Sony VGN-BZ manual

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2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 4 Finding M ore about Your VAIO Co mputer ....... ............. 5 Ergono mic Cons ideratio ns ......................... ............. ...... 7 Getting Started .... ............. ............ ............. .................... ...... 9 Locatin g[...]

3 nN Precauti ons .. ............. ............. ............. ................... ......... 14 3 Handling the LCD Screen ............. ................... ......... 14 4 Using th e Power S ource ............... ............. ............. .. 145 Handling Your Com puter ..................... ............. ......... 146 Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera[...]

4 nN Before Use > Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® compute r, and wel come t o the on-s creen U ser Guide . Sony has combin ed lea ding- edge tech nology in audi o, vid eo, compu ting, and com munic ations to provide state-o f-the-ar t perso nal computi ng exper ience. ! Externa l views ill ustrate d in this[...]

5 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion prov ides suppo rt in formation about y our VAIO co mputer . 1. Printed Documentation ❑ Quick Star t Guide — A n ov er vie w of comp onents c onnection , set-up inform ation, etc . ❑ T roubleshooting and Reco very Guide ❑ Regu[...]

6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V A IO Computer 3. Suppor t W eb Sites If yo u have an y pro blem with the co mputer , you can visit the V AIO-Li nk web s ite at h ttp://www.vaio-link.c om for troubl eshootin g. Before contacti ng VAI O-Link by teleph one, try to solv e the prob lem by reading t he sup plied doc umentat ion and visi t[...]

7 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le dev ice in a variet y of en vironme nts. When ever possib le, you s hould attempt to take accou nt of the follow ing ergo nomic consid erations for both stati onary an d portabl e envi ronments : ❑ P osition of y our comput[...]

8 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilting feature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduce eye strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ ay to the proper position . Adjust the br igh tness lev el of the displ ay as well. ❑ Lighting –[...]

9 nN Getting Sta rted > Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ❑ Locating Controls a nd P or ts (pag e 10) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 17) ❑ Connecting a P ower Sour ce (page 18) ❑ Using the Battery P ack (pa g e 19) ❑ Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y (page 26) ❑ Updating[...]

10 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. ! The appea rance of your comp uter may be di fferent fr om those i llustrat ed in this man ual due to variations in specif ications . It may al so var y in some count ries o[...]

11 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts F ront A Built-in micr ophon e (mona ural) *1 B Built-in MO TION EYE camera in dicator *1 (page 17) C Built-in MO TION EYE cam era *1 (pa ge 33) D LCD s creen (pag e 144) E Built-in spea kers (stereo) F Key b o a rd (page 29) G T ou ch pad (pag e 31) H Headp hones jack (pag e 94) I Microp h[...]

12 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts A WIREL ESS swit c h (page 60 ) , (p age 68) B Muting button (pag e 32) C S1 butt on (page 32 ) D Num lock indicator (pag e 17) E Caps loc k indicato r (p age 1 7) F Scroll loc k indicator (page 1 7) G Finger pr int s ensor * (page 7 3) * On selec ted mode ls only .[...]

13 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k A Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 19)[...]

14 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right A i.LINK 4- pin (S400 ) por t (page 10 7) B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts * (p age 105 ) C Opti cal di sc driv e (pa ge 35) D Opti cal di sc driv e indi cator ( p age 1 7) E Driv e ejec t b utton (page 35) F Manual e ject hole ( page 18 2) G Ne twor k (E th er n et) por t (page 58) [...]

15 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A DC IN por t (pag e 18) B Secur ity slot C Air vent D Monitor por t *1 (p age 96) E Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por t *2 (page 105 ) F PC Card slot (page 49) G PC Card release button (page 5 1) *1 Not acc ess ible wh en your compu ter is attach ed to the do cking st ati on. *2 Supp orts [...]

16 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bottom A Memory module compa r t me nt co ver (page 137) B Air vents C Docking station connec tor ( page 88)[...]

17 nN Getting Sta rted > About the Indicator Lights About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights: Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates in green when the com puter is on, blinks slo wly in orange while the comput er is in Sleep mode, and tur ns off when t he computer is of f or in Hiber na[...]

18 nN Getting Sta rted > Connecting a P ower Sour ce Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pa ck for s upplyi ng power to your c omputer. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use only the su pplied A C adapter for your co mputer . To use t he AC adapter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC a[...]

19 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our comput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of de live ry. Installing the Battery P ack To install th e battery pack 1 T urn off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid. 2 Slide t he batter y LOCK s witch (1) inw ard.[...]

20 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 3 Slide t he batte r y pack diagonal ly into the batte r y co mpar tment until th e projec tions (2) on eit her sid e of the batt er y compar tment fit into the U- shape d cuts (3) on either side of the batt er y pack.[...]

21 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 4 Push th e batter y pack down into th e compar tment until i t clicks into pla ce. 5 Slide t he batter y LOCK switch outward to secure the batt er y pack on th e comp uter . ✍ When you r computer is directly connecte d to AC po wer and has a bat ter y pack inst alled, it uses po wer from the A [...]

22 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our comput er is n ot fully c harg ed at th e time of de live ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he com puter to a power source with the AC adapter . The ch arge ind icato r light tur ns on while [...]

23 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack ✍ Keep the bat ter y pack in your comput er while it is d irectly conn ected to AC power . The batter y pack co ntinues t o charge whil e y ou are us ing the comput er . If the batt er y charge l evel fall s belo w 10%, you shou ld eith er connect the AC adapt er to recharge t he batt ery pack o[...]

24 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y Char ge Functions You ca n cust omize th e curr ent batte ry charg ing method using the Battery Charge Functions . To make the l ife of battery longer , enable th e battery care fu nction. To enable the battery care function 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control C[...]

25 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Removing t he Batter y P ack ! Y ou may lo se data if you remove t he batte ry pa ck while you r comput er is on and no t connec ted to the A C adapte r or if you remove th e batte r y pack while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de. To remove the b attery pack 1 T urn off the c ompute r and cl ose th[...]

26 nN Getting Sta rted > Shutting Down Y our Computer Safel y Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data , be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your computer 1 T urn off any per iphe rals conn ected to the comp uter . 2 Click St ar t , the ar row next to the Lock b utto n,[...]

27 nN Getting Sta rted > Updating Y our Computer Updating Y our Computer Be sure to ins tall the l atest u pdates on your compu ter with th e followi ng sof tware appl ications so that t he com puter can run more e fficientl y. ❑ Windows Update Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and Windows Update and then follow the on-scre en inst ruc tions. ?[...]

28 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Y our V AIO C omputer This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out of using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboard ( page 29) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 31) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (pag e 32) ❑ Using the Built-in Camera (page 33) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (pag e [...]

