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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual ii NO TICE © 2002 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights rese rved. This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written ap[...]
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iii Safety Information and Caution Y our computer’ s installed optical drives may vary , depending on the system configuration you ha ve purchased. See the Specifications shee t for details on your installed optical driv es. D VD-R W Laser Diode Properties D VD-ROM Laser Diode Pr oper ties CD-R W Laser Diode Properties CD-ROM Laser Diode Pr oper [...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual iv ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risq ue d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais e[...]
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v Regulatory Information Model No.: PCV A-IMB4A This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: (1) This device may not ca use harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept an y interference receiv ed, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has be[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual vi If the terminal equipmen t causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. But if advance notice is not pr actical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, you will be adv[...]
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vii Disposal of Lithium Battery Y ou can return your unwant ed lithium batteries to your nearest Sony Serv ice Center or Factory Service Center . For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-476-6972 in the United States or 1-800-961-7669 in Canada. ✍ In some areas the disposal of lithium batteries in household or business trash may be pro[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual viii Industry Canada Notice NO TICE: The Industry Cana da label identifies certified equipment. This certif ication means that the equipment meets cert ain telecommunications network protecti ve, operational and safety requirements as prescribed in the appropriate T erminal Equipment T echnical Requireme[...]
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ix Contents NOTICE ................................................. ...................................................... ii Owner’s Record ....................... ............................................................ ii Safety Information and Caut ion ...................................................... iii Regulatory Information.....[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual x Chapter 3 — Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components ...................................................... ................. 23 Removing the Side Cover ...... ................................................................. 24 Replacing the Side Cover . .......................................[...]
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xi Chapter 7 — Specifications...... ........................ .................. 73 Processors ....................................... ................................. .......................... 73 Chipset ........................................... ................................. .......................... 73 AGP Bus ..........................[...]
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1 Chapter 1 Identifying Components The following sections identify and describe each component that is visible from the exterior of the V AIO Digital Studio™ computer . Internal components are identified in another section of this manual.[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 2 Front V iew ✍ T he computer shown in this section is equipped with Giga P ock et features . Y our system may differ , depending on the configuration you purchased.[...]
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Identifying Components 3 Drives Drive Description Optical disc drive #1 See Specifications sheet for details. * * The Specifications sheet is supplied with your computer's original documentation. Optical disc drive #2 See Specifications sheet for details. * Floppy disk drive 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB. Memory Stick® media slot Accommodates Memory Stic[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 4 Buttons and Switches Button or switch Description Optical disc eject button Automatically opens and closes the optical drive tray . Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk. Power on/off switch T urns system po wer on, off, or into Stand by mode. Optical disc eject Floppy disk eject Power on/off[...]
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Identifying Components 5 Indicators Indicator Description Floppy disk drive access indicator On (green) indicates floppy disk drive activity . Hard disk drive access indicator On (r ed) indicates hard disk drive activity . Optical drive access indicator On (r ed) indicates optical drive activity . Power/Stand by indicator Stand by (amber) indicates[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 6 Connectors Connector Description Audio L In jack Connects to an audio cable (supplied). V ideo In jack Connects to a video cable (supplied). S- V i deo In port Connects to an S-video cable (optional). Audio R In jack Connects to an audio cable (supplied). i.LINK® port (IEEE 1394) * * To connect to a 6[...]
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Identifying Components 7 Rear V iew ✍ T he computer shown in this section is equipped with Giga Pock et features. Y our system may differ , depending on the configuration you purchased. 4 3 2 1 LINE VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO / VIDEO AUDIO VHF /UHF VIDEO 1 INPUT S VIDEO / VIDEO AUDIO MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE PRINTER HEADPHONES MIC LINE IN NETWORK ACT LIN[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 8 Icons Icon Description Mouse port Keyboard port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port Ethernet port (for LAN connection only) Serial port 4 3 2 1 LINE VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO / VIDEO AUDIO VHF /UHF VIDEO 1 INPUT S VIDEO / VIDEO AUDIO MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE PRINTER HEADPHONES MIC LINE IN NETWORK ACT LINK SERIAL [...]
