Sony PCV-RX4 manual

N S o ny V A IO De sk top Use r G ui de PC V -R X4 se ri es / PC V -7766[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 1 nN Read this first Noti c e © 2002 Sony Corpo r at i on. A l l ri gh t s reser ved. Thi s ma nu al a nd the so f t wa re d es cr i bed here i n, i n who le or i n part , ma y no t be r eproduc ed , tran s l ate d, o r r educed t o any ma ch in e- re adab le for m w i t hou t pr ior w ritt en approv a[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 2 nN Th e USB 2.0 H i- Sp e ed lo g o is a regis tere d tra dema rk of Univ ersal Se rial Bus Imp lem e n ter s Fo rum. EverQ uest i s a r e gi s ter ed t r ad em a r k of Sony Computer Entertainm ent America In c. Po werD V D is a trad emark or reg ist e r ed trad emark of C yb erL in k C orpor a t ion[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 3 nN E n vi ronmenta l informa tion H al og enat ed f lame re t ar da nt i s not use d in cabi nets . Cu s h ion s f orme d b y c orr ugated bo ar d ar e used in packag ing . Sa fety i nformati on W arni ngs Gen er al ❑ Op ening the un it, for what ever re as o n, coul d l ead t o damages th at ar e n[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 4 nN ❑ Magnet s ❑ Magnet ic bracel ets . Au di o /video ❑ Au di o and pi ctur e dis tor t i on m ay o c c u r if t hi s equipm ent i s po sit i o ned in close prox im i ty to any equi pment em i t ting el ectro m ag net i c r adia t i on. Con nect i vi t y ❑ Neve r i n stal l modem or te lephon [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Read this first 5 nN Re gula tory i nf o r ma tion Son y her eb y dec l ar es t hat t his pr oduct is i n compli ance w ith the e s s ent i al requi rem ent s a nd other re levan t pr ovi sion s of E ur ope an D irective 1999/ 5/ EC (radi o eq ui p m en t a nd t elec omm unicat ions terminal eq ui p ment D i rec tive).[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 6 nN We l c o m e Con gratu l ati ons o n purch asing a S ony V A I O deskt op. S on y has c ombin ed leadi ng-edg e t echno log y i n au di o , vid eo, com puti ng and commu ni cat ions to pr ovi de you w i th s tat e-of - the- art pe r s on al c omput i n g. Here ar e the mai n feat ures you wi l l b e ab le [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 7 nN ❑ Window s ® XP Hom e Edi t i o n - Y o u r syst e m i n c lud e s the l ate st cons u m er o pera ting system fro m Mi croso ft. ❑ Excellen t customer su p po rt - I f y ou ar e exper i en cing any probl ems w i t h your comput er , plea s e ch eck the V A IO-Li nk w e bs i te fo r a pos sible so l u[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 8 nN On lin e doc um e nt atio n The onl i n e d oc umentat i on i ncl u des t he follow i n g g uides: 1 The So n y V AI O D eskto p U se r Gu i d e : ❑ Using your V A I O d esk to p show s you how t o us e t h e s tanda rd com pon ents of yo ur s yst em . I n this part o f t he m an ual you wil l al s o f i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 9 nN ❑ U sing pa rtiti o n ed d ri v es te l l s you what you c an do with par titio ned drives. 3 In t he V A IO - Lin k C u s t om er Se rv ic e Gu id e yo u w ill f i nd al l the VAI O -L i n k i nfor mation you need , in cluding spec ific con t a c t num bers a nd addres s e s for each coun t r y . 