29 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d has additiona l key s that per form mod el-spe cific ta sks . Combinations and Fun ctions with th e Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard funct ions can be used on ly after th e operatin g system is finish ed launch ing. Combinat ions/Feature Fu nctions Fn + 2 (F3/F[...]

30 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard Fn + (F12) : hiber nate Provides the lowest le vel of power consumpti on. When you ex ecute this com mand, the states of the system and the connected peripheral de vices are sav ed to the built - in storage de vice and the system power is t urned off. T o return the system to its original s[...]

31 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the T ouch P ad Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, and scro ll objec ts on the scr een usin g the tou ch pad . ✍ Y ou can di sabl e/enabl e the touc h pad whil e a mouse is connect ed to your com puter . T o change the touc h pad set tings , use the VAIO C ontro l Cen ter . ! Be [...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Special-function But tons Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped with spec ial b uttons to h elp y ou use sp ecifi c functi ons of the compu ter. Special-func tion button Functions Muting butt on T ur ns the volume on and of f. S1 button By def ault , the S1 button places your comput[...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Your com puter may be eq uipped with a built-i n MOTION EYE camera. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . With th e preins talled [...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Built-in Camera To use t he preinstall ed image cap ture softwar e 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , ArcSoft W e bCam Companion 2 , and We bCa m Companion 2 . 2 Click the desi red ico n in the ma in win dow . F o r detail ed informa tion o n how to u se the so ftware, see the hel p file include d wit[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. ! Y ou cann ot use opt ical discs i f you dis able the o ptical disc drive i n the BIOS setup screen. T o enab le the drive, follo w the st eps and the tip in Disabling Built-in D e vices (page[...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive To insert a disc 1 T urn on the c ompute r . 2 Press th e dri ve eject button (1) to open the dr ive. The dr ive tra y sli des out. 3 Place a disc i n the m iddle of th e dr ive tra y with the la bel s ide facing upward and gently push it down until the disc clicks into place . ! [...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive 4 Close th e dri ve tra y by push ing it in gently . ! Do not remove the optical di sc when your comp uter is in a po wer saving mode (Sleep or Hibern ate). Be sure to b ring the compu ter b ack into Normal mode bef ore removing the disc.[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Suppor ted D isc Media Your com puter pl ays and r ecords CDs , DVDs, a nd Blu-ray Disc ™ media , depen ding o n the mo del you p urch ased. See the referenc e ch art below to find out which type o f optic al disc drive supports which ty pes o f media. PR: play able and recordab[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive ! This prod uct is design ed to play back discs that conform to the Co mpact Disc D igital Au dio stan dard specif ication s (CD Standard ). A DualDisc is a two sided disc produc t whi ch ma tes DV D rec orded materi al o n one s ide wi th digita l audi o mater ial o n t he othe r[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use c ircular di scs. Do not use dis cs in any other sha pe (star , he ar t, c ard, etc.) , as this may damage the op tical disc dri v e. ❑ Do not str i ke or shake your compu ter while the opt ical[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on region codes ❑ Region c ode in dicat ors are la beled on the d iscs o r packages to in dica te in wh ich reg ion and on what ty pe of pl ay er you can play the di sc. U nless th e regi on co de indic ates " 2" (Eu rope bel ongs to region "2") , "[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Pla ying Discs To pl ay a dis c 1 Inser t a disc int o the optic al disc dri v e. ! Connec t the AC adapt er to the compu ter and clo se all runni ng softw are appli cations before pla ying a disc . 2 If nothing appear s on the desktop, click Start , All Programs , and the des ire[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick Using the Memor y Stic k The Me mory Sti ck is a comp act, porta ble, an d versa tile IC reco rding me dia es pecia lly des igned f or exch anging and sh arin g digital data with compa tible p roducts, s uch a s digital c ameras, mobil e phone s, and othe r devic es. Bec ause it is remo[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick Inser t ing and Removing a Memor y Stic k To insert a Memory Stic k 1 Loca te the M emo r y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick with the arr ow f ac ing upward an d poin ting toward the sl ot. 3 Careful ly slide th e Memo r y Sti ck into the s lot until it clicks into place. ✍ The [...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick ! Be sure to hol d the Memor y Stick with the arrow poi nting in the corre ct direct ion as you in sert it in to the slot . T o avoi d dama ging y our com puter or the media, do not force th e Memor y Stic k into th e slot if yo u canno t insert it smoothl y . Before usi ng a Memo ry St[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick To remove a Me mory Stick ! Do not remov e the Mem ory Stick whi le the Media A ccess in dicato r light is li t. If you do, you may lose data. Large vo lumes of d a ta may ta ke time to load, so mak e sure the ind icator is unl it before rem oving th e Memor y Stic k. 1 Check that the M[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick F or matting a Memory Stick To format a Memo ry Stick The Me mory St ick has been f ormatt ed in th e fact ory defau lt se tting an d is re ady for u se. If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low these steps. ! Be sure to use t he device tha t is desig ned to fo[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Memor y Stick Notes on Using the Memor y Stic k ❑ Y our compu ter has been tes ted and found compati ble with Sony branded Memor y S tick with capacit y of up to 16 GB that are availabl e as of January 2009. H owe ver , n ot all the Mem or y S tick that meet th e same specifi catio ns as the compa [...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using Other Modules / Memor y Cards Using the PC Card PC Card s allow y ou to con nect por table exte rnal dev ices to y our comp uter. ! Y ou canno t use PC Cards if you disabl e the PC Card slo t in the BIOS set up screen. T o enable the slot, fol low the steps an d the tip[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To insert a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their func tions may not be compatib le with yo ur comput er . ✍ Some dev ices ma y not func tion pro perly if you cont inuous ly switch to Norm al mode f rom Sleep or Hibern ate mode. For some P C Card s, if you a lternate between No[...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove a P C Card ✍ T o rem ove the PC Card when your comp uter is off , skip ste ps 1 to 4. 1 Double-click the S afely Remove Har dware icon on the taskbar. 2 Select the har dware you want to un plug. 3 Click St op . 4 F o llow the on -screen instr uctions to remove the[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using the SD Memor y Card Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an SD memory card sl ot. Yo u can u se this slot t o transfe r data among digital c amer as, camco rders, mus ic p layers, an d other audio/v ideo d evices. ! Y ou canno t use SD memor y cards if you disab le the SD [...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To insert an SD memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Hold t he SD memo r y ca rd wit h the arr ow f acin g upward an d poin ting toward the sl ot. 3 Careful ly slide th e SD me mor y c ard int o the slot until it clicks into pl ace. Do not force the car d into th[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd 1 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight is u nlit. 2 Push in the SD mem or y car d toward the comp uter and r elease. The SD memor y card ejec ts. 3 Pull th e SD me mor y car d out of the slot .[...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Notes on Using Memor y Cards Gene ral not es on us ing th e memo ry car d ❑ Be sur e to use m emor y card s that ar e comp liant with the s tandards suppo r ted by your computer. ❑ Be sure to hold t he memo r y car d with the ar row pointin g in th e correct direction as [...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Internet Using the Inter ne t Before using th e Inter net, yo u need to sign up with an Internet Servic e Prov ider (I SP) and set up devices requir ed for connec ting you r comput er to the In ternet. The fol lowin g types o f Inter net co nnection servic es m ay be a vailabl e from y our ISP: ❑ F[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Internet To connect a telephone ca ble ! The fol lowi ng proce dure a pplies t o models w ith a bui lt-i n mode m only . 1 Plug on e end of the pho ne cable (1) in to the m odem po r t on the co mputer. 2 Plug the other end into th e wall jack (2). ! Y our comp uter doe s not work wi th party li nes,[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to 1000B ASE-T /100B ASE-TX /10BASE -T type network s with an E thernet n etwork c able. Connect one end of a ne twork ca ble ( not su pplied) to the n etwork (Eth ernet ) port on the co mputer or the o ptional do ckin g station [...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Network (LAN) ! Do not pl ug a telep hone cab le into the netwo rk (Ethern et) port o n your comp uter . If the netw ork (Ethern et) po rt is connec ted to on e of the tel ephone li nes ment ioned bel ow , high el ectric current to the port ma y c aus e dama ge, overhe ating, or fire . - Home (in ter[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Using the Wireless LAN Using t he Wire less LA N (WLAN), a ll your di gital dev ices wi th the bui lt-in W LAN fun ction co mmunicat e free ly with e ach oth er through a networ k. A WLAN is a network in whi ch a user c an connec t to a Local Ar ea Networ k (LAN) thr ough a wire less (r[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN ✍ In som e countri es, usi ng WLAN p roducts m ay be res tricted by the local reg ulations (e.g. lim ited nu mber of c hannels). Therefor e, before activating the WLAN fu nction, read the wireless LAN regulations guide carefully . WLAN u ses the IE EE 802.1 1a * /b/g stan dard or the [...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN The commu nicati on spee d varies dependin g on the d istance betwee n commu nicati on devices , exis tence of obstacl es between such dev ic es, the de vice confi guratio n, the radi o condi tions, and the soft ware in us e. In addit ion, co mmunicat ions may b e cut off dep endin g on[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc net work is a ne twork in w hich a LAN is created only b y wirel ess devi ces them selv es, with no other c entral c ontr oller or ac cess po int. Ea ch devi ce co mmunicat es dir ectly with oth er devi ces in th e network . Yo[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN To commu n icate wi thout an access po int (ad-hoc) ! The IEE E 802.1 1a standar d, usi ng the 5 G Hz ban d, and th e IEEE 80 2.11n dr aft st andard , using the 2.4 G Hz or 5 GH z band, are not a vaila ble on a d-hoc networks. 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS swit c h . 2 Click the button next [...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a n etwork tha t extends an exist ing wired local network to wirele ss devi ces by pr ovidin g an acce ss poin t (not su pplie d). The access point bridges the wire less and wired LA N and a cts as a ce[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN To conne ct to a wirele ss net work 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS swit c h . 3 Click the button next to or above your desired wi reless option( s) in t he V AIO Smar t Network win[...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ications To stop wireless LA N communications Click the button next to or abov e the WLAN icon in the VAIO Smart Networ k wind ow. ! T urnin g off the wi reless LAN fu nctio n while acces sing remote document s, files , or resources may resu lt in data loss.[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Using the Bluetooth Function The B luetooth ® func tion ma y be a vailable on your c omputer. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . You c an est ablish [...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function ❑ All Bl uetooth devices must be cer tified to make sure t hat the a pplicable s tandard r equir ement s are ma intain ed. Even if standar ds are met , individ ual device performanc e, specific ations, and operation pr ocedure s can vary . Data exchange may not be possible in al [...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Bluetooth Security The B luetooth wi reless technolo gy has an authent ication f unctio n, whic h allows yo u to dete rmine wi th whom y ou choos e to commun icate . With the authenti cation fu nctio n, you ca n preven t any a nonym ous Blu etooth d evic es from a ccessing your com[...]

