Sony PCG-GRT100 manual

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    V AIO® Com puter Quic k St ar t PCG -GR T100 Series[...]

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    3 Noti ce t o Users .... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. ... .. .... ..5 Set ting Up .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. ..15 Unp acki ng Your Comp ut er .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ..16 Applying Er gonomics .............. ................... .............. 18 Loc atin g C ont rols an d P o[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 4 About the Recovery Media Kit . ...................... .......... 48 Usin g t he VAI O Rec over y Wi zard . ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. 52 Using the Application Rec overy an d Sys tem Reco very CDs ...... .. .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .. . 6 1 App lica tion and S yst em Rec over y CDs.... .. ..... .. .. ..... 6[...]

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    5 No ti ce to U se rs © 2003 S ony Electr onics Inc. A ll ri ghts reserved. This manual and the software des c rib e d he re in , i n wh ol e or in par t, ma y not be re prod uced , trans lated, or r educ ed to any machine-re adable form without p rior written appr oval . SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRANTY WIT H REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 6 Sony , DVgate Plus , Handycam, i.LINK, Ma vic a, Ma g icGa te™ Mem ory S tick , Me mory St ick, V A IO, and th e V AIO logo ar e tradema rks of S ony Corpor ation. Micr oso ft, W indow s Medi a, W indow s, W indow s NT , an d the W indow s logo are r egister ed trade marks of Micro soft Co rporat ion. Int el, Spe[...]

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    No tice t o U se rs 7 Safety I nform at ion W ARNING ❑ T o pre vent fire o r shock hazard, do not expos e your computer to rain or moi st ur e. ❑ T o avoid e lectrica l shock , d o not o pen th e ca binet . Refer s ervicin g to quali fied per so n ne l on ly. ❑ Neve r ins tal l mo dem or tele pho ne w irin g dur ing a light ning stor m. ❑ N[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 8 ❑ Soye z très pr udent l orsqu e vous ins tall ez ou m odifi ez les li gnes tél éphon iques. ❑ Évite z d ’util is er le mo dem dura nt u n ora ge électri que. ❑ N'u tili sez pa s le m ode m n i le télé pho ne pour préveni r d'une fuit e de gaz quan d vous êtes pr ès de la f uite . ❑ L [...]

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    No tice t o U se rs 9 equi pment does cau se harmful in terf erence to ra di o or t el evi s io n rec e pt io n , whi ch can be det ermined by turn i ng t he equipment of f and on, th e user is enco ura ged to tr y to correc t the interfere nce by one or mo re o f the foll owing meas ures: ❑ Reo r ien t or relo cate the rec ei vi ng antenna. ❑ [...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 10 NJ 076 56. If the equi pment is cau si n g harm to the telepho ne netw ork, th e teleph one co mp any may re quest t hat you disc onnect t he e quipme nt unti l t he pr obl em is re solv ed. Repa ir of t his e quipment shou l d be m ade on ly by a Son y Servi ce Cen t er or S ony aut horized agent . For a Sony Ser[...]

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    No tice t o U se rs 11 T elephone Consumer Pr otection Act of 1991 (Uni ted S tat es) The T elep hone Co nsumer P rotect ion Act o f 1991 makes it un lawful for an y pers on to use a compu ter or othe r elec t ro nic device , includ ing F AX machines , to sen d any mess age unle ss suc h m ess a g e cl ea rl y c o nt ai ns in a m arg in at t h e to[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 12 RECYCLA GE DES A CCUMULA TEURS A UX IONS DE LIT H IUM RECYCLAGE DES ACCUM ULA TEU RS AUX IO NS DE LIT HIUM Les accu mulateur s aux io ns de lith ium so nt rec yclables . V ous po uvez cont ribuer à pr és er v er l’ enviro nnement en rap portan t les pile s us ées dan s un point de co l l ec ti on et rec yclag[...]

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    No tice t o U se rs 13 INDUSTR Y CANAD A NO TICE NOTI C E: This equ ipment meets the app lica ble Ind ustry C anada T ermi nal Equi pment T echni cal Speci ficat ions. The Ri nger E quivalence Nu mber (RE N) fo r th is ter minal equi pment is 0. 2. The RE N assign ed to ea ch termin al equi pment provi des an indicat ion of th e m axi mum n um ber [...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 14[...]

