Sony PCGA-UMS1 Primary manual

1 Welcome .............................. .........................7 Using Your VAIO Notebo ok ........................ 9 Using the Keyb oard ............ ................... .................... 10 Functions of the keyboard ke ys .................. ....................... 11 Combinations and functions with t he Windows key ......... 12 Indicators .[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 2 Using the Wei ght Saver ......... ................... ................ 3 7 To attach the weight saver .............................. .................. 37 To remove the weight saver .............................................. 38 Using Power Sav ing Modes ......... ................[...]

3 Connecting a TV Di splay ................ ............. ............. 56 To connect a TV ................................................................56 Changing the display resolut ion for TV Out ..................... 56 Notes on TV display .......................................................... 57 Connecting a USB D evice .. .............[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 4 Display ing Battery Info r mati on .......... .................... .. 75 To activate the Battery Information toolbar ...................... 75 Battery icon descriptions ................................................... 75 To display detailed battery information ....................[...]

5 Troubles hooting ...................................... 105 Troublesh ooting You r Noteb ook ................. ........... 106 My notebook does not start. .............................................106 My notebook starts, but a BIOS error is displayed. .........106 My notebook starts , but the message “Ope rating sy stem not found” appears [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 6 115 My PC Card is not working. ........................................... 115 Troubles hooting Softw are ............ ............. .............. 116 My software program stops responding or crashes. ........ 116 When I click an application icon, the messa ge “You must in- sert th[...]

7 We l c o m e Congrat ulat ions on your pur chase of thi s Sony V AIO® comput er , and welco me to the V AIO Note book User Guid e. This User Guid e pr ovides deta iled informat ion on all aspects of using your new V AIO computer , fr om key boar d functi ons to pr einstal l ed soft war e a pplica tions. In t he lef t navigat ion window , cl ick [...]

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9 Using Y our V AIO Notebook This sec tion describes the fo llowing aspect s of your new comput er: ❑ Using the Keyboard ❑ Usin g the T o uchp ad ❑ Using the Fl oppy Disk Driv e ❑ Using the Optical Disc Drive ❑ Using PC C ards ❑ Using a Second Battery Pack ❑ Usin g the W eig ht Saver ❑ Using Power Sav ing Modes ❑ Conn ecting a Pho[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 10 Using the K eyboar d Y our keyboard i s very similar to a ty pewriter ’ s, but the key board has additional keys that perform sp ecific computer -related task s . Ke yboar d Escape key Function keys Print Screen key Shift C trl key Fn key Win d ows® k ey Alt key Applications key [...]

Usin g the K ey board 11 Functi ons of the keyboar d ke ys Key Description Numeric keypad area Contains the keys found o n a typical calculator . Use the numeric key pad area to type number s or to perf orm mathematical calculations su ch as addition and s ubtraction. Note that you mus t press the Num Lock key to activate the numeric keypad. (When [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 12 Combination s and fu nctions with the Windows ke y W indo ws key The ke y with the W indow s® log o displa ys the W in dows Star t menu; it is the equiv alent of clicking the Start button on the taskbar . See “Combin ations and functio ns with the W ind ows key” f or more infor[...]

Usin g the K ey board 13 Indic ators Shift + + M Returns al l minimized win dows to their prev ious size. + R Displays the Run wind ow . This is th e equiv alent of selecting Run from the Start menu. Fn + + Insert Displays the System P roperties wind ow . This is the equivalen t of selecting Control P anel and then System fr om the S tart m enu. In[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 14 Indicator li ghts Lig ht On Off Num Lock The numb er key s in the num eric keypad are active. The alphanumer i c character keys in the keypad area are active. Cap s Lock Th e letters appear in uppercase as you type. The Shif t key lowers the case o f typed letters when C ap s Lock i[...]

Usin g the K ey board 15 Combinations an d functions wit h the Fn ke y ✍ If you swi t ch user iden tities du rin g a computing session, the Fn+F7 and Fn+F8 key funct ionality (if avai lable on you r computer) will be interrupt ed. T o switch t o an external displ ay or monitor , see “Selec t ing the Display Mo de” for more in formation. Combi[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 16 Fn+ only / (F8) Cont rol TV Out T oggles between LCD-only and dual LCD/TV display modes . Connect the cable before yo u turn on the no tebook, ot herwis e Fn + F8 will not work . Fn+ (F1 2) Hibernate Provides for the lowest l evel of power consumption. When you execute this command [...]

Usin g the T o uchpad 17 Using the T ouchpad The keybo ard contains a cursor -pointi n g d evice called a touchpad. Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. T ouc hpad Action Descr ip tion Point Slide one f inger on the touc hpad to place the point er on an item or object. Click Press th e left [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 18 See Mouse Pro perties for informati on on touchpad featur es, such as clicking bo th butto ns sim ultaneou sly , adjustin g touchp ad speed, an d Easy Launc her function s . T o access Mou se Properties, go to Star t , select Control Panel, and click the Mouse ico n. Right-click Pre[...]

