Sony VGN-TXN20 manual

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2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .... ......... .................... ................... ....6 Documenta tion ................. .................... ................... ............. ................... .................... ...... .......[...]

3 nN Using P eripheral Devic es ....... .................... ................... .................... ................... .................. . .................... ................... ..70 Connectin g a Port Repl icator .. ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ............. ...........[...]

4 nN Precauti ons ................ ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .......................... .................... ......15 2 On Handling the LCD Sc reen .............. ................... .................... ................... ................... .......... ... ................[...]

5 nN Keyboard .............. ................... ................... .................... ................... ................... ......... .... .................... ................... 196 Floppy Di sks .................... .................... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... ..[...]

6 nN Befo re Use Bef o re Use Congrat ulations on your purchase o f this Sony VAIO ® comp uter, and wel come to th e on-screen U ser Guide . Sony ha s combin ed leadin g-edge te chnology i n audio, v ideo, compu ting, an d commun ications to provide s tate-of-the- art perso nal computi ng. ! Externa l views illus trated in this manual may l ook sl[...]

7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocumentat ion incl udes print ed inform ation and user guides to read on y our VAIO computer . Printed Documentation ❑ We lc o m e m at — Contains a n ov er view of connec tions, settin g up infor mation, etc. ❑ Safety Information — C ontains safety guideli nes and owner i nf o r mation. ❑ Instant M [...]

8 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Guide — Provides informa tion abo ut restor ing indiv idual software pr ograms, software dr iv ers, and dr ive par tit ion(s) or your entire hard disk dr ive to the or iginal factor y ins talled s ettings. To acce ss this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support . 2 Click Manuals & Specif ication[...]

9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to access and provi des a singl e location fo r informat ion and technical assistanc e for yo ur VAIO compute r. Choose from the follow ing categ ories to find th e answer s you need. To ac cess He lp and Suppor t , clic k Start and Help a nd Suppor t . ❑ Man ual s & Spec ifi catio n[...]

10 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be using y our co mputer as a p ortable device in a variety o f enviro nments. When ever poss ible, you s hould atte mpt to take account o f the follo wing ergonom ic consid erations to both stati onary and p ortable env ironmen ts: ❑ P os it ion of y our computer – Place the compu ter direct[...]

11 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng f eature to find the best posi tion. Y ou can reduc e e ye strain and mus cle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the display to the proper position. A djust the br ight ness settin g of the displ ay a s well. ❑ Lighting – Choose a lo cation whe[...]

12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This section describe s how to ge t started us ing your V AIO compute r. ! Before starti ng your compute r for the first time, do not co nnect any new hardware that did not origin ally come with your comput er . Make sure to start up your comp uter with only th e supplied accesso ries connec ted and set up you[...]

13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a moment to identify the control s and ports shown on t he following pages.[...]

14 nN Getting Started F ront A Media Acc ess indica tor (page 20) B Memory Stic k PRO/Duo medi a slot * (page 48) C SD memor y c ard/MultiMed iaCard (MMC) sl ot (page 52) D LCD s creen (pag e 153) E Key b o a r d (p age 29) F T ouch pa d (page 31) G Finger pr int sensor (pa ge 102) H WIREL ESS s witch (page 56) I Muting button (page 32 ) J V olume [...]

15 nN Getting Started A AV M O D E button (page 32) B Play/P ause button (page 32 ) C Sto p butt on (p age 32) D Previous track b utton (page 32) E Ne xt trac k butto n (pag e 32) F Disc dr ive eject button (page 32) G Batt ery indica tor (page 20) H Hard disk drive indicator ( page 20) I Num lock indicator (p age 20) J Caps loc k indicator (page 2[...]

16 nN Getting Started Bac k A Ne twor k (Eth er net ) por t (page 89) B Batter y conn ector ( page 23) C DC IN por t (page 22 ) D i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 por t (page 87)[...]

17 nN Getting Started Right A Opti cal disc driv e (pa ge 34) B Opti cal disc driv e indi cator (page 2 0) C Manual e ject hol e (page 18 4) D Substitute driv e eject b u tton ( page 34) E Mon ito r (V GA ) por t (page 76) F WW AN a ntenna * (pag e 56) If you do not int end to use t he Wireles s W A N function ality at al l, you can det ach the W W[...]

18 nN Getting Started Left A Secur ity slot B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2.0) po rt s * (page 83) C PC Card slot (page 44) D PC Card release button (page 46) E Air vent F Modem port (pag e 55) * Suppor ts high-/fu ll-/low- spe eds.[...]

19 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents B P or t replicat or connect or (page 72) C Batter y relea se latch (page 26)[...]

20 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omputer is equipped with the fol lowing i ndicator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks when t he computer is in Sleep m ode, and turns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off. Batt ery e Illuminates when the computer is u[...]

21 nN Getting Started Wireless LA N Illuminates when the wireles s LAN function is running. Wireless WAN * Illuminates when the wireles s W AN function is enabled. * On selecte d models only . Indicat or Functions[...]

22 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ow er Source You ca n use eith er an AC ada pter or a r echargeabl e battery pa ck as a powe r source for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only with th e supplied A C adapter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the pow er cord (1) int o the AC adapter (3) . 2 Plug the other e[...]

23 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time o f purchase . Installing the Battery P ack To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide t he batter y pack into t he batte ry compar tme nt until it clicks into plac[...]

24 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ac k The ba ttery pack supplied wi th your co mputer is n ot fully c harged a t the time o f purchase . To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he A C ada pter to the co mputer . The co mputer au tomatically c harges the batter y pack (the batter y indica tor light fl ashes [...]

25 nN Getting Started ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of power , bo th the bat tery an d power in dicator lights bli nk. Keep the bat tery pac k in your comp uter while it is direc tly connected to AC power . The batt ery pack co ntinues to ch arge while y ou are us ing the comput er . If th e batter y level fa lls bel ow 10%, y ou shou[...]

26 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose data if you remove the ba tter y pack while you r computer is on and not con nected to the A C adapter or if you remove the bat ter y pack while the co mputer is in S leep mode. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off t he compute r and clos e the LCD s creen lid. 2 Slide a nd hold[...]

27 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid losi ng unsaved data, be su re to sh ut down you r computer properly , as descr ibed belo w. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off a ny peri pherals connec ted to the c omputer . 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to the Lock button, and Shut Do wn . 3 Respo nd to any prompts w[...]

28 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction desc ribes how to get the mo st out of usin g your VAI O computer. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 29) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 31 ) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (page 32) ❑ Using the Optical Di sc Drive (page 34 ) ❑ Using PC Cards (pa ge 44) ❑ Using the [...]

29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K e yboard Your k eyboard i s very simi lar to a des ktop co mputer keyb oard, but has addi tional keys that per form model- specific tasks. Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some fu nctions are no t availa ble befor e Windows l aunches. Combinat ions/Feature Functio ns Fn + (F1) : wireless [...]

30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F 12) : Hibernate Provides f or the lowest l ev el of pow er cons umption. When you e x ecute this command, the states of the system and the peripheral de vices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned off . T o retur n the system to its o riginal state, use the po wer button to turn on the [...]

31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, select, d rag, and scroll ob jects on the screen using th e touch pad . Action Description P oint Slide one finger on the touch pad (1) to place the pointer (2) on an it em or object. Click P ress the left butt on (3) once. Double-clic k Press the left butt on twice. Right-c[...]

