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Sony PCG-V505B manuel d'utilisation

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    VA I O ® C o m p u t e r Quic k Star t PCG-V505B Series[...]

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    3 Contents Notice to Users ................... .........................5 Setting Up ................................................ ..15 Unpacking Your Compu ter .......................... .............1 6 Applying E rgonomics ........ .......................... .............18 Locating Co ntrols and Ports .................. .................... [...]

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    V AIO® Computer User Guid e 4 Using the V AIO Recovery Wizard .................. ......... 4 8 Caring for Your C omputer .... .................... 57 Storing Your Compu ter ............... ........................... .. 58 Using Cab les and Connections ................. ................ 58 Cleaning Yo ur Computer ....... ..........................[...]

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    5 Notice to Users © 2003 Sony Ele ctronics Inc. All righ ts reserved. This manual and the software describe d herein, in whole or in p art, may not be repr oduced, tra nslated, or re duced to any machin e-read able for m withou t prior writte n approv al. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTW ARE, OR OTH[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 6 part icipatin g nati ons. E NERGY S TA R i s a U . S . registe red mark. Sony , DVgate, Handycam, i.LINK, Mavica, MagicGa t e™ Mem ory S tick, Memory Stick, MovieSha ker , V AIO , and the V AIO logo are tradem arks of Sony Corporati on. Microsoft, W indow s Media , W indo ws, W i ndows NT , and the Windows log o a[...]

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    Notice to Users 7 Safety In formation W ARNING ❑ T o prevent fire or shoc k hazard, do not expos e your comp uter to rain or mo isture. ❑ T o avoid e lectrical shoc k, do not open the cabine t . Refer servicing t o qualified personnel only . ❑ Never i nstall modem or telepho ne wiring during a lightni ng storm. ❑ Never instal l telepho ne j[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 8 ❑ Soyez trè s prudent lors que vous installez ou mod ifiez les lignes t éléphoniques. ❑ Évitez d’util iser le modem d u rant un orag e éle ctriq ue. ❑ N'utilise z pas le mo dem ni le téléphone pour préve nir d'une fuite de ga z quand vous êtes près de la fuite. ❑ L ’appareil do it êt[...]

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    Notice to Users 9 will not occur in a par ticular in stalla tion. If this equi pment doe s cause harm ful inte rferen ce to radio or tele vision reception, whi ch can be dete rmined by tur ning the equipm ent off and on, the us er is encou raged to try to c orrect the interferen ce by one or more of t he fol lowing measur es: ❑ Reori ent or re lo[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 10 that you disconne ct the equipm ent until the proble m is reso lved. Repair o f this equipm ent should be made only by a Sony Servi ce Center or Sony au t horize d agent . For t he Sony Ser vice C enter n eares t you , call 1-888-4 -SONY -PC (1-888-476-6 972). This equipm ent cannot be used on pu bl ic coin service[...]

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    Notice to Users 11 T elephone Consumer Prot ection Act of 1991 (Uni ted States) The T elepho ne Consumer Protection A ct of 1991 makes it unla wful for any person to use a comput er or othe r electronic device, in cluding fax machines, to send any m essage unless such message cl early conta ins, in a margin at t he t op or bott om of ea ch transmit[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 12 RECYCLA GE DES A CCUMULA TEURS A UX IONS DE LITHIUM RECYCL AGE DES ACCUMULA TEU RS AUX IONS DE LITHIUM Les ac cumula teurs aux i ons de li thium sont r ecycl ables. V ous pouvez co ntribuer à pré s erv er l’envir onnement en rapporta nt les piles usées dans un point de collection et recy clage le plu s proc he[...]

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    Notice to Users 13 INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTICE: This equipmen t meets the ap plicable Industry Can ada T erminal Equi pment T ech nical Specif icatio ns. The R inger Equi valence Num ber (REN ) for this ter minal equipm ent is 0.2. The REN assi gne d to each term inal equipme nt provides an indication of t he maximu m number of term inals al l[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 14[...]

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    15 Setting Up Congratul ations on you r purcha se of the Sony V AIO® computer . Sony has combined l eading-e dge technol ogy in audi o, video, comput ing, and communicat ions to pr ovide state-o f-the-a rt persona l computing. ❑ Unpac king Y o ur Comput er ❑ Applyi ng Er gonomics ❑ Locating C ontrols and Ports[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 16 Unpacking Y our Com puter Documents ❑ V AIO® Compu t er User Guide — A searchable on-screen h elp file that contains detailed inf ormation on ho w to use yo ur new comput er . See “Locating Y our V AIO Computer User G uide” on page 32 for more information. ❑ V AIO® Com puter Qui ck S tar t — Contai ns[...]