Usi ng th e Flop p y D isk Dr ive 19 Using the Flopp y Disk Dri ve Y our notebook is supplied with the floppy disk drive in the multipu rpose bay . T o insert a f lopp y disk 1 Hold the floppy disk with the lab el side facing u p. 2 Gently push the floppy disk into the drive until it clicks into place. Inserting a flo ppy dis k Floppy d isk drive F[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 20 T o remo ve a flop py disk 1 Aft er you fi nish us ing the fl oppy di sk, wai t until th e LED in dicato r turns off. 2 Press th e Eject button to r emove the f l o ppy dis k. T o remo ve the floppy disk dri v e 1 T urn of f the noteboo k. 2 Locate th e release lever on th e bottom [...]

Usi ng th e Flop p y D isk Dr ive 21 3 Slide t he lev er in the di rectio n of the ar row . 4 Sli de the floppy disk drive out of the mult ip urp o se bay . 5 Insert the weight saver . See “Using the W eight Saver” f or more infor m ation. T o reinsert t he flopp y disk dri ve 1 T urn of f the not ebook. 2 If an other de vice is in t he multipu[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 22 4 Continue pu shin g the drive into th e bay until the release lev er locks into place. Inserting the flo ppy disk driv e Multipurpose bay Floppy disk drive[...]

Using t he Optic al Disc Drive 23 Using th e Op tical Disc Drive Y our noteb ook comes with an optical disc drive, either a CD - R W/DVD C ombo Drive or DVD-RO M drive, dependin g on the model you purchased. T o insert a di sc When the noteboo k is in St andby or Hibe rnate mode, you cannot ins ert a disc. See “C ontrol ling Power Management ” [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 24 4 Push the disc onto the hub until the disc c licks securely into place. 5 Close the tr ay by pushin g it gently . T o remo ve a disc When the noteb ook is i n po w er s aving modes, you canno t remove a disc. See “Controllin g Power Managemen t” for more information about power[...]

Using t he Optic al Disc Drive 25 3 If th e disc do es not co me out wh en you p ress th e Ejec t butto n, tur n of f the notebo ok and insert a t h in, st raight object ( such as a paper cl ip) into th e manual eject hole. T o pla y a D VD T o play a DVD, you may use the opti cal disc drive and the pre install ed W inDVD® software. For mo re info[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 26 to the proper dimen sions. Also see “Selecti ng th e Disp lay Mod e” for mo r e informatio n. ❑ If the n otebook is set to th e default display s etting, part of the v ideo screen will not appear . T o view the entire screen, a djust the displ ay resoluti o n to 640 x 48 0. Se[...]

Using t he Optic al Disc Drive 27 ❑ When playing DVD movies on battery power , set the power management profile to DVD. W ith oth er profiles , the mo v ies are choppy . As an alternative, you can set the power management profile to Automatic Profile Selection, which will cause th e DVD profile to be selected automatically whenever you insert a D[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 28 T o write data to a CD-R W or CD-R disc * Y ou can use Sony So nicStage and M icr osoft® W indows® XP to writ e data to a CD-R or CD-R W disc. T o create a CD-R disc that is readable in a CD-ROM drive, make sur e y ou finish th e writing process before ejecting it. Fo r more infor[...]

Using PC Cards 29 Using PC Car ds Y our not ebook includes two PC Card slots. PC Cards enable you to connect portable external devices such as another hard disk drive, or to connect to a net work . The PC Card slots can accommodate two T ype I/II PC Cards, or one T ype III PC Card. These slots are compatible with CardBus . Use the lower slot for T [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 30 2 Press the Release button a seco nd time. The PC Card slot pr o tector po ps out. 3 Ins ert the P C Card i nto the P C Card slo t. 4 V erify that the fro nt label of the PC Card is facing up. ✍ When you u se a T yp e III PC Card, you need to remove bo th the top and bott om PC Ca[...]

Using PC Cards 31 5 Push the PC Card slo t gently into the p ort. Y o ur system au to matical ly detects the PC Card. The Unplug or Ej ect Hardwar e i co n appears in the ta skbar . T o remove a PC Car d If your not ebook is tur ned of f, you do not h ave to follow these ins tructions. 1 Double-click in the taskbar . The “Sa f e ly remove ... PC [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 32 Notes on PC Car ds ❑ For some PC Cards, if you alternate between normal power operation and the S tandby or Hibern at e power manag ement modes while t he card is inserted, you may find that a device connected to your syst em is not recognized . Reboot your s ystem to correct the [...]

Using a Second Batte r y P ac k 33 Using a Second Battery Pa ck Y ou can purchase a second rechar geable battery pack. W ith two battery packs, you ca n extend the time th at you use y our notebook with bat tery powe r . When using two battery packs, the battery pack you insert first charg es first. The second battery pack you ins ert charges when [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 34 5 Slid e the lever to w a rd the front o f the not ebook to lock the weight saver . See also “Us i n g the W eight Saver ” for more info rmation. T o char g e the second battery pac k Keep the battery pack in the notebook while it i s connected to AC power . T h e battery automa[...]