32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omputer is equipped with spec ial butto ns to help y ou use sp ecific functi ons of the computer . The AV MODE , Play/P ause, Stop, Prev ious track, Next tr ack, and Disc dr ive eject buttons sup port Instant Mode. To activate Inst ant Mode, th e computer m ust be off. See the p[...]

33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Disc drive eject but t o n Ejects the optical disc dr ive tra y . If this but ton does not work, try the substitute drive eject b utton on the optical disc driv e. Mut ing b utton T ur ns the speak er and microphone volume on and off. V olu me butt ons (V olume up and V olume down) Increase and decrease the volume. [...]

34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr iv e Your c omputer is equipped with an opt ical disc drive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Press th e disc dr ive eject button (1) to ope n the dr iv e. The t ra y slides out . ✍ If the d isc driv e eject bu tton do es not work, try the substi tute drive eject bu tton on[...]

35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 3 Place a disc in th e middle of the tra y wit h the label s ide facing upward and ge ntly push i t until the disc cli c ks in to place. 4 Close th e tra y by pushin g it in gen tly . ! Do not remov e the optical di sc when your com puter is in a power savi ng mode (Sleep or Hibernate). Doin g so may cause the compu[...]

36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter pl ays and recor ds CDs, DVDs , or Blu-ra y Discs, d epending on th e model y ou purchased. Check yo ur specif ications fo r the type of opti cal disc dri ve installe d on your mode l. Use the tab le below to see wh ich types of m edia your optica l disc d rive supp o[...]

37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This p roduct is d esigned t o playback discs that c onform to the Compact Disc Digi tal Audio standard sp ecificatio ns (CD Stand ard) . A Dual Disc is a t wo sided di sc product whi ch mates DVD reco rded materi al on one side wi th digital au dio material on the othe r side. Please be aware that the audi o si d[...]

38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! T o play cop yright protect ed Blu-ray Discs co ntinually, you need to update t he AACS key . Note that t he AACS key updat e requires Int ernet access. As with ot her optical med ia device s, circumstances m ay limit compa tibility or preve nt Blu-ray D isc playback . V A IO computers ma y not su ppor t movie pla[...]

39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony V alue-added software when w riting t o CD/D VD med ia. (e.g. Click to D VD ) Other software pro gr ams m a y not b e fully c ompatible and errors m a y result. ❑ T o ma ke data on a disc readable on the op tical disc drive, y ou need to close the sessi on before y[...]

40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla ying discs To achie ve optim um performa nce when p laying DVDs, y ou should fol low these r ecommend ations. ❑ Close al l open ap plications bef ore playing a D V D movie. ❑ Some CD pla yers and computer's optical dis c dri v es may not be able to play audio CDs created wi th the CD -R or CD-R[...]

41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ When you are pl a ying a D V D (video o r audio) an d you want to remove a USB device, such as U SB-compat ible speakers, make sure you stop the D VD firs t. Removing a USB -compa tible de vice du ring D V D (video or audio) pl a yback may cause a malfuncti on.[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an aud io CD 1 Inser t a disc int o the optical disc dr iv e. 2 If nothing appears on the desk top , then click Start , All Programs , and the desired CD software to play the CD . If the Audi o CD wi ndow appear s, click to select an option. Cop ying Files to CD s To copy files to a disc ! Do [...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla ying D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l runn ing software a pplication s. 2 Inser t a D VD into the optical disc dr ive . 3 If nothing appears on the desk top , then click Start , All Programs , and the de sired D VD soft ware to play the D VD . For ins tructions on how to use the software, see the hel p file on y[...]

44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using PC Cards PC Card s allow you to connect p ortable exte rnal devices to your comp uter. Inser ting a PC Card ! Some PC Card s or their functio ns may not be compat ible with your co mputer . Y ou do not need to shut down yo ur computer befo re inserting or removi ng a PC Card. To insert a PC Card 1 Push th e PC[...]

45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Inser t the PC Ca rd slot pr otector to prote ct agains t debris en terin g the slot whe n not usi ng a PC Card. Before mo ving your co mp uter , mak e sure to insert t he PC Card slot pr otector in to the sl ot. ✍ Some devi ces may not funct ion properl y if you cont inually switc h to Normal mod e from Sleep m[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a PC Card Foll ow the steps below to remov e the PC Card while y our computer is on. If it is not removed properly, yo ur system may not work prope rly. To remove a P C Card ✍ T o remove a PC Card when your computer is o ff, skip steps 1 t o 7. 1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hard ware icon on the taskba[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stic k Media Your c omputer su pports th e Memory S tick med ia. Memory Stick m edia is a co mpact, por table, and versatile IC recording media e specially design ed for exchan ging a nd sharing digital data with com patible products, s uch as di gital ca meras, m obile phones and other devices. Be[...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Hold t he Memor y St ick media with the arrow facing upward and po inting toward the M emor y Stick PRO/Duo media slot. 2 Careful ly slide th e Memor y Sti ck media into the slot unti l it clicks into pl ace. The Mem or y Stick media i s automati cal[...]

49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To view the con tents of the Me mory Stick med ia 1 Click St art and Compu ter to open the Computer wind ow . 2 Double-click the M emor y Stick media icon to view the l ist of data fi les sav ed in the Memor y S tick media. To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory Stic k media has been f ormatted in th e factor y[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 5 Click St art . 6 At the c onfir mation promp t, click OK . The for matting proc ess sta r ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media. 7 Once co mplete d, cli ck OK . 8 Click Close .[...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media i n tow ard the computer. The Mem ory Stick media ej ects. 3 Pull th e Memor y Sti c k media o ut of the s lot. ! Always remo ve the Memor y Stick medi a gently , o[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In addit ion to the M emory Stic k PRO/ Duo media sl ot, your com puter is eq uipped with an SD memor y card/Multi MediaCard (MMC) slot to acco mmodate other memor y cards. Yo u can use t his slot to trans fer data a mong digit al cameras , camcorder s, music players, and othe r audio/vi de[...]

53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser ting a Memor y Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card/ MultiMediaCa rd (MMC) sl ot on the front of the com puter . 2 Hold the m emor y card wi th the arrow facing upward and p ointing toward the mem or y card slo t. 3 Careful ly slide th e memor y ca rd into the s lot until it clicks into p[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memory ca rd while the Medi a Acce ss indi cator ligh t is on. The card or it s data may beco me damaged. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Ac cess indi cator l ight is off. 2 Press th e e xtend ed par t of the memor y car d, causing it to extend out fr om the [...]

