2) SDRAM SO-DIMM (gold lead co[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 38 Pr ecau tion s a nd Pr oced ures The pr ocedure s describe d below as sume fa miliarit y wit h the gene ral te rminol ogy assoc ia ted with pers ona l computers and with the safet y pra cti ces and regulat ory comp lia nce required for us ing a n d modi fyi ng ele c tr oni c e q uipm e n t. Perso nal injury or equ[...]

Precaut ion s and Procedures 39 T ypical ex pa nsion memory configura tion T otal Sys t em Memo ry ( MB) On board (MB) Slot (MB) 256 128 128 384 * * Th e 384 MB memo r y con figurat ion may req ui re the remova l an d re placement of or i gin al fact or y- instal led memo r y module. 128 256[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 40 Re moving a Mem ory Mo dule 1 T urn off you r note book an d discon nect all per iphe ra l devi ces, such as your printe r . 2 Unplug the note book and remove the batte ry packs. 3 After the note book ha s c ooled, l oosen and remove t he two screws wi th th e mark locat e d on th e bott om of your note book. Use [...]

Inst alling a Memory Modul e 41 Insta llin g a Me mory M odu le 1 T urn off your note book and disconnec t a ll per ipheral devi c es , such as your pr inter . 2 Unplug the notebook and remove the batt ery packs. 3 After the note book ha s c ooled, loose d and remove the two sc rews with the ma rk loc ated on the b ottom of your not ebook. Use a n [...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 42 5 Lift the ke yboard from the L CD di splay si de, the n gently turn i t over o n the touch pad spac e. Be careful not to detach the cabl e wh en liftin g the k eyb oard. 6 Y ou must remove t he e xisting m emory m odule be fore you ca n insta ll a new modul e . Se e “Rem oving a Memory Module” on page 40 for [...]

Inst alling a Memory Modul e 43 11 Gentl y repl ace the keybo ard, the n press it int o your note book . Be careful not to det a ch the cabl e whe n lift ing the keyboard . 12 Clos e th e note book cover , the n tigh ten the scr e ws on the bot tom of the comp u ter. Inst al li ng the Memo ry Modul e[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 44 V ie wing th e Amo unt of Mem ory 1 Res ta rt the note book. 2 (W indows XP) Clic k Start on the W indows® ta s kbar, then Contr ol P ane l, and the n Performa nce and Mai ntenance . (W indows 2000) Cl ick Sta r t on th e W i ndows® taskba r , then Setting s, and then Cont rol Panel. 3 Selec t Sony Notebook Setu[...]

45 About the Sof tware on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO® notebook is r eady to hel p you work, play , learn, and communicate as soon as y ou turn it on. Thi s sectio n of fe rs the follow ing informat ion: ❑ Overvi ew of the Soft ware on Y our Note book ❑ App licat ion, Driver , an d Syst em Rec overy C D s ❑ Usin g Y o ur Rec ove ry CDs[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 46 Over vie w of the S oft ware on Y our No tebo ok Y our compute r may not be suppl ie d with all of th e so ftwa re listed below , depe nding on the confi guratio n you purchased. Preinsta lled s oftware may not be ident ical t o retail versi ons or i nclude s upporti ng docu m enta tion. Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®[...]

Overvi ew of the Sof tware on Y our Noteb ook 47 Am eri c a On l i ne® Amer ica Onli ne, Inc. Ameri ca Onlin e is a popul ar Internet onl ine se rvice. St a y in touch with famil y and f rie nds wi th easy-to-u se e -mail . Man age you r pe rsona l f inances , get t he la test news and sports scores, and cha t with thous an ds of others who sh are[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 48 EarthLink Netw o rk T otal Access® Ear thL i nk Network , Inc. An Interne t S erv ice Provid er tha t supplies acce s s, informati on, and ass istance to its custome rs, introduc ing them to the Inte rne t . Me m ber bene fi ts include e-mail , news groups , a Pe rs onal St art Pa ge, free s t orage sp a ce for y[...]

Overvi ew of the Sof tware on Y our Noteb ook 49 MovieShake r™ Sony El ec tr onics Inc. Sony ’ s original Movie Shaker software cr e ates pe rs o nal movies tha t have tr ansiti ons, ba ckgr ound music , and te xt. Just import you r vide o clips and “shake” with a cl ic k of the mouse. Y our perso nal movies are easy to c rea te and fun to [...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 50 Quick en® Intuit Inc. Quicke n so ftware is the faste st, easies t way to or ganize you r fina nce s. Quicken soft wa re works just lik e your c h ec kbook, so it's eas y to le arn and use. Y o u can even pay your bills online. Quicken s oftware ma na ges a l l of your f inances, ba nk acc ount s, credit car[...]

Overvi ew of the Sof tware on Y our Noteb ook 51 RealP l ay e r® Real Ne tworks , Inc . Real Player so ftware is a high-qua lit y str ea m ing m edi a player that sup ports many digit al med ia fo rm ats. The user -frie ndly i nterface has enha nced navi gation capa bilit ie s, all owin g you to ac cess and en joy audio a nd video pr ogra mming ov[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 52 Sony Sc re enBlast™ ACID Sony Pi ct ure s Dig ital Entert ainment W i th the powerful Sony S c r ee nB las t ACID sof twa r e you can cre a t e roya lt y-free music by util izing its loop-ba s e d prod uct ion tool, inc luding unl im ite d tracks an d enha nc ed ef fects. Sony Sc reenBlast™ Sound For ge® Sony[...]