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Identifying Components 9 Printer/Parallel port i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) port Headphones Line In jack (audio) Microphone jack VGA Monitor port Line jack Te l e p h o n e j a c k VHF/UHF port * Audio In jack * Audio Out jack * V ideo/S-video In jack * V i deo/S-video Out jack * * On models equipped with Giga Pocket features. Icon Description[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 10 I/O Connectors The following section identifi es the various I/O connectors. Keyboard and Mouse Ports The keyboard and mouse ports ar e physically identical and have the same pinout. They are standar d 6-pin PS/2® compatible female ports. USB Ports The USB ports are standar d 4-pin USB ports. T wo US[...]
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Identifying Components 11 Serial Port The serial port is a standard 9-pin DB-9 male port. Printer/Parallel Port The printer/parallel port is a standard 25-pin DB-25 female port. VGA Monitor Port The monitor port is a standard 15-pin female high-density VGA-type port located on the AGP plug-in card. 6 9 1 5 25 14 13 1 5 1 10 15 11 6[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 12 Mic, Line In, and Headphones Jacks The microphone, line in, and headphones jacks ar e physically identical, but have differ ent connections. They ar e standard 3.5 mm ster eo mini-jacks. T elephone and Line Jacks The telephone and line jacks are phys ically identical and have identical connections. Th[...]
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Identifying Components 13 i.LINK (IEEE 1394) Ports The 6-pin i.LINK® port on the back of the system can supply power from the computer to a device if the device also has a 6-pin i.LINK port. The 6-pin port supplies 10 V to 12 V and a maximum power of 6 watts. The 4-pin i.LINK port at the bottom of the front panel does not supply power . ✍ i.LINK[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 14 Expansion Slots There is one PCI slot available for expansion (slot No. 3), if your system is equipped with Giga Pocket features. PCI slot No. 1 is occupied by the fax/modem card. The modem has two jacks (Line In and Phone). PCI slot No. 2 is available for expans ion if your system does not have a Gig[...]
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15 Chapter 2 Configuring Y our System This chapter contains informatio n on configuring your system. Configuring your system can consist of the following: ❑ Making changes to the BIOS settings. ❑ Making changes to the display's power management settings.[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 16 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility Y ou must access the BIOS Setup Uti lity to make changes to the BIOS settings (see “CMOS Setup Options” on page 53 for information on BIOS settings). 1 Reboot your computer by selecting Shut Down... from the Start menu, then selecting Restart. 2 When the Sony logo [...]
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Configuring Your System 17 Changing the Display's Power Management Settings A display that has power management capability is designed to operate on reduced power or shut itself of f after the system has been idle for a specified period of time. 1 From the Start menu, point to Settings, click Contr ol Panel, then click Display . The Power Opti[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 18 The T urn off monitor option allows you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) that you want to elapse before your monitor turns off when your computer is r unning on AC power . The display reactivates when you move the mouse or pr ess a key . The T urn off har d disks option allows you to s[...]
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Configuring Your System 19 4 Click the Advanced tab. 5 Select the desired settings.[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 20 6 Click the Hibernate tab. 7 Select the settings most appropriate for your system.[...]
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Configuring Your System 21 8 Click the UPS tab. The UPS tab enables you to select and configure an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) device for your system. 9 Select and configure the settings most appr opriate for your system and click OK. For more information about configuring a UPS device, refer to your Micr osoft® W indows® XP operating syst[...]
