Sony VPCSC SERIES manual

N User Guide P erson al Computer VPCSA Ser ies / VPCSB Ser ies / VPCSC Se ri es / VPCSE Ser ie s[...]

2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 4 Finding M ore about Your VAIO Co mputer ....... ............. 5 Ergono mic Cons ideratio ns ......................... ............. ...... 9 Getting Started .... ............. ............ ............. .................... .... 11 Locatin g [...]

3 nN Upgrading You r VAIO Compute r ..................... ............. .. 13 8 Adding and Remo ving Memor y .................. ............. .. 139 Precauti ons ............... ................... ............. ............. ......... 14 5 Safety I nformatio n ............ ............. ............. ............. .. 146 Care and Maintenan ce Info[...]

4 nN Before Use > Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on yo ur purchas e of this VAIO ® compu ter and welcome to the on -screen User Guide . Sony h as c ombin ed leadin g-edg e technol ogy in au dio, v ideo, com puting , and c ommunica tions to provi de yo u with a st ate-of -the-ar t computi ng expe rienc e. ! Externa l views ill ustrate d in this m[...]

5 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO 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 view of compone nts conn ection, s et-up infor mation, etc. ❑ Recovery , Bac kup a nd T r oubleshooting Guide [...]

6 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer 2. On-screen Documentation ❑ V AIO User Guide — Gen eral inform ation o f your V AIO comp uter in cludin g suppor t and troubleshooti ng infor mation. To acce ss VAIO U ser G uide , click Start , All P rograms , and VAIO Manual . ❑ Help and Support — Ge neral informat ion and tech[...]

7 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer 3. Suppor t W eb Sites ❑ Sony online support web site The So ny onlin e supp ort web s ite prov ides instant ac cess to inform ation o n commonl y enc ountered problem s. T ype a descr iption of the pr oblem and the Kno wle dge Data base sea rches f or the co rrespo nding solut ions o n[...]

8 nN Before Use > Finding More about Y our V AIO Computer 4. Customer Inf or mation Center If you do not find th e info rmation you are look ing for at our site, y ou may c all Son y dire ctly. Y ou can find the conta ct num ber s on th e Sony on line sup port we b site. In order to receiv e the fa stest and most e ffici ent servic es, ha ve the[...]

9 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[...]

10 nN Before Use > Ergon omi c Considerations ❑ Viewing angle of the comp uter display – Use th e display tilting f ea ture t o find the b est po sitio n. Y ou can r educe 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 – Choos[...]

11 nN Getting Sta rted > Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ! Before starti ng your compute r for the first time, do not connect any other hardware that did not ori ginally come with your comp uter . Upon completi on, connect one device (for example , a printe r , an ext ernal hard disk dri[...]

12 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 .[...]

13 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts F ront A Built-in came ra (page 48 ) B Built-in came ra indicator (page 20) C Ambient light sensor (page 4 3) , (page 195) , (page 196) Meas ures amb ien t light intens ity f or auto matic ally ad justi ng the LCD br ight ness to an op timum lev e l. D Num lock indicator (pag e 20) E Caps l[...]

14 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts A Driv e ejec t b utton (page 45) , ( page 49 ) B P erf or mance se lector s witch (page 125) C T ou ch pad (pag e 44) D Left button (pag e 44) E Finger pr int s ensor *1 (page 87 ) F Right b utton ( page 44 ) G WIREL ESS switch (page 69) , (pag e 74) , (page 79) , (page 80) , (page 86 ) H [...]

15 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bac k A Air vent[...]

16 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Right The location of the por ts and slots on the r ight side of your computer is diff erent depending on the model you purchased. VPCS A, VPCSB, or VPCSC Series is illustrat ed at the top and VPCSE Ser ies is illustrated at the bottom of t he enlarged illustr ations. A "Mem or y Stick[...]

17 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Left A Headp hones jack (pag e 110) B Opti cal di sc driv e (pa ge 49) C Manual e ject hole ( page 18 6)[...]

18 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bottom (with the bottom co ver) A Air vents B P or t replicato r connect or cover (pa ge 104) C Extend ed batter y pack connecto r cov e r *1 D Battery off button (page 28) , ( page 166) , ( page 175) E SIM ca rd co ver *2 (page 74) , (pag e 79) F Bottom cover *1 For deta iled ins tructi on[...]

19 nN Getting Sta rted > Locating Controls a nd P or ts Bottom (without the bottom co v er) A Memory module (page 1 39) B Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 23)[...]

20 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 Charge Illuminates while the batter y pack is charging. See Charging the Battery P ack (page 29) f o r mor e inf ormati on. Built-in camera Illuminates while the built-in camera[...]

21 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. B efor e using th e compute r for the first time , you need to con nect an A C adapte r to your c ompute r. ! Do not use yo ur comput er without i nstallin g[...]

22 nN Getting Sta rted > Connecting a P ower Sour ce ✍ T o dis connec t your compu ter complet ely from an A C power source, unpl ug the AC adapter from t he AC outle t. Make sure that an AC ou tlet is eas ily acc essible. If you do n ot intend to use your co mputer f or an extend ed period of time, pl ace the co mputer in to Hibernate m ode. [...]

23 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k is al ready i nstalle d on y our comp uter a t the time o f deli very bu t is n ot full y charg ed. ! Do not use yo ur comput er without i nstallin g the batte ry pa ck as it may cau se the comp uter to malfun ction. Installing/Remo ving the Batter y P a[...]

24 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 3 Slide t he batte r y pack into t he batte r y co mpar tment in th e direct ion of the arrow . 4 Push th e batter y pack down into th e compar tment u ntil the p rojecti on (3) cl icks into plac e.[...]

25 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 5 Replace the cover . Make sure a ll the t abs on the c ov e r are slid in place a nd push the cover in the direc tion of th e arrow . There ar e five tabs on V PCSA, V PCSB, and VPCSC S er ies and six tabs on V PCSE Ser ies. 6 Replace and tig hten th e removed screws.[...]

26 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack To remove the b attery pack ! Y ou will lo se all uns aved data i f you remove t he batter y pack wh ile your com pute r is on and not co nnect ed to the AC adap ter . 1 T ur n off the c ompute r , clos e the LC D screen lid, and unp lug the AC adapte r if plu gged. 2 Unscr ew the two screws (1), [...]