55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter net Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connect ion Before you can co nnect to th e Internet , you need to c onnect your computer to a teleph one line w ith a telephon e cable (no t suppli ed). Once you have set up y our telephon e cable con nection, y ou're ready to connect to the In ternet. To con[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireless LAN (WLAN), all yo ur digital devi ces with built -in WLAN function ality com municate freel y with each other th rough a ne twork. A WLA N is a network in which a us er can conn ect to a loc al area netwo rk (LAN) thr ough a wirele ss (radio) connectio n. So there [...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ✍ In som e countries, u sing WLAN products m ay be restrict ed by the local regul ations (e.g. l imited numb er of channel s). Therefo re, before activ ating the WLAN fu nctional ity , read the Sa fety Inform ation carefully . WLAN u ses the IEEE 8 02.11a * /b /g standard, whi ch specifi es the used techn ology . [...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer The commu nication speed varies dependin g on the dis tance betwee n communi cation devi ces, existe nce of ob stacles betw een such dev ices, the de vice confi guration, the radio cond itions, and the software i n use. In add ition, commu nication s may be cut off dep ending o n the radio condition s. The commu nic[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc network is a netw ork in whic h a loca l network is created o nly by th e wireless devic es themse lves, with n o other centr al controll er or acce ss point. Each devic e commun icates direc tly with other devices in the ne twork. You c an set up an ad-hoc[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou canno t sele ct the 5 GHz ba ndwidth, whic h is use d for th e IEEE 802.11 a stan dard, o n ad-h oc netw orks. 1 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up. On mod els that suppor t th e Bluetoo th functio nalit[...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infr astructure) An infr astructure n etwork is a n etwork that ex tends an e xisting wir ed local ne twork to wire less devi ces by provi ding an ac cess poin t (not supplied ), for example the Sony Acces s Point. The ac cess point br idges the wirel ess and wired LAN and acts [...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wir eless ne twork 1 Make sure an ac cess poi nt is set up. See the m anual that c ame with your acces s point for more informa tion. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN swi t c h . The Wi reless LA N indicator lights up. On mod els that suppor t th e Bluetoo th functio nality * a nd/or the IEE[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Functionality You ca n establi sh wireless communi cation be tween your c omputer and other Bl uetooth dev ices such a s another computer or a mo bile phone . You can tra nsfer data be tween these device s without cab les and up to 33 feet ( 10 meters) ra nge in ope n spac e. ❑ Wireles s W AN m[...]

64 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on using the Blue tooth funct ionality ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, depending o n the following condi tions: ❑ Obsta cles , such as walls , locate d betwe en de vices ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate rial us ed in w alls ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves an d cordles s telepho nes ❑ Radio fre quen[...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ❑ The 2 .4 GHz band, with which Bluet ooth de vices or wirele ss LAN de vice s wo rk, is us ed b y v ar io us de vices . Blueto oth devices use the tec hnology to minimize the interference from other de vice s that use t he same wav e length. S imultaneous use of the Blu etooth funct ionality and wir eless com mun[...]

66 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with Another Bluetooth De vice You ca n connec t your compute r to a Bl uetooth devic e such as another com puter, a m obile phone, a PDA, a headset, a mouse, or a digital camera wit hout the use o f any cab les.[...]

67 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate wit h another Blueto oth device To com municate with another B luetooth devi ce, you nee d first to set up the Bluet ooth functiona lity. For s etting up an d using the Blu etooth func tionality , see the hel p file on the Blueto oth utili ty software. To see the help fil e 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetoo[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset The Bl uetooth headset (not suppli ed) will come in ha ndy during a v ideo conferen ce over th e Internet using instant mess aging software. For details on using th e Bluetooth he adset, se e the manua l that cam e with you r Bluetooth headset. To connect t he headse t with you r computer[...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To disconn ect the he adset fro m your compu ter 1 Right-cli ck the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar and select Bluetooth Settings from the me nu. The Bluetooth S ettings window appear s. 2 Right-cli ck the headse t icon and s elect Disconnect from the menu. 3 Click Ye s .[...]

70 nN Using P eripheral Devices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctionality to your VA IO comp uter by usi ng the va rious por ts on the c omputer. ❑ Connecting a P or t Replicator (page 71) ❑ Connecting External Speakers (page 75) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 76) ❑ Selecti ng Display Modes (pag e 79) ❑ Using the Mu[...]

71 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a P or t Replicator Attachi ng a por t replicat or enables you to c onnect ad ditional peripherals to your co mputer, s uch as a pr inter and an exter nal displa y. A port replicator may be su pplied wi th your com puter, dep ending on the model you purcha sed. If not, you c an additiona lly purc hase a n [...]

72 nN Using P eripheral Devices Attaching Y our Computer to the P or t Replicator To attach yo ur compute r to the port re plicat or ! T o prevent loss of unsave d data, be sure to t urn off your comput er before attachi ng it to the port replicator . 1 Discon nect all periphe rals from the computer. 2 Plug on e end of the pow er cor d (1) int o th[...]

73 nN Using P eripheral Devices 5 Align th e bottom con nector of the co mputer wit h the connector on the por t r eplicator a nd push down the co mputer unt il it clic ks into pl ace . 6 T ur n on t he compute r . ! Use the AC adap ter supplied wit h your computer . Do not move your computer while attached to the po rt replicator; thi s may detach[...]

74 nN Using P eripheral Devices Disconnect ing Y o ur Computer from the P or t Replicator ! T o prevent loss of unsave d data, be sure to t urn off your compu ter before disco nnecting i t from the po rt replicator . To disconn ect your c omputer from the port re plicat or 1 T ur n off t he compute r and the co nnected pe ripheral s . 2 Lift the c [...]

75 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting Exter nal Speakers You ca n enhan ce the so und quali ty of your c omputer by connecti ng exter nal speake rs. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker cable (1) i nto the head phones j ac k (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the speaker cable to the exter nal speaker (3). 3 T ur n down the volum e of[...]

76 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n connec t an external display ( not supp lied) to yo ur comp uter. For exa mple, you can use the compu ter with a co mputer displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connec t the power cord after co nnecting al l other cable s. Connec ted external di splays are used as sec ondar y screen[...]

77 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n connec t a multime dia comp uter displa y that inc ludes bu ilt-in spe akers and a micro phone direc tly to yo ur comput er or vi a the (opt ional) por t replicat or. To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multime dia comp uter disp[...]

78 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Projector You ca n connec t a projecto r (for examp le, the So ny LCD proje ctor) direc tly to yo ur computer o r via the ( optional) port repl icato r. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) o f y our p rojector int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug an RGB signal cable (2) (not supp lied) into the m[...]

79 nN Using P eripheral Devices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect which display to be used as the primary mon itor when an ext ernal displa y (desktop mon itor, etc.) is connected to your computer. If yo u want to work on your co mputer s creen and t he external display at the same t ime, see U sing the Multiple Monitors Function (page 80) f[...]

80 nN Using P eripheral Devices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultiple Monitors f unction allows you to dis tribute por tions of your des ktop ac ross sep arate disp lays. F or examp le, if y ou have an externa l display atta ched to the monit or (VGA) p ort, your com puter sc reen and the externa l display can funct ion as a sing le de[...]

81 nN Using P eripheral Devices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on t he desktop an d select Per sonaliz e from the sh or tcut menu. 2 Click D ispla y Set ting s . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 F ollow th e on-screen instruc tions to change th e settings. ✍ Additi onally , you can s et the display co lors and resol[...]

82 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If yo u need to u se a sound i nput devi ce (for exam ple, to chat over th e Internet ) you need t o plug in an external microphon e (not s upplied). To con nect an ex ternal micropho ne Plug th e micropho ne cable (1 ) into the mi crophon e jack (2) m . ✍ Make sure your microphon[...]

83 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent your computer an d/or USB devices fro m damage, o bserve the following : ❑ When movin g the compute r with USB de vices c onnected, a void any shock or force to the US B por ts. ❑ Do not put the comput er into a bag or car ry ing case when it ha s USB [...]

84 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Drive You ca n purcha se a USB flo ppy disk d rive and c onnect it to y our comput er. To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) you pref er to us e. 2 Plug the USB floppy disk dr ive cable (2) into th e USB por t. Y our USB floppy disk dri v e (3) is now ready for [...]