Using a Second Batte r y P ac k 35 3 When the b attery is 85 percen t full, the batt ery indicator turns o f f. T o remo ve the secon d battery pac k If you attach two battery pack s, you can remov e either of them with out shutting down th e notebook. 1 Whe n r emo ving on e batte ry pack , verif y t hat the ot her bat tery p ack’ s indicator is[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 36 4 Slide the lever in th e direction of arro w 1, then slide the release lev er on the botto m of the notebook in the dir ection of arrow 2. 5 Remove the weight s aver , and th en pull out t he batte ry pack. 6 Reinser t the weight saver . See “Using t he W eight Sa ver” for more[...]

Using the W eight Sa v er 37 Using the W eight Sa ver The weight s aver protects the mul tipurpos e bay when it is empty . T o attac h the weight saver 1 If ano ther devic e is in the multipurpos e bay , remove t he device. See “T o remove t h e second bat tery pack ” for more info rmation. 2 Fold ou t the hinged ar m of the weight sav er and t[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 38 T o remo ve the weight saver 1 Locate the releas e lever on the bo ttom of the weight saver . 2 Slide this lever in the direc t io n of arrow 1, th en slide the release lever on the botto m of the notebook in the dir ection of arrow 2. 3 After remov i n g the weight sa ver , pull ou[...]

Using P o wer Sa ving M odes 39 Using P ower S a ving Mode s When you use a battery as the sour ce of power for your notebook, you can tak e advantage of power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal o perating mode, which allows you to turn of f specific devices, your notebook has two distinct power saving modes: S [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 40 T o a ctivat e Hib ernat e mo de 1 T o activate H ibernate mode, press the k ey combination Fn +F12, or press the power but ton and release i t immediately . The “Save to Disk Manager ” screen a ppears and the notebook enters Hibern ate mode. 2 Press on the power button to retur[...]

Conn ect ing a P hone L ine 41 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou n eed to conn ect a phone cable (sup plied with selected models ) to take advantage of online servi ces and the Intern et. 1 Plug one end o f the phone cable i n t o the mod em jack on the notebook . 2 Plug the other end into t he wall jack. ✍ In order to regi ster your Sony V AIO® Not [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 42 Co nn ect in g to a LA N Y ou can connect yo ur notebook to 10Bas e-T and 100Base-TX -type Local Area Networks (LANs). For the detailed settings and devices need ed to connect to the networ k, ask your network admi nistrat o r . T o set up your ether net connection T o connect to th[...]

Conn ect ing to a LAN 43 4 Follow the step-by-step instr uctions that appear on the screen.[...]

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45 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou can add funct ionality t o your notebook by conn ecting a vari ety of per iphera ls, as dis cuss ed in the foll owing se ction s: ❑ Connecting a Port Replicator ❑ Conn ecting an Externa l Mouse or Keyb oard ❑ Co nn ect ing a Par alle l Por t Prin ter ❑ Connect i ng a USB Printer ❑ Connecting an Ext[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 46 Connecting a P ort Rep li cator Y o ur notebo ok support s the us e of an opt ional port repl icator (such as the So ny PCGA-PRFX1 model). Attaching a port replicator enables you to connect additio nal peripherals to you r noteboo k. T o attach y our notebook to th e port replicator[...]

Connec ting a P ort Replica tor 47 1 T urn of f y o ur notebook and disco nnect all peripheral dev i ces. 2 On the bo ttom of the note book, sl ide the port rep l icat or con nector cover ope n. 3 Attach th e bottom of the no tebook to the po rt replicator connect or until it clicks. 4 Plug the cable attached to the AC a d apter into the DC IN jack[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 48 5 Plug the power cord into the AC adapter and an AC outlet. The power indicator turns green. 6 T urn o n the n otebook. Connecti ng A C adapt e r to por t replic ator ✍ Use the AC adap ter that comes wit h your notebo ok, or an op tion al Sony ad apt er . P owe r indicator AC adap[...]

Connec ting a P ort Replica tor 49 T o remo ve y our notebook fr om the port replicator 1 T urn of f your notebook and the con nected peripherals. 2 Pull the levers on each side of the p ort replicator to dis engage the notebook from the port rep l icator . 3 Lift the notebook away from the port replicator . 4 Close the port repl icator con nector [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 50 Connecting an Exte rnal Mouse or K eyboar d Y ou can conn ect an external mouse or key board to the optional port replicato r using a similar t ype PS/2® plug or adap ter . Y ou can only connect one external device at a time. Therefore, you cannot connect both a PS/2 mouse and PS/2[...]