4 Con [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 10 nN Y o u r Son y V AIO deskt o p and its ac cesso rie s Th e fol lowi ng h ar dw are i tems a r e in the bo x: * Depen di n g o n yo ur m odel. Pl ease a lso r e ad t he pri nted Speci fi catio n s leafl et. ✍ Pi ct ure s may var y f rom actu al prod uc t. T he p h on e c ab le is used to con n e c t the i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 11 nN Ergo nomi c c onsi der a tions Whene ver poss i b le, tr y a nd take i nto ac cou nt t he f o llow ing er gon omic cons i der ati ons when us ing y our ne w com puter, w h et her at home or i n t h e of fi c e :[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Welcome 12 nN ❑ Posi tion o f t h e k eybo ar d and mou se – Pl ace t he keybo ar d di rec tly i n fr ont of you ( 1 ). K eep your fore arm s h ori zo n t al, w i th you r wri sts i n a neu tral, co mfortab l e po si t ion ( 2) whil e us i n g the key bo ard or mous e – no t at an an gle. Let your upper arms hang[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 13 nN Using your V AIO desktop Thi s se ction de s cr i b es ho w t o st art usi ng your c ompu t e r and how t o us e your co m p ut er’s i nter nal an d ex tern al de vices. ❑ Locat ing co n n ectors (p a g e 1 3 ) ❑ St art ing y our co m puter (pag e 1 4 ) ❑ Shu ttin g d o wn yo ur [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 14 nN Starting your c om puter On ce you have al l the compone nts set up as descr i be d i n the G e tt ing Starte d g u ide , you c an beg i n to us e your comput er. To sta rt up y ou r comp ute r, p r oc e e d as fol lows: 1 Pres s t he power bu t ton on t he system uni t unti l t he b lue[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 15 nN Shutti ng down your c ompute r It is impor tant t h at you s hut down yo ur com puter properl y so y ou do not l ose uns aved data . To shut d own you r com puter, proc eed as f oll ows: 1 Cl i c k the Sta r t but ton. 2 Cl i c k T u rn Of f Computer . The T urn of f co m pu te r scr een[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 16 nN Usi ng the k e yboa rd Thi s sec tion de s c ribe s the f eatures of th e VAI O keyboar d . ★ Tip: Y o ur ke y b oar d has an e rgo nom ic d e s ig n. Y ou c an p ut it in a n u pw ar d pos i ti on on i ts b ack side to sa ve s pac e o n you r desk . MAIL INTERNET MUSIC PICTURE VIDEO H[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 17 nN Keys Descriptions Esc ape key ( 1) Th e <Esc> (Es c a pe) key is used t o cancel c o m m an d s . Fun c ti on keys ( 2) Th e twel ve fun ct i on keys alo ng the top of t he keyb oard are used to p er form desig nated task s . Fo r example , i n m a ny app l i cation s , <F1 >[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 18 nN Co m b ina tio ns a nd fu nct io ns wit h t h e Wind ows ® ke y <F n > c ombi natio n ke ys (14) Th ese keys ar e u s ed in c o m b i na t i o n w i th t he <F n > key t o execute t he comm ands depic t e d w i t h in the box on t h e ke y . <F n > key (15 ) Th e <F[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 19 nN Co m b ina tio ns a nd f u nct io ns wit h th e <F n> ke y I n d ica to rs Combinations/ Feature Functions <F n > + Mo ves th e view to the n ext pag e up . <F n > + Mov es t he vi ew to t he next p age down. <F n > + Mov es t he cu r s or t o the beg i nn ing of [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 20 nN Usi ng the short c ut k e ys Pres s a sh ort cu t key ( <S> Key) t o s tar t your fav ourite s oft w are wit hout havin g t o clic k the shor tc ut i con on the desk top . Use an <S> K ey s i mply by pressi ng it. If you wa nt to, you can us e VA I O Act ion Setu p t o chang [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 21 nN Setting up the monit or If your V A I O d es k t o p i s del ivered w i th a m oni t o r, i t m ay b e del i v e r ed w i t h a digi t a l 1 5" or 17' ' LCD ( X G A T FT) moni t o r or w i t h a com mon anal ogue CRT moni t o r , depend i ng on y ou r m odel*. Fo r more i [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 22 nN Usi ng the mous e The V AI O w heel m ou s e al l ow s you to c ontr ol th e c u r s or i n a number of w ays . You can po int t o, se lec t, drag, an d scr o l l o b j ects o n the scr e en u s ing th e bu tton s an