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    15 Setting Up Congrat ulations o n your p ur chase of t he Sony V AIO® computer . Sony has combined le ading-edge technol ogy in audio, vi deo, computing, and communicati ons to pr ov ide state-of - the -art personal co m puting.[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 16 Unp ack ing Y ou r Comp uter Th ese hard wa re co mpo nent s ar e in cl uded . V AIO Computer Doc um ents ❑ V AIO® Com pu ter Us er Guide — A sear ch ab le on -sc r een h elp f ile th at conta ins detaile d information on how to us e your new compute r . See “ L o ca ti n g Y o ur V A IO C om p ut er U se r[...]

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    Unpac king Y our Comput e r 17 Software CDs Depen ding on the model you purcha sed, add itional progra m CDs may be incl uded with your c om pute r . Reco very CDs Only comput ers equippe d with the Mic rosoft ® W indows ® 2 000 Professi onal opera ting system c ome wit h Rec overy C Ds. Comp uters with the Micros oft® W indows® XP opera ting s[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 18 App ly ing Er gonomic s Y our co mputer is a portabl e devi c e an d c an be used in a variety of envir onm ent s . Wheneve r possibl e, you should ap ply the foll owing er gonomic cons idera tions: ❑ Position of your co mpute r — Pl ace the comput e r direc t ly in fron t of you as you wor k. Keep your forear[...]

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    Locati ng Contro l s and P or ts 19 Loca ti ng Cont rols an d P o r ts Front 1 LCD scr een 9 Wi re less LAN switc h * 2 Speakers 10 V ol ume Up/Down buttons 3 Keyboa rd 11 T ouch pad, Left / right button s 4 Power indi cator 12 Power button, Ma gn ify button 5 Batt ery i ndica tor 13 Memory S tick® m edia ind icato r 6 Batt e r y 2indica tor 14 Nu[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 20 Ba ck 1 Air vent 6 USB 2.0 ports 2 DC I N por t 7 Ne t wor k (E th e r ne t ) por t 3 Prin ter po rt 8 Modem jac k 4 Monito r (VGA) port 9 Microph one jack 5 V ide o Out p ort 10 Headp hone j a ck Only conn ect 1 0BASE-T or 100BASE- TX ca bles to t he Network (Et herne t) port . Do not co nnect an y other type of [...]

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    Locati ng Contro l s and P or ts 21 Left 1 Memory St ick® media slot 4 PC Car d slots (T wo slots) 2 i.LI NK® (IEEE 13 94) S400 port 5 Opti cal driv e ejec t butto n 3 PC Card e ject button 6 Optica l drive[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 22 Righ t 1 Batt ery ba y 3 Air vent 2 Hard dis k drive[...]

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    Locati ng Contro l s and P or ts 23 Bo ttom 1 Port replic ator connec tor 3 R eleas e swi tch 2 Re se t bu t ton 4 Air v ent[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 24[...]

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    25 Getting St ar ted This sect ion helps you get your computer running and r egis ter ed, so you can take advantage of Sony’ s many suppor t options. Y ou’ll al so learn how to lo cate y our on-s c r een V AI O® C omputer User Guid e, which contains step-by -step instr uctions for operating your computer .[...]

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    V AIO® Comput er Quic k Star t 26 T u rnin g On Y o ur Com pute r T o use y our comp ut er imm ediat ely , us e the sup pli ed AC ada pter as a po wer sourc e. Y our supplied batt ery is not cha rged when you unpac k it, howe ver , you can be gin char ging it when you us e your AC adapter . See “Powerin g Y our Comput er” in your on-scre en V [...]

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    T ur n ing On Y our Compute r 27 4 Push the ba t tery bay co ver up until it click s into pla ce. 5 Con nec t t he A C ad ap ter to t he co mp ut er. See “ T o c onn e ct t h e A C ada pt er .” Once you c onnect the AC ada pter to the c omput er , the batte ry begins to char ge whethe r the compute r is o n o r o ff . The batte ry indi cator sh[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 28 T o c onnect the AC adapter 1 Pl ug th e A C a dap te r c a bl e i n to th e DC I N po r t. 2 Plu g the powe r cord into th e AC ada pter and an AC outle t. . Co nnect ing th e AC Adapte r t o t he Compute r ✍ Use onl y the sup plied AC ada pter wi th your com puter .[...]