Conne cting a P ara llel P or t Pr inter 51 Connecting a P arallel P or t Printer Y ou can connect a W indo ws® compatible p rinter to your not ebook to print doc umen ts. T o connect a printer 1 Locate the Printer port identif ied by the symbol. 2 Plug the p ri nter cabl e (supplied with th e printer) into th is port on the not ebook. 3 See the m[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 52 Connecting a USB P r inter Y ou can conn ect a W indows® compati ble Universal S erial Bus (U SB) printer to either of your no tebook ’ s two USB ports to print document s. T o connect a USB p rin ter 1 Plug the option al USB printer cable into one of the two USB ports on your no[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Di spla y 53 Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can connect external display devices such as a compute r display (monitor), multimedia computer display , and projector to your notebook. T o connect a computer dis play 1 Locate the Monitor jack identified by the symbo l on t he back of the not ebook. 2 Plug the dis play c[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 54 1 Loc ate th e Mon itor j ack id enti fied b y the symbo l. 2 Plug the display cable into this jack. 3 Locate the Headphon e jack identified by the symbol. 4 Plug the speaker cable into this jack. 5 Locate the Microphone jack identified by the symb ol . 6 Plug the microph o ne cable[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Di spla y 55 T o select a displa y When you connect an external display to the monitor jack, you can toggle the output between the Liquid Crystal Disp lay (LCD), the external moni t o r , or both devices. Use the Fn+F7 keys t o select a display . See also “Selecting the Display Mode” for m ore info rmat ion. T o Pre ss[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 56 Connecting a TV Displa y Y ou can enjoy playi ng audio/vi deo b y con necting optional A V devices to your note book. S ee als o the manuals s upplied wi th your A V devices for mor e informatio n on their installati on and use. T o connect a TV 1 Conn ect the notebook to a TV using[...]

Connec ting a TV Di spla y 57 1 First e nsure th at your not ebook has been start ed w it h t h e TV Out jack plugge d in. 2 Click Start, select Contro l Panel, and then cl ick the Display icon. The Display Pr operties dialog bo x appears. 3 Click on the Set tings tab, and click t he Advanced button. The Sony Noteb ook LCD.. . dialog box appears . [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 58 Connecting a USB De vice Y ou can con n ect USB dev i ces s uch as an external mouse, ke yboard, speak er , and micropho ne to your noteboo k. T o connect a USB d e vice The followi ng steps describe the procedur e for connecting a USB mouse to your noteboo k. Use the same p rocedur[...]

Conne cti ng an i.LINK De v ic e 59 Connecting a n i.LINK D e vice Yo u r V A I O ® Notebook includes an i.LINK ®* S400 (IEEE13 94) port, which you can use t o connect a comp atible i.LINK device, such as an i.LINK enabled digital video camera record er . See the man ual supplied with your digital video camera recorder for mor e information on it[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 60 T o connect a digital video camera recor der 1 Plug o ne end of t he i.LIN K cable (not s upplied) in t o t he i.LINK port on the left side of the notebook 2 Next, p lug the other en d into the D V In/Out p ort on the d i g ital vi deo camera recorder . Notes on i.LINK dev ices ❑ [...]

Conne cti ng an i.LINK De v ic e 61 ❑ The i.LINK features available may vary depend i ng o n the software applications you use. See the documentation that accompanied you r software for mo re inform ation. ❑ The i.LINK cables com p atible w ith your V AIO notebook incl u de cables w ith the followi ng part numbers: VMC-IL 4415 (a 1.5-meter cabl[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 62 Connecting V AIO computer s Connecting with i. LINK Y ou can use an optiona l i.LINK® * cable to con nect your V AIO® notebook to another V AIO comput er that has the preinstall ed Microsoft ® W indows® operating system or the Sony Smart Connect software preinstalled. Y ou may u[...]

Connec ting Exte r nal Spe ake rs 63 Connecting External Speakers Y ou can enha nce the sound qua l i ty of your noteb ook by connecting externa l speakers. See t he manual that accompan ied your speakers for more inf o rmation on their installation and use. Bef ore connecting y our external speaker s ❑ V erify your speakers are designed for comp[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 64 Connecting an External Micr ophone Y ou can enh ance the quali t y of sound inpu t by using an external micr ophone. See the manual th at accompanied your micro phone for more inf ormation on its installa tion and use. T o connect an exter nal micr ophone 1 Locate the Microphone jac[...]

Expand ing Y our Noteb ook Capab ilities 65 Expanding Y our Notebook Capabiliti es A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), W ireless LAN Access Point, and W ireless LAN PC Card peripheral device can be connected to your notebook, to expand the capabilities of your comput er an d enhance its versatility to m eet your various busi ness or p erson al ne e[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 66 Wireless LAN PC Card The W ireless LAN PC Card, which comes with the W ireless LAN Access Point, can be purchased separately and is designed for building a wireless LAN environ ment. The W ireless LAN PC Card can be used with or without the A cc es s Point. W ith the Access Point, y[...]

67 Customizing Y our V AIO Notebook The f ollowing sect ions briefl y descri be how to change y our not ebook’ s defa ult setting s: ❑ Displ aying the Son y Notebook Setup Screen ❑ Controlling Power Management ❑ Displaying B attery Informat io n ❑ Selecting the Di splay Mode[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 68 Display ing the Son y Notebook Setup Scr e en T o displa y the Sony Notebook Setup screen 1 Click the Start button o n the W indows® tas k bar . 2 P o i n t t oV A I Oa n dc l i c kS o n yN o t e b o o kS e t u p . 3 Select the tab for the item you want to change. See “Sony Noteb[...]

