Sony VGN-S100 manual

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V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 2 Shor tcut Menu +F1 Displays the V AIO H elp and Suppor t Center wi ndow . +T ab Switches the selected button on the taskbar . +D Displays the desktop. +E Displays the My Compu ter window . +F Displays the Search Results windo w , where you can find a file or folder . This is the equivalent of selecting Search from t[...]

3 Contents Notice to Users ............................................ 5 Setting Up ................................................ ..13 Unpacking Your Compu ter ............. ...... ....... ....... ...... 13 Locating Co ntrols and Ports .................. .................... 15 About the Ind icator Lights .............. .................... ...[...]

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5 Notice to Users © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. This manual and the software desc ribed herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THI S MANUAL, THE SOFTW A RE, OR OTHER INFORMA[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 6 Media, Windows, Windows NT , and the W indows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Inte l, Intel Spe e dStep, and Pe ntium are trademarks or registered trademarks of I ntel Corporation. PS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM. Acrobat Reader, Photoshop, Photoshop E lements, and Premiere are tradema[...]

Notice to Users 7 . A VERTISSEMENT ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie o u d’électrocution, garder cet appar eil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appar eil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l?[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 8 Regulatory Information Declar ation of Conform ity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imits for a Class B dig ital device, pu rsuant to Part 15 of the Rule s. These l imits are designe d to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res idential installa tion. This equ[...]

Notice to Users 9 The telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equ ipment, operations or procedur e s that could affect the operations of the e quipment. If this happens, the telephone compa ny will prov ide advance notice in order for you to make the nece ssary modifications in order to maintain uninterrupted service. If trouble is ex[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 10 T elephone Consumer Pr otection Act of 1991 (United States) The T elephone Consumer P rotection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic device, in cluding fax machin es, to send any mess age unless such message clearly contains, in a margin at the top or bottom of each tra[...]

Notice to Users 11 RECYCLA GE DES A CCUM ULA TEURS A UX IONS DE LITHIUM INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada T erminal Equipment T echni cal Specifications. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is 0.2. The REN assigned to each terminal equ ipmen t pro vides an indication of[...]

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13 Setting Up Congratul ations on your pur cha se of the Sony V AIO® computer . Son y has combined l eading-e dge technology in video, audio, comput ing, and communicat ions to pr ovide stat e-of-the-a rt persona l computing . Unpacking Y our Comp uter Unpac king Y our Comput er Power cord Computer AC a dapt er Rechargeab le battery[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 14 V AIO Computer Documents ❑ V AIO® Compu ter User Guide — A searchable on -screen help file that contains detailed inf ormation on ho w to use your new computer . See “Locating Y our V AIO Comp uter User Guid e” on page 30 for mor e information. ❑ V AIO® Co mput er Qui ck S tart (th is document) — Cont[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 15 Locating Controls and P orts Fron t 1 Computer screen (LCD) 7 Hard disk drive ind icator 2 Power button 8 Optical drive indicator 3 Keyboar d 9 Memory S tick® media in dicator 4 Left and right but tons 10 W ireless LAN indicator * 5 Power i ndicator 11 Bluetoot h ® indicat or * 6 Battery indicator 12 W ireless swi[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 16 Front 1 S1 and S2 progr amm able butt ons 6 T o uch pad 2 Num lock indicator 7 Optical drive 3 Caps lock indicator 8 Optical drive eject button and manual eject hole 4 Scroll lock indicator 9 Memory Stick ® media slot 5 Speakers 10 Air vent[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 17 Left 1 Network (Ethernet) por t 5 Monitor ( VGA) port 2 Modem jack 6 PC Car d slot 3 Microphone j ack 7 PC Card eject button 4 Headphone jack ✍ Gentl y pull th e prote ctive ta b away fro m the compu ter to fi nd the Ethe rnet po rt and modem jack . Only connec t 10B ASE-T or 100BAS E-TX cables to the Networ k (Et[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 18 Right 1 i.LINK® (IEEE 1 394) S400 port 3 Air V ent 2 USB 2. 0 por ts * * Supports hig h-/full-/low - spe ed s. 4 DC IN port ✍ Gently pull the protecti ve tab a way from th e computer t o find the i.LIN K S400 a nd USB 2.0 po rts.[...]