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    T ur n ing On Y our Compute r 29 T o op en and turn on the com puter 1 Sl ide t he rele ase lat ch to the ri ght and lif t the cov er while ho lding the bott om of the compu ter fi rmly . 2 Pre ss th e power butto n until the green po wer ind icato r ligh ts up. Open ing the Comput er T urning on th e Compute r ✍ If yo u hold down the po wer butt[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 30 3 If necessa ry , adjust the brightne ss controls for the LCD displ ay a s fol lows: ❑ T o incr ease brightne ss, press the Fn + F5 keys, and the n press the Up Arro w key or Right Arr ow ke y . ❑ T o decr ease brigh tness, press t he Fn + F5 keys , and then press the Down Arro w key or L eft Arro w key .[...]

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    Using the T ouc h P ad 31 Us ing t he T ouch Pa d The computer cont a ins a point ing de vice c all ed a t ouch pad. Y ou c a n point to, se lect, drag, and sc roll obje ct s on the s creen us ing the built- in touch pad. Describi ng the touch pad Locating the T ouc h Pad T ouch Pad Action Desc ription Sl iding one fin ger Equiv alent to using a mo[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 32 Re giste ring Y our C omput er T ake adva ntage of Sony ’ s c ommitm ent t o qualit y custome r supp ort an d receiv e these benefit s by re gis terin g your comput e r: ❑ Sony Customer Support — T alk to a support r epresent a tive to trou blesh oot proble m s you may hav e with your comput er . ❑ Li mi t[...]

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    Locati ng Y our V AIO Co m puter User Gui de 33 Loca ting Y our V AI O Co mpute r Use r Guide Th e on- scre en V AI O ® Comp ut er Us er Gui de is a s earch able help f ile tha t cont ai n s detaile d information on how to us e your new compute r . Some of the topic s in your on-sc re en V AIO ® Computer User Guide include the follo w ing: T o op[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 34 2 Clic k VA I O U s e r G u i d e in the Pi ck a Hel p t opic c olumn. A second He lp and S upport Center window ap pe ars , which of fe rs inf orm ati on about your com pu ter. V AIO User Guide W indow (W indows XP) 1 User gui de table o f cont ents List of co m puter help to pics 2 Link to Elec tronic Fl yer Lis[...]

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    Locati ng Y our V AIO Co m puter User Gui de 35 T o open the user guide (Windo ws 2000) ❑ Clic k St a r t on the Wi ndows ® ta sk ba r, po i nt to VA I O H e l p C e n t e r and cl ick VA I O U s e r G u i d e . The VA I O U s e r G u i d e appe ars. V AIO User Guide (W indows 2000) 1 User gui de table of cont ents List of co m pute r help topic[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 36 Setting Up A Dia l-Up Con nection This s e cti on describes t he basic s teps f or setti ng up your di al-up co nnecti on. The Connec t i on W izar d guide s you t hrough the process of choos ing an Int ernet Ser vice Provi der (ISP) or setting up an exist ing account, and connect ing to the Inter ne t. T o set up[...]

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    S etting Up A Dial- Up Connection 37 T o set up a dial-up co nnecti on ( Windows 2000) 1 Clic k Sta r t , poin t to Progra m s , A c ces sori es , C ommuni cations , and then clic k Int e rne t C on ne cti on Wiza r d . The Inte rnet Conn ect i on W izar d window app e ars. 2 Fol low the on-scre en instruc t ions to finis h sett ing up your Intern [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 38 T urning O ff Y our Co mpute r Using the power butt on to turn off you r compute r may resul t in loss of dat a . Fol low the steps bel ow to properly turn of f your comput er and avoi d losing data. T o t urn off your computer 1 Clos e all ope ra tion s . 2 Clic k St a r t on the W indows ® ta sk ba r . 3 (W ind[...]

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    39 Expand ing Y our Computing Po w e r This sect ion helps you get started upgrading c omputer memory and locat ing info rmation abou t pr einstall e d pr ograms.[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 40 Up gr adi ng Me mo r y Depend ing on the configur ation you purcha s ed, yo ur computer may ac cept addit ional memory m odules. For informati on about ins tall ation procedures, refer t o th e on-s creen V AIO ® Com puter User Guide a nd pri nt those relevan t steps. See “ Loc at ing Y ou r V AIO Co mpute r Us[...]