71 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Communicati ng with Another Bluetoo t h De vice You ca n conn ect your c ompute r to a Bl uetooth device s uch as another c ompute r, a mobi le phon e, a PD A, a he adset, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables. To commu nicate with ano ther Bluetooth devic[...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Bluetooth Function Stopping Bluetoo th Communications To stop Blueto oth c ommun ication s 1 T ur n off the B luetoo th device that is communic ating with your compute r . 2 Click the button next to or above the Bluetooth icon in the V AIO Smar t Network window .[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Using Finger print A uthentication Your co mputer may b e equipped with a finger print s ensor to provid e you w ith additi onal c onvenie nce. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the con[...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Registering a Finger pr int To us e the finge rprint authentic ation fu nction, y ou must r egister your fing erprint (s) in your comp uter. ✍ Set the Wi ndows passwo rd on you r computer be fore registrat ion. S ee Adding th e Windows Password (p age 120) fo r the det ail e[...]

75 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Fingerprint A uthentication If you h ave faile d to regi ster a finge rprint, follow the se steps to try a gain. 1 Place the top joi nt of your fing er on the finger print se nsor ( 1). 2 Swip e your finger pe r pen dicular l y acro ss the fi nger print sensor.[...]

76 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Fingerprint A uthentication ! Place yo ur fingertip f lat in the ce nter of the fi ngerprint sensor . Scan yo ur fingerprint fro m the top j o int of the finger to the fingertip. Keep your finger in cont act with the f ingerpri nt sensor whil e swiping. Fingerp rint regis tratio n may fail if you mov e y[...]

77 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Logging Onto Y our System To us e the fi ngerpri nt auth entication functi on in place o f passwo rd entr y to log on to your system , you ne ed to set th e power- on, ha rd disk, and Wi ndows pas swor ds and c onfigure your co mputer for fing erprin t authen tication. For set[...]

78 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Using the P ass word Bank Once you ha ve regis tered your user inform ation (us er accounts , password s, etc.) for web sites in the Password Bank , y ou can su bstitu te finger print au thentic ation for enterin g informa tion r equired to acces s the password- protecte d web[...]

79 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Using Finger print A uthentication with the TPM With the TPM data encr yption fe ature, using fingerpr int authe nticat ion ca n streng then co mputer secur ity. For i nstru ctions o n how to us e the TP M, see Using the TPM (page 80) . T o u se fingerpr int authe nticat ion w[...]

80 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM Using the TPM The Tr usted P latform M odule (TPM) may b e embed ded in you r com puter to p rovide b asic s ecur ity functi ons. I n combina tion with the TPM, yo u can encrypt and decr ypt your d ata to s trengthen compu ter sec urity a gainst in appropr iate acc ess. See the speci ficat ions t[...]