27 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack 3 Pull an d hold the tab in the d irection o f the ar row (3) and pu ll the batter y pa ck in the dir ection o f the ar row (4). 4 Slide t he batte r y pack awa y from the compu ter in th e direc tion of the arrow .[...]

28 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack ✍ If your comput er does not recogniz e the b atter y pac k, turn o ff you r compute r and push and hold the bat tery o ff butt on for ab out th ree seconds with a thin, strai ght object (such as a p aper clip). If this do es not solve t he problem , remove the batter y pack and insta ll it once[...]

29 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 charge i ndicator light i s on wh ile the [...]

30 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack ✍ Keep the b atter y pack in yo ur comput er while it i s dire ctly con nected to a n AC powe r source. The batter y pa ck conti nues to c har ge while y o u are u sing the co mpute r . When the bat ter y pack is running out of power and both the ch arge and po wer indicat or ligh ts blink, yo u[...]

31 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Chec king the Batter y Charge Capacity The ba ttery ch arge ca pacity gradua lly d ecreas es as the number of bat tery ch arging i ncreas es or the dura tion of us e of the battery pack e xtends. T o get t he most ou t of the batter y pack, che ck th e battery charge capacit y and c hange the batt[...]

32 nN Getting Sta rted > Using the Battery P ack Extending the Battery Life When y our com puter is running on batte ry power , you ca n exte nd the b attery l ife usin g the follo wing me thods. ❑ Decrea se the LCD br ightnes s of your comp uter scre en. ❑ Use the p ower sa v ing m ode. See Using the P ower Sa ving Modes (page 34) f or more[...]

33 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 ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to the comp uter . 2 Sav e your dat a and c lose all r unning s oftware a[...]

34 nN Getting Sta rted > 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 comput er has tw o dist inct power savin g modes to suit your pr eferenc e: Sleep a nd Hibe rnate. ! If you do no t intend[...]

35 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Sleep M ode To activate Sle ep mode Click Sta rt , the arrow next to the Shut down button, an d Sleep . To retu rn to Norma l mode ❑ Press any key . ❑ Press th e power button on your compute r . ! If you press an d hold t he power butto n for more than four seconds, your comp ut[...]

36 nN Getting Sta rted > Us ing the Power Savin g M ode s Using Hibernate Mode To activate Hibe r nate mode Pres s the Fn + F12 keys. Alterna tively, yo u can click St art , the arrow next to the Shut down butto n, and Hib ernat e . ! Do not move you r comp uter be fore its pow er indi cato r ligh t turn s off. To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t[...]

37 nN Getting Sta rted > Keeping Y our Computer in Optimum Condition K eeping Y our Computer in Optimum Condition Updating Y our Computer Be sure to updat e your VAIO com puter with the followin g softwa re appli catio ns for e nhancing your compu ter's effi ciency , securit y, and functiona lity. The VAIO Update autom aticall y noti fies y[...]

38 nN Getting Sta rted > Keeping Y our Computer in Optimum Condition Using the Antivi r us Softw are f or Y our Computer Protect y our comput er again st com puter viruses by usin g the an tivirus soft ware. You c an ke ep the antivirus softw are curr ent with t he lat est up dates by downl oading and ins talli ng the up dates from the web site [...]

39 nN Getting Sta rted > Keeping Y our Computer in Optimum Condition Using the V AIO Care With the VAI O Care , you can re gularly condu ct perfor manc e checks and tune -ups on y our comp uter to kee p it run ning at an optimum leve l. Laun ch the VAI O Care whenever a probl em is fou nd on your compute r. The VAIO Ca re will prov ide approp ri[...]

40 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 41) ❑ Using the T ouch P ad (page 44) ❑ Using Special-function But tons (pag e 45) ❑ Using the Quick W eb Acc ess Func tion ( page 46) ❑ Using the Built-in Came[...]

41 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 ion/Feature Function Fn + (F1) : tou[...]

42 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard Fn + / T (F7) : displa y outpu t Switches the display output between your com puter screen and an external display . Press the Enter ke y to select the displa y output. ! If you d isconn ect a displa y cable from y our com puter while an exte rnal dis play i s selec ted as the dis play outp[...]

43 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the K eyboard Changing the Backlit K eybo ard Settings If your co mputer i s equ ipped with a b acklit keyb oard, you ca n set the ke yboar d light to auto matica lly tur n on and o ff accor ding to am bient lig ht intens ity. Additi onally, you c an set a time per iod to turn off th e keyboa rd ba cklig[...]

44 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 tou ch pad by pressin g the Fn + F1 keys. Y ou can also use the V AIO Control Center to cha nge the touc h pad sett ings. ! Be sure to c[...]

45 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. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the co[...]

46 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Quic k W eb Access Function Using the Quic k Web Access Function The Q uick Web A cce ss funct ion en ables yo u imme diately to acces s the Internet wi thout laun ching the Wi ndows ope ratin g system. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . Activ ati[...]

47 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Quic k W eb Access Function Exiting the Quic k Web Access Function ! T o lau nch the Wi ndows operat ing syst em, you f irst need to ex it the Qui ck Web Access fu nction . To ex it the Qu ick W eb Acc ess func tion, d o any of the fo llowing: ❑ Click the icon lo cated at the lower left cor ner of [...]

48 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Your co mputer is eq uipped wit h a bui lt-in c amera. With the c ommunica tion so ftware, such as Windows Live Messenger , you can make a video call through the Internet. For detaile d inform ation on ho w to us e the softwa re, see t he help file inc luded [...]

49 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 a built-in op tical disc dr ive. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ! Y ou cann[...]

50 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive 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 . ! Do not exert pressure on the drive tray . Be sure to hold the b ottom of the drive tra y when placi ng/re movin g a disc onto/ from [...]

51 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Suppor ted D iscs 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 recordable P:[...]

52 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive ! This uni t is desi gned to p layback di scs that conform t o the Compact Disc (CD) st andard. D ualDiscs and some mus ic discs enc oded w ith copyri ght protecti on techn ologies do no t conform t o the Compact D isc (CD) stand ard. Theref ore, the se discs may no t be compa tib[...]

53 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[...]

54 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Optical Di sc Drive Notes on region codes Region c ode indica tors are labeled on the discs or packages to in dicat e in which re gion and on what type of player you c an play the disc. If th e region c ode ind icates "all ," you ca n play this disc i n most reg ions of the world. If the re[...]