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    41 Car ing f or Y our Computer This sect ion pr ovides informat ion on how to safely u se your Sony comp ut er .[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 42 Stor ing Y our C ompute r ❑ Do not use or sto re your computer in a loc a tion s ubjec t to: ❑ Heat sources, such a s radiators or air ducts ❑ Dir ect sunli ght ❑ Exc ess ive dus t ❑ Mois ture o r rain ❑ Mecha nical v ibrati on or shock ❑ S t ron g magnet s or s peake rs t hat a re no t magnet ical l[...]

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    Cleani ng Y our Com puter 43 com pany has the rig ht to disconne ct your servi ce unti l you correc t the pr oblem. Clea n ing Y our Co m p uter ❑ Clea n the c omputer with a s oft, dry cloth o r a soft clo th li ghtly m oiste ned with a mild det erge nt soluti on. Do not use any t ype of abra sive pad, s couring powder , or solvent suc h as alco[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 44[...]

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    39 V AIO Re cov e r y Op tion s The V A IO ® Rec o very W iza r d e nables you t o recove r p r ei ns talled so ftwa r e pr ograms and the operati ng system on your comput e r . Y o u can also use this u ti lity to cr ea te a R eco very Med ia Ki t. T he R eco very Me dia Ki t enabl e s you to r eclaim har d drive space and r eturn your compute r [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 40 Ab out R ecover y Op tions Y ou have se ve r al opti ons when reco ve ring s oftware or your comput e r ’ s opera ting system . Ac cess ing the V AIO Reco ver y Wi zar d Y ou ca n start the V AI O Rec overy W iza rd util ity fro m th e Microsof t ® W indows ® XP St art menu , from t he Re c overy Media Ki t, o[...]

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    About Re cov er y O pti ons 41 optio n, you lose all data and settin gs on both drives. T o reco ver driv e s C a n d D, start the V AIO Recove ry W izard from the Wi ndows XP St a rt menu, the Reco ve ry Media Kit, or by using the F10 key on note book c om pute rs. ❑ Recov er softwa re pr ograms Recover s pecifi c f actory-insta l led s oftwa re[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 42 About the Re co v er y Media Kit The Recov e ry Media Kit is create d using you r own CDs and/or DVDs. Y ou can cr eate th e Recov ery Me dia Kit, or pur chas e it fro m Sony . Rec over y Me di a Kit o v er view Confirm that you have suf ficient CD and/ or DVD recordabl e medi a availab l e before you begin cre a [...]

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    About the Reco very Medi a Ki t 43 T o cr eate t he Recov er y Medi a Kit 1 Clic k St a r t in the Wi ndows ® taskbar , poi nt to All P rogr am s , and t hen cl ick the VA I O ® Rec overy Wi zard . Th e V AI O Re cov ery W i zar d app ears. 2 Read the on-scree n information. Clic k Ne xt . 3 Select Cre ate Re covery Medi a Kit (S tr ongly Recomme[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 44 4 Selec t the Recovery Medi a Kit that you want to create . Y ou can create your k it us ing a s ingle type of m e dia or by c ombi ning me dia types, as fo llows: ❑ One recorda ble CD (CD-R) and up to two rec ordable DVDs (DVD-R or DVD+R) (Y our V AIO ® c omput er must be equippe d with a DVD-R W 1 or DVD±R W[...]

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    About the Reco very Medi a Ki t 45 7 Wh en pr om pt ed , e ject th e di sc . La be l th e top of th e d isc wi t h a per ma n ent marker according t o the on -s cre e n instruc t ions . 8 Repe at ste ps st e p 6 throug h step 7 for e ach CD or DVD. 9 Whe n the text , The R e c ove ry Medi a Kit is co mple te ap pea rs, cl ick OK . 10 Clic k Fini sh[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 46 Using the V AIO Recovery Wizard The V AI O ® Recovery Wi z ard p rovides r ecovery op tions for your c om pute r . Y ou can acce ss this tool from W indows ® XP S tart m enu, your Recove ry Me dia Kit , or by pres sing the F10 key 1 on you r note book c omput er . Star tin g th e V A IO Rec ove ry Wi zard T o ac[...]