d the wh ee l. ✍ Y ou c an se t the m ous e up f o r l e f t- ha nd u[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 23 nN Usi ng the CD and DV D dri ve s Dep endi ng on your m od el, yo ur com puter is equipped w i t h one of t he fol lowi ng c o m b ina t i ons : DV D - RW and CD-RO M dr iv e DV D - ROM and CD-R W dr i ve DV D - RW and a D V D-RO M d rive, or DV D - ROM / CD-RW com bined dr i ve and a Net [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 24 nN Wr itin g C D/ DVD s Dep ending on t h e m odel, your comput er i s equ ipp ed wi t h ei t h er a DV D - R W or a CD- RW dri ve, on w h ich you can pl ay audi o CD s / DV D vid eos and CD /DVD- ROMs , as w el l a s creat e your ow n CD/DV D-RWs and CD / D VD - Rs. To burn DV D/CDs , you [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 25 nN Pl ayi ng DVD s You r VA I O d es kt o p i ncl udes a D VD drive , on w h ich you c an p lay audio CDs , CD - RO Ms and DVD- RO Ms . To a ch ieve opti mum per forman ce whe n p layi ng DVD -ROMs , yo u shoul d fo llo w t hese re comme nd ation s: ❑ Y ou can pl ay D VDs in the DV D-RO M[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 26 nN 4 Cl i c k Ad vance d . The ...NVIDIA GeFor ce MX 460 dia log bo x app ears. 5 Cl i c k the nV ie w tab . 6 Se lec t th e Cl one mode chec k box. 7 Go t o th e GeF o r ce MX tab . 8 Cl i c k Ad di tio nal Pr ope r t i es , A dd i ti onal GeForce Pr o perti es , t he n V ide o Mi rror C o[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 27 nN Usi ng the mode m You r VA IO d es kt o p i s eq uip ped w i th a n i nter nal m ode m . Y ou need to co nnec t a pho ne line t o take ad van t a g e of o nline se rvi ces and th e Intern et, to r egi ster y ou r compu ter and soft ware onl ine , and t o co ntact VA IO-Li nk . To connec [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 28 nN Exp a ns ion capab i l iti e s Dep ending on y our m od el , the re are f o ur expa ns i on s l o t s at the r ear of your V AIO com puter, as fol lo w s : ❑ CPR Card s l ot c ontai ni ng t he modem c a rd ❑ AG P sl ot con ta i ni ng the g r a phi c s car d ❑ Empt y sl ot ❑ Empt [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 29 nN Th ere are curre ntly two diffe ren t ty pe s of Memo ry St ick™: ❑ The gene r i c M emory St i ck™ , colo ured blu e. ❑ The Magi cGate Me m or y Stick™, col oured wh i te. ✍ Y o u c an pu rch ase M em o ry Stic ks ™ f rom th e Sony S tyle w eb si te ( http://ww w.s o nysty[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 30 nN Ge ne ric Me mory Sti c k ™ The orig ina l Memo r y S tick™, bl ue i n c olour , can be us ed t o rec ord image data taken w i th d igi tal stil l came ras , et c. or da ta fr o m th e P C . Wi th it , you can reco rd, p l ay b ack an d t rans fer var iou s ki n ds o f da ta a t any [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 31 nN Ma gi cGat e M emor y St ic k ™ A s th e Ma gicG a te Memory Stick™ i s n ot s up p o rted o n y o u r R X 4 mo d el, t h e fo l lowing i s fo r yo ur in fo rma tio n o nly . If you w ant t o be able t o use t h e M ag i c G a te Memor y St ic k™ t echno logy, you can b uy our ext [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 32 nN ❑ the log o p r i nted on it ❑ a nd a pr otrudi ng dot locat ed on the bac k. ✍ MagicG ate is a c o p y ri g h t p ro te c tion technology th at com p l i es with th e standards s et by S DM I ( Se c u re Di g i tal Music Initi ati ve, a n or gan is atio n w ork i ng to d raw u p i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 33 nN Cop yright prot ect i on Peop le w h o c reate ar t i st i c w orks s u c h as mu s i c a re enti t l ed to a "c opyri ght", meani ng that t he y have exclu s i ve r i ghts t o di cta t e how t h eir wo r k i s used. Whe n t hey are created , artis t i c w orks