55 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 op tical disc dr ive . ! 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 your desire[...]

56 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" Using "Memor y Stic k" "Memor y St ick" i s a compa ct, por tabl e, and ver satile I C rec ording m edia es peci ally de signe d for exc hanging and sh aring digital data with compa tible p roducts, s uch a s digital c ameras, mobil e phone s, and othe r devic[...]

57 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" Inser t ing and Remo ving "Memor y Stic k" To insert "Memory Stick" 1 Loca te the "Mem or y S tick Duo" sl ot. 2 Hold "Me mor y Sti ck" with the arrow poin ting toward the sl ot. 3 Careful ly slid e "Mem or y S tick" into th e slo[...]

58 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" ✍ If "Memor y St ick" do es not go int o the slot ea sily , remo ve it ge nt ly and veri fy you are i nsertin g it in t he pr oper di rection. When you insert "Memor y Sti ck" into th e slot for the firs t time, you may be prom pted to ins tall driver so ftw[...]

59 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" To remove "Memory Stick" ! Do not remo ve "Memor y St ick" whil e the medi a access ind icator lig ht is li t. If you d o, you may l ose data. Large volu mes of data may ta ke time to lo ad, so make sure t he indicat or light is unlit befo re removin g "M[...]

60 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" F or matting "Memor y Stic k" To format "Memory Stick" "Memor y St ick" i s formatt ed by d efault and is ready f or use. 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 [...]

61 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" 6 Click St ar t . 7 F o llow the on -scre en instr uc tions. ! It may take time to forma t "Memor y St ick" dep ending o n the medi a type.[...]

62 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using "Memory Stick" Notes on Using "Memor y Stick" ❑ Y our com puter has been tested and found compa tible with Sony branded "Mem or y St ick" with ca pacit y of up to 32 GB that are av ailable as of Octo ber 2 011. Howe ver , not all "Mem or y S tick" are guaran teed[...]

63 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards Using Other Modules / Memor y 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 cann ot use SD m[...]

64 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 pointin g toward the slot. 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 the slot. ✍ When yo u [...]

65 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Other Modules / Memory Cards To remove an SD memory ca rd 1 Locate th e SD memor y card slot. 2 Check that the media acce ss indi cator light is unli t. 3 Push in the SD mem or y car d toward the comp uter and r elease. The SD memor y card ejec ts. 4 Pull th e SD me mor y car d out of the slot .[...]

66 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 [...]

67 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[...]

68 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Network (LAN) Using the Network (LAN) You ca n conne ct yo ur co mputer to 1000BA SE-T/1 00BA SE-TX/10 BASE- T type ne tworks with a LAN cable . Con nect one en d of a LA N cable (not sup plied ) to the LAN port on the computer or the optio nal port replic ator and the o ther end to you r network . F[...]

69 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Using the Wireless LAN The W ireless L AN (WLAN) allow s your com puter to connec t to a n etwork th rough a wi reless connec tion. The WLAN uses the f ollow ing IE EE 802 .11a/b /g/n stan dard, whic h specifi es th e type of t echnolo gy used . See the speci ficat ions to find out abou[...]

70 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Notes on Using the Wireless LAN Function Gene ral not es on us ing th e wirel ess L AN func tion ❑ In so me countr i es or regi ons, using W LAN p roducts may be restr icted by the loca l regula tions (e.g. limite d number of channel s). ❑ The IEE E 802.11a stand ard and th e IEEE 8[...]

71 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Note on the data encryption The W LAN st andard i nclud es the encrypt ion method s: Wired E quivale nt Priv acy (WEP), wh ich i s a sec urity prot ocol, Wi-Fi Protec ted Acce ss 2 (WPA 2), and W i-Fi Prote cted Ac cess (WP A). Propo sed joi ntly by the IEEE and Wi -Fi Allia nce, bot h [...]

72 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Star ting Wireless LAN Communicati ons You fir st need t o estab lish wir eless LAN comm unica tions bet ween yo ur comp uter a nd an acc ess poi nt (no t supplie d). See Windows Help and Support for mor e informat ion . For help on setting up a wireles s network , clic k Star t , All P[...]

73 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless LAN Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ications To stop wireless LA N communications Clic k the switch next to Wi-Fi to togg le it to Off in the VAIO Smart N e twork wi ndow. ! T urnin g off the wi reless LAN fu nction whi le acces sing remote do cuments, files , or resources may result in data l[...]

74 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless W AN Using the Wireless W AN Using t he wirel ess WA N allows y our co mputer to connec t to th e Internet throu gh the wir eless n etwork whe rever there is the mobile phone coverag e. The wi reless W AN may no t be av ailable i n some c ountries o r regio ns. Some fe atures and o ptions i[...]

75 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless W AN To insert a SIM car d 1 T ur n off your compu ter . 2 Open the SIM ca rd cov er on the bottom of the comp uter .[...]

76 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless W AN 3 Remove the SIM card ( 1) by pushing it out from the ba se plate. 4 Slide t he SIM ca rd holder in the d irectio n of the arrow (2) and then lift the hol der . 5 Inser t the SI M card into the SIM card ho lder with its p rint ed circ uit side up.[...]

77 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless W AN 6 Close th e SIM car d holder an d then s lide the holder i n the d irectio n of the arrow (3). ! Do not touch the printed circuit on the SIM ca rd. Be sure t o hold you r computer firm ly before i nserting or remo ving the card. Do not dama ge the SIM card in any way , either by bend [...]

78 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the Wir eless W AN Star ting the Wireless W AN Communications To start th e wireless WA N communication s ! Make sure that the SIM card cover is pr operly clo sed, other wis e the wireless WAN function may not work. 1 T ur n on t he WIRELESS sw it c h . 2 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms , and V A IO Sma rt[...]

79 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the International Roaming Serv ice Using the Inter na tional Roaming Ser vice To use th e internati onal r oamin g service, y ou first ne ed to inse rt a SIM car d into the S IM card hol der on your co mputer . Follow the st eps in Inser ting a SI M Card (page 74) . ! Y ou cann ot use th e interna tional[...]