85 nN Using P eripheral Devices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk dr iv e You c an disconn ect a US B floppy disk dri ve when your comp uter is o n or off . Discon necting the drive whe n the co mputer i s in a pow er savi ng mode ( Sleep or Hi bernate) ma y cause the comp uter to malfun ction . If the computer is o ff, you can un plug the US B cab[...]

86 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n connec t a Window s-compati ble prin ter to yo ur computer to prin t document s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n connec t a USB prin ter compati ble with your version of Windo ws to the comp uter. To connect a printer using t he USB p ort 1 Plug the power cord (1) of [...]

87 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer is equipped with an i. LINK por t, wh ich you can us e to con nect to an i. LINK device su ch as a di gital vi deo camcorde r or to con nect two V A IO computer s in order to copy , d elete or edi t files. ❑ The i.L INK por t on [...]

88 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder 1 Plug on e end of an i.LINK ca b le (1) (not supp lied) into the i.LINK por t (2) on the compu ter and th e other e nd into the D V In/Out po r ts (3) on t he digital v ideo camco rder . 2 Launch t he D V gate Plus softw are. ✍ On Son y di[...]

89 nN Using P eripheral Devices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You can co nnect your computer to 100BA SE-TX/1 0BASE-T-t ype networks with an Ethernet networ k cable. Connec t one end of a netwo rk cable (not supp lied) to the network (Ethern et) port on the co mputer or the (opti onal) port r eplicator and the othe r end to y our network . For det[...]

90 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This section briefly de scribes how to cha nge the main s ettings o f your VAIO computer . Among oth er things, y ou will learn how to us e and custom ize the l ook of your S ony software and utiliti es, etc. ❑ Setting the Passw ord (pa ge 91) ❑ Using Fingerprint A uthenti[...]

91 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting the P ass word In ad dition to the W indows p assword, y ou can use B IOS functi ons to set two types of passwords to protect y our compute r: power-on password a nd hard disk p assword. Once you have set the po wer-on pass word, you w ill have to ente r the passwo rd after the VAIO lo go appears to s[...]

92 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he power-o n passw ord (machine passwor d) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Pres s the < or , key to selec t Secur ity[...]

93 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add the power -on pas sword (use r passwo rd) ! Make sure you set the machine pa ssword befo re setting the user pa ssword. 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh [...]

94 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the P ower- on P ass word To change or remove the power- on password ( machine password) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO lo go [...]

95 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To change or remove the power- on password ( user passw ord) 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. 3 Ente r the us er pa ss wo rd f or En[...]

96 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk P ass word The ha rd disk pa ssword pr ovides addi tional sec urity for the data stor ed on your h ard disk. If you enable the hard d isk passwo rd, this add s an extr a level of securi ty. When ad ding the h ard disk pas sword, you must set both the master a nd user pas swords. The maste[...]

97 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To add t he hard di sk passw ord 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. ✍ If you have set the powe r -on pass word, enter y our power-on[...]

98 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing the Hard Disk P a ss word To change the hard disk pass word 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. ✍ If you have set the powe r[...]

99 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Removing the Hard D isk P assw ord To remove the hard disk password 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO log o appears. The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears. ✍ If you have set the powe r [...]

100 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Adding the Windows P assw ord The Wi ndows passwor d comes in handy when you ha ve to shar e a single compu ter with othe r people. By s etting the Window s passwo rd, you can protect yo ur user acc ount from una uthorize d access. Entry of the Windo ws passwor d will be pr ompted after you sele ct your us e[...]

101 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing/Remo ving the Windo ws P ass wo rd To chang e the Wi ndows pas sword 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click the User Accounts and F amily Safe ty icon. 3 Click the User Accounts icon . 4 Click Change your passwor d . 5 In the Curre nt passw ord field , enter your curren t password. 6 In the Ne[...]

102 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Finger pr int A uthentication Your c omputer is equipped wi th a fingerpr int sensor to provide you with add itional c onvenie nce. A sm all horizo ntal bar loc ated at the lower right o f the ke yboard is the sensor of the fing erprint reade r and wil l be referre d to as the fingerprint s ensor herei[...]

103 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Precautions on Using Finger print A uthentication ❑ The fin ger prin t authentic ation techno log y do es not assu re comp lete user au thenticat ion or comp lete protec tion of your data and h ardware. Sony assu mes no liab ilities f o r any problems and damages arisi ng out of your u se of or ina bility [...]

104 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ❑ When swiping your finger acros s the fing erp rint sensor , keep the following in m ind: ❑ Place your fin ger tip flat in the center of the finger pr int sens or . ❑ Scan your fing erpr int from the top j oint of the finger to the finger tip. ❑ Swipe your finger per pen dicular ly acros s the finge[...]

105 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Enrolling a Finger print To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality, you must e nroll your f ingerprin t(s) in your computer. ✍ Set the Wi ndows passwor d on your comput er before enroll ment. See Adding the Window s Passwor d (pag e 100) for the de tailed inst ructions. To enroll a finger pri[...]

106 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 6 Click Ne xt . The P asswor d window ap pears. ✍ If the Wi ndows passwo rd is not set on your comp ut er , password regi stration will be prompted . 1 Click Ye s on the p rompt w indow . 2 Enter your password t wice and click OK . 7 Enter th e Windows password and cli c k Next . The Enrollment Hints windo[...]

107 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 10 Swip e y our finger acros s the fing erp rint se nsor four times to perform a swipe test , and then c lick Ne xt . The Enrollment window appears. ✍ See T o sc an a fingerp rint (pag e 109) for the sc an procedure . Swipe the sa me finger for the swip e test. If y ou fail a swip e test four times, click [...]

108 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer 11 Click a button above a finger of which fin ger prin t y ou want to e nroll. 12 Swip e the finger a cross the fin ger pr int sensor th ree times. 13 Click Finish . 14 Click Close . ✍ T o enroll more fingerprints, repeat steps 11 and 12 above. It is rec ommended yo u enroll more than two fingerprints. To [...]

109 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To scan a fi ngerprint 1 Place the top joint o f your finger on the finger pr int se nsor (1). 2 Swip e y our finger per pen dicular ly ac ross the fi nger pri nt sensor . ! Place yo ur fingertip fla t in the center of the f ingerprint sen sor . Scan yo ur fingerp rint from th e top j oint of the finger to t[...]

110 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Logging Onto Y our System To us e the fingerp rint authenti cation func tionality i n place of pa ssword entry to log onto your sys tem, you nee d to set the power-o n, hard dis k, and Win dows passwor ds and c onfigure y our compute r for finge rprint auth entication. For set ting the po wer-on, har d disk,[...]

111 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To enabl e the Powe r-on S ecurity feat ure If yo ur fingerprints are enrol led for the p ower-on pas sword or h ard disk pas sword, you will be able to substitute fingerprint authenti cation for p assword entr y when starting your computer . 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Protector Suit e QL , an d Contr [...]

112 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To log onto the system using th e Power-on Security fe ature 1 T ur n on t he compute r . The aut hentication w indow appea rs f ollowing the V AIO l ogo . 2 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor. Windows la unches. ✍ Alternati vely , you can press the Es c k[...]

113 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P ass word Bank Once you have registere d your use r informati on (use r accounts , password s, etc.) for Web sites in the pas sword bank , you can su bstitute f ingerprin t authentic ation for en tering requ ired in formation and access the pass word-protec ted Web s ites. Adding an Entr y t o the[...]