81 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM ❑ Do not enc r ypt a ny one of th e follo wing ar chive, back u p , o r token files. T here wil l be no way to restore them if you carele ssly en cr ypt them. Sony assu mes no l iabil ity for any troubles and d amages ari sing ou t of your car eless e ncr y ption of th e following files and fol[...]

82 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM ❑ Do not encr ypt any one of the f o llowing password reset token or secr et file s. There will be no way to reset the password if you ca reles sly en cr ypt them. Sony assu mes no l iabil ity for any troubles and d amages ari sing ou t of your car eless e ncr y ption of th e following files an[...]

83 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM Configuring the TPM To use th e embed ded T PM, you n eed to: 1 Enable the TPM in the BIOS s etup scr een. 2 Install the Infineon TPM Prof essional Pac kage . 3 Initiali ze and confi gure the TPM. To enable t he TPM in the BIOS setup scre en 1 T ur n on y our co mputer. 2 Pres s the F2 key when t[...]

84 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM To install the Infineon TPM Professional Packa ge Read the R eadme.tx t in the C:InfineonRe adme folder . Then, do uble-cl ick setup .exe in the C:Infineon fol der to in stall the packag e. To in stall thi s pac kage, you mu st have a dmini strativ e rights on the comp uter. ! Y ou n eed to se[...]

85 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r. ❑ Connecting a Doc k ing Station (page 86) ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones (page 94) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 95) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (p[...]

86 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Doc k ing Station Connecting a Docking Station Attachi ng a doc king sta tion en ables yo u to conn ect additi onal pe ripher als to you r compute r, such a s a printe r and a n externa l displa y. A dock ing s tation is not s uppli ed with yo ur co mputer an d is a vailable a s an op tional acc[...]

87 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Doc k ing Station Locating P or ts on the Doc king Station ! The docki ng stat ion ca n be power ed only t hroug h the AC ad apte r suppl ied with t he doc king stat ion. D o not unp lug the AC adapt er fro m the docki ng stat ion and the AC outle t while using the d ocking st ation. This may ca[...]

88 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Doc k ing Station Attaching Y our Computer to the Dock ing Station ! Be sure to install t he batte ry pa ck before at tachin g your com puter to t he docki ng stati on. To attach yo ur computer to the docking station ! Be sure to u se the AC a dapter s upplie d with t he docking stati on. Do not[...]

89 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Doc k ing Station 4 Slide o pen the docking stat ion conne ctor cover on the bottom of the c ompute r . 5 Align t he rear bottom cor ne rs of the compu ter wi th the guid es on the docking st ation.[...]

90 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Doc k ing Station 6 Gently push down the co mputer until it clicks int o plac e. 7 T ur n on the c ompute r .[...]

91 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Doc k ing Station Disconnect ing Y our Comp uter from the Dock ing Station ! Make sure that no devi ces conn ected to the docki ng statio n are in us e before di sconne cting yo ur comput er . Do not d iscon nect you r compu ter fr om the do cking st ation while the IN USE indi cator light is li[...]

92 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Doc k ing Station To disconn ect your comput er from t he docking station 1 Pres s the UNDOCK button (1) and wait unt il the IN USE i ndicator l ight (2) tu rn s off. ✍ If the IN USE indicato r is unlit , you do no t have to p ress the UNDOCK bu tton. Pressin g the UNDOCK button wh ile your co[...]

93 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a Doc k ing Station 2 Lift the c ompute r off the d ocking st ation. 3 Close th e docking sta tion conn ector c ov er o n the bo ttom of the comput er . Alter natively , you ca n dis connect t he compute r from t he doc king sta tion as follows : 1 Click St ar t , the ar row next to the Lock butto[...]

94 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones Connecting Exter nal Speak ers or Headphones You ca n conn ect exter nal sou nd outpu t devi ces (n ot sup plied), such as speak ers or he adphone s, to y our com puter . Since your c omputer i s ca pable of ou tputtin g digi tal signa ls th rough the OPTICAL OUT [...]

95 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an external di spla y (not s uppli ed) to yo ur comp uter. Fo r exa mple, you can u se the compu ter with a compu ter displa y or a pr ojec tor. ✍ Connect the power cord of yo ur external display aft er connect ing all other [...]

96 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a com puter display (mon itor) e ither di rectly to your compu ter or v ia the opti onal d ocking statio n. To connect a computer displ ay ! The moni tor port on you r comput er is not ac cessible when the comp uter is at tached [...]

97 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Multimedia Computer Disp lay You ca n conn ect a m ultimedi a com puter dis play tha t incl udes built-i n spea kers an d a mi crophone eithe r directl y to your compute r or v ia the opti onal d ocking s tation .[...]

98 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display To connect a multimedia computer di splay ! The moni tor port on you r comput er is not ac cessible when the comp uter is at tached to t he dockin g station . 1 Plug the power cord of your multi media computer display (1) i nto an AC outlet. 2 Plug the disp lay cable (2) into t[...]

99 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Projector You ca n conne ct a pr ojector ( for exam ple, the Sony LCD projec tor) ei ther direc tly to your co mputer or via t he optio nal dock ing stati on. To connect a projector ! The moni tor port on you r comput er is not ac cessible when the comp uter is at [...]

100 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Selecting Display Modes Selecting Displa y Modes When an externa l displ ay is connect ed, you can sel ect ei ther you r compu ter s creen or th e con nected di splay to use as the prim ary monito r. If yo u want to wor k on your co mputer s creen a nd the e xternal display at the same t ime, see U sing the[...]

101 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Selecting Display Modes To select a display ✍ Y ou may no t be able to di spla y the same con tents on you r computer sc reen and t he externa l displa y or projec tor at the same time , depend ing on the type of your ext erna l displa y or pro jector . T urn on t he externa l displa y before tu rning on [...]

102 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of y our desktop across sep arate di spla ys. Fo r examp le, i f you have an externa l displ ay co nnecte d to the monitor p ort, you r comput er scr een and the[...]

103 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function To use t he Multiple M onitors fun ction ✍ Y our e x ternal d isplay may not s uppo rt the Multiple Monitors function. Certain so ftware appli cation s may not be compa tible wit h Multipl e Monito rs settings. Make sure that your computer does n ot enter S leep or Hi[...]

104 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Micr ophone Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u use a s ound inpu t devi ce (f or examp le, to cha t over th e Inter net), yo u need t o conn ect an ex ternal m icropho ne (not suppl ied). To con nect an exter nal mic ropho ne Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp ho[...]