Displa yi ng the Son y No tebook Set up Scree n 69 Son y Notebook Setup T abs T ab Description About Thi s Computer Display sy stem informatio n, including m e mory capacity , serial number , and BIOS version. Printer Select printer port mo de settings. Initial Setting C hange the volume of the sounds th at play whi le th e operati ng system is loa[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 70 Co nt r olli ng P ow er Man ageme nt The PowerPanel™ utility allows you to control the power manag ement of your notebook and provides key information about system activ ity and b attery life. The fol lowing secti ons br iefly descr i be h ow to conserve your notebook ’ s batter[...]

Contro lling P o wer Man agement 71 T o customize P ower Managem ent settings 1 Cli ck the Cu rrent P rofi le icon on th e Pow er Mana gemen t toolb ar . 2 Select Edit/C r eate P r ofiles f rom the menu . 3 Click a profile whos e setting you want to change fr o m th e list in the l eft field. 4 Double-click an item whos e setting you want to change[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 72 the predefi ned profiles (except fo r the Disable Power Manage ment profile), or you can create your own profile to suit your p ortable comput ing needs . The predefin ed profiles are: Icon Description Maxim um Performanc e Provides the best system perfo rmance while still conservin[...]

Contro lling P o wer Man agement 73 W ord Processing Optimizes power management with longer timeout s on the hard disk and display s cr een. Y ou can als o establish settin gs for LCD ( V ideo) Stan dby , Hard Disk Standby , and S tandby mode to optimize power ma nagem ent fo r you r syst em. Spreadsheet Optimizes per formance and power requi remen[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 74 P o wer ma na g ement commands The PowerPanel™ utility also provides power managemen t commands that you can use t o activate specifi c power m anagement fu nctions and to cont rol power for a specific device. Y ou can use these commands to override a pr o file setting or initiate[...]

Displa ying Batter y Inf ormation 75 Displa ying Battery I nf ormation Y ou can display information for each of the batteries in your notebook. The following sections briefly describe how to display your notebook’ s general batter y informat ion. Refer to PowerP anel™ Help for more detailed inf ormatio n. T o activ ate the Battery Inf o rmat io[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 76 T o displa y detailed battery inf ormation Double-click the battery icon on the task tray to dis p lay the Battery Information window . The screen appears displaying the Battery tab, which contains information such as the estimated time-to-emp ty and char ging time. Fully char ged D[...]

Displa ying Batter y Inf ormation 77 T o customize t he Battery Inf ormation t oolbar and alar m system Y ou can customize the Battery Information too lbar and modify t h e alarm sett i n gs, to s u i t your portable com puting need s. Refer to PowerP anel™ Help fo r more inf ormation.[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 78 Select ing the Displa y Mode This not ebook uses the Intel ® video controll er , which en ables you to se lect the desired display when the notebook is connected to an external monitor . Wh en you co nnect an extern al displ ay , you can switch t he display m ode between y our note[...]

Selec ting t he Displa y Mode 79 4 Click the Intel® Graphi cs T echnology tab, then click the Graphics Properties butt on. If y ou want to u se the TV as a dis play , deselect the S ynchronous Disp lay Mod e box and cli ck Apply . Y ou cann ot use the TV an d anothe r disp lay s imult aneous ly . 5 Cl ick the Dev ice tab . 6 Select the type of dis[...]

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81 Adding Memor y to Y our V AIO Notebook In t he futur e you may want to ins tall memory modules to exp and the func tional ity o f your notebook. The amount o f memory on your note book will vary depen ding on the model you pur chase d. See t he Specific ations flye r supp lie d with you r note boo k for th e amoun t of mem ory p r e-i nstal led [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 82 Precautions and P r o cedures The procedures described below assume you are familiar with the general terminology associated with personal note books and with common safety practices requ ired for using and modify ing electronic equip ment. Personal injury or equipment damage may r [...]

Precautio ns and Proced ures 83 128 MB Memo ry Models 256 MB Memo ry Models T o ta l System Memor y (MB) Slot 1 (MB) Slo t 2 (MB) 128 12 8 192 128 64 256 128 128 384 * * The 38 4 MB and 512 MB m emory con figuratio ns may req uire the rem oval and repl acement of origina l factory-insta lled memory modu les. 256 128 512 * 2 56 256 T o ta l System M[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 84 Remo ving a Memory Mo dule 1 Shut down your notebook and discon n ect all peripher al devices, such as your prin ter . 2 Unplug th e notebook and remove the bat tery pack(s). 3 After the notebook has cooled, loosen an d remove the screw that secures the cover of the memory bay on t [...]