114 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using a P ass word Bank Entr y to Access a W eb Site Once you hav e added a n entry to the pass word ban k, you can use it to acce ss the cor respondi ng passw ord-protecte d Web site. To access a pa ssword-pro tected We b site 1 Visit the desired pas s word-protec ted Web site to displ a y the user a ccount[...]

115 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Impor ting/Expor ting P ass word Bank Entries You ca n export /import entr ies to/fr om the pas sword bank for a back up or reco very pur pose. To expo rt an en try 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Protector Suit e QL , an d Contr ol Center . The Fingerprint Control Cente r wi ndow appears. 2 Click Sett ings[...]

116 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To impo rt an en try 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Protector Suit e QL , an d Contr ol Center . The Fingerprint Control Cente r wi ndow appears. 2 Click Sett ings and User Settings . 3 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor. The User Settings window appears. [...]

117 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the File Saf e F eature With the F ile Safe featu re, you can create an encr ypted arch ive to includ e a file or folder for protect ion against una uthorized acces s. The encryp ted archive c an be decrypt ed or unlocke d for included file/folde r access by swi ping your fing er across the finger prin[...]

118 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer To unlock the encrypted archive 1 Right-cli ck the desired archive and selec t Unlock fro m the menu. 2 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor. ✍ Unlock ing the archive ena bles you to acc ess the file s or folders inclu ded in the archive. To lock the en cryp[...]

119 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the Application Launche r The app lication launcher feat ure is availabl e on your comp uter for launc hing your prefer red applic ation (executa ble file) that is ass igned to one of y our finger s with the enrolled fingerp rint. Once y ou have assigned an appl ication to your fing er, you c an launch[...]

120 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Launching an Ap plication with Y our Finger Swipe y our finger with your d esired app lication as signmen t across the fi ngerprint sensor to l aunch the correspond ing applic ation. ✍ Swipin g the fing er with no appl ication assi gnment across the finge rprint sensor will dis play the m enu. Changing an [...]

121 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Removing an Application Assignment to Y our Finger To remov e an appl ication a ssignme nt to your finger 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Protector Suit e QL , an d Contr ol Center . The Fingerprint Control Cente r wi ndow appears. 2 Click Sett ings and User Settings . 3 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol le[...]

122 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Finger print A uthentication with the TPM With the TPM data encryptio n feature, using finger print authe ntication can str engthen co mputer secu rity. For i nstructi ons on how to us e the TPM, see Using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (page 1 27) . To us e fingerprint authenticati on with the TP M, yo[...]

123 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Initializin g the TPM ! T o initia lize the TPM sof tware, you need to lo g onto your computer as a user with admi nistrator righ ts. 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Protector Suit e QL , an d Contr ol Center . The Fingerprint Control Cente r wi ndow appears. 2 Click Elev a te administrative priv ilege for [...]

124 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Customizing th e TPM settings 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , Protector Suit e QL , an d Contr ol Center . The Fingerprint Control Cente r wi ndow appears. 2 Click Fingerprints and Enroll or Edit Fingerprints . The We l c o m e window appears. 3 Click Ne xt . 4 Enter th e Windows password and cli c k Next .[...]

125 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Logging onto Windows 1 W ait unti l a mess age TPM Cryptography in pr ogress close s on the W indows log-on screen. 2 Swip e the finger w ith the enrol led finge rpr int a cross the fin ger prin t sensor. 3 Enter the P IN if you set it. Windows la unches. ✍ Y ou can log ont o your user accoun t just by sw [...]

126 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Erasing t he Enrolled Fing er prints Before disposing of your computer or transfe rring it to a t hird per son, it is strongly rec ommended you era se the fin gerprint data enr olled on the fingerpr int sensor a fter erasi ng the data stored on y our hard di sk. To er ase the e nrolled fing erprint s 1 T ur [...]

127 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using T r usted Platf or m Mod ule (TPM) The em bedded Tru sted Platfor m Module (TPM) provides you r compu ter with bas ic security functions. In combi nation with the TPM, you can enc rypt and decr ypt your da ta to strengt hen compu ter security against inappropr iate access. TPMs ar e defined by Trusted [...]

128 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Make sure you set u p the autom atic backup operatio ns after com pleting the T PM initia lization wizard. If th e window contain ing the Run automatic bac kup no w check box is disp la yed after the setu p , select t he check bo x and up date the backup files. The res tore proce ss using t he backup fil[...]

129 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Impor tant Notice ❑ Do not enc r ypt files containi ng k eys to be used for encr yption a nd f olde rs includ ing such fi les. Encr yp ting the file s in the folders c ontaining basic use r k eys and othe rs, using the E ncr ypting Fi le System (EFS) will disable you to la unch your TPM so ftware and decr [...]

130 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Do not enc r ypt the following arch ive , backup , or token fil es. There wil l be no wa y to r estore th em if you carele ssly e ncr ypt them. Sony assu mes no liabi lities for any troubles and d amages ar ising o ut of your carele ss encr yp tion of the f o llowing files and folders incl uding them. ?[...]

131 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Do not enc r ypt the following password reset token or secret fil es. There will b e no way to reset the pa ssw ord if you carele ssly en cr ypt t hem. Sony assu mes no liabi lities for any troubles and d amages ar ising o ut of your carele ss encr yp tion of the f o llowing files and folders incl uding [...]

132 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Configuring the TPM To use th e embedded TPM, you n eed to: 1 Enable the T PM on the B IOS setup screen . 2 Install the Infineo n TPM Professional Pac kage. 3 Initiali ze and configure the TPM. Enab ling the TPM on the BIOS setup screen To enab le the TPM 1 T ur n on your computer. 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when [...]

133 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Installing the Infineo n TPM Prof essional P ack age Read the Readme.t xt in the C:InfineonReadme folder. Then, d ouble-cli ck C:Infineonsetup.exe to instal l the pac kage. To in stall this package, you must have admi nistrator rights on the comput er. ! Y ou need to set a few passwo rds while in stallin[...]

134 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Central The VAIO Centra l utility allow s you to con sult syste m informati on and spe cify prefere nces for sys tem behavio r. To use V AIO Cent ral 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Central . The V AIO Cent ral window appear s . 2 Click the System Informat ion[...]

135 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using the P o wer Sa ving Modes When y ou use a bat tery pack as t he power sour ce for your c omputer, you can take advantage of power ma nagement setti ngs to conse rve battery life. In add ition to the norm al operating mo de, which allows you to turn off specific de vices, your compute r has two distinct[...]

136 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep mode turns off the LCD screen and pla ces the ha rd disk and the CPU into a l ow power consumptio n mode. T he umbe r power l ight flashes i n this mode. To activate Sle ep mode Click Start , the arrow n ext to the Lock button, and Sl eep . To retu rn to Normal mod e Pres s any key. ! [...]

137 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer If the computer i s not use d for 25 minu tes, it will enter Sleep mode. To avoid this , you can change the Sleep mode settin gs. To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status ic on on the t askbar and select Po wer Options . 2 Click Change plan settings under t he current power pla n. 3[...]

138 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the state o f the system is saved on t he hard di sk and powe r is turned off . Even whe n the battery runs down, no data will be lost. The power in dicator li ght is off in this mode . To activate Hibe rnate mode Pres s the Fn + F12 keys. The Hibernating scree n app[...]

139 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer ✍ If you do not use your comput er for a long period of t ime, place the computer into Hib ernate mode. Thi s power saving mod e saves you t he time of shuttin g dow n or r esuming . When you r computer is in Hibernate mode , you cannot i nsert a disc. Hibernat e mode re quires mo re time th an Sleep m ode[...]