80 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Using the BLUET OO TH F unction You ca n esta blish wi reless comm unica tions betw een yo ur co mputer an d ot her BLUE TOOTH ® devices such as a nother compute r or a m obile phone. You can t ransfer data be tween th ese devi ces without cable s at a ra nge of u p to 33 f eet /[...]

81 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Communicati ng with Another BLUET OO TH De vice You can co nnect yo ur compute r to a BLUETOOTH de vice such as another comput er, a mobile pho ne, a PDA, a head set, a mouse, or a digi tal came ra withou t the us e of any c ables.[...]

82 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the BLUET OOTH Function To commu n icate wi th another BL UETOOTH device To commu nicate with a nother BLUETOOTH de vice, y ou first ne ed to s et up the BL UETOOT H functio n. For info rmation on setting up and usin g the BLUET OOTH fu nction , see Windows Help and Support . 1 T ur n on t he WIRELESS sw[...]

83 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Stopping BLUET OO TH Communicat ions To stop BLUETO OTH communications 1 T ur n off the B LUET O O TH device that is co mmunicatin g with your co mputer. 2 Click the switch next to BLUET OO TH to tog gle it to Off in the V AIO Sm art Network window .[...]

84 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the BLUET OOTH Function Notes on Using the BLUET OO TH Function ❑ The dat a transfer rate varies, dependi ng on th e following conditio ns: ❑ Obsta cles , such as w alls, located bet ween de vices ❑ Distanc e between devices ❑ Mate r ial used in w alls ❑ Proximity to mic rowa ves and c ordles s[...]

85 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the BLUET OOTH Function ❑ The BL UET O O TH fu nction m a y not wor k w ith other devices, depending on the manufacturer or th e software v e rsion employ e d by the manuf acturer . ❑ Connecti ng multiple BLUETOO TH d e v ices t o your comput er may cause c hannel c onges tion, res ultin g in poor pe[...]

86 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Usin g the GPS F unctio n Using the GPS Function You ca n get th e loca tion i nform ation b y using GPS (Gl obal P osition ing Sy stem) wi th locat ion so ftware . Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi gura[...]

87 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. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . See the speci ficat ions to find out about t[...]

88 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. To register a fingerprint 1 Click St ar t , All Pr ograms, Tr u e S u i t e , and Tr u e S u i t e . 2 Click Get St ar ted . 3 F o llow [...]

89 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 t op joi nt of your finger flat in th e center of the finge r pr int sen sor (1). 2 Swip e your finger pe r pendi cular ly across the fi nger pr int s ensor a nd scan f rom the to [...]

90 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Fingerprint A uthentication ! Keep your finger in cont act with the f ingerpri nt sensor whil e swiping. Fingerp rint registra tion may fai l if you move your finge r too quic kly or too sl owly . Let the finge rprint sen sor take about one se cond to sc an your finge rpri nt. Y ou may no t be able to re[...]

91 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Logging Onto Windows To use th e finge rprint authentic ation fu nction i n place o f Windows passwor d entry to log onto your s ystem, y ou need to set the Win dows pas sword an d configu re yo ur comp uter for fin gerpri nt authe ntication . For i nformati on on how to set t[...]

92 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. Some fe atures and o ption[...]

93 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM Impor tant Notice Notes on en cr ypting the o perating system or program files Encr ypting files used by your operat ing s ystem o r any s oftwar e applic ation , usi ng the En cry pting F ile Sy stem (E FS) with the TPM, w ill dis able you to laun ch or op erate such so ftware. To av oid suc h p[...]

94 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM Notes on en cr ypting key files o r files on th e Personal Secure Drive Encr yptin g files cr eated in the fol lowin g folders when yo ur user ac count i s initia lize d and the E FS is enabled will disable you to launc h your TPM s oftware and decr ypt t he enc r ypted dat a. With th e defaul t [...]

95 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM Notes on en cr ypting backup files or other files Encr yptin g backup arch ive file s or emerg ency rec over y toke n files w ill d isable y ou to rec over y our com puter system for emerge ncy, and encr ypting pa ss wor d reset token files or secr et files w ill d isable you to reset th e passwo[...]

96 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM ❑ K ey and ce r tificate backup file Default file name : SpBa ckupArchive .x ml ❑ PSD backup file Default file name : <D rive name>- P erson al Secur e Dr ive.fsb ❑ Owner password backup file Default file name : SpO wner_<your com puter nam e>.tpm ❑ Protoc ol file Default file[...]

97 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 the com puter and pres s the F2 ke y rep ea[...]

98 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[...]

99 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM Using BitLoc k er Dr iv e Encr yption with the TPM BitLock er Drive Encrypt ion is a data encryp tion feat ure that is av ailable on models with Wi ndows 7 Ultim ate or Windo ws 7 Ente rp ris e. En abl ing BitLo cker Dr ive E ncryption in conjun ction with the TPM en crypts all data on the built-[...]

100 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM To unlock the encrypted data with a reco very key stored on a USB flash memory de vice To unl ock the encrypt ed data with a rec overy key stored o n a USB flash memory device , your s ystem ne eds to ac cess the USB fla sh me mory devic e when you b oot the com puter . Follow these ste ps to co[...]

101 nN Using Y our V AIO Comput er > Using the TPM ! Updating yo ur BIOS with u pdating sof tware, su ch as the VA I O U p d a t e , changes the BIOS se ttings ba ck to the def ault. Y ou need to repea t the steps above a gain . It takes se veral hours t o complete t he encr yption process.[...]

102 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using P eripher 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 P or t Replicator (pag e 103) ❑ Connecting External Spe ak ers or Headphones (page 1 10) ❑ Connecting an External Display (page 111 ) ❑ Selecti ng Display Mo[...]

103 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator Connecting a P or t Replicator Attachi ng an optiona l port r eplicato r ena bles you to con nect a dditional periphe rals to your compu ter, suc h as a pr inter an d an exter nal disp lay. Locating P or ts on the P or t Replica tor ! While the port replicat or is attach ed to[...]

104 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator Attaching Y our Computer to the P or t Replicator ! Be sure to ins tall the ba tter y pack(s) be fore attach ing your com puter to the port repli cator . To attach yo ur computer to the port re plicator ! If the AC ada pter is suppl ied with your port repl icator , be sure to [...]

105 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator 4 Remove the por t r eplicato r connec tor cover from the bottom o f the comp uter . ! Y ou may fin d it difficu lt to remove t he port replic ator conne ctor cover , as it is tigh t in plac e on your compu ter . Do not exert extra p ressure when removing the cover so as not t[...]