105 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Connecting a USB De vice You ca n conn ect a U nivers al Se rial Bu s (USB) devic e to yo ur comp uter, suc h as a mouse, fl oppy disk dr ive, speaker , and prin ter. ! Y ou can not u se USB de vices if you dis able t he USB p orts in the B IOS set up screen . T o enabl e the p orts,[...]

106 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Notes on connecting a USB de vice ❑ Y ou may need to in stall the d river software s upplie d with your USB device before use. See the manua l that ca me with th e USB device for more inform ation. ❑ Be sur e to use a USB pr inte r co mpatible wit h your version of Wi ndows to pr[...]

107 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h an i. LINK por t which you c an use to connec t an i. LINK devi ce, s uch as a digital v ideo camc order. ✍ i.LIN K is a tradem ark of Sony Co rporatio n used only to desi gnat e that a pro duct cont ains an I EEE [...]

108 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an i.LINK Device Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital video camcorder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not sup plied) int o the i. LINK po rt (2) on th e com puter and the othe r end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) on th e digi tal vide o camcor der. ✍ The conn ection[...]

109 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Customizing Y our V AIO Co mputer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main s etting s of your VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou will learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (page 1 10) ❑ Using the V AIO Cont [...]

110 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word In ad dition to t he Win dows p assword, y ou can use BIO S functi ons to se t two typ es of pas swor ds to pro tect your c ompute r: the p ower-on pas sword an d the ha rd disk pass word. Once yo u have set the power -on pass word, you wil l be prompted to en[...]

111 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Adding the P ow er-on P ass word The po wer-on p assword is provided to pro tect your c ompute r from unau thorize d acces s. There ar e two type s of th e power- on passwo rds: the machine pass word and th e user p assword . The machi ne pas sword is provided for u sers with a dmin[...]

112 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas sword) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. 3 Pres s the <[...]

113 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add the power-on password (use r password) ! Make sure you set the mach ine passwo rd before set ting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress t[...]

114 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass word To change or remove the p ower-on password ( machine pass w ord) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se ve[...]

115 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To change or remove the p ower-on password ( user password) 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. 3 Enter th[...]

116 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Adding the Hard Disk P ass word The ha rd disk passwor d prov ides a dditional secur ity for t he data stored on your buil t-in stora ge dev ice. If yo u enabl e the ha rd disk passwor d, this ad ds an extra le vel o f secur ity. When ad ding th e hard di sk passwo rd, you must set [...]

117 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To add t he hard dis k passw ord 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. ✍ If you have s et th e powe r -on [...]

118 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Changing/Remo ving the Hard Disk P ass word To change the hard disk password 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo ap[...]

119 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To remove the hard disk password 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. ✍ If you have s et th e powe r -on [...]

120 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Adding the Windows P assw ord The Wi ndows pa ssword comes in han dy when you ha ve to sha re a si ngle compu ter with other peopl e. By setti ng the Window s passwo rd, you can prote ct your user ac count fr om unautho rize d access. Entry of the Wi ndows p assword wi ll be prompte[...]

121 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Changing/Remo ving the Windows P ass word To chang e the Wi ndow s pass word 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click User Accounts and F amily Safe ty or User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Change your passwor d . 5 In the Cu rrent password field, enter your current[...]

122 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Control Center Using the V AIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utili ty allo ws you to acces s sys tem in formation and to spec ify prefe rences for syste m behav ior. To use t he VAIO Contr ol Center 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Select the des ir[...]

123 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using the P ow er Saving Modes You can take adv antage of the power manage ment set tings to c onserve batte ry life. In add ition to the normal operati ng mode, your compu ter has two dist inct power saving modes : Sleep and Hi bernate. When using battery power, you s ho[...]

124 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Sleep M ode Sleep m ode turns off th e LCD scr een and places the built- in stor age devi ce(s) and the CP U into a low po wer consum ption mode. T he orang e power indica tor ligh t blinks slowly in this m ode. ! If you do not in tend to use your co mput er for a l[...]

125 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s If the comput er is not u sed for a cer tain pe riod of ti me, it will enter S leep m ode. To m odify thi s, yo u can ch ange the Slee p mode se ttings . To change the Sleep mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the ta skbar and sele ct Po wer Options . 2 [...]

126 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Hibernate Mode In Hibe rnate mode, the state of th e syste m is s aved on the b uilt-in storag e devic e(s) and power is turne d off. Even when the battery runs o ut of pow er, no data will be l ost. Th e power indica tor ligh t is unli t in this mode. ✍ If you do[...]

127 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t he power butto n. The c omputer ret urns to its norma l sta te. ! If you press an d hold the po wer button f or more than fo ur seconds, your computer wil l turn off automati cally. ✍ It takes mo re time to return to N ormal mode fr om[...]

128 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Po w er Management Using the V AIO P ow e r Management Power manage ment h elps you set up powe r sche mes f or runn ing on AC o r batter y power to su it you r requ irements for pow er cons umpt ion. The VAIO Powe r Management is a softwa re app lica tion de velop ed excl usivel y for VA[...]

129 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Using the V AIO Po w er Management V AIO P ow er Management Vie wer To start th e VAIO Power Management Viewer Click on the VAI O Power Manage men t tab . Alter natively , you ca n use the VAIO Control Center to s tart the VAIO Power Management Vi ewer . Click Start , All Programs , a nd VAIO Control Cen[...]

130 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Pr otecting Data fro m Unauthorized Use Protecting Data from U nauthor ized Use Disab ling Built-i n De vices You ca n use one of th e BIOS f unctio ns to dis able the f ollowi ng built- in de vices and pr ohibit ex ternal con nectio ns an d commun icati ons. ❑ USB P or ts ❑ PC Car d Slot ❑ Memory [...]

131 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Pr otecting Data fro m Unauthorized Use To disable bu i lt-in devices 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key se veral times when t he V AIO logo appears. 3 Pres s the < or ,[...]

132 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Pr otecting Data fro m Unauthorized Use Restr icting USB Ac cess Your computer has the USB Access Restrict ion Setting utility insta lled for p rotectin g your da ta from unau thorize d use. Wi th this s oftware, y ou ca n put res trictio ns on the use of U SB ports . To st art this software, you ne ed t[...]

133 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Protecting the Hard Disk Protecting the Hard D isk Your com puter has the VAIO HDD Protecti on utili ty prei nstalle d for cus tomizin g your s etting s for protect ing you r hard di sk driv e again st sho ck haza rds. Yo u ca n sele ct the sens itiv ity l evel of the built- in shoc k se nsor to s et the[...]

134 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Configuring Y our Modem Configur ing Y our Modem Before you can star t using y our inte rnal mod em (no t all m odems ar e built- in), or each tim e you use your mode m while trave ling, m ake sure t hat the countr y of the a ctiv e locati on defined in the Phone and Modem Options window ma tches the cou[...]