140 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Managing P ow er with V AIO P ower Management Power management helps you set up powe r schemes for r unning on AC power or batteries t o suit yo ur requirem ents for powe r cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plication d eveloped exclusivel y for VAIO c omputers. W ith this s oftware applic[...]

141 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Activ ating V AIO P o wer Management P ow er Schemes VAIO Power Management provid es sever al predefin ed power schemes. E ach power s cheme co nsists of a group of power managem ent settin gs that ar e designed to meet spe cific power m anagement g oals, rang ing from maximum powe r managem ent to no po wer[...]

142 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer V A IO P ow er Management Vie wer To start VAIO Po wer Manage ment Vi ewer Click on the VA IO Power Manage ment tab . Alter natively, y ou can use VAIO Ce ntral to start VAIO Pow er Management Viewer . Double-cl ick the Power Management fold er on the System Information ta b in the VA IO Central window , and[...]

143 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Changing the P erf or mance Setting You ca n change t he memor y configurati on that affec ts power c onsumptio n during Norma l mode. To change the perf ormance setting 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and click V AIO Centr al . The V AIO Cent ral window appear s . 2 Double-clic k P o wer Management on the [...]

144 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Computer Protecting the Hard D isk Your com puter has th e VAIO HDD Protection utili ty prei nstalle d for c ust omizin g you r sett ings for pr ote cting your hard d isk driv e against s hock haza rds. You can se lect the s ensitivit y level o f the built- in shock sensor to set the ap propriate p rotectio n level. [...]

145 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO compu ter and m emory modu les use high preci sion co mponents and electroni c connec tors tech nology. To avoid inval idation of the warranty du ring your product war ranty per iod, we reco mmend that : ❑ Y ou contac t your dealer to install a new memor y module. ?[...]

146 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the functional ity of you r computer, y ou can incr ease the memor y by instal ling optio nal memory m odules. Before you upgrade y our computer 's memory, rea d the notes an d procedures in the following pages. Th e number of ava ilable slots depends o n[...]

147 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r ❑ Use the s pecial bag delivered with the memor y modu le or wrap the m odule in aluminum foil to prote ct it from E SD . ❑ Introduc ing any liquids, f oreign s ubstances, or ob jects into the me mor y module s lots or other inte rn al components of your compute r will resul t in damag e to the co mputer a[...]

148 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omputer and discon nect all periphe ral devices. 2 Unplug th e computer a nd remov e the batter y pack. 3 W ait unti l the com puter co ols down. 4 Unscr e w the sc re w (indi cated by the arr ow below) on the bottom o[...]

149 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 6 Remove the memor y modu le: ❑ Pull the latches in the dire ction of th e arrows (1). The mem ory module i s released. ❑ Make sure that th e memor y mod ule tilts up and the n pull it out i n the direc tion of the arrow (2). 7 Remove the new memor y module from its pa ckaging.[...]

150 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r 8 Slide t he memor y mod ule into t he memor y mod ule slot and push it i n until it clicks into pla ce. ! Do not to uch any other compone nts on the moth erboard. Make su re to i nsert th e memor y modu le edge with a notch i nto the memor y module slot. 9 Replace the memor y mo dule compar tment cover . 10 T[...]

151 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Compute r Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on t he compute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Central . The V AIO Cent ral window appear s . 3 Click the System Informat ion tab . 4 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n f older . 5 Double-click the System I nf orm atio [...]

152 nN Precau tions Precautions This section describe s safety gui delines an d precautio ns to help you pro tect your VAI O comput er from pote ntial dam age. ❑ On Handling the LCD Screen (pag e 153) ❑ On Using the P ower Sour ce ( page 154) ❑ On Handling Y our Computer (page 155) ❑ On Handling Floppy Disks (page 157) ❑ On Handling Discs[...]

153 nN Precau tions On 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 comp uter near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the LCD s creen or ex e r t press ure on it. T his could ca use a mal function. ❑ Using your co mputer in low temperatur e conditions ma y pro[...]

154 nN Precau tions On Using the P ow er Source ❑ See the o nline Sp ecification s to check the power operati on of your model. ❑ Do not sh are the AC outlet with o ther power-consum ing equip ment, suc h as a photoc opier or shr edder . ❑ Y ou can p urchase a power strip wi th a surge protector . This de vice pre vents damage to your compute[...]

155 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a soft cloth, which is dr y or lightly moi stened with a mild dete rgent so lution. Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad, sco uring pow der , or s olv ent s uch as alcoho l or ben zine, as these m a y dama ge the fini sh of your compu ter . ❑ If you drop a solid object o[...]

156 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only specifie d periph eral equipmen t and inter f ace cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut or dam aged conne ction c ab les. ❑ If your computer is broug ht directly from a col d location t o a war m one, moistur e may condense inside the comput er . In this ca se, allow at least one h our befor[...]

157 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the shutt er manually o r touch t he surface of the flo pp y disk. ❑ K e ep floppy disks awa y from magne ts. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from dir ect sunligh t and ot her sources of heat. ❑ K eep flop p y disks awa y from any liquid. Do not let the m get wet. When you are not us[...]

158 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not dr op or bend th e disc. ❑ Finger pr ints and dust on t he surface of a disc may cause read erro rs. Alwa ys hold the di sc by its edges and central hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are of the disc is e ssentia l to its c ontinuous rel iability . Do not[...]

159 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y packs in t emperatures a bov e 140°F (60 °C), such a s in a ca r parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y li f e is shor ter in a c old environment . This is due to decreas ed batter y effi ciency at low temperature s . ❑ Charge b atter y packs at temper[...]

160 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, cycling , or operat ing any motor ized v ehi cle. It may create a traffic hazard and is ill egal in som e areas. It c an also be po tentially dangerous to play loud music whil e walking, espec ially at pedestr ian cr ossings. ❑ Prev enting hearing [...]

161 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not us e the media in a loc ation subje ct to static electr icity o r electri cal noise. ❑ Do not touc h the Mem or y Stick media connecto r with your finger or metalli c objects. ❑ Use only the adhes iv e lab el suppl ied with th e Memor y Sti ck media as a l abel. ❑ Do not ben d, d[...]

162 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk ha s a high storage dens ity and reads or wri tes data in a short tim e. However, i t can be e asily dama ged by mechan ical vi bration, sh ock, or dus t. Althoug h the har d disk has the inter nal safety d evice to prev ent losi ng data due to mechanic al vibrati on, shoc k or dust, yo u[...]

163 nN T r ouble shooting T rou b leshoo ting This section d escribes how to sol ve comm on problem s you m ight enc ounter when using y our VAIO computer. Many prob lems have s imple solu tions. T ry these sugg estions before vis iting the So ny onlin e support W eb site at: http: //esu ppor t.s ony . com/EN/V AIO/ fo r cust omers i n USA, http://[...]

164 nN T r ouble shooting ❑ PC Car ds (page 198) ❑ A udio/Video (page 20 0) ❑ Memory S tick Media (page 2 01) ❑ P erip heral s (page 202)[...]

165 nN T r ouble shooting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is securel y plugged into a power sourc e and tur ned on. Ma k e sure the pow er indi cator shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is i nstalled pr operly and cha rged. ❑ Make sure t he floppy disk dr ive (if applic[...]

166 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "P ress <F1> to resume, <F2> to s etup" appe ars at the bo ttom of t he screen, fol low these steps: 1 Pres s the F2 key . The BIOS setup scree n appears. If not, restar t the c omputer and p ress the F2 key se veral [...]