Overvi ew of the Sof tware on Y our Noteb ook 53 WinDV D® In terV id eo, I nc. W inDVD software is a sim ple-to-use DVD playe r inc luding all the fea ture s you would exp e ct to fin d in a stand ard c onsumer DVD playe r , while also of fering adva nced di spla y and na vigati on fe ature s such a s zoom, pan, b ookmark, and t ime search.[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 54 App lic ati on, Dr iver , an d S yst em Reco ver y CD s Y our not ebook c omes wi th the fol lowi ng appl icat ion, drive r , and s ystem r ecover y CDs. See “Usin g Y o ur Re cove ry CDs ” on page 55 for informa tio n. Application Recovery C D(s) Sony El ec tr onics Inc. This CD enab les y ou to reinsta ll i [...]

Using Y our Recove ry CDs 55 Us ing Y our R eco ve ry CDs The fol lowi ng sectio ns descri be how to use th e Applica tion Recove ry , Driver Reco very , and Sys te m Recov ery utili ti es. T o use the Appl ication Recover y CD(s) The Applic ation Rec overy CD(s) a llows you to re inst al l indi vidu al ap pli cati ons i f t hey becom e co rrupt ed[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 56 T o u se the D riv er R ec ove ry C D (s) The Driv er Recove ry CD utility enabl es you to reins tall in divi dual drive rs if t hey be co me cor r upte d o r are era sed . Y ou ca n r ein sta ll an indi v id ual driv er t o c orrec t a proble m th at you are experi en ci n g with your no teb ook, h ardwa re , or [...]

Using Y our Recove ry CDs 57 Proper ties dialog box. 8 Clic k Reinstall Dri ver . The Hardware Update W izard appears . 9 Clic k Next. The wizard wil l s ea rch for the correct driv er on your Driver Reco very CD. 10 Whe n the r e covery pr oc ess is com p le te, c lic k F i nis h. Some d r ive rs will requi re that you re boot t he compu t er t o [...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 58 T o u se the Sy st em Re co v er y C D ( s) The Syste m Recov e ry ut ili ty formats your hard disk dr ive and rest ore s al l origin al soft wa re appl ications . Y o ur computer is ret urned to the or iginal fa c tory se tt ing s. Y ou can use the System Rec ove ry CD(s) to rei nstall the ope rat ing system and [...]

Using Y our Recove ry CDs 59 Usi ng th e Syst em Re co ver y C D( s) Y our syst em may t a ke a f ew minute s t o load n ecessary fi les. A blue scre e n appe a rs during the downloa ding pr ocess. 1 Inse rt th e Sony System Rec ove ry CD in the optic al drive . The System Reco ve ry ut ilit y st a rts from the optic al drive . The first C D must b[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 60 7 Make sure “Y es” i s selecte d, then press t he E nter k ey . T he not e book restarts from t he Rec overy CD. After re cove ring your system using the S yst em Rec ove ry CD(s), you may be prompt ed to insert your Appli cation Recove ry CD(s) afte r restarting W indows . Inse rt the Applicati on Recove ry C[...]

61 T r oubleshooti ng This sec tion desc ribes how to solv e common pr oble ms you may encounter when using your notebo ok. Many pr oblems have simpl e solut ions, so try these sugge stions befor e you contact Sony Computing Suppor t (htt p://www .sony .com/pcsupport) . Consul t the fol lowing sections: ❑ T rouble s hooting Y our Notebook ❑ T r[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 62 T roubl esho oting Y our Not eboo k My notebook does not s tart. ❑ Chec k that the noteb ook is plugged in to a power source and tha t it is turned on. Che c k that th e power indicat or on the n otebook’ s fro nt pan el shows that the power is on. ❑ Chec k that t he batt ery pa c ks are inserte d proper ly [...]

T roublesho oting Y our Noteb ook 63 4 Press to se lect Exit , then pre ss to select Get Def a ult V alue s. The messag e “Load de fault value s for a ll SETUP items” appears. 5 Pre s s the Ent er ke y . The Setu p Confir m ati on window ap pe ars . 6 Se le ct Y es, and pres s t he Enter key . 7 Sel ect Exi t (Sav e Ch ang es), t hen pr es s th[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 64 7 Pr es s th e ar r o w key s to se l ec t G et De f au l t V a lu es , th en pr e ss th e En t er key . The message “Load def ault values for al l S ET UP items ” appea rs. 8 Pr es s th e E n ter key, an d s e lect Y e s. 9 Use th e arro w keys t o se lect Exit (Save Chang es), t h en p r e ss th e Enter key [...]