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23 Chapter 3 Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components This chapter describes removing, installing, and r eplacing major components for upgrading, reconfiguring, and tr oubleshooting the components. ! Before opening the system unit, save an d close all open files , exit all open applications , turn off the power to al l attached peripheral dev[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 24 Removing the Side Cover Y ou must remove the side cover to acce ss the system boar d, add-in cards, power supply , battery , memory , and internal drives. 1 From the r ear of the unit, pull the metal tab shown in the next diagram. 2 Pull the top of the cover away from the unit about two inches, then g[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 25 Replacing the Side Cover 1 From the r ear of the unit, align the bottom of the cover so that it slips into the lip on the bottom of the unit. 2 Push the top of the cover up against the top of the unit until the cover snaps into position.[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 26 Removing a PCI Add-in Card 1 Remove the side cover (see “Removing the Side Cover” on page 24). 2 Disconnect any cables attached to the add-in card you want to rem ov e. 3 Remove the screw that secur es the add-in card to the chassis. 4 Remove the add-in card fr om the PCI slot and store the card i[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 27 5 If you do not replace the car d or install another add-in card, install a slot cover over the vacant slot at the rear of the chassis (see “Covering an Open I/O Slot” on page 38). 6 Replace the side cover (see “Replacing the Side Cover” on page 25). ! Hold the add-in card by its edges and d[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 28 Installing a PCI Add-In Card 1 Remove the side cover (see “Removing the Side Cover” on page 24). 2 Locate an available expansion slot. 3 Remove the slot cover adjacent to the selected slot (see “Removing a Slot Cover” on page 37). 4 Insert the add-in card into the PC I slot. Use a gentle r ock[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 29 6 Attach any necessary cables to the card (see the instr uctions that came with the add-in card). 7 Replace the side cover (see “Replacing the Side Cover” on page 25). 8 T urn on the computer and follow any instructions that came with the add-in card.[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 30 Replacing the Lithium Battery Y ou may need to replace the lithium ba ttery if your computer consistently loses the date or time settings after turning it off. The lithium battery has a typical life of three years, after which the battery may be too weak to power the CMOS memory . 1 Reboot your comput[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 31 8 If necessary , remove any add-in cards (see “Replacing the Lithium Battery” on page 30) to gain access to the battery . Y ou may also need to disconnect some cables. 9 U s e a s m a l l f l at h e a d s c re w d r iv e r o r y o ur f i n g e r to p u s h i n (n o t d o w n ) against the small [...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 32 16 If the error message “Err or: Check date and time settings.” appears during the reboot sequence, pr ess F2 during the reboot process to access the BIOS Setup Utility . If no error message displays, the computer ’s BIOS settings were r etained during the battery replacement and you can skip th[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 33 Removing a Memory Module Y ou may need to remove a memory module if you change the memory configuration or replace a bad module. The computer may ship with all sockets filled. 1 Remove the side cover (see “Removing the Side Cover” on page 24). 2 Remove the power supply (see “Removing the Power[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 34 Installing System Memory 1 Choose the size of the memory module and configuration as shown in the following table. Memory mo dules can vary in size and speed between sockets. The minimum memory size is 8 MB. The maximum memory size is 1 GB. The BIOS automatically detects the type, size and speed of th[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 35 8 Remove the AGP add-in card. ✍ Grasp the card with one hand on each end, and gently pull up as you rock the card from side to side . ! Hold the add-in card by its edges and do not touch any components or contacts on the card. Static elec tricity in your body may damag e sensitive components on th[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 36 9 Align the module over the appropriate socket, noting the location of pin 1 on the module and pin 1 on the socket. 10 Carefully but firmly insert the edge of the module into the socket. 11 Press down firmly and evenly at both corners until the module is fully seated. 12 Replace the AGP card and secur[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 37 Removing a Slot Cover Y ou remove a slot cover when you install an add-in car d that occupies a previously-empty slot. 1 Remove the side cover (see “Removing the Side Cover” on page 24). 2 Locate the slot whose cover you want to remove. 3 Lay the system on its side. 4 Remove the screw fr om the [...