135 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Configuring Y our Modem 9 Check that your mode m is lis ted on the Modems tab . If your modem is not l isted, cl ick Add and f o llow the wiz ard. 10 Click Appl y/OK . Y o ur modem is confi gure d. ! Before appl ying new co untr y sett ings, mak e sure your phon e cable is discon nected f rom your co mpu[...]

136 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Upgrading Y our V AIO Comp uter Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules u se hi gh preci sion co mponen ts and electr onic con nectors tech nology. T o avoid inval idation of the war ranty du ring yo ur prod uct warrant y per iod, we re comm end that : ❑ Y ou shoul d con tact your dealer to in stall a [...]

137 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to expand th e func tionality of yo ur comp uter, you can i ncrease the amoun t of mem ory by insta lling opt ional memory modules . Befo re you u pgrade y our com puter's me mory, read the no tes and procedu res in the foll owing p[...]

138 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory ❑ Use the s pecial bag su pplied wi th the m emor y module or wrap the mo dule i n aluminum foil to prot ect it from ES D . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, foreign substa nces, or objects into the me mor y mo dule slot s or other inter nal com ponents of your compute r will res[...]

139 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Removing and Installing a Memory Module To change or add a mem o ry mo dule 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the ba tter y pack. 3 W ait a bout an hour until the c omput er cool s down. 4 Unscr ew the scre[...]

140 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows (1 ). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pu ll it out i n the d irection o f the ar row (2). 7 Remov[...]

141 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory 8 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it in u ntil i t clicks into place. ! Do not to uch any other compo nent s on the mot herbo ard. If you want to inst all only one memo ry mo dule, be su re to use th e lower slot . Be sure to ins ert the co[...]

142 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Viewin g the Amount of Memory To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 3 Click System Information an d System Information . Y ou can v iew the amoun t of sys tem mem or y in th e r ight pane. If th [...]

143 nN Precaut ions > Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter fr om pote ntial dam age. ❑ Handling the LCD S creen (pag e 144) ❑ Usin g th e P ower Sour ce (pag e 145) ❑ Handling Y our Computer (page 146 ) ❑ Handling the Built-in Camera (page 149 ) ❑ Handli[...]

144 nN Precaut ions > Handling the LCD Screen Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful when using your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD s creen o r e xer t p ressur e on it. T his co uld caus e a mal funct ion. ❑ Using your co mp[...]

145 nN Precaut ions > Usin g th e P ower Sour ce Using the P ower Source See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a photoc opier or a shre dder . ❑ Y ou ca n purcha se a p ower stri p with a su rge pro tector. This devi[...]

146 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer Handling Y our Computer ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cl oth, whi ch is dr y or lightly moistene d with a mild detergent solut ion. Do not use any ty pe of abrasi v e pad, s cour ing powder, or solv e nt such a s alcoho l or benzi ne, as these m ay damage the f inish of your compu ter . ❑ If y[...]

147 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ W e advise not to use your computer directl y on your lap . Th e temperature of the bottom of the uni t may rise duri ng nor mal operation , and aft er an extended per iod of time, could cause d iscomfor t o r burn s. ❑ Provide adequa te air circulatio n to prev ent in ter na l ov er heating . [...]

148 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ Do not ex er t pressure on the LCD sc reen or its edges whe n openi ng the L CD screen l id or liftin g your comput er . The L CD screen m ay be sensit ive to pressure or added stre ss, and ex er ting pressu re may damage the scree n or cau se it t o malfunc tion. T o open th e compu ter , hol d [...]

149 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Built-in Camera Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ❑ Do not t ouch the l ens prote ction cover of the built-in c amera, as it may cause scratches on[...]

150 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prints and d ust on t he sur face of a disc may cause r ead erro rs. Alwa ys hold th e disc by its edg es and central hole, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the disc is e ssentia l to it s con tinuous rel iabi lity . Do not us e solvents (su ch as ben zine, thin ner , alc ohol, c[...]

151 nN Precaut ions > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in t emperature s above 60°C , s uch as i n a ca r par ked in the su n or u nder dir ect sunl ight. ❑ Batter y life is shor ter in a col d environment . This is due to d ecreas ed batte r y effici ency at low temperatu res. ❑ Charge b at[...]

152 nN Precaut ions > Using Headphones Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use he adphone s whil e dr ivin g, cycl ing, or o perating any mo tori zed vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e areas. It c an also b e potent ially da ngero us to play loud mus ic whil e walking, es peciall y at pedestr ian c rossi ngs[...]

153 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Memory Stick Handling the Memor y Stic k ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick conne ctor with your fing er or m etallic obj ects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with th e Memo r y Sti ck as a labe l. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , o r e x pose the Mem or y Stick. ❑ Do not dis assemble or modi fy the Me[...]

154 nN Precaut ions > Handlin g the Built-in Storage Device Handling the Bu ilt-in Storage De vice The b uilt-in stora ge dev ice ( hard di sk driv e or solid stat e driv e) has a hi gh stor age density and reads o r writ es d ata in a sho rt time. How ever , it ca n be ea sily da maged i f improp erly us ed. If t he buil t-in st orage device is[...]

155 nN Precaut ions > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Using Finger print A uthentication Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ❑ The fin ger pr in t authentic ation technolo g y does not ensur e compl ete us er aut[...]

156 nN Precaut ions > Using the TPM Using the TPM Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ❑ Althoug h your computer is provide d with the T PM secur it y functio ns, these func tions do not ensur e comple te prot ectio[...]

157 nN Precaut ions > Using the TPM ❑ Make sure you set u p the au tomatic b ackup operations after com pleti ng the TP M initia liza tion wiza rd. If th e window contain ing the Run automatic back up now chec k box is displayed after the setu p , s elect the check box and update t he backup files. The res tore p rocess u sing the b ackup file[...]

158 nN T roubleshooting > T roubleshooting This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u might encoun ter when usin g you r VAIO c ompute r. Many prob lems have s imple solutio ns. T ry thes e sugges tions before c ontact ing VAIO -Link. Featur es and o ptions in this se ctio n may not be availa ble on your compu ter . ❑ Compu[...]

159 nN T roubleshooting > ❑ PC Car ds (page 197) ❑ A udio/Video (page 199) ❑ Memory S tick (page 201) ❑ P eriphe rals (page 202 ) ❑ Docking St at ion (page 204)[...]

160 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comp uter is sec urely plugged i nto a power sourc e and tu rn ed on a nd the p ower indicator l ight is l it. ❑ Make sure the b atter y pac k is ins talled proper ly a nd cha rged. ❑ Discon nect a ll conne cted US B devices (if [...]

161 nN T roubleshooting > Computer What should I do if the g reen power indicator light turns on b ut my screen remains b lank? ❑ Pres s the Alt + F4 keys se veral time s to c lose the appli cation window . An app lica tion err or may hav e oc cur red. ❑ Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Dele te keys and click the arrow next to the Shut down button an[...]