T roublesh ooting the Docki ng S ta tion 65 Compu ter on t he W indows S ecurit y window . (W indows 2000) I f your notebook s tops respondi ng whil e pla ying a CD or DVD, pres s the Ct rl+Alt+Del et e keys sim ult aneousl y and clic k S hut Down on the W indows Secu rity window . T roubl esho oting t he Dock ing S t a t ion I ca nnot opera te the[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 66 T roubl esho otin g t he L CD Sc reen My LCD scre en is bla nk . ❑ V e rify tha t the notebook is plu gged into a po wer so urce and th at it is turned on. ❑ V e rify tha t the p ower in dicator on the noteb ook is on. ❑ V erify that the batte ry pack(s) i s ins erted properly a nd is c har ged. ❑ The not [...]

T roubleshoo ting the Mouse and T ou chpad 67 6 Press the Enter key . ❑ Res ta rt the note book to act ivate the t ouc h pad a gain. ❑ If you r touc hpad i s in terpretin g a si ngle tap a s a do uble-clic k, adju st the butto n as s ignm e n ts. Follow the s e st eps : 1 (W indows XP) Press the Wi ndows key and u s e the arrow key s to select [...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 68 ❑ If you ca nnot rest art your not ebo ok as describ ed in the ste ps above, pr ess and hold the power but ton for m ore th an 4 sec onds to sh ut down the notebook . ❑ If the poi nter does not move whi le p la ying a disc , pre ss the Ctrl+ A lt+ De l et e keys si m ultaneo usly to stop pl ayback a nd rest ar[...]

69 Getting Hel p Sony pr ovide s you with seve ral support r e sour c es to answer que stions about your V AIO® notebook or the pr einstalle d soft war e. Refer to these r esour ces in the orde r they ar e lis te d. ❑ Supp ort Options ❑ Software Su pport Inf ormation[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 70 Suppo rt Opt ions 1 V A IO® Notebook User Guide and V AIO ® Note book Quic k S tart The onl ine V AIO® Notebook User Guide an d print ed V AIO® Notebo ok Quick Star t pro vide you with i nform a t ion on how to max imize your not e book c a pabi lities and s olve c ommon pr oblems. (W indow s XP ) T o ac cess [...]

Support Options 71 5 Sony F ax-on -De mand This service, which re quires a f ax mach ine or yo ur fax software , pr ovides ans wers to commonl y asked q uestions . Y ou can use th is auto mate d servic e t o reque st a list of a vaila ble topi cs then se lect the topi cs tha t you want t o rec e i ve. T o contact th e Sony fax-on-de mand se rvic e,[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 72 Sof twar e Supp ort Info rma tion Adobe® Ac r obat® Reader®, Ph otoshop® Elem ents, Premie r e ® LE (Adobe Systems Inc.) Apple QuickTime® (Apple Computer , Inc.) Am er ic a On l i n e® (A me ri ca On l in e, In c .) Arc s oft P hoto Prin te r ® 2000 Pr o (Ar cSoft , I nc.) EarthLink™ Network T otal Acces[...]

Sof tware Support I nfor m ati on 73 Ev er Quest ® (Sony On l ine Ent erta inment In c. ) PC-Cil lin® 2000 (T rend Micr o , Inc.) Quicken® (Intuit Inc.) Re alJuke box® , R ea lPl a y e r® (Rea lNet w o rks, I n c.) Sony Appl ic ations (Sony Ele ct ronic s Inc. ) W eb site (s) h ttp:// www .everq uest.c om e-m ai l eqte ch @ so e.s ony . com ph[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 74 Wi nd ows® Ope rat ing System, W ord, Of fic e XP Pr ofess ional, XP Small Busi ness (Mi crosoft C orp .) WinDVD® (Inte rV id eo, Inc.) Sony Service Center For the So ny Servi ce Cent er nearest you, call 1-888- 4-SONY -PC (1- 888-47 6-6972) or find Sony Cus tomer Service on th e W eb at http: //www .sony .com/p[...]

75 Index A AC ad apt er 26 AC power 26 App licat ion Re covery CD 55 B batt ery pa ck char ging 28 indic ator light s tatus 29 indic ator lights 29 ins e rti n g 27 loa di n g 27 power savi ng m odes 34 power stat us 29 re char geab le 26 removing 29 usi ng 30 batt ery po w er 26 br ightnes s adju sting 32 built -in s peaker 14 bu ttons le ft 14 ri[...]

V AIO® Note book Quick S t art 76 F feature s 5 G gett ing help 69 H hardwa re onlin e s u pport 70 head phone conne c t or 15 help 69, 70 Hi ber nat e m od e 34 I indic ator lights batt ery 29 Caps Lock 14 ch arge st atus 29 Num Loc k 14 power 14 infra re d port 16 ins e rti n g batt ery pack 27 i n te rnal s pe a ker See speakers Inter net conne[...]

Index 77 right butto n 14 S sele cting power sourc e 26 Se rial con nec to r 18 se tti ng up 13 se tti ng up your PC supp ort 70 shut ting down notebook 33 Sony Computin g Support 70 Sony Fax-on-Demand service 71 Sony Service Center 74 speak ers bu ilt- in 14 S tandby mode 34 startin g comp u ter 32 sta rt ing your noteb ook 32 sta rtup p roblems 3[...]

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