167 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if m y computer or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er stops responding while a soft ware applica tion is r unning , press t he Alt + F4 ke ys to close the ap plicatio n window . ❑ If the Al t + F4 k eys do not wor k, click Start , the arrow next to the Lock b utton, and Shut Down to tur n[...]

168 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mputer may become unstable if t he operat ing mode i s change d before the c omputer complete ly enters Sl eep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to normal op erating stability 1 Close al l open programs. 2 Click St art , the ar ro w next to [...]

169 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying o f incompatibility or improper installa tion of the battery pac k, appears and my computer enters Hibernate mode? ❑ This sy mptom co uld be due to the batter y pack not being installed p roperl y . T o reso lve this sympto m, tur n off your compute r and remove the batte[...]

170 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if m y game softw are does not w ork or it k eeps crashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game if the re are any patche s or updates to download. ❑ Make sure you have installed the latest vide o driver . ❑ On some V AIO mo dels, the graphics mem ory is shared with the syste m. The opti mal graphic perf[...]

171 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when th e time selected f or the automatic turn-off action has passed? The VAIO O riginal Scre en Saver di sables the timer setti ng, which y ou can sel ect using th e Windows p ower opti ons, for yo ur compute r screen to turn off. Select the sc reen sa ver ot her th an the VAIO Origi[...]

172 nN T r ouble shooting System Security This section provides informat ion about kee ping you r computer operatin g smoothly and protecti ng against p otentia l threats to the c omputer's secu rity. How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft Wind ows operati ng system is preinstall ed on your [...]

173 nN T r ouble shooting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging stat us? See Charging the B attery Pack ( page 24) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our compute r is dire ctly conne cted to the AC adapter , it uses A C power, even if the batt ery pack i s install ed. When should I recharg e the batter y pac k ? ❑ When the ba[...]

174 nN T r ouble shooting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pack is warm? No, it is normal for th e battery pa ck to be w arm when it is p owering your computer. Can my computer ent er Hiber nate mode while using battery power ? Your c omputer ca n enter Hi bernate mode while using battery power, but so me sof tware program s and [...]

175 nN T r ouble shooting Inter net What should I do if m y modem does not wo r k? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is secur ely plugged into the m odem por t on your compute r and the wall ja ck. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is wor king. Plug the cable into an ordinar y tel ephone and listen for a dial t one. ❑ Make sure that t he tele[...]

176 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omputer is equipped with a V.9 2/ V.90 compatib le modem. Many fact ors may in fluence m odem con nection spee d, inclu ding telep hone line n oise or com patibility w ith telepho ne equipme nt, such as fax machin es or other modems. If you think your modem is not connecting proper[...]

177 nN T r ouble shooting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on av ailability is affected by distanc e and obst ructio ns. Y ou m a y need to m ov e your computer awa y from obst ruct ions or cl oser to any ac cess po int you may be using. ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LA[...]

178 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess point settings. Se e the manual t hat came wi th your access p oint for more informati on. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e access poi nt are conne cted to one another . ❑ Mov e your comp uter awa y fro m obstr uctions or closer to any access [...]

179 nN T r ouble shooting How do I a void dat a transf er interruptions? ❑ When your com puter is c onnected t o an acce ss poin t, data transfer interru ptions may occur whe n using lar ge files or if the comp uter is in close proximity to microwav es and cord less tele phones. ❑ Mov e your comp uter closer to the acces s point. ❑ Make sure [...]

180 nN T r ouble shooting Bluetooth T echnolog y What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot disco ver my computer? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the Bl uetooth functi onality enabled. ❑ If the Bl uetooth ind icator is off, turn on the WIREL ESS sw i t c h . ❑ Y ou cannot use the Bl uetooth funct ionality when your compu ter is in [...]

181 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if o ther Bluet ooth de vices cannot con nect to my comput er? ❑ Make sure the o ther device is au thenticate d. ❑ Y our co mputer may not all ow connections from other de vices. T o en ab le Bl uetooth device con nections, follow these st eps: 1 Right-c lick the Bluetoo th icon on t he taskba r . 2 Se[...]

182 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y is m y Bluetooth connectio n slow? ❑ The dat a transfer speed depen ds on the o bstacles a nd/or the distance between the two de vices, on t he radio wav e quality , and on the operating sy stem or the software in use. Move your computer and Bluetooth de vices c loser to eac h other . ❑ The 2.4 GHz radio fr equenc[...]

183 nN T r ouble shooting Can I use a de vice with Blueto oth technolog y on ai r planes? With Bluetooth technol ogy, your com puter tran smits a radio frequency of 2.4 GHz. S ensitive location s, suc h as h ospitals a nd airpl anes, may have re striction s on use of Blueto oth devices, due to radio interferenc e. Check with faci lity staff to see [...]

184 nN T r ouble shooting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is t rying to read may be di rty or dam aged. Follo w these steps : 1 Restar t the computer by clicking Star t , the arrow ne xt to the Loc k button, and Re start . 2 Eject t he disc from th e optical di sc dr iv e. 3 Exam[...]

185 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc properly on m y comput er? ❑ Make sure t he disc is in ser ted into the op tical di sc drive with th e label facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he necessar y program(s) i s installe d accordi ng to the ma nuf acture r's instr uction s. ❑ If a disc is dir t y or dam aged, your [...]

186 nN T r ouble shooting 5 Double-click the op tical disc d rive device to open a list of t he optica l disc dr ives of your computer. 6 Double-click the de sired dr ive . Y ou can c onfir m the dr iv er software by selecti ng the Driver tab , and c licking Driver Details . 7 Click OK to close the window . ❑ Make sure an adhesive label is not af[...]

187 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er launc h any software a pplication nor allow any to lau nch autom atically , not ev e n a screen sav er . ❑ Stop using t he k e yboard. ❑ If you are using a CD-R/R W disc with an adhesive label affixed, replace it with one with no affixed ad[...]

188 nN T r ouble shooting Displ ay Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our comput er screen ma y go b lank i f the computer loses power or ent ers a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hiber nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Video ) Slee p mode, press any ke y to brin g the computer back into Nor mal mode. See Using the P ower Sa ving Modes (page 135) f[...]

189 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal displ a y is selected f or the di splay output and t he externa l display is disconn ected, you cannot displ a y a video on your computer sc reen. Stop vi deo playback, change the display output to t he compute r screen, and t hen resta r t video p la yback[...]

190 nN T r ouble shooting What should I do if t he e xter nal disp la y sta ys b lank? If yo u cannot cha nge the di splay output with the Fn + F7 keys , you nee d to chang e the settings for the e xternal disp lay with VAIO Centr al . To chang e the setti ngs, launch the VA IO Central , click t he Syst em Informatio n tab and se lect the c ontrol [...]

191 nN T r ouble shooting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter is on, and the printer cable is secu rely connec ted to the po r ts on the p rin ter and comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter is compatible wit h the Wind ows operating syste m installed on your compute r . ❑ Y ou may need to instal l[...]

192 nN T r ouble shooting Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not work? ❑ If you are usin g an external microphon e, make sure the mic rophone is turne d on and is proper ly plugge d into the micropho ne jack on your compute r . ❑ The muting b utton m a y hav e been pr essed. Check to see i f the muting in dicator light is on. If[...]