Remo ving a M emor y Modul e 85 5 Remov e the memory module. 6 Replace the memory bay cover . 7 T i g h t e nt h es c r e wo nt h em e m o r yb a yc o v e r . Remo ving me mor y module 2 Pull the memory modu le in the direction of the arrow. 1 Pull the tabs i n the direction of the arrows . The memory modu le is released. 1 2 1[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 86 Inst allin g a Me mory Module 1 Shut down your notebook and discon n ect all peripher al devices, such as your prin ter . 2 Unplug th e notebook and remove the bat tery pack(s). 3 After the notebook has cooled, loosen an d remove the screw that secures the cover of the memory bay on[...]

Insta lling a Mem or y Modul e 87 7 Press the module in to place until it clicks. 8 Replace the memory bay cover . 9 T ighte n the screw o n th e cover of the mem ory bay . Instal ling mem ory module 1 Slide the memory modu le into the slot. 2 Press the module into p lace until it clicks. 2 1[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 88 Vie wing the Amo unt of Memor y 1 Restart the noteb ook. 2 Click Start on the W indows® task bar , select Help and Support, an d click “Sony Notebo ok Setup.” The Sony Notebo ok Setup screen appears. 3 Click t he “About This Com puter” tab to view the amount of syste m memo[...]

89 About the Softw are on Y ou r Notebook Y our V AIO® N o tebook is r eady to help you work, play , learn, and communi cate as soo n as you tur n it on. This sect ion pr ovides the foll owing in form ation : ❑ An over view of the vari ous software th at come with you r noteboo k and the activities you can perform with your software ❑ Detai ls[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 90 Software Overvie w Y our compu ter may not be supplied with all of the softwa re listed below , dependi ng o n the configurat ion yo u purchased. Ado be Acrobat ® Reader Adobe Systems Inc. Acrobat Reader software enables you to view , navigate, and print electronic documen ts in Ad[...]

Soft ware Over view 91 Digital Print Sony E lectr onics Inc. This image man agement software makes it fun and easy to edit, import, an d org anize your digital pictures in a photo album for rich digital printing to any standard color laser or inkjet printer . Digital Print can als o be used to make custom CD la bels for your audi o CDs. DVgate™ S[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 92 Micr osoft® Office XP Small B usiness ( On s elected models) Microsof t Corp . W ith Micros oft Of fice XP you’ll find a power ful new technology t h at will help you get work done more quickly b y providing real-time, con text-sensitive options f or important actio ns, from form[...]

Soft ware Over view 93 Pictur eGear™ Sony E lectr onics Inc. This image management sof tw are displays images f rom your hard drive, a Sony digital still camer a, or a S ony Mavica® camer a. The images appear i n a conveni ent light-table for mat, so that you can easily view the contents of an entire fold er . Quick en ® Intuit Inc. Quicken is [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 94 Smart Ca ptur e Sony Electr onics Inc. Smart Captur e is a fun new way to send mult i m edia messages via e-m ail. Smart Capture manages the i.LINK® * connection between your computer and a Sony Digital Handycam® Camcord er that supports the i.LINK interface. It allows you to capt[...]

Soft ware Over view 95 V AIO S upport Ag ent Sony E lectr onics Inc. V AIO Supp ort Agent provi des immediat e, interacti v e online suppo rt. V isu alFl ow™ Sony E lectr onics Inc. V isualF low software is a state-of-the-a rt Sony multimedia brows er designed specifically for Memory S tick® media. It displays any still picture, movie, or sound [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 96 Application, Dr iver , and Syste m Reco very CDs Y our n otebo ok com es with th e foll owing ap plic atio n, driv er , and sy stem re cover y CDs. T o use your recovery CDs, see “Us ing Y our Recovery CDs ” for more informatio n. Application Recovery CD(s) Sony Electr onics Inc[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 97 Using Y our Rec overy CDs The fo llowing sect i ons describe how to use the Ap plication Recover y , Driver Recovery , and System Reco very utilities. T o use t he Application Reco very CD(s) The Application Recovery CD(s) allo ws you to reinstall individual app lications if they beco me corrupted or are accidentally era[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 98 your compu ter , hardware, or software appli cation. V AIO Suppor t Agent, an application repair utility , uses a vault feature on the Driver Recovery CD during its softw are healing proces s. Y ou must be in W indows® to run the D river Recovery CD utility . Reinstalling specific [...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 99 6 Click wi th the left mouse bu tton to highlig ht the unknow n device (iden ti f i ed by a yell o w qu estion mark) or th e device for wh ich you wish to r einstall the driv er . 7 From the Action menu, click Uni nstall. This will remove the device driver from your system. Click OK to confirm this action. R ep eat as ne[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 100 Reinstalling all drivers with the Driver Recover y CD 1 T urn on your computer . If your comput er is already on, close all applications. 2 When the W indows des ktop appears, insert the Driver Recovery CD into the optical disc drive. 3 Click Start in the W i n dows taskbar , then [...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 101 8 Click Reinstall Driver . The Hardware Update W izard appears . 9 Click Next. The wizard will search for the correct driver on your Driver Recover y CD. 10 When the recovery process is complete, click Finish. Some drivers will requi re that you reboot th e computer to complete in stallat ion. T o use t he System Recove[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 102 Y ou can use the Sys tem Recover y CD(s) to rein s tal l the operating s ystem and software titles t hat shipped wit h your notebook if they b ecome corrupted or erased. Y ou may n ot need to reinstall the entire contents of your hard d rive. If you experience a problem with your n[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 103 3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu. 4 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default V alues” and then press the Enter key . The message “Lo ad default configuration now?” ap pears. 5 Check that “Y es ” is selected, then press the Enter k ey . 6 Press the arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Change[...]