106 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator 5 Align t he rear bottom cor ners of the compu ter with t he guid es on the por t repli cator . ✍ If an opt ional exten ded batter y pack is attached to your comp uter , slide the t ab (1) in the di rection o f the arrow to lift the connector (2) on the port repl icator to a[...]

107 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator ! Be sure to sl ide th e tab (1 ) to the end. I f no t, the connect or (2) is not lo cked in the correct positi on, resu lting i n a con tac t fa ilur e bet ween your compute r and the port replicator . When the ext ended bat ter y pack is no t attached to your computer , slid[...]

108 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator Disconnect ing Y our Computer from the P or t Replicator ! T o pr event loss of unsave d data, be sure to turn off your co mputer bef ore disco nnect ing it from the port rep licator . When th e batter y pack is running out of power , disc onnecti ng your computer fr om the po[...]

109 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a P or t Replicator 2 Replace the por t repl icator con nector c ov e r on the b ottom of the co mputer. ✍ It is extremely importan t that you replace the port repli cator conn ector cover afte r disconnec ting you r computer fr om the port r eplica tor . If the conn ector is left un covered , [...]

110 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 . To connect e xternal speake rs ✍ Make sure you r speakers are d esigned for co mputer use [...]

111 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting an Exter nal Displa y Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . ! Blu-ra y Disc play back on a co nnected ex ternal disp lay may be in terrupte d, dependin g on the type or bit rate of t h e vide o. Y ou m ay b e able t[...]

112 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a Computer Displ ay or a Projecto r You ca n conn ect an ex ternal di spla y, such as a c ompute r displ ay or a project or, eithe r direc tly to y our comp uter or via the optiona l por t replic ator. To connect a computer displ ay or a proje ctor ! The moni tor po[...]

113 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display ! Y our comp uter is complian t with the H DCP stand ard and ca pable of encr ypting the transm issio n chan nel of digi tal vide o sign als f or the pur pose of copyrig ht protec tion, which enabl es you to play and vie w a wide vari ety of cop yright p rotected and high -qua[...]

114 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display Connecting a TV with an HDMI Input P or t You ca n conn ect a TV wi th an HDM I input port to your compute r. To connect a TV to your comp uter ! T o hear so und fr om the device connecte d to the HDMI output port, yo u need to chan ge the dev ice for sou nd outp ut. For deta [...]

115 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display ✍ See t he manu al th at came with your T V fo r more i nformatio n on inst allati on and use. The HDMI cable carries b oth vide o and audio signa ls.[...]

116 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display To play Blu- ray 3D Disc media Some fe atures and o ptions may no t be avail able on your comput er . See the speci ficat ions to find out about the confi guratio n of your co mput er . ! Y ou cann ot use opt ical di scs if you d isable t he optic al disc dri ve in the BIO S s[...]

117 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display 5 Clic k lo cated at the lo wer right cor ner of the Po w e r DV D B D win dow , e nable the 3D f unction, a nd cl ick Aut o D e te ct . ✍ Y ou can ch ange the sc reen resoluti on of your co mputer . Click located at the lower right co rner of the PowerDVD B D win dow and t [...]

118 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting an External Display To connect a high-quality d i gital so und output de vice between yo ur computer an d a TV You can conne ct a hi gh-quali ty hom e theater r eceive r or othe r surroun d sound dec oder dev ices be tween y our comp uter and TV usin g an HDM I conne ction . ! Before co nnecti ng[...]

119 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. ! The moni tor port on you r computer i s not access ible when the comput er is attach ed to the port replic[...]

120 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 ex terna l display conne cted to your compu ter, yo ur compute r scree n and the ext[...]

121 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Using the Multiple Monito rs Function To use t he Multiple M onitors fun ction ! The moni tor port on you r computer i s not access ible when the comput er is attach ed to the port replicator . The screen res oluti on of your exte rnal di splay may cha nge when you change the perf orman ce mode. ✍ Y our e[...]

122 nN Usin g P erip heral D evi ces > Connecting a USB Device Connecting a USB De vice You c an c onnect a Univ ersa l Seri al B us (USB ) d evice, such as a m ouse, a fl oppy dis k d rive, a spe aker, o r a printer , to y our compute r. ! Y ou can not use USB de vices if you dis able th e USB port s in t he BIOS setup scre en. T o enabl e the [...]

123 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 soft ware supplie 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[...]

124 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. ❑ Selecting P erf ormance Modes (page 125) ❑ Setting the Pa[...]

125 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Selecting P erf ormance Modes Selecting P erf or mance Modes Your com puter is equip ped wit h the pe rforman ce se lector s witch for changi ng the p erforma nce mo de without resta rting the compute r. You c an s elect either of the p erforma nce mode s: STAM INA mode for lowe r powe r cons umptio n or[...]

126 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Selecting P erf ormance Modes To select a perfo rmance mode Slide the perfor mance s elector switch (1) to s elect a p erforma nce mo de. To check the current perf ormance mod e ❑ Find o ut which m ode is sele cted with the per forman ce selec tor switch. ❑ Find o ut which p erformanc e mode icon is [...]

127 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ass word Setting the pas sword a llows yo u to pr otect yo ur compu ter from unautho rized a ccess by maki ng the u ser ente r the pas sword when the comput er is tu rned o n or retur ns to Nor mal mode fr om Slee p mode or Hiber nate mo de. ! Do not forget your pas sw[...]

128 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the P ow er-on P assw ord To add t he powe r-on pa ssword (mach ine pas sword) 1 T ur n on the com puter and pres s the F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot appear , resta r t th e computer and t r [...]

129 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 com puter and pres s the F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot app[...]

130 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 com puter and pres s the F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot appear , resta r t th e computer and t r y aga in. 2 Enter th e user[...]

131 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord Setting the Windows P assw ord To add t he Wi ndows p asswo rd 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 Create a password f or your account und er Make ch anges t o your user acc ount . 5 In the[...]

132 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Setting the Passw ord To remove th e Windows passwor d 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 Remove y our pas sw o r d . 5 In the Cu rrent password fi eld, en ter the c urrent p assw or d that you want to re mov e[...]

133 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 your desi [...]