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    Using the V AIO Recovery Wizard 47 T o star t the V AIO Recov er y Wizard using th e F10 Key (for not ebook comput ers on ly) 1 T urn o ff you r notebook computer . 2 Pre ss the power switch on th e c omput e r to turn on the power . 3 When you s ee the V AIO logo a ppear on t he compute r ’ s screen, br iefly pres s the F10 key . 4 Clic k Ne xt [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 48 T o r eco ver dr i ve C 1 Start t he V AI O Re co ver y Wizar d, an d cli ck Next . 2 Select Proc ee d w it h S yst e m R ec ov ery , and click Next . If us ing t he Re covery Media Ki t, ski p this step . 3 Select C Driv e Recovery , and click Next . V AIO R ecove ry Wizard — Sele cting W i ndow s Syst em R est[...]

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    Using the V AIO Recovery Wizard 49 4 Read the on-scree n information. Clic k Ne xt . 5 The wizar d begi ns the drive C recove ry . When it is finishe d, cli ck Next . 6 Clic k Fini sh . Y our computer res tarts. T o recover driv es C and D (and recla im all space on the hard disk driv e) 1 S tart th e V AIO ® Re covery W izard, and click Next . 2 [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 50 ❑ Remove th e Re covery D riv e . 5 Choos e the s ize of drive C. Any remainin g disk sp a ce i s allocat e d to drive D (min u s the s pace al locat ed for th e rec ove ry dr iv e). C li ck Next . 6 The w izard sta rts imp lem enting re covery . When i t is f ini shed , clic k Next . 7 Clic k Fi nish , and th e[...]

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    Using the V AIO Recovery Wizard 51 3 Select Custom Recovery (for Advanced User s) , and cl i ck Next . 4 Select Application Recovery , and cli ck Next . 5 Clic k to select t he check box for e ach software pro gra m you wa nt to rec ove r . Clic k Ne xt . Y ou may need to us e t he scroll bar to view a ll availabl e s o ftware programs. ✍ If yo u[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 52 6 As your comput e r prepa res to inst all each app lica tion, a status indi cator appe a rs. Y ou may see insta llat ion wizard s, messages, and prompt s . Follo w the ins truct ions pro vided in each wizar d, and res pond to each prom pt or messa ge. Wh en th e se le cted so ftw are h as be en re co ve re d , th[...]

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    Using the V AIO Recovery Wizard 53 T o pe rform a comple te hard disk dri v e recov ery Y ou must use the Rec overy Medi a Kit to perform a complet e hard dis k drive reco very . 1 Pre ss the power switch on th e c omput e r to turn on the power . 2 Op en t h e opt ical d ri ve, an d p l ac e th e S tartup Recovery Disc i n the opti cal dr ive. 3 C[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 54[...]

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    61 Using the Appli c ati on Reco v er y and System Reco v er y C Ds (For W i ndows ® 20 00 models onl y ) Y ou can r estor e your system, indiv idual pr ograms, or driv ers, using the Application Re c overy an d Syst em R eco very C Ds.[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 62 Ap pli catio n an d Sy st em R ecover y CDs Y our compute r comes wit h the fol lowing Applica tion Recovery and Sys tem Reco ve ry CDs . Y ou will ne e d an op tical dri ve to us e the s e recov ery CDs. If your com pu ter doe s no t com e wit h an o pti ca l dri ve, use an exte r nal opti ca l dr ive. Applicatio[...]

  • Page 63

    Using Y our Rec ov er y CDs 63 T o re install programs w ith the A p plicat ion Reco very CDs 1 T urn on your computer . If your computer is already on, clo s e all open pr ograms. 2 Logon to the Microsoft ® Win dows ® desktop. 3 Inse rt Sony Appl icat ion Recovery CD No. 1 int o your comput e r ’ s optical dr ive. Th e Applicati on Recovery ut[...]

  • Page 64

    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 64 5 Fo llo w t he on -sc r ee n inst r uct io ns to lo ca te a nd r ein sta ll the ap p ro pri ate devic e driver . T o reinstal l device drive rs with the Appl ication Recove r y CDs 1 Logon to the Micros oft ® W i ndows ® de skt op. 2 Inse rt Applic a tion Re c overy CD No. 1 int o your comput e r ’ s opti cal[...]

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    Using Y our Rec ov er y CDs 65 12 Naviga te to the o ptical drive, a nd clic k to se lect t he Appl ication Recovery CD. The CD conte nts are displ ayed. 13 Clic k the folder name of the de vice i n whic h you want t o reinsta ll, and click OK . T h e Ha rdw are U pda te Wiz a rd appe a rs. 14 Clic k Ne xt , and sel ect the d e vice folder . The Mi[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 66 Sy stem R ec ove r y op tio ns ❑ Default System Drive Reco very — Al l data on Driv e C is delete d. The fact ory de f ault sett ings and programs are re sto re d on th is drive o nly . ❑ Change Partition Size an d Recover — All par tition s , c ustom inst allat ions, and c ha nges are r emoved from t he h[...]