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 38 Covering an Open I/O Slot Slot covers prevent air fr om escaping through the empty hole. If air escapes, the components inside the computer cannot be properly cooled. This may damage some components , especially the main processor (which generates the most heat). 1 Slide the tip of the slot cover (rem[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 39 Installing a 3.5-inch Internal Hard Disk Drive Models that have only one hard disk drive have an available bay to hold an additional 3.5-inch hard disk dr ive. The drive you install must not requir e front panel access. Y our system can support A T A-33, A T A-66 or A T A-100 hard disk drives. Sony [...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 40 3 Disconnect the drive connector (A in diagram). 4 Disconnect the power connector (B in diagram). 5 Pull out on the tab (C) that secures the drive holder to the chassis. A B C Disk drive holder Tab Power supply connector Drive connector[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 41 6 Slide the drive holder up and out. 7 Slide the new drive into the bottom pa rt of the drive holder and align the holes on each side of the drive holder . 8 Secure the drive to the drive holder using scr ews in each of the two holes on each side of the drive holder (screws ar e provided with the ne[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 42 10 Push in on the tab (A) to securely latch the holder to the chassis. 11 Connect the inner drive cable connector (B) to the first drive. 12 Connect the outer drive cable connector (C) to the second drive. 13 Connect the first power connector (D) to the first drive. 14 Connect the second power connect[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 43 T o identify additional hard disk space When you initialize the new hard disk drive, it must be configur ed as an extended partition in W indows NT file system (NTFS) format. 1 Log on in W indows® as Administrator . 2 Click Start in the W indows taskbar and right-click on My Computer . A shortcut m[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 44 Removing the Power Supply Y ou remove the power supply when you insert a memory module (see “Installing System Memory” on page 34). 1 Remove the screw that secur es the power supply to the rear of the chassis. 2 Pull the tab (A) that latches the power supply to the chassis. 3 Slide the power suppl[...]
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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 45 Replacing the Power Supply 1 Rotate the power supply down and slide it down along the rails on each side of the chassis opening. 2 Replace the screw that secur es the power supply to the rear of the chassis.[...]
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47 Chapter 4 System Board This chapter identifies and describes components on the system board. ✍ Y our system board may vary , depending on the system configuration you purchased. Processor Memory Power Supply Fan Aux Power Supply Power Supply Secondary IDE Primary IDE Diskette Slot No. 4 (AGP) Battery Front Panel Header USB23 Header CMOS Clear [...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 48 Memory Module (DDR-DIMM) Slots Both sides of each Double-data rate, Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR-DIMM) look very similar . The si de with pin 1 has a small "1" to the left of pin 1. Be sure to orient the memory module corr ectly in the DDR-DIMM slot (a small triangle on the slot indicates [...]
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System Board 49 Power Supply and Aux Power Headers The power supply header on the system board connects to the power supply header labelled P1. Power Supply header Pin Signal Name 1 +3.3 V 2 +3.3 V 3G r o u n d 4+ 5 V 5G r o u n d 6+ 5 V 7G r o u n d 8 PWRGD (Power Good) 9+ 5 V S B 10 +12 V 1 1 +3.3 V 12 -12 V 13 Ground 14 PS-ON# (power supply remo[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 50 17 Ground 18 No Connection 19 +5 V 20 +5 V Aux Power header Pin Signal Name 1G r o u n d 2G r o u n d 3+ 1 2 V 4+ 1 2 V Power Supply header (Continued) Pin Signal Name[...]
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System Board 51 CLR CMOS Jumper The CLR CMOS Jumper clears the BIOS password setting. CLR CMOS Jumper settings Jumper Plug Position Function 2-3 Normal 1-2 Clear CMOS Password ✍ T he configuration jumpers should never need changing unless otherwise directed by a technical support or service technician. 1 2 3 CLR CMOS[...]
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53 Chapter 5 CMOS Setup Options This chapter describes each screen in the A ward BIOS Setup Utility (see “Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility” on page 16). The A ward BIOS setup has five menu items on the menu bar . These are: ❑ Main ❑ Advanced ❑ Power ❑ Boot ❑ Exit Options that you can change are enclos ed in brackets. T ext that is not[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 54 Press F10 to save the changes and exit, or pr ess Esc to discard the changes. Follow the on-screen pr ompts for othe r choices. The bottom of the screen presents a summary of the keys to use for navigation and contr ol.[...]