134 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 management helps you set up powe r plans for running on AC or batter y power to s uit your requir ements fo r power cons umpt ion. The VAIO Powe r Management functio n is adde d to the Windo ws Power Options . With this softw ar[...]

135 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 ❑ Memory C ard Slot ("[...]

136 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 com puter and pres s the F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot appear , resta r t th e computer and t r y aga in. 2 Pres s the < or , k ey t[...]

137 nN Customizing Y our V AIO Computer > Protecting the Hard Disk Protecting the Hard D isk If yo ur comp uter is equipped w ith a bu ilt-in hard d isk driv e, then the hard d isk dr ive pro tectio n functio n is ava ilable. T his functio n pro tects your har d disk drive a gains t shock ha zard s. See the speci ficat ions to find out about the[...]

138 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Upgrading Y our V AIO Co mputer 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 sh ould con tact your dealer to in stall a [...]

139 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer > Adding and Remo v ing Memory Adding and Removing Memor y If yo u want to ex pand the function ality of your com puter, you can i ncreas e the amoun t of mem ory by r eplaci ng the ins talle d memo ry modu le. Be fore you upgrade y our co mputer 's memo ry, read th e notes and p rocedures in the follow[...]

140 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[...]

141 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 W ait a bout an hour until the c omput er cool s down. 3 Unscr ew the two screws (1), slide t he botto m cover in the direc tion o [...]

142 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[...]

143 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 touch any com ponents on th e motherboar d other than th e memory module. Be careful no t to touch the wires and the project ions inside the botto m cover . Be s[...]

144 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 [...]

145 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. Some fe atures and o ptions in thi s sectio n may not be av ailab le on your co mputer . ❑ Safety I nf ormation ( page 146) ❑ Care and Maintenance Information (page 14 9) ❑ [...]

146 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information S a fe t y I n fo r m a t i o n Comp ute r ❑ Use your compu ter on a solid , stable su rface . ❑ Do not us e your comput er dire ctly on your lap . The tempe rature of th e base of the u nit will r ise dur ing no rm al ope ration and over time could result in dis comfor t or bur ns. ❑ Use only speci[...]

147 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information Batter y P ack ❑ Do not leave batter y packs i n temperatur es above 140°F / 60°C, such as in a c ar par ked in the sun or unde r direct sunligh t. ❑ F o r your safety , Sony reco mmends using th e genuine Sony batt er y pack and AC adapter p rovided with this pr oduct. If these i tems need to be re[...]

148 nN Precaut ions > Safety Information 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. ?[...]

149 nN Precaut ions > Care and Maintenance Information Care and Maintenance Inf or mation Comp ute r ❑ Clean the cabinet w ith a s oft, dr y or lightly moiste ned cloth with a m ild deter gent sol ution. Do not use an abrasive pad, scour ing p owder , or sol v e nt such a s alc ohol or benzi ne, as these may damage the finish of your compute r[...]

150 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer Handling Y our Computer ❑ If you drop a solid ob ject o r any liquid o nto your comp uter , shu t down the co mputer, unplug it, and r emov e the bat ter y pack. Y ou may want to hav e the co mputer checked by qualified per sonnel before operatin g it aga in. ❑ Do not dr op your computer or pla c[...]

151 nN Precaut ions > Handling Y our Computer ❑ If your computer is br ought d irectly fr om a col d loc ation to a war m one, mois ture may conden se in side the com puter . In such a case, allow at le ast on e hour before tur ni ng on th e compute r . If any problems occur, unplug the comp uter a nd contact an auth or ized Sony ser vice/supp[...]

152 nN Precaut ions > Handling the LCD Screen Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD sc reen facing the sun. T his co uld da mage th e LCD sc reen. B e sure to bloc k direct sunl ight whe n using your co mputer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD sc reen or e xer t p ressure o n it. Thi s could cause a damage. [...]

153 nN Precaut ions > Usin g th e P ower Sour ce Using the P ower Source ❑ Do not sh are an AC outlet with o ther power-cons uming equipm ent, su ch as a p hotoc opier or a s hredder. ❑ Y ou ca n purcha se a p ower stri p with a su rge pro tector. This device helps prev e nt dama ge to your compu ter caus ed by sudden p ower surges, in an el[...]

154 nN Precaut ions > Handling the Built-in Camera Handling the Bu ilt-in Camera ❑ Do not sc ratch or soil the area o n and a round the built-in cam era, as it may cause po or qua lity ima ges. ❑ Do not let the direc t sunlight get into the lens of the built-in c amera regardl ess of your comput er's power state, as it ma y cause t he c[...]

155 nN Precaut ions > Handling Discs Handling Discs ❑ Finger prin ts and dus t on th e surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Be sure to hold the di sc by its e dges a nd cen tral hole, as sh own below: ❑ Nev er affi x an adhe sive label to a disc . This will affect the use o f the di sc a nd may result in i rreparable dam age.[...]

156 nN Precaut ions > Using the Battery P ack Using the Batter y P ack ❑ Batter y lif e is shor ter in a col d environment. T his is due to dec reased b atter y efficien cy at low temperature s. ❑ Charge bat ter y packs at temperat ures between 50° F / 10°C to 86°F / 30°C. Low e r temperatur es require lo nger char ging time. ❑ Do not [...]

157 nN Precaut ions > Handling "Memory Stic k" Handling "Memor y Stic k" ❑ Do not touc h the " Memor y Stick" connec tor with your finger or metalli c objec ts. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with " Memor y Stick". ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , o r expose "Memo r y Stick". ❑ Do not di[...]

158 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[...]

159 nN Precaut ions > Using Fingerprint A uthentication Using Finger print A uthentication ❑ The fin ger pr in t authentic ation technolo g y does not ensur e compl ete us er authen tication or co mplete pr otection of your data and h ardware. Sony assum es no liabil ity for any problems and damage s ari sing out of your use of or inabili ty t[...]

160 nN Precaut ions > Using the TPM Using the TPM ❑ 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 ection of your data a nd hardware. Sony a ssumes no lia bility for any pro blems and dam ages a ris ing ou t of your use o f the function s. ❑ After you hav e insta lled [...]

161 nN T roub leshooting > 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. If th ese sugg estio ns fail t o solv e yo ur problem s, use the VAIO Care . To lau nch the softwa re, see Using the VA IO Care (page 3 9) . If the [...]