162 nN T roubleshooting > Computer Wh y doesn't my comp uter enter Sleep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may b ecome uns table if the o perating mode i s change d befor e the com puter compl etely en ters Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restore yo ur computer to Normal mode 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St ar t , the ar row next to [...]

163 nN T roubleshooting > Computer What should I do if a message appears n otifying of eit her incompatibility or t he improper installatio n of the batter y pac k and my computer then enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This pro blem could be du e to the bat ter y pack not bei ng instal led prope rly . T o reso lve this problem, tur n off your comp uter[...]

164 nN T roubleshooting > Computer What should I do if m y game softw are does not work or it k eeps crashing? ❑ Check the web si te of the game i f there ar e any patch es or up dates t o download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver software. ❑ On some V AIO model s, the graphics mem or y is shared with the sys tem. [...]

165 nN T roubleshooting > Computer How ca n I change the boot de vice order? You ca n use one of th e BIOS f unctio ns to cha nge the boot de vice or der. Fo llow t hese step s: 1 T ur n on y our co mputer. 2 Pres s the F2 key when the V AI O logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress the F2 key s[...]

166 nN T roubleshooting > System Sec urity System Security How ca n I protect m y computer against security th reats, such as viruses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled on your computer. T he be st way to p rotect your computer against securit y thr eats, suc h as vi ruse s, is to downloa d and i nstall th e late st Wi[...]

167 nN T roubleshooting > Batter y Batter y How do I fi nd the battery charging status? You c a n che ck the cha rge indi cator fo r th e bat tery char ging sta tus. Se e Charg ing the Bat tery Pa ck ( page 22) fo r more informati on. When is m y computer using A C pow er? When y our com puter is directl y conne cted to the AC adapter , it uses [...]

168 nN T roubleshooting > Batter y Should I b e concer n ed that the inst alled batter y pac k is warm ? No, it is normal for the ba ttery pa ck to be w arm when i t is powe ring your computer . Can my computer ent er H iber nate mode while using battery power ? Your c omput er can en ter Hiber nate m ode while using battery power, but some soft[...]

169 nN T roubleshooting > Built-in Camera Built-in Camera Wh y does the vie wfinder sho w no images or poor-quality images? ❑ The built-in ca mera cann ot be share d by more than one sof tware appli cation . Exit the curren t appli cation before launching another . ❑ The vi ewfinder may show some n oise, for e xamp le hor izontal streaks, if[...]

170 nN T roubleshooting > Built-in Camera What should I do if movie pla yback sho w s dropped fr ames when my computer is r unning on the batter y? The ba ttery pac k is run ning ou t of powe r. Conn ect your c ompute r to an AC power source . What should I do if captured imag es flick er? This problem occu rs when you use t he cam era under flu[...]

171 nN T roubleshooting > Internet Inter ne t What should I do if m y modem does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurel y plugged into th e mode m por t on your computer and the wall jack. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is worki ng. Plug the cable i nto an o rdinar y teleph one and li sten for a di al tone. ❑ Make sure [...]

172 nN T roubleshooting > Internet Wh y is my modem connection slo w? Your com puter is equip ped wit h a V.9 2/V.90 compat ible m odem. Many facto rs may influ ence mode m conn ection s peed, inclu ding tele phone li ne nois e or com patibi lity with telepho ne equi pment, s uch as fax mach ines or o ther m odems. If y ou think your modem is no[...]

173 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot con nect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on cap ability is affected by distan ce an d obstr uct ions. Y ou may need t o move y our comp uter awa y fro m obst ruct ions or clos er to any ac cess poin t you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS[...]

174 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng ❑ Make sure Maximum P e rformance is se le ct e d fo r Wirele ss Adapter Setting s in the P ower Opti ons window . Selecti ng any other o ption m a y r esult i n a com municat ion failure. T o change the setti ngs, follow these step s: 1 Right-c lick the power statu s icon o n the ta skba r and sel ect P o[...]

175 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng What should I do if I ca nnot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. See th e manual t hat cam e with your access poi nt for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one an other . ❑ Mov e your computer awa y from o bstac les or cl o[...]

176 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng How do I a v oid data transf er interr uptions? ❑ When your comp uter is connec ted to a n acces s point, d ata transfer interr upti ons may occur if a large fi le is ex c hanged or the comp uter is place d in clo se proximity t o microwav es and co rdle ss telep hones. ❑ Mov e your computer c lose r to [...]

177 nN T roubleshooting > Networki ng How do I displa y the V AIO Smar t Netw or k window? To di splay th e VAIO Smart Ne twork window on t he des ktop, foll ow thes e steps: 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Click Netw ork Connections and V AIO Smar t Network . 3 Click Adv anced i n the r ight pane. ✍ For informa[...]

178 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Bluetooth T echnolo g y What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot find my comput er? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Blueto oth function enabled. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS switch is on and the WIRELE SS in dicat or light is lit o n your com puter . ❑ Y ou cannot us e the Bluetoo[...]

179 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if other B luetooth de vices cannot connect to my comput er? ❑ Check the sugge stion s in What should I do if I cannot find t he Bluetooth de vice I want to comm unic ate with? (pa g e 178) . ❑ Make sure t he other d e v ice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ The data transf e r dista[...]

180 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y Can I use a de vice with Bluetooth t echnolog y on air planes? With Blueto oth tec hnology , your comput er tran smits a ra dio fr equen cy of 2.4 G Hz. S ensitiv e lo cation s, s uch as hosp itals a nd airpl anes, may ha ve res trictions on use of Blue tooth dev ices to av oid radio interfer ence[...]

181 nN T roubleshooting > Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom my headph ones or audio/vid eo controller? Check th e SCMS -T setting s. If you r headpho nes or aud io/vi deo con troller do es not s upport SCM S-T c ontent prot ection , you need to c onnec t the de vice us ing the A dvanced Audio Distr ibution Prof[...]

182 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freeze when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your compu ter i s trying to read may be di rty or damage d. Follo w these s teps: 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Dele te keys and click the arr ow next to the Shut down b utton and Restart to res tar t the co mputer . 2 Remov[...]

183 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y a disc properly on my computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is inse r ted into the optic al disc dri ve with the label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he neces sar y program(s) i s inst alled ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uction s. ❑ If a disc is dir ty or d[...]

184 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs ❑ Make sure the c orrect dri v er software is instal led. Follow these s teps: 1 Click Start and C ontrol P anel . 2 Click System a nd M aintenance . 3 Click System . 4 Click De vic e Manager in the lef t pane. The D evice Manag er window ap pears with a lis ting of your computer's ha rdware devices[...]

185 nN T roubleshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er la unch a ny software appl ication nor al low any to lau nch autom atical ly , no t ev en a screen saver . ❑ If you are using a CD-R/R W disc with an adhes ive label affixed, replace it with one with no affixed adhesive label[...]