Locating Controls an d P orts 19 Back 1 Battery connector Bottom 1 Reset bu tton 3 Port repli cator connector 2 Memo ry mo dule c over 4 Air vent[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 20 Y our computer may also come w ith the optional por t replicator , depending on the mode l tha t you pu rchas ed. ✍ The pri nter por t on this po rt repl icator is inten ded for pr inter co nnectio ns only. Port Re plicator * (Ba ck Panel) * Opti onal with se lected mode ls only . 1 USB ports * * Supports hig h-/[...]

Abou t the Indicato r Lights 21 About the Indicator Lights Indicator Function Power T urns on wh en the power to the compute r is on, bl inks in Standb y mode, and turns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Battery T urns on when the computer is using battery power , blinks when the batt ery is runn ing out o f power , double-blink s[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 22 Scroll Lo ck Press thi s key to change h ow you scro ll the displa y . Normal scrolling resumes when th e Scroll Lock ind icato r is off. The Scroll Lock key functio ns dif ferently dependi ng on the program you are using and does not wor k with all pr ograms. Bluet ooth® * T urns on when the wireless switch is se[...]

23 Getting Star ted This sec tion help s you get y our computer running and r egist er ed, so y ou can tak e adva nta ge of Sony’ s many s upport opti ons. Y ou’ll al so l earn ho w to locat e your on-scr een V AIO® Compu ter User Guide, which contai ns step- by- st ep i ns truct ions f or op erati ng you r com p uter . T urni ng On Y our Com [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 24 3 Slide the battery into the com puter until it clicks into place. 4 Slide the UNLOCK/LOCK latch into the LOCK positio n. 5 Connect the AC adapter to the comput er . S ee “T o connect the AC adapter” on page 25. Once you connect the AC adap ter to the comput er , the battery begins to charg e whether the comput[...]

T ur ni ng On Y our Co mpute r 25 Connecting t he A C adapter T o connect the AC adapt er 1 Plug the AC adapter cable into the DC IN por t. 2 Plug the power cord into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. Connecting the AC Adapter to the Co m puter ✍ Use only the supplied AC ad apter with you r computer . AC adapter (supplied) Power c ord (sup plie d)[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 26 T urning on the computer T o turn on the computer 1 Hold the bottom o f the computer firmly with on e hand, and lift the LCD screen lid with the other hand. 2 Press th e power butto n until th e power indicat or turns on. Opening the Computer T urning on the Co mputer ✍ If you pr ess and hold th e power button, t[...]

T ur ni ng On Y our Co mpute r 27 3 Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen , if necessary . ❑ Press the Fn and F6 keys to in crease brig htness. ❑ Press the Fn and F5 keys to decreas e brightness.[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 28 Using the T ouch P ad The comput er contains a po inting devi ce called a touch pad. Y ou can poin t to, select, drag, and scroll objects on th e scre en using the b uilt-in touch pad. Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad T ouch Pad A ction Descriptio n Sliding one fi nger Equivalent to using a mouse t[...]

Regis tering Y our Compu ter 29 Registering Y our Computer T ake advantage of Sony ’ s commitment to qu ality customer support and receive these benefi ts by regi stering you r computer: ❑ Sony Customer Su pport — T alk to a support re pres entative to troubleshoot problem s you may ha ve with your computer . ❑ Product I nformation Notifica[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 30 Locating Y our V AIO Com puter User Guide The on-scr een V AIO® Computer User Guide is a searchab le help file that contains detailed inf ormation on ho w to use your new computer . T o open the user guide 1 Click St a r t on the Wi ndows® taskbar , and then click Help an d Sup port . The Help and S upport Cent e[...]