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CMOS Setup Options 55 Main Screen System Time [00:00:00] System Date [01/01/2001] Primary Master (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 56) Primary Slave (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 56) Secondary Master (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 56) Secondary Slave (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 56) Supervisor Password [Disabled] User Password [Disabled] In[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 56 IDE Sub-Menus Type [Auto] User Type HDD CD-ROM LS-120 ZIP-100 MO Other ATAPI None Translation Method * [LBA] Large Normal Match Partition Table Manual Cylinders † [ 1024] Heads † [255] Sectors ‡ [63] CHS Capacity * 8422 MB Maximum LBA Capacity * 40992 MB (depends on model) Multi-Sector Transfers[...]
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CMOS Setup Options 57 Advanced Screen CPU Internal Frequency [1500MHz] * I/O Device Configuration (see “I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu” on page 58) PCI Configuration (see “PCI Configuration Sub-Menu” on page 58) * Depends on model.[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 58 I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Enabled] Disabled Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Disabled Onboard Lan Controller [Enabled] Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] 2F8H/IRQ3 3E8H/IRQ4 2E8H/IRQ10 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] 278H/IRQ5 Disabled 3BCH/IR[...]
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CMOS Setup Options 59 Power Screen Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] Enabled PWR Up On Modem Act [Disabled] Enabled Wake On LAN [Disabled] Enabled Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [(displays actual temperature)] Ignore CPU Temperature [(displays actual temperature)] Ignore CPU Fan Speed [(displays actual RPM)] Ignore Power Fan Speed [([...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 60 Boot Screen 1. ATAPI CD-ROM [(displays installed drive)] Disabled 2. Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] LS120 ZIP-100 ATAPI MO Disabled 3. IDE Hard Drive [(displays installed drive)] Disabled 4. Other Boot Device [Disabled] INT18 Device (Network) SCSI Boot Device Silent Boot [Enabled] Disabled[...]
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CMOS Setup Options 61 Exit Screen Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes[...]
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63 Chapter 6 Miscellaneous T echnical Information This chapter contains informat ion on the following subjects: ❑ User and Supervisor password ❑ Beep code error messages ❑ PCI configuration status and error messages ❑ DMA channel assignments ❑ System I/O address map ❑ Memory map ❑ IRQ settings ✍ Models equipped with Giga P o ck et m[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 64 User and Supervisor Passwords The system allows you to specify up to two passwords (a User passwor d and a Supervisor password) in the CMOS Setup Utility . The User password is r equired; the Supervisor password is optional. Access to the CMOS Setup Utility depends on which passwords wer e previously [...]
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Miscellaneous Technical Information 65 Beep Code Error Messages During a normal bootup, a single short beep signifies that the system is OK. Other beep patterns signify errors . The number of beeps indicates the specific error that occurr ed. The Sony Online Support technical repr esentative needs to know how many beeps your system produces if ther[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 66 PCI Configuration Status and Error Messages The following is a list of status an d error messages that may appear on your system from time to time. Message Meaning Floppy Disk Controller Resource Conflict The floppy disk controller has r equested a resour ce that is already in use. NVRAM Checksum Erro[...]
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Miscellaneous Technical Information 67 Static Device Resource Conflict A non-Plug and Play ISA car d has requested a r esource that is alr eady in use. System Board Device Resour ce Conflict A non-Plug and-Play ISA card has requested a r esource that is alr eady in use. Message Meaning[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 68 DMA Channel Assignments This shows the factory default values. The W indows® operating system reassigns r esources to best meet the needs of a particular configuration. DMA Channel Default Assignment Channel 4 Direct memory access contr oller Channel 2 Standard floppy disk contr o ller[...]