are aut o ma tic[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 34 nN Au di o: ❑ MS Walkm a n ❑ M S H i- f i s yst em ❑ N etwo rk W alkman s ❑ V o i c e re c o rd e rs Ot h er : ❑ V A I O noteboo ks ❑ V A IO des ktops ❑ CLI E H andh eld Enter tain m e nt O r g aniser ❑ Sony m obile phon es ❑ Digi ta l print ers ❑ AIBO t he Sony Ent erta[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 35 nN Wr ite -pr otec t i ng a Mem or y S t ick ™ Memo ry Sti ck s™ are des igned w i th an er asur e pr e vent i on s witc h t o pr otect valuabl e data f rom ac c i den t al eras ure o r overw r i tin g. Mov e th e ta b to the ri ght o r le f t* t o set o r release wr i te - p r o t e c [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 36 nN Re m ov in g a M e mo ry Sti ck ™ To rem o ve a Memo ry Stic k ™ , p r oceed as foll ows: To re m o ve a Me mory Stic k ™ , p ush the Me mory Stick™ in to re l e a s e it , a nd t h e n pul l it out. ✍ Alw ays re move th e Memor y S tic k™ gent ly, o r i t ma y p op out une x[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 37 nN Usi ng the Ne t M D drive (depe nding on your mode l*) N et MD is t he ne x t g en era tion i n Mi n i D i sc technol o g y. It fu rther exp an d s the Mi niD i sc forma t by a l l owing di r e ct PC- to-MD ‘ drag and drop’ t rans fer s . The bre akthrough w ith Net M D pr o duct s i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 38 nN R em o vi ng a Mi ni Di sc To remo ve t he Mi n iDisc , proc eed as f oll ow s: 1 Make su r e t he i n dicator l i ght i s n ot on . 2 Pres s t he ej ect button next to t he d r iv e. The di s c i s ej e c ted . 3 Re move the M iniD isc fr o m the dri ve. Usi ng pow e r sa ving modes The[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 39 nN To act i v ate Stand by mode ma nual l y , us e one of th es e t wo m ethod s: Use the St a n d by but ton: 1 Save your w ork, cl ose a ll appli cation s and clo s e you r I n t e r n et conne c t ion, i f ap plic able. 2 Pres s t he Stand b y b u tto n at the t op of t h e ke yboar d. T[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 40 nN U si ng Hi be r nate m od e If you ar e i n t e rrup t ed an d need t o l ea ve yo ur com p u te r s udde nl y, you ca n put it in t o H ib ernate mo d e. Th is pow er sav ing m ode s a v es y ou the t i me o f shutt i n g d own in t he no r m al w ay. When you put your co mp uter int o [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Using your V AIO deskto p 41 nN ✍ Y ou can lea ve Wi ndo ws ® runni ng w hen u si ng Hibernate . If y o u press th e power bu tto n f o r more than f o u r seconds , the com p uter wi l l switch off c o mpletely . When th e c o m puter i s in Hi bern at e mo de , yo u ca nno t i nser t a di sc . Hibernate uses le s [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 42 nN Connecting peripheral devices You can add func tio nality t o your comput er by conn ecting any of thes e perip herals. Befor e you connec t a peri pheral , turn o f f both the com pu t e r and the perip heral. Con nect the pow er cor d only a f t er c o nnect i n g al l c ables . T[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 43 nN Conne c t ing an externa l d i spl ay You can conne c t mul t i pl e disp l ays to you r d es k to p, ea ch using a different po r t on t h e back of your c omputer : ❑ an LCD sc r e en u s i ng the DVI co nnec tor , ❑ a CRT o r LCD s cr e en u sing t he V GA co nnect or , ❑ a[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 44 nN If you r eboot af t er changi ng the s ett i ngs as above, th e de fau l t s ett ing r eturns and the i mage is sh own on the VG A scr een ag ai n. To avo i d thi s, yo u can do wnload a dr i ver from the w ebsite h ttp :/ /w ww. va io-l in k.co m nce th e d r i ver i s do wnload