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105 T roub leshooting This se ction des cribe s how to solve common pr oblems you may encounter when us ing your no tebook. Many pr ob lems hav e simpl e solu tions, so try thes e sugge stion s befor e you c ontact Sony PC Support (ht tp://www .sony .com/pcsupp ort). Consult the foll owing sections: ❑ T roub leshoot ing Y our Notebo ok ❑ T roub[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 106 T r oubleshooting Y our Noteboo k My notebook does not start. ❑ Check that the notebook is plugged into a p ower source an d that it is turn ed on. Check th at the power indicator o n the fron t panel of the noteb ook indicates that the power is on. ❑ Check that the battery pac[...]

T r oub leshoo ting Y our Noteboo k 107 7 Select Y es, and then press Enter . The notebook restarts. My noteboo k star ts, b ut the messa g e “Operating sy stem not f ound” appear s and Windo ws does not start. Make su re there i s no f loppy dis k in t he floppy disk d rive (non-bo otable). ❑ If a non-boot able floppy disk is in the drive, f[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 108 My notebook stops responding or does not shut down. It is best t o shut down you r notebook usi ng the T urn Off Comp uter command on the W indows Start menu. Using other metho ds, includ ing those listed here, may result in l oss of uns aved data. ❑ T ry restartin g the notebook[...]

T r oub leshoo ting Y our Noteboo k 109 The sound of m y notebook’ s fan is too loud. Use the PowerPanel™ utility to change the Thermal Con trol S trateg y setting to Quiet. This s etting slows down th e CPU speed. See PowerPanel Help for m ore information. Wh y does the System Pr oper ties dialog box di splay a slower CPU speed than advertised[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 11 0 T roub l eshooti ng the LCD Screen My LCD scree n is blank. ❑ Check that the notebook is plugged into a power source and that it is turned on. ❑ Check that the power ind i ca tor on the notebook is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted proper ly and charged . ❑ The[...]

T roub lesh ooting the LCD Screen 111 1 First e nsure th at your not ebook has been start ed w it h t h e TV Out jack plugge d in. 2 Click Start, select Contro l Panel, and then cl ick the Display icon. The Display Pr operties dialog bo x appears. 3 Click on the Set tings tab, and click t he Advanced button. The Sony Noteb ook LCD.. . dialog box ap[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 11 2 T roub l eshooti ng the Mouse and T ouchpad My mouse does not work. ❑ If you are using an external PS/2® mouse, check that the mouse is plugged into the mous e port . See “Co nnecting a n External M ouse or Keyboard” for more inform ation. ❑ If you are using an op tional,[...]

T roub lesho oting t he Mouse and T ouchpa d 11 3 The poi nter does not mo ve while I am using the T ouchpad or Mouse . ❑ The comp uter should be restart ed. Follow thes e steps: 1 Press t he W in dows ke y . 2 Press the “U” key to select T urn Of f Computer , and wait at least fou r seconds . 3 Press the “R” key to restart your computer [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 11 4 T r oubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and P eripheral Devices My flopp y disk dri ve cannot write to a floppy disk. ❑ Check that t he floppy disk drive is pr operly inserted into th e multipurpose bay . See “Using the Flopp y Disk Drive” for more informati on. ❑ Check that a [...]

T roub leshoo ting Driv es, PC Ca rds and P eri phera l De vice s 11 5 My opti cal dr ive tr a y does not open. ❑ Make sure the not ebook is tur ned on. ❑ Press the Eject button on the optical dr i ve. ❑ If the Eject button does not work, o p en the tray by inser ting a thin, straight object (s uch as a paper cl ip) in the hol e to the right [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 11 6 T roub l eshooting Software My software pr ogram stops responding or cras hes. Contact the sof tw ar e publi sher or designated pro vider for technical sup port. See “Software S u pport In formation” for m ore inform ation. When I clic k an applicat ion i con, the message “Y[...]

T ro ublesho oting Softwa r e 11 7 V er ify th at your AOL connectio n still function s satisfactoril y with the W AN Network Driv er disabled. If you need to re verse this setting, r epeat the step s above and select Enable.[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 11 8 T roub l eshooting the Modem My modem does not w ork. ❑ Check that the phone line is plugged in to the line jack. See “Conn ect ing a Phone Line” for more infor mation. ❑ Check that the phone line is w orking. Y ou can ch eck the line by plu gging in an ordinary pho ne and[...]