162 nN T roub leshooting > ❑ Microp hone (page 198) ❑ Speake rs (page 199) ❑ T ouch P ad (page 2 01) ❑ Ke yboard (page 202) ❑ Floppy Disks (page 203) ❑ A udio/Video (page 204) ❑ "Memory Stick" (p age 206) ❑ P eriphe rals (page 207 )[...]

163 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations Computer Operations 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 pack is instal led prop er ly and c harged. If an extended ba tter y p [...]

164 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations 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 curre d. ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do not work, click Start , th e arrow next to the Shut[...]

165 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations What should I do if m y computer or soft ware stops r esponding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a so ftware app licatio n is r unn ing, pres s the Alt + F4 ke ys to c lose the ap plica tion window . ❑ If the Alt + F4 ke ys do not wor k, click Start and the Shut dow n button t o tur[...]

166 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations 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 [...]

167 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations Wh y does the System Proper ties window displa y a slow er CPU speed than the maximum? This is norm al. Beca use your compu ter's CPU utilizes a type o f CPU speed control ling tec hnolog y for po wer cons ervatio n purpos es, Syste m Proper ties may displ ay the curren t CPU speed inst ead of [...]

168 nN T roub leshooting > Computer Operations 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 the com puter and pres s the F2 ke y rep eatedly until th e V AIO logo d isappear s. The BIOS setup screen ap pears. If the s creen d oes n ot ap[...]

169 nN T roub leshooting > System U pdate / Secu rity System Update / Secur ity How ca n I find impor tant updates f or my co m puter? You ca n find and ins tall the latest update s on y our com puter with the so ftware applica tions: the Windows Update and the VAIO Update . See Upda ting Your Computer (p age 37) for more info rmation. How do I [...]

170 nN T roub leshooting > Recovery / Recovery Me dia Recov er y / Reco ver y Media Ho w can I crea te Reco v er y Media? You can create Rec overy Medi a usin g the VAIO Ca re (page 3 9) . The me dia are us ed to restore your comp uter sys tem to it s fact ory d efa ult se ttin gs. ! If your computer i s not equi pped with a bu ilt- in optical d[...]

171 nN T roub leshooting > Recovery / Recovery Me dia How do I redu ce the v olume of the recov er y area? Your b uilt-in storage device contai ns the r ecover y area wh ere the da ta for system reco very is s tored. If your compu ter includes a solid state dr ive, you might want to min imize the recov ery area b y removin g such da ta. 1 If you[...]

172 nN T roub leshooting > Recovery / Recovery Me dia 6 F o llow the on -screen instr ucti ons until the S elect recovery type wind ow appears. 7 Selec t Custo m recovery - Re move recovery co ntents . 8 F o llow the on -scre en instr uc tions. ! The above procedu re invol ves system recover y . The applicati ons and dat a you added on the s tor[...]

173 nN T roub leshooting > P ar tition Pa r t i t i o n How ca n I create a hard disk par tition? The W indows fea ture a llows you t o create a part ition without re cove ring you r compu ter s ystem. 1 Click St ar t , Contr ol Panel , S ystem a nd Secu rity , a nd Cr eate and for mat ha r d dis k partitions under Administrative T ools . 2 If t[...]

174 nN T roub leshooting > Batter y Pac k Batter y P ac k 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 29) fo r more informati on. When is m y computer using A C pow er? When yo ur co mputer is conne cted to a n AC outl et with t[...]

175 nN T roub leshooting > Batter y Pac k Can my computer ent er H iber nate mode while running on batter y pow er? Your com puter can enter Hiberna te mode while ru nning on b attery po wer, but s ome softwa re prog rams and periphe ral devic es prevent the system fr om enterin g Hibernat e mode. If yo u are usin g a program that preven ts the [...]

176 nN T roub leshooting > 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 . On model s with Media Galler y , you cannot use anothe r camera a pplicati on [...]

177 nN T roub leshooting > Built-in Camera What should I do if captured imag es c ontain dropped fra m es and audio inter r uptions? ❑ The effect setti ngs on your software ap plic ation may cause dro pped frames. See t he help file in cluded wi th your software applic ation for more i nformation . ❑ There ma y be mo re software applicati on[...]

178 nN T roub leshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What should I do if the V A IO Smar t Network icon is not displa yed on the taskbar? ❑ Click on the taskbar a nd che ck if the V AIO Smar t Network ico n is di splayed. ❑ If the V AIO Smart Network icon is no t on the task bar , cli ck Start , All P rogram[...]

179 nN T roub leshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) ❑ Make sure Maximum P e rformance is s e l ec t e d fo r Wireless 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 Click Start a nd C ontrol P ane l . 2 Click Syste[...]

180 nN T roub leshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) Wh y is the data transf er speed slow? ❑ The wi reless LA N data transfer speed is affected by d istance and obstr ucti ons between devices and a ccess p oints. O ther factors incl ude device conf igurations, radi o condit ions, and s oftware c ompatibil ity . T o maxim ize the data tra [...]

181 nN T roub leshooting > Networking (LAN/Wireless LAN) What are channels? ❑ Wireles s LAN com municati on use s divided fr equen cy bands known as cha nnels. Thir d-par ty wirel ess LAN a ccess p oint channel s may be prese t to dif f erent c hannels from Sony devices. ❑ If you are usin g a wir eless L AN acces s point , se e connec tivity[...]

182 nN T roub leshooting > Wireless W A N Wireless W AN What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to the wireless W A N? ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led prop erly and c harged. ❑ Activate a mo bile bro adband ser v ice acc ount with a suppo r t ed carr ier. ❑ Hav e ad equate m obile cover a ge in your area . Check with y[...]

183 nN T roub leshooting > BLUET OO TH T echnolog y BLUET OO TH T ech nolog y What should I do if other B LUET O O TH de vices cannot find m y computer? ❑ Make sure both devices hav e the BLUETOO TH 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 canno t use t h[...]

184 nN T roub leshooting > BLUET OO TH T echnolog y What should I do if other B LUET O O TH de vices cannot connect to m y computer? ❑ Check the suggesti ons in What should I do if I cannot find the BLUET OO TH device I want to comm unicate with? (page 1 83) . ❑ Make sure t he other d e v ice s are aut hentic ated. ❑ The dat a transfer dis[...]