193 nN T r ouble shooting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not recogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is secur ely plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our co mpute r wi th y our mous e con nec ted. What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mouse i s not connec ted. ❑ If [...]

194 nN T r ouble shooting Speak ers What should I do if m y speak ers do not w or k? ❑ Make sure your speakers a re proper ly connec ted and the v olume is tu rned up loud en ough to hea r sound. ❑ Make sure your speakers a re designed f or compu ter use. ❑ If your speakers hav e a mutin g button, set the button to o ff . ❑ The sp eaker v o[...]

195 nN T r ouble shooting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled the touc h pad without c onnecting a mouse to your c omputer . ❑ Make sure that a mouse i s not connected to your compu ter . ❑ If the pointer does not move while a software applic ation is run ning, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to [...]

196 nN T r ouble shooting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage lay out of your c omputer's ke yboard is l abeled on t he packag ing box. If you choose a d ifferent reg ional keybo ard when yo u complet e the Wind ows setup, the key co nfiguration will be mis matched. To ch ange the k eyboard co [...]

197 nN T r ouble shooting Flopp y Disks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remo v e Hardw are icon app ear on the taskbar when the driv e is connected ? Your com puter doe s not recog nize the floppy disk drive. Fir st, make s ure the USB c able is pr operly c onnected to th e USB port. If y ou need to se cure the con nection, wait a few momen ts for th[...]

198 nN T r ouble shooting PC Cards What should I do if m y PC Card does not work? ❑ Make sure the P C Card is inser ted proper ly . See Inser ting a PC Card (page 44) for more in f or mation. ❑ Make sure the P C Card is c ompatible with the M icrosoft Wi ndows operating sy stem insta lled on your compu ter . ❑ See the manual that came wit h y[...]

199 nN T r ouble shooting Wh y doesn't my computer recog nize atta ched de vices? For som e PC Cards, i f you alterna te between No rmal mode an d Sleep or Hi bernate mode while the car d is inserted into the PC Card slot, yo ur computer m ay not re cognize the PC Card o r the connec ted device . Restart the c omputer . Why can' t I inser[...]

200 nN T r ouble shooting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If the message app ears to ind icate DV equipment seems to be d isconnect ed or tur ned off, the i.LINK ca ble may n ot be securel y plugge d into the p orts on you r compu ter or cam corder. Unp lug the co nnectors, and plug th em in agai n. See Connecting an[...]

201 nN T r ouble shooting Memor y Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stick media , which were fo r matted on a V AIO computer , on other de vices? You may need to refo rmat your Memory Sti ck media. Form atting Mem ory Stick m edia erases all data , includ ing musi c data pr eviously saved on it. Befor e you refor mat Memor y Stic[...]

202 nN T r ouble shooting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, chec k the USB device is tur ned o n and usi ng its own power supply . F or example, if you are us ing a digita l camera, che ck the batter y is charged . If you are usin g a prin ter , c heck the power cable is connec ted prop erly to the[...]

203 nN Support Options Suppor t Options The s ection conta ins informati on on wher e to go for an swers to que stions a bout your V AIO comput er and the preinstalled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or mation See the following source s for answe rs in the s equence l isted below. 1 V A IO Computer Documentati on This on-scr een User Guide (this manua[...]

204 nN Support Options 5 V A IO Update When yo ur computer is connec ted to the Internet, VAIO Update automati cally noti fies you wh en critic al software a nd security i nformation is pos ted on the support Web site. Clic k the VAIO Updat e notic e to ope n the VA IO Suppor t Web site and vi ew th e info rmat ion. For users in Latin Amer ican cou[...]

205 nN Support Options In orde r to contac t a Sony te chnical s upport repres entative , please ca ll the fol lowing num bers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY ( 7669) ❑ In Me xico: In Me xico City: 5002-981 9 In the Mexica n Republic: 0 1-800-7 59-7669 ❑ In Colomb ia: 01-800 -550-7000 ❑ In P er u: 0-801-1- 7000 or 511-6100 ❑ In Chile: [...]

206 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or mation Dependi ng on the c omputer m odel and p articular c onfigurat ion you pur chased, yo ur compu ter may not include all of the software p rograms lis ted below. Contacts for Sony software p roducts are listed below : ❑ F or users in USA We b si t e http://es uppor t.sony .com/E N/V AIO / T elep[...]

207 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http://www .a ol.com AOL ® Musi c No w Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http://www .p remiumser vi ces.aol.com AOL ® Explorer Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e[...]

208 nN Support Options AOL ® Inst ant Messe nger ™ Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http://www .a im.com Ask Sear ch Assistant IAC Searc h & Media , Inc. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 20 6) . Ask Toolbar IAC Searc h & Media , Inc. For cont acts abou t the soft[...]

209 nN Support Options Click to DVD ® softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. At the tou ch of a but ton, Click to DVD software al lows you to a utomaticall y burn DVDs fr om a digital video (DV ) device. Create DV Ds by captur ing video con tent strai ght from a DV d evice or b y importing video from s tored files — and you ca n also e dit the v ideo[...]

210 nN Support Options Micros oft ® Office B asic Editio n, Office Professional Edition, O ffice Small Business E dition Micr osoft Corp. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http://s uppor t.mic rosoft.com 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Offi ce 60-Day T rial software inc luded with t his computer s ystem is[...]

211 nN Support Options MobiTV ® MobiTV, In c. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http://www .m obitv .com/suppo r t/suppor t.p hp Netscape ® Browse r Ameri ca Online, Inc. ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada We b si t e http://br owser .netsc ape.com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or use rs in USA and Canada [...]

212 nN Support Options Protecto r Suite QL Sony E lectronic s Inc. Protec tor Suite QL E dition al lows yo u to easily se tup your fingerpri nt sensor t hat comes with your com puter. Prot ector Suite Q L supports fingerprint l ogon, fas t user switch ing, file e ncryption , register ing forms a nd more. For cont acts abou t the software , see Prog[...]

213 nN Support Options SonicSta ge ® softw are Sony E lectronic s Inc. The So nicStage jukebox software pr ogram giv es you al l the tools you need t o manag e music on your co mputer. SonicS tage softw are suppor ts high-qua lity digita l audio st orage, a sl eek pla yer skin des ign, and a udio CD burni ng capabil ity. For cont acts abou t the s[...]

214 nN Support Options Ulead BD D iscRecorde r for VAIO ® compu ters Ulead S ystems, Inc. For ques tions and technical assistanc e, pleas e check the help and th e readme fil es. VAIO ® Acti on Setup Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Ac tion Setup manages t he setting s for your c omputer's s hortcut keys . For cont acts abou t the software , see[...]

215 nN Support Options VAIO ® Central Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Ce ntral provid es a cen tral locati on that gath ers reso urces t o configure your VAIO compute r and view y our compute r's configura tion and s pecificati ons. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Information (page 20 6) . VAIO ® Diagnostic Sony E lectro[...]

216 nN Support Options VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectronic s Inc. VAIO Medi a ™ software br ings mult imedia to y our netwo rk, enablin g you to sha re musi c, video, an d still i mage file s between y our VAIO ® computers. You can s et up one or more VAIO comp uters as " media serv ers," w hich sto re your multime dia files and [...]

217 nN Support Options VAIO ® Update Sony E lectronic s Inc. The VA IO Update utili ty helps y ou keep your V AIO ® compute r up to date by regularly ch ecking th e Sony online support Web si te for impor tant software updates a nd informati on for your s pecific VA IO compute r model. For cont acts abou t the software , see Program Support Infor[...]

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