T roub lesho oting A udi o 11 9 T r oubleshooting Audio My speaker s make no sound. ❑ If the built- in speakers are tu rned of f , press Fn+F3 t o turn on the speakers . Y ou can also turn on the speakers using the Jog Dial control. ❑ If the speaker volu me is turned to the min imum, press Fn+F4, and th en press or to increase the volu me or yo[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 120 T r oubleshooting the Prin ter I cannot print. The default setting for the printer port mode is correct fo r most printers. I f you cannot p rint, try ch anging the prin t er port mo de. In Sony Noteboo k Setup, select the Prin ter tab. If the pr inter port m ode is set to ECP , ch[...]

T roub les ho oti ng i.LI N K de vice s 121 T r oubleshooting i . LINK devices I ca nnot esta blish a connect ion between tw o V AIO compute rs when using an i.LI NK cab l e . 1 Disconnect the i.LINK® * cable from both computers and reconnect it. 2 W ait for the computers to respo nd. If neit her comput er responds after a few moments , restart bo[...]

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123 Getting Help Sony pr ovides you with sev eral support op tions to answer que stions about your V AIO® Notebook or the pr einstall ed softwar e. Refer to the se r esour ces in t he or der they ar e lis ted.[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 124 Suppor t Options 1 V AIO® Noteboo k User Guide and V AIO® Notebook Quick S t art The online V AI O ® Notebook User Gu ide and printed V AIO® No tebook Quick S tart provide you with information on how to maximize your notebook capabilities and solve commo n problems. T o access [...]

Suppo r t Option s 125 6 Son y Fax-on -Deman d This s ervice, which r equires a fax machine or your fax software, p rovides answers to commonly ask ed questions. Y ou can use this automated service to request a lis t of available topics, th en select the topics that you want to receive. T o contact the Son y fax-on-de mand service, call: 1-888 - 4-[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 126 Software Suppor t Inf ormation Adobe Acrobat® Reader , eB o ok Reader , Photoshop® E lements, Premier e (Adobe Systems , Inc.) Apple QuickTime™ ( Apple Computer Inc.) No rton An tiVirus™ (S yman tec C orpo ratio n) PC-Cillin® ( T r end Mi cr o, I nc.) Quicken® ( Intuit Inc.[...]

Softw are Suppor t Info r matio n 127 RealJukebox, RealPlayer (Real Networks, Inc.) Sony Appli cations (So ny Electronics Inc.) Sound F orge® XP (S onic Foun dry , Inc.) Windows® Op e rating System, Internet Explorer , W ord (Micr osoft Corp.) WinDVD® (InterV ideo, Inc.) W eb s ite(s) http://s ervice.real.com/rjoptions.html http://ser vice.real.[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 128 Son y Service Center For the Sony Service Center neares t you, call 1-888-4-SONY -PC (1-8 88-47 6-6972 ) or find So ny Custom er Servic e on the W e b at: http:/ /www .sony .com/pcsup port.[...]

129 Inde x A Ab out Thi s Compu ter t ab 69 AC power s etting 72 Access Point, W ireless LAN 65 adding hardware 45 memory 81 peripher als 45 printers 51, 52 adjusting brig htne ss 15 volu me 15 Alt key 11 Application R ecovery CD 97 Applic at io ns key 12 attaching port replicator 46 audio troubl eshooting 119 Audio tab 69 B Basic/Advanced tab 69 b[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 130 multimedia computer disp lay 53 networ k 29 parallel port prin ter 51 phone lin e 41 port rep licator 46 project or 54 to another comp uter 62 TV display 56 USB device 58 USB port p rinter 52 weight s aver 37 correction keys 11 Ctr l key 11 cursor -movement k eys 11 customi zing yo[...]

Inde x 131 Smart Connect 62 IEEE13 9 4 60 indicator lights 13 bat tery 13, 33 Caps L ock 14 hard dr ive 13 Num Lock 14 Scroll Lock 14 Inser t key 11 insertin g CD-ROM/DVD-ROM discs 23 PC Car ds 29 second battery pack 33 installi n g hard dr ive s 29 hardware 45 memory mod ule 86 peripher als 45 J jacks multimedia co mputer display 53 port re plicat[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iab le defi nition to document title. 132 PBX 41 PC Card insertin g 29 slots 29 Wi r e l e s s L A N 66 PC Cards removing 31 troubl eshooting 114 PDA 65 peripher al devices troubl eshooting 114 Persona l Digital Assistant 65 phone connecting line 41 jack 41 playing DVDs 25 port rep licator connecting 46 ports prin ter 51, [...]

Inde x 133 Printer tab 69 T ouchp ad tab 69 setup t abs 69 Shift key 12 Smart Connect 62 software troubl eshooting 116 Soft ware l ist 89 Sony Fax-on-Dem and service 125 Sony Notebook Setup screen 68 Sony Ser vice Center 127 speakers external 63 switching 15 troubl eshooting 119 volu me 15 St andby mode 15, 39, 74 Star t b utton 68 sup port opt ion[...]

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