185 nN T roub leshooting > BLUET OO TH T echnolog y Can I use a de vice with BLUET OO TH technolog y on air planes? With BLU ETOO TH technol ogy, your computer transmi ts a radio freq uency of 2.4 G Hz. Sen sitive lo catio ns, such as hos pitals and air planes, may ha ve res trictio ns on u se of BLUE TOOTH devices to avoi d radio i nterf erence[...]

186 nN T roub leshooting > 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 . ! T ur[...]

187 nN T roub leshooting > 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. ❑ Blu-ray Disc playbac k [...]

188 nN T roub leshooting > 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 and Sec urity . 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. I[...]

189 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs What should I do if I ca nnot pla y Blu-ra y Di sc media or my computer becomes unstab le during Blu-ra y Disc play back? ❑ Check if your optic al di sc dr ive suppor ts the Bl u-ra y Disc m edia. ❑ T o pl a y cop y rig ht protected Blu-ray Disc medi a continuall y , you need to updat e the AA CS ke y[...]

190 nN T roub leshooting > Optical Discs Wh y can't I w rite data to Bl u-ra y Disc media? ❑ Check if your optic al disc dr ive suppor ts the Bl u-ra y Disc wr iti ng functio n. ❑ BD-R Dis c media are not r ewritable. Y ou cannot ad d or e rase data to or from the BD-R D isc med ia. What should I do if m y e xter nal optical d isc drive[...]

191 nN T roub leshooting > GPS GPS What should I do if I cannot use the G PS function? ❑ Make sure the WIRELESS switch is on. ❑ Mak e sure the s witch ne xt to GPS is set to On in the V AIO Smart Network wi ndow . ❑ If you hav e d isabled the wi reless devices in the BIO S setup screen , you cannot us e the G PS func tion. T o ena ble the [...]

192 nN T roub leshooting > Display Displ a y Wh y did my screen go blank? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if the comp uter lose s 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 M[...]

193 nN T roub leshooting > Display What should I do if I do not see proper images or videos? ❑ Be sure to sele ct T rue Color (32 bit) for the d isplay colors before using video /image software or star ting D VD pl a y back. Select ing any other opti on may prev ent such software from displaying ima ges s uccess fully . T o change th e dis pla[...]

194 nN T roub leshooting > Display What should I do if some items do not fit on the computer screen? Check that the text siz e is set to 100%. If not, som e items , for ex ample a s oftware me nu, may not be display ed co rrectly, dependi ng on the softwar e you are usi ng. See Windows Help and Support for more informati on on how to chang e the[...]

195 nN T roub leshooting > 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 [...]

196 nN T roub leshooting > Display Wh y does the LCD brightness change automatically? The L CD brigh tness of y our co mputer screen chan ges a utomatica lly acco rding t o ambi ent l ight inte nsity that is mea sured b y the a mbient li ght se nsor. To d isable th e autom atic b rightnes s setti ngs, fo llow thes e steps: 1 Click St ar t , All [...]

197 nN T roub leshooting > 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 p r inter an d your comput er . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter . ❑[...]

198 nN T roub leshooting > Microp hone Microphone What should I do if m y microphone does not w ork ? ❑ Y our com puter is not eq uipped wit h the mi cropho ne jack. Y ou ca nnot us e an exter nal mic rophone. ❑ Y our sou nd inp ut device may hav e been in corre ctly co nfigur ed. T o conf igure the so und in put device, follo w thes e steps[...]

199 nN T roub leshooting > 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 Fn[...]

200 nN T roub leshooting > Speake rs What should I do if m y e xter nal speak ers do not work? ❑ Check the suggesti ons in What should I do if I do not hear sound fr om the built-in speakers ? (page 1 99) . ❑ 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'[...]

201 nN T roub leshooting > 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 di sabled the to uch pad. P ress the Fn + F1 ke ys to enable it. See Using the T ouch P ad (p age 44) . ❑ 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 software app[...]

202 nN T roub leshooting > 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[...]

203 nN T roub leshooting > Floppy Disks Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't th e Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e and Eject Media icon appear on the taskbar when the drive is connected? ❑ Y our co mputer does no t recogn ize the fl oppy disk dr ive. First, make sur e the US B ca ble is proper ly c onnected to the U SB por t. If you need to sec ure the c[...]

204 nN T roub leshooting > A u dio/Video A udio/Video How do I tu r n off the Windo ws star tup sound? To turn o ff the Win dows startup sound , follow th ese steps: 1 Click St ar t and Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Har dware and So und . 3 Click Mana g e audio devices under Sound . 4 On the Sounds tab , cl ick to cancel the Play Windo ws Star tup so[...]

205 nN T roub leshooting > A u dio/Video What should I do if I do not hear the sound fr om the sound output de vice connected to t he HDMI output por t, optical output por t, or headphones jac k? ❑ Y ou need t o chan ge the sound output device if you want to hea r sound from the device connec ted to a por t, such as the HDMI output por t, opti[...]

206 nN T roub leshooting > "Memory Stick" "Memor y Stic k" What should I do if I canno t use "Memor y Stic k" that w as f or matted on a V AIO computer on other de vices? You may need to reform at your "Memo ry Stick ". Form atting "M emory Stick " erase s all dat a, inc ludin g music data pr evi[...]

207 nN T roub leshooting > 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 c[...]

208 nN About the International ENERGY ST AR(R) Program > About the Inter national ENERGY ST AR(R) Progr am The fol lowin g inform ation is applic able to ENER GY STAR qualif ied prod ucts o nly. As an ENE RGY ST AR Partner , Sony co nfirmed tha t this prod uct meet s the ENE RGY STA R stand ards for ener gy effici ency . The Int ernation al ENE [...]

209 nN T rademarks > T r a demar ks © 2011 S ony Ele ctronic s Inc. A ll rights rese rved. Repro duction i n whol e or in p art withou t written p ermissio n is pro hibited. Sony a nd the S ony logo are tra demarks or reg istered trademark s of S ony Corp oration. VAIO, the VA IO logo and oth er Sony product or ser vice na mes are trademar ks o[...]

210 nN T rademarks > SD L ogo is a t radem ark. SDHC Logo is a tradem ark. SDXC Lo go is a tradema rk. 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 . HDMI, the HDMI logo, and High[...]

211 nN Notice > Notice © 2011 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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