ed[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 45 nN Co nnect in g a TV You can conne c t a T V d i r ect l y to yo ur comput er. In or der to be abl e t o use a TV sc reen, you als o ha ve to enab le TV -Ou t . To connec t a TV t o your VAI O des ktop, proc eed as f ollows : 1 Pl ug one end of t he S-Video con nec tor i nto t he TV -[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 46 nN Conne c t ing an externa l mi cro phone You r VA IO d es kt o p d oes no t contai n an i nter n al mi crop hone. If yo u n eed to use a so und i np ut de vice, for exam ple t o chat o n t he Inte r n et , y ou need to p lug i n an e xt erna l m i crophon e. To connec t an e x t er n[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 47 nN Conne c t ing a Un i ve rsal Seria l Bus (U S B ) devic e You can c onne c t a U SB devi c e , f o r exam ple, a s c an ner or a p r i nter, t o your V AIO deskt op. You r c omputer feat ures t h e l at e st U SB t echno l og y, h avin g been upgrad ed to U SB Spe cif i c ati on ver[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 48 nN Conne c t ing a printe r To connec t a pr int er, proceed as fol lo w s : 1 Pl ug t h e pri nter cabl e into the pr i nter c o nnec tor o n yo ur comput er (1). 2 Plu g t h e printe r pow er co rd into an A C o utlet (2) . To connec t a U SB p ri n t er, simpl y p lug the pr i n t e[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 49 nN Conne c t ing a n i .LINK ™ de vi c e Y our V AIO co m put e r incl udes a 4 - p i n i. LINK ™ port on the fr o nt o f the system and a 6 -pin i . LINK™ po rt on the ba ck o f the s yste m. Use th ese connec tors to c onne ct an i.L INK™ dev ice such as a d igital vi d e o c[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 50 nN C o n nec ti n g a d i g i ta l vi de o c ame ra re c o rder To connec t a di gi tal vi d eo c amer a recor der, proceed as f ollo w s: 1 Pl ug one end of t he i.LI N K™ c abl e ( not su pplied) i nt o the i.L I N K™ con nec tor of t he co mp ut e r and the oth er en d i nto the[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 51 nN Co nnect in g two V A I O c om pu t e rs You can co nnec t your VA I O d e s k to p t o an other VA I O com pu t er usi ng an i.LI NK ™ c able (n ot sup pli ed). Wi th the so f t war e on y o u r V A I O d es k t o p, you can co py, edi t or del e t e f i l es o n an other V AIO c[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 52 nN Conne c t ing to a net w ork Y our comp uter co m es w ith a preinsta lled Ethe rne t i n terface . To connec t t o a net wor k, pr oceed as fol l o ws: 1 Go t o Sta rt , righ t - cli ck on My C o mp ute r and s el ect Pr o perti es . 2 Cl i c k the H a rdwa re tab an d se lect Devi[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 53 nN Getting help Thi s s ect i on de scrib es ho w to g et help and s upport fr om Sony , as w el l as t roub lesho ot i ng tip s f or you r com puter. Sony pr ovi des s ever al supp or t opti ons fo r your c o mp uter . Sony's s u pport op t i ons P ri nt ed do cu m e nta t i on su ppl ied w i th y[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 54 nN ❑ Co nnect i ng peri ph er al de v i ces expl ai n s how you can a dd f un ctional i t y by connec ti ng va rious peri pheral s. ❑ G e tt ing h elp expl ai ns t he support optio ns avai l a ble to y o u, and of fer s bas ic tro ublesh ootin g ti ps. ❑ Prec au ti on s prov ides f ac ts a nd advi[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 55 nN 6 Go t o ht t p: // www .cl ub- va io .s ony -e u ro pe .co m t o f i nd onl ine t utor ials about your favo urite V A I O soft ware . O ther so u rc e s of i nfo rma ti o n ❑ V A IO - L in k w e b s ite , whi ch y o u can ac cess if you ha ve an y probl ems with your comput er: h ttp : //w ww .va [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 