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    Unpac king Y our Comput er 17 ✍ Recover y CDs are not incl uded with your compu ter . Inst ead, a hard disk drive recovery program is bu ilt into your comp uter . For more info rmation, see “VAIO Recove ry Option s” on page 41.[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 18 Applying Er gonomics Y our co mputer is a portable d evice and can be used in a var iety of environm ents . Whenever possible, y ou should apply the following er gonomic considerations: ❑ Position of you r computer — Place the compute r directly in fro nt of you as you work. K eep your f orearms hor izontal, wi[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or t s 19 Locating Controls and P or ts Fron t 1 Computer screen (LCD) 9 Power indicator 2 Speakers 10 Battery indicator 3 Keyboar d 11 Hard disk drive ind icator 4 T ouch pad 12 W ireless LAN indicato r * 5 Left and righ t buttons 13 Num lock indicator 6 Memory S tick® media indicator 14 Caps lock i n dicator 7 Power switc[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 20 Back 1 Batte r y por t Left 1 DC IN por t 6 i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) S400 po rt 2 Air ve nt 7 Microphone j ack 3 Monitor (VGA) port 8 Headphone jack 4 PC Card eject button 9 PC Card slot 5 USB 2. 0 port[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or t s 21 Right 1 Memory S tick® media indicator 6 USB 2. 0 port 2 Memory S tick® media slot 7 Air vent 3 CD-R W/DVD drive 8 Modem jack 4 CD-R W/DVD drive eject button 9 Network (Ethernet) port 5 Manual eject hole Only connec t 10B ASE-T or 10 0BASE-T X cables to the Networ k (Etherne t) port . Do not co nnect any oth er t[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 22 Removing the Protective T abs ✍ Gently pu ll the protective t abs away from the c omputer to find the E thernet port and modem j ack. Prot ective ta b[...]

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    Locating Controls and P or t s 23 Bottom 1 Port repli cator connect or 4 Reset button 2 Battery UNLOCK/LOCK latch 5 Air vent 3 Battery RELEASE latch[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 24[...]

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    25 Getting Star ted This sec t i on helps y ou get your computer runnin g and r egister ed, so y ou can tak e advanta ge of Son y’ s many support options. Y ou’ll also learn how to locat e your on- scr een V AIO® Computer Use r Guide, whic h contains step-by -step in structi ons for ope rating yo ur computer . ❑ T urning On Y our Computer ?[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 26 T urn ing On Y our Com puter T o use your computer immediately , use the supplied A C adap ter as a power source. Y our supplied b attery is not char ged when y ou unpack it , however , you can begin chargi ng it when you use yo ur AC adapte r . See “Pow ering Y ou r Computer” in y our on-screen V AIO® Compute[...]

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    T urn ing On Y our Comput er 27 3 Slide the UNLO CK/ LOCK lat ch into the LOCK posit ion to secure t he battery on the computer . 4 Connect the AC adapter to the comput er . See “T o connect the AC ad apter .” Once you con nect the AC adapter to the comp uter , the batter y begins to ch arge whether the compu ter is on or o ff. Th e battery ind[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 28 T o connect the AC adapte r 1 Plug the AC adapter cable into the DC IN port. 2 Plug the power cor d into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. . T o open and t urn on t he comput er 1 Slide the release latch to the right and lift the co ver while holding the bottom of the compu ter firmly . Connecting the AC Adapter to [...]

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    Using th e T ouch P ad 29 2 Slide the power switch to the right until the green power indicator lig hts up. 3 If necessary , adjust th e brightness controls for the LCD display as follows: ❑ T o increase brightness, pr ess the Fn + F5 key s, and then press the Up Arrow key or Right Arrow key . ❑ T o decrease brightness, press the Fn + F5 keys, [...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 30 Describing the touc h pad Locating the T ouch Pad T ou ch Pad Action Description Sliding one fi nger Equivalent to using a mouse to place th e pointer on an item. T apping once Equivalent to pressi ng the left b utton once. T ap p ing twice Equivalent to pressin g the left button twice. Sliding one fi nger while pr[...]