186 nN T roubleshooting > Display Displ a y Wh y did my screen go blank? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if the comp uter loses power or enter s a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hibe r nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sl eep mod e, press any k ey to br ing the c omputer back int o Nor mal mod e. See Using the P ower S aving Mod[...]

187 nN T roubleshooting > Display Wh y doesn't my screen displ ay a video? ❑ If the dis play output i s dire cted t o the exter nal d isplay and the exter nal d isplay is di sconnec ted, you ca nnot di splay a video on your compute r scre en. Stop vi deo pl a yba ck, change the displ ay output to the c omputer s creen, a nd then re star t[...]

188 nN T roubleshooting > Display What should I do if the LCD b r ightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brig htness s etting , adjuste d with t he Fn + F5 / F6 keys, i s temp orary and may b e restor ed to t he original setting when your comput er returns to Norma l mode from Sl eep or Hib ernat e mode. T o save y our pre ference for the br i[...]

189 nN T roubleshooting > Display How do I run Windows Aero? To run W indows Aero, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and Per sonalization . 3 Click Open classic appeara nce proper ties for more color o ptions . 4 Selec t Windows Aer o from th e Color scheme options on the App e[...]

190 nN T roubleshooting > Printing Pr inting What should I do if I ca nnot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the pr in ter and your com puter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter . ❑ Y[...]

191 nN T roubleshooting > Printing ❑ If you hav e d isabled the US B por ts in the BI OS setup screen, you c annot use the pr in ter conn ected t o one of the USB por ts on y o ur comp uter . T o ena ble the por ts , f o llow the s teps and th e tip in Disabling B uilt-in D evices (page 130) . ❑ If the use o f USB por ts is restr icte d by t[...]

192 nN T roubleshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? If yo u are us ing an external mi crophon e, mak e sure th e micro phone is turned on and is proper ly plugg ed into the micr ophon e jack on your com puter. How ca n I pre vent microphone f eedbac k? Microph one feed back occurs wh en the m icro[...]

193 nN T roubleshooting > Speake rs Speak e rs What should I do if I do not hear sound f rom the b uilt-in speak ers? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion. ❑ The volume may hav e b een tur ne d off by the mut[...]

194 nN T roubleshooting > T ouch P ad T ouch P ad What should I do if the t ouch pad does not wor k? ❑ Y ou may hav e d isabled the t ouch p ad before conne cting a mou se to your com puter . See Using the T ouch P ad (page 31) . ❑ Make sure that a mous e is not c onnected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does no t mov e whi le a softw[...]

195 nN T roubleshooting > Ke yboard K eyboard What should I do if the k e yboard config uration is wrong? The la nguage l ayout of y our comp uter's ke yboar d is labe led on t he packag ing box . If you choose a d iffere nt region al keybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Windows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismat ched. To ch ange [...]

196 nN T roubleshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't th e Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the taskbar when t he dr iv e is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dri ve. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is pr operly conn ected to th e USB port. If y ou need to secu re the con nection, wa it [...]

197 nN T roubleshooting > PC Car ds PC Cards What should I do if m y PC Card does not work ? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is ins er ted prop erly . See Using the PC Card (pa g e 49) f or mor e informa tion. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is comp atible with the M icrosoft W indows operating system insta lled on your co mputer. ❑ See the manual that [...]

198 nN T roubleshooting > PC Car ds Wh y doesn't my computer recogniz e connected de vices? ❑ F o r some PC Car ds, if you alter nate betwe en Nor mal m ode and Sl eep or Hibe rn ate mode wh ile the car d is inser ted into the PC Car d slo t, your comput er may not recogni ze the PC C ard or th e connec ted device. Restar t the computer. [...]

199 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my digital video camcorder? ❑ If a mess age ap pears st ating that the i.L INK device is dis connecte d or t ur ned off, the i.LINK c able may not be securel y plugged into the por t on your computer or camc order . Un plug th e cable, and plug i t in on ce a[...]

200 nN T roubleshooting > A u dio/Video How do I change the sound outpu t de vice? If you do not hear s ound from the devic e conne cted to a port, such as the USB por t, HDMI outp ut port, opti cal output port, or head phones ja ck, you need to chang e the de vice for sou nd outpu t. 1 Close al l open pr ograms. 2 Click St ar t and Contr ol Pan[...]

201 nN T roubleshooting > Memory St ick Memor y Stic k What should I do if I cannot use a Memor y Stic k that was f or matted on a V A IO computer on other de vices? You may need to reformat y our Mem ory Sti ck. Form atting a Memor y Stick er ases all data , includin g music d ata previo usly sav ed on it. Before yo u reformat a Memory St ick, [...]

202 nN T roubleshooting > P eripherals P er ipherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and us ing its own power supply . F o r example, if you are usi ng a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y is char ged. If you are using a p r inter , ch eck if the p ower cable is co[...]

203 nN T roubleshooting > P eripherals What should I do if I ca nnot use a peripheral de vice? The fol lowin g built- in devic es on y our comp uter m ay have been disa bled i n the BI OS set up screen: ❑ USB por ts ❑ PC Card slot ❑ i.LINK po r t Foll ow the steps and t he tip in D isabling B uilt-in D evices ( page 130 ) to en able you r [...]

204 nN T roubleshooting > Docking St ation Dock ing Station What should I do if an error message appears when I disco nnect my compute r from the doc king station? ❑ When any device ins er te d or con nected to the d ocking stati on is in use, you cannot di scon nect your compu ter from the docking sta tion. Save unsav ed data, exit applic ati[...]

205 nN T rademarks > T r a demar ks Sony, V AIO, the VAIO l ogo, VA IO Contr ol Center , VAIO P ower Mana gement, VAIO Po wer Ma nageme nt Viewer , VAIO Update, a nd "BRAV IA" are trademar ks or registe red trad emarks of Sony C orporati on. and "Mem ory S tick," "Memo ry Stic k Duo ," "M agicGat e," "[...]

206 nN T rademarks > The E xpressCa rd word mark a nd log os are owned b y the P CMCIA a nd any use of such marks by Son y Corporat ion i s und er licen se. Other tr adem arks an d trade na mes are those of th eir res pectiv e owners . SD L ogo is a t radem ark. SDHC Logo is a tradem ark. Compact Flash ® is a tr adema rk of Sa nDisk Co rporati [...]

207 nN Notice > Notice © 2009 S ony Co rporation. All ri ghts res erved. This manual an d the s oftware de scribe d herein , in who le or in part, may not be reprod uced, tra nslated, or reduced to any machin e-read able fo rm withou t prior written ap proval. Sony Co rporation prov ides no wa rranty with rega rd to this manu al, the software, [...]

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