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Miscellaneous Technical Information 69 System I/O Address Map Address Range (hex) Description 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access contr oller 0x00000010-0x0000001F Motherboard r esources 0x00000020-0x00000021 Programmable interr upt controller 0x00000022-0x0000002D Motherboard r esources 0x0000002E-0x0000002F Mo[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 70 0x000003C0-0x000003DF Intel® 82845 Pr ocessor to AGP Controller 0x000003C0-0x000003DF nVIDIA RIV A TNT Model 64 (Sony) 0x000003F2-0x000003F5 Standar d floppy disk contr oller 0x000003F6-0x000003F6 Prima ry IDE Channel 0x000003F7-0x000003F7 Standar d floppy disk contr oller 0x000003F8-0x000003FF Commu[...]
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Miscellaneous Technical Information 71 Memory Map Address range Default configuration 0x0000-0x9FFFF System board 0xF0000-0xFFFFF System board 0x100000-0xFFFFFFF System board 0xFEC00000-0xFEC000FF System boar d 0xFEE00000-0xFEE00FFF System board 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus 0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel® 82845 Processor to AGP Contr oller 0xA0000-0xBFFFF nVIDI[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 72 IRQ Settings IRQ Description 0 System timer 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Micr osoft® Natural PS/2® Keyboard 4 Communications Port (COM1) 6 Standard floppy disk contr oller 8 System CMOS/real time clock 12 PS/2® Compatible Mouse 13 Numeric data processor 14 Primary IDE Channel 15 Secondary IDE Channel [...]
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73 Chapter 7 Specifications This chapter describes the technical specifications for your V AIO Digital Studio™ computer . Processors See Specifications sheet for details. * Chipset AGP Bus * T he Specifications sheet is supplied with your computer's original documentation. Intel 845 chipset AGP interface specification, version 2.0 (supports [...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 74 PCI Bus Memory Modules Memory Configurations L2 Cache Graphics PCI Level 2.2, 33 MHz zero wait state 3 PCI slots, 2 open. Not a ll PCI slots available. (See Specifications sheet for details.) ** Installed memory See Specifications sheet for details. ** Maximum memory 1 GB (512 MB in each socket) V olt[...]
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Specifications 75 Audio Communications Giga Pocket I/O Sound chip SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio AD1881A W ave synthesis Software synthesis Sound effects DirectX® softwar e Audio sampling rate Up to 48 kHz at 16 bits Rear panel connectors Mic (for microphone) Line In (from ster eo audio source) Headphones (for stereo headphone) Modem * * Instal[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 76 I/O and Expansion Slots Floppy Disk Drive and Controller Hard Drives and Controllers Optical Drives * The Specifications sheet is supplied with your computer's original documentation. Serial port One high-speed NS16C550-compatible port Parallel port One high-s peed bi-directional Centronics-compa[...]
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Specifications 77 System BIOS Make and model A ward-based ROM 2 Mb flash-ROM * * Flash-ROM update utility is available from S ony’s Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Passwords User and supervisor passwords supported Power management APM 1.2 Advanced features ACPI-1.0 compliant har dware for use with APM and PNP BIOS APIs Plug and Play de[...]
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79 Index A address map, system 69 AGP bus specifications 73 audio specifications 75 B battery - See lithium battery beep codes 65 BIOS Setup Utility See CMOS Setup Utility BIOS setup utility advanced screen 57 boot screen 60 exit screen 61 main screen 55 options 53 power screen 59 screens 53 BIOS specifications 77 C chipset specifications 73 CLR CM[...]
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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 80 H hard drive specifications 76 I i.LINK connector 6 I/O address map 69 I/O connectors i.LINK 13 keyboard and mouse 10 mic, line in, headphones 12 monitor 11 printer port 11 serial port 1 11 telephone and line 12 USB ports 10 I/O slot covering 38 I/O slot specifications 76 icons, description of 8 IEEE [...]
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Index 81 S See Also communications slot - See I/O slot slot cover, removing 37 specifications AGP bus 73 audio 75 BIOS 77 chipset 73 communications 75 floppy disk drive and controller 76 Giga Pocket 75 graphics 74 hard drives and controllers 76 I/O and expansion slots 76 L2 cache 74 memory configurations 74 memory module 74 optical drives 76 PCI bu[...]
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