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    Regis tering Y our Compu ter 31 Registering Y our Computer T ake advantage of Sony’ s commitment to quality customer suppo rt and receive these benefi ts by regi stering your computer: ❑ Sony Customer Support — T alk to a support representati v e to troubleshoot problem s you may h ave with your computer . ❑ Limited W arranty Extension — [...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 32 Locating Y our V AIO Computer User Guide The on-scr een V AIO® Computer User Guide is a searchable help f ile that contains detailed inf ormation on how to use yo ur new comput er . Some of the topics in you r on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide include the following: T o open the u ser guide (Windows X P) 1 Cli[...]

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    Locat ing Y our V AIO Comp uter Use r Guide 33 2 Click V A IO User Guide in the Pi ck a He lp topi c column. A second Help and Suppo rt Center windo w appears, which of fers infor mation about your computer . T o open th e user gu ide (Wi ndows 20 00) ❑ Click St a r t on the Win dows® taskbar , point to VA I O H e l p C e n t e r and click V AIO[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 34 Setting Up A Di a l-Up Connectio n This sectio n describe s the basic s teps for setting up y our dial -up connection. T he Connectio n W izard guides y ou through t h e process o f choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or se tting up an existing accou nt, and connecting to the Internet. T o set up a dial -up[...]

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    Setting Up A D ial-Up C onnection 35 3 Click Next . 4 If it is not already selected, click Connect to the Internet . 5 Click Next . 6 Follow the on-screen instru ctio ns. New Conne ctio n W izard[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 36 T o set up a dial -up conn ection ( Windows 20 00) 1 Click St a rt , point to Programs , Acces sories , Com munications , and then click Internet Connection Wizard . T he Internet Connection Wizard window appears. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your Internet connection. T urn ing Off Y our[...]

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    T urning Off Y our Computer 37 4 W ait for your comp uter to turn of f automatically . The computer is o ff when the power indicator turns off. ✍ Respond to any pr ompts warning y ou to save documents. ✍ During a perio d of inactivity , you can co nserve bat t er y life by using powe r savi ng modes. See “Conserv ing Power Managemen t” in t[...]

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    39 Expanding Y our Computing Po w e r This sec t i on helps y ou get started up grading computer memor y and locati ng informat ion abo ut pr einstall ed pr ograms. ❑ Upgrading Memory ❑ Locating Prei nstalle d Programs[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 40 Upgrading M e mor y Depending on the configuration y ou purchas ed, your comp uter may accept additional memory modules. For information about installation procedures, refer to the on-screen V AIO® Computer User Guide and print those relevant steps. See “Locating Y our V AIO Computer Us er Guide” on page 32. T[...]

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    49 V AIO Reco v er y Options (For W indows® XP model s only ) The V AIO® Recove ry W izar d enables you to r ecover pr einstalle d softwar e pr ograms and t he operati ng syste m on you r computer . Y ou can also use thi s utility t o cre ate a Recovery Medi a Kit. The Recovery Media Kit enables you to r eclaim har d drive spa ce and r eturn your[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 50 About Recovery Options Y ou h ave seve ral options when recoveri ng sof tware or y our comput er ’ s operating syste m. Accessing the V AIO Reco very Wizard Y ou can start the V AIO Recovery W izard utility from the Microsoft® W i n dows® XP S tart menu, f rom the Recover y Medi a Kit, or fr om using the F 10 k[...]

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    About Reco very O ptions 51 option, you lose all data and settings on both drives. T o recover drives C and D, start the V AIO Recovery W izard from the W indows XP Star t menu, the Recovery Med ia Kit, or b y using the F10 key on not ebook comput ers. ❑ Recover softwar e pr ograms Recover specific factory-installed software. T o recover the orig[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 52 About the Recovery Media Kit The Recovery Media Kit is cr eated using your own C Ds and/or DVDs. Y ou can create the Recovery Media Kit, or purchase it from Son y . Recovery Medi a Kit o ver v iew Confirm that you have sufficient CD and/or DVD recordable media available before you begin creating t he Recovery Media[...]

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    About the Reco very Media Kit 53 T o create the Re covery Media K it 1 Click St a r t in the Windows® taskb ar , point to All Pr ograms , and th en click the V AI O® Recovery Wizard . The V AIO Recovery Wizar d appears . 2 Read the on-screen information. Click Next . 3 Select Create Recov ery Media Kit (S trongly Recommended) , and click Next . ?[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 54 4 Select the Recovery Media Kit that you w a nt to create. Y ou can create your kit using a single t ype of medi a or by comb ining medi a types, as f ollows: ❑ One recordable CD (CD-R) and up to two recordable DVDs (DVD-R or DVD+R) (Y our V AIO® computer must be equipp ed with a DVD-R W 1 or DVD±R W drive.) ?[...]