Locat ing Y our V AIO Comp uter Use r Guide 31 V AIO® User Gui de 1 User guide table of conten ts List of computer help topics 2 Link to Electronic Flye r List of upd ates and sup plemental informatio n about your computer 3 Link to S ony Online Sup port W eb site List of your computer’ s har dware specifications and preinstalled software inform[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 32 Setting Up A Di al-Up Connection This sectio n des cri be s the basic s t eps for set ti ng up y our dial-up conn ection. The Connectio n W izard gui des you th rough the pr ocess of cho osing an In ternet Service Provider (ISP) or setting up an existing accou nt, an d connecting to the Internet. T o connect a tele[...]

Setting U p A Dial-Up Con nection 33 Connectin g a T elephone Cable ✍ Y our computer d oes not work with party line s, cannot be co nnected t o a coin-opera ted teleph one, and may no t work with mult iple teleph one line s or a private bra nch exchange (P BX). Some of thes e connections may result in exces s electric al current and could cause a[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 34 T o set up a dial-up co nnection 1 Click St a r t , point to All Programs , Accessories , Communica tions , and then click New Connection Wizard . T he New Connection Wizard appears. 2 Click Next . 3 If it is not already s elected, click Connect to the Internet . 4 Click Next . 5 Follow the on-scr een instr u ction[...]

T urning Off Y our Compu ter 35 4 W ait for your computer to turn of f automatically . The compu ter is off when the power indicator turns off. ✍ Respond to any prompts warning y ou to s ave documen ts. ✍ During a perio d of inactivi ty , you can conser ve batte ry life by using power savi ng modes. See t he on-screen VAIO® Computer User Guide[...]

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37 V AIO Reco v er y Wizard Utility System and Appl icat ion Recov ery CDs ar e not supplied with yo ur V AIO® computer . Y our V AIO compu ter is equip ped with th e V AIO Recover y W izar d, a fas t and easy-t o-use sys tem r ecov ery utilit y . Th is syste m and applica tion r ec overy uti lity enable s you to r ecover pr ei nstalled softwar e [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 38 2 In the V AIO Help a nd Support Center window , click V A IO Recovery Options . The V AIO Recovery Options online guide app ears. V is it the Sony Online Suppor t W eb site for the latest inform ation about using the V AIO Recovery W izard and R ecovery Media Kit. Go to http://www .ita.sel.sony .com/su p port/news[...]

39 39 T roub leshooting What do I do if my compute r won’ t start? ❑ Make sure the compu ter is securely plugg ed into a power sour ce and turned on. Make su re the power indicator sh ows the pow er is on. ❑ Make sure the battery is inserted properly and charged. ❑ Make sure the flopp y disk drive (if applicable) is empty . ❑ If the compu[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 40 What do I do if a BI OS error appears when m y computer starts? If the m e ssage “Pr ess <F1> to resume , <F 2> to setup” appears at the bottom of the screen, follow thes e steps: 1 Press the F2 key . The BI OS Setup menu appears. 2 Set the date (month/day/ year). Press Enter . 3 Press the Down Arro[...]

T roub leshootin g 41 ❑ If the W indows operating system still does not start, follow th ese st eps to initialize the BIOS: 1 If there is a disk in the floppy disk drive, then remove it. 2 T urn of f the compu ter . 3 Remove any peripheral devices connected to th e computer . 4 Restart the computer . 5 Press the F2 key when the V AIO logo appears[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Start 42 ❑ Remove the AC adapter and battery . ✍ Pressing the Ctr l + Alt + Delete keys simultan eously or turning off the compu ter with t he power butto n or switch may cau se loss of data.[...]

Suppor t Options If you h ave question s about you r computer or the preinstal led programs , refer to the following sources for answers in the s equence listed below . 1 V AIO® Co mputer Documentat ion The on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide and this V AIO Compu ter Quick S tart p rovide detail ed informat ion on how to m aximize your computer [...]

V A IO Homepage http://www .v aio .net © 2004 Sony Electronics Inc. Printed in USA 2-055-463-01 F or custom er support information , go to: http://www .son y .com/pcsuppor t[...]