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    Using Y our Rec ov er y CDs 67 7 On th e Main Me nu - Pro duct Rec overy window , s elect th e app ropriate optio n to re cove r your system. 8 Fol low the on-scre en instruc tions to compl e te the recovery process. After re coveri ng your s ys tem us ing the System Rec overy CD(s), you may be pr ompted to insert y our Applicati on Recovery CD(s) [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 68[...]

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    69 T roub leshooting Co mputer What do I do if m y computer w on’t start? ❑ Make sure the computer is secure ly plugged into a power source and tu rne d on. Make sure the power in dicat or sho ws the power is on. ❑ Make sure the batte ry is inserte d prope rly and cha rged. ❑ Make sure the floppy dis k drive (if appli c abl e ) is empty . ?[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 70 What do I do if a BIOS e rror appears when m y computer star ts? If the m ess ag e “ Press <F1 > to resum e, <F2> to setup ” appears at th e bot tom of t he scre en, f oll ow the s e steps : 1 Pres s th e F2 key . The BI O S S etu p menu a ppears. 2 Set the date (month/ day/year). P ress En te r . [...]

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    Computer 71 2 T ur n of f th e co mput er . 3 Rem ove any periphe ra l devi ces c onnec ted to the comput e r . 4 Res tart the com puter . 5 Press the F2 ke y wh en th e S ony l o go a p pe ar s. Th e BIOS Set u p window appe a rs. 6 Press the Right Arro w key to s elect the Ex i t menu. 7 Press the Down Arrow key t o sele ct Get De fault V alues .[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 72 Why won’t m y computer enter S tandb y or Hiberna te mode? Y our compute r may become unsta ble if the ope ra ting m ode is chang ed before the comp uter comple tely ente rs S tandby or Hibe rnate . T o r e stor e the com puter to norm a l opera ting stab ility : 1 Clos e all ope n progra ms. 2 Res tar t th e co[...]

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    Computer 73 T o l ower th e CPU f an spee d usin g the PowerPan el uti lity : 1 On the W indows ® taskbar , ri ght-clic k the CPU icon or Profil e icon , depe nding o n the model you purchase d. 2 Select E dit /C rea te Pro fil es . T h e AC P ower - Pr ofile Edit or window appe a rs. 3 Double -c lic k System to open the System s u bmenu if it is [...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 74 Suppo r t Opti ons If you have ques tions about your comput er or the preinsta lled programs , refer to the fol lowing sou rces for answers in the s eque nc e list ed below . 1V A I O ® Computer User G uide Th e on- scre en V AI O ® Com put er User G uide and t he pri nted V AIO ® Compu t er Quick S tart provi [...]

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    75 Inde x A AC ad apter 26 conne c ting 28 App licat ion Re covery CD 62 appl ications software progra m s 56 B batt ery char ging 26 indic ator 19 br ightness c ontrol 30 bu ttons le ft 19 power 19 right 19 C cap s l o ck 19 com plete r ecover y 59 comp u ter cab le s 42 car e 41 clea n ing 43 cont rols and connect ors 19 LCD s cre en 43 onlin e s[...]

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    VA I O ® Computer Qui ck Start 76 cap s l o ck 19 hard dis k drive 19 Memor y Sti ck medi a 19 num loc k 19 power 19 scrol l l oc k 19 input devices 9 inte rference 9 i nter nal spe ak er 19 Inter net conne c tion 36 J ja cks head phone 20 micr ophone 20 mode m jack 20 K keyboa rd 19 L LCD scre en handl ing 43 M maint enance 43 man ual 33 Memor y [...]

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    I n dex 77 Recovery W izard startin g 52 regul a tory info rm ati o n 8 res e t butto n 23 res toring data 62 S scr ol l lo c k ind i ca tor 19 shut ting down computer 38 software loc a tin g 40 reco vering 56 software progra m s 56 appl ications 56 spe cific ations 16 spe cific a tions (online) 34 startin g Recovery W izard 52 sta rt ing co mput e[...]

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