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    About the Reco very Media Kit 55 7 When prom pted, eject the disc. Lab el the top of the disc with a permanent marker accord ing to the on-s creen instructions. 8 Repeat steps step 6 throu gh step 7 for each CD o r DVD. 9 When the text, The Recovery Media Kit is complete appears, click OK . 10 Click Finish . S tore the Recovery Media Kit in a s afe[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 56 Using the V AIO Reco very Wizar d The V AIO® Recovery W izard provides recove ry options for you r computer . Y ou can access this tool f rom W indows® XP Star t menu, your Recov ery Media Kit, or by pres sing the F10 key 1 on you r notebook co mputer . Starting the V AIO Recovery Wiz ard T o access the V AIO Rec[...]

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    Using th e V AIO Reco ve r y Wizard 57 T o start the V AIO Re covery Wizard us ing the F 10 Key (f or noteboo k computers only) 1 T urn off yo ur notebook comp uter . 2 Press the power s witch on the computer to turn on the p ower . 3 When you see the V AIO logo appear on the computer’ s s creen, briefly press the F10 key . 4 Click Next . 5 Choos[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 58 T o recover drive C 1 Start th e V AIO Recovery W izard, and click Next . 2 Select Proceed with System Recovery , and click Next . If using the Recovery Media Kit, skip this step. 3 Select C Drive Recovery , and click Next . V AIO Recovery Wiz ard — Selecting W indows System Restore[...]

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    Using th e V AIO Reco ve r y Wizard 59 4 Read the on-screen information. Click Next . 5 The wizard begins the drive C recovery . When it is finish ed, click Nex t . 6 Click Finish . Y our computer restarts. T o recover dri ves C and D (and reclai m all space on the h ard disk dri ve) 1 Star t the V AIO® Recovery W izard, and click Next . 2 Select [...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 60 ❑ Remove the Recovery Drive . 5 Choose the s ize of drive C . Any remaining disk space is allocated to drive D (minus the space alloca ted for the recover y drive). Click Nex t . 6 The wizard starts implementing recovery . When it is finished, click Next . 7 Click Finish , and the computer restarts. T o recover s[...]

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    Using th e V AIO Reco ve r y Wizard 61 3 Select Custom Recovery (for Advanced U sers ) , and click Next . 4 Select Application Recovery , and click Next . 5 Click to s elect the check box for each software pr ogram you want to r ecover . Click Next . Y ou ma y need to use the s crollbar to view all available software pr ograms. ✍ If you selec t t[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 62 6 As your computer prepares to inst all each application, a status ind icator appears. Y o u may see installation wizards, messages, and prompts. Follow the instructions provided in each wizard, and respond to each promp t or message. When the selected software has been recovered, the Application Recovery Complete [...]

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    Using th e V AIO Reco ve r y Wizard 63 T o perform a complete ha rd disk dr ive recovery Y ou m ust use the Rec overy Media Kit to perfo rm a complete hard di sk drive recover y . 1 Press the power s witch on the computer to turn on the p ower . 2 Open the optical drive, and place the S tartup Recovery Disc in the optical driv e. 3 Close the drive.[...]

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    57 Car ing f or Y our Computer This sec t i on pr ovides inf ormation on how to safely use your Sony computer . ❑ Storing Y our Compute r ❑ Using C ables and Co nnections ❑ Cleaning Y ou r Computer ❑ Handli ng the LCD Screen[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 58 Storing Y our Computer ❑ Do not use or store y our computer in a location subject to: ❑ Heat sources, such as radiators or air ducts ❑ Direct sunlight ❑ Excess ive du st ❑ Moisture or rain ❑ Mechanical vibrat ion or shock ❑ Stro ng magnets or speakers that are no t magnetically shielded ❑ Ambient te[...]

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    Cleani ng Y our Compu ter 59 company has the right to disconnect your service until you correct the probl em. Cleaning Y our Computer ❑ Clean the compu ter with a soft, dry cloth or a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild det ergent solution. Do no t use any type of abras ive pad, scou ring powder , or solvent such as alcohol or benzine, as th[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 60[...]

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    61 T roub leshooting This sec t i on descri bes how to so lve so me basic pr oblems y ou may encounte r when using your co mputer . For mor e tr oubleshooti ng topics r efer to the V AIO® Computer User Guide. Many pr oblems have simple soluti ons, so r efer t o these sour ces befor e you conta ct Sony Computing Support ( http:// www .sony .com/pc [...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 62 T r oubleshooting Y our Computer (Wind o ws XP) What do I do if m y compute r won’t s tart? ❑ Make sure the co mputer is securely p lugged into a po wer source and turned on. Make su re the power i ndicator shows th e power is on. ❑ Make sure the ba ttery is inserted prop erly and charg ed. ❑ Make sure the [...]

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    T ro ubles hooting Y our Computer (Wind ows XP) 63 4 Press the Right Arrow key to select th e Exit tab, and then pr ess the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . The message Load default values for al l SETUP items appears. 5 Press Enter . The Setup Conf irmation window appears . 6 Select Ye s , and press Enter . 7 Select Exi t (Save Ch an[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 64 9 Select Ye s , and press Enter . 10 Select Exit (Save Changes) , and press Ente r . The Setup Confirm a tion window appears again. 11 Select Ye s , and press Enter . The computer r es tarts . Why does my comp uter stop resp onding? Why can’t I turn o ff my computer? It is bes t to turn o ff yo ur comput er using[...]

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    T ro ubles hooting Y our Computer (Wind ows XP) 65 3 Press R t o select res tar t. 3 If the compu ter does not restart, follow thes e steps: 1 Press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys simul taneously . The Win dows T as k Manager window appears. 2 Press and release Alt to highlight t he menu bar , and press the Right Arrow key to select Shut Down . 3 Pre[...]

  • Page 66

    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 66 1 Click St a rt on the W indo ws® taskb ar , an d click Co ntr ol Panel . 2 Click Performa nce and Maintenance , and click Pow er Options . The Power Options Properties windo w appears. 3 Select Portable/Laptop in the Power schemes box. 4 Click Apply . 5 Click OK . Why do es the Sys tem Prop erties d ialog bo x di[...]

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    T rou bles hooting Y our Compute r (Windows 2000) 67 T r oubleshootin g Y our Computer (Wind o ws 2000) What do I do if my co mputer wo n’t star t? ❑ Make sure the computer is securely p lugged into a po wer source and turn ed on. Make su re the power indicator shows t he power is on. ❑ Make sure the battery is inserted properly and char ged.[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 68 4 Press the Right Arro w key to select the Exit t ab , and then press the Down Arrow key to select Get Default V alues . The message Load default va lues for all SETUP items appear s. 5 Press Ent er . Th e Setup Confirmatio n wind ow appears. 6 Select Ye s , and press Enter . 7 Select Exit (Save Changes) , and pres[...]

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    T rou bles hooting Y our Compute r (Windows 2000) 69 9 Select Ye s , and press Enter . 10 Select Exit (Save Chan ges) , and pr ess Enter . The Setu p Confirmation window appears again. 11 Select Ye s , and press Enter . The computer restarts . Why does my com puter stop resp onding? Why can ’t I turn off my computer? It is be st to tu rn of f you[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 70 1 Clos e all op en progr ams. 2 Restart the computer . Follow these steps: 1 Press the Wind ows key . 2 Press U . 3 Press R to select restart. 4 Press Ent er . 3 If the computer does not restart, fo llow these steps: 1 Press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys si multaneous ly . The Wind ows Security dialog box ap pears. [...]

  • Page 71

    Support Options 71 Suppor t Options If you h ave questi ons about your computer or the pr einstalled programs, r efer to the following sources for answers in the sequence listed below . 1 V AIO® Computer User Guid e The on-screen V AIO® Comput er User Guide and the prin ted V AIO® Computer Q uick S tart prov ide informati on on ho w to maximize [...]

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    73 Inde x A AC adapter 26 connecting 28 applications software programs 52 B bat tery charg ing 26 indicator 19 port 20 UNLOCK/LOCK latch 23 brig htness c ontrol 29 butt ons left 19 powe r 19 right 19 C caps lock 19 complete recovery 55 computer cables 58 care 57 cleaning 59 controls and con nectors 19 LCD screen 59 online s upport 71 specifications[...]

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    V AIO® Computer Q uic k Start 74 I i.LINK port 20 indi cators battery 19 caps lock 19 hard disk drive 19 Memory S t i ck media 19 num lock 19 power 19 scroll lock 19 Wi r e le s s L A N 19 input devices 9 interference 9 Internet connection 34 J jacks headphone 20 micropho ne 20 modem 21 K keyboard 19 L LCD screen handling 59 locating 19 M maintena[...]

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