56 nN ❑ Check t hat t he moni tor i s prope r l y co nnec ted t o the m ai n uni t. Check t hat the br i ghtness an d con t ra st cont rol s ar e a dj u s ted c orre ct l y . ❑ Moi s tur e conden sati on may ha v e occur red. Wai t at leas t an ho ur be f o re tur ning th e comput er on. The mes s ag e[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 57 nN If t he T u rn Off C om p u ter c o m mand do es no t w ork pr op er l y, proc eed as f o llow s : 1 Shut do w n t he comput er by pres si ng <Al t > + <F 4> . The T urn o f f com puter box a ppear s. Se lect Tu r n O ff . 2 If th is doe s n o t w or k , pr es s <C trl > + <Alt&g[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 58 nN ❑ I f the abov e m e t hod d oes not wo rk, press th e po w e r b utt on and hol d it for at l e a s t fou r seco n d s . Thi s turn s off th e p owe r . ❑ If your c o mp uter l ocks up w hile pl aying a CD - RO M o r D V D-RO M , s t op the CD, a nd s h ut do wn the com puter b y press ing <A[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 59 nN ✍ If n o ne of th e ab ove s olve s th e pro b l e m , y o u can tu rn o ff th e c o mp u ter by p re s sing the po we r b u tton for l o n g er th an 4 seconds . A ll uns av e d d at a w i l l be los t . If the sam e appl i c at ion l oc ks up re gula rl y , c onta ct th e soft w ar e pu bl is he [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 60 nN To clean the m ouse, proceed as f o llow s : 1 T ur n o f f the com puter a nd t u rn the m o use u ps i de dow n. 2 Remov e the m o use ba ll cover by t urni ng the r i ng clo c k wis e as ind icated by t h e arro ws. 3 T ur n the mous e uprig ht and dr op the m ouse b all i nto y our hand. 4 Usi ng[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 61 nN ❑ Ch eck th at th e p o w er i ndi cato rs on the mai n u n i t a n d o n th e scree n a r e on. ❑ A d j ust th e brig htn ess of th e moni tor . ❑ The com puter d ispla y may be i n St andb y m ode. Pre s s any key t o activate t he d ispla y . T h e wi n d o w I ha ve ju st c l o s e d is sti[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 62 nN A bou t CD s a nd fl opp y di s k s M y CD /D V D tr a y do e s no t o pe n To open t he disc drive, p r o ceed as fol l ow s: Wi th th e e j ect bu tton: 1 Make su r e t he power is turned on. 2 Pres s t he ej ect butt on on t h e ap pr opriate di s c dr i ve . Usi ng My Computer: 1 Cl i c k Start ,[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 63 nN I canno t pl ay a D VD - ROM ❑ If a r eg ion cod e w arni ng appears w hen you ar e usin g the D VD play er , it coul d be tha t the DVD-R O M y ou are t r y ing t o play is i ncom patible w i th t he DVD dr ive on your VA I O deskt op. The regi on code i s listed o n the pac kaging of the di sc. ?[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 64 nN When I do ubl e- c lick an appl i cat ion icon , a m essa ge such as ' Y ou m ust ins ert the appl icati on CD i n t o you r drive ' appears and t h e sof twa r e doe s not start ❑ Som e t i tles re quire speci f i c f iles th at ar e l ocat ed on the appl i cat ion CD- ROM. In s e rt t h[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 65 nN The readi ng s p eed of CD - R Ws/DV D-RWs * i s s low Gen erall y, the rea di n g s pee d of a C D-RW or D VD - RW i s slow er than that of a CD/ DVD- ROM or CD/DV D-R. The readi ng s p eed can a lso vary dep endi ng on t h e ty pe of f orm at. * Dep endi ng on your m o del A bou t so un d My s pea [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 66 nN 5 In t he Op t io ns men u , se le ct Propert ies . The Prope rti es dialog bo x app ears. 6 Chan ge the se t t ing i n t he A d j u st volu me for di al og box f rom Pl a yb a ck to Recor d i n g , and then cl i ck OK . 7 Redu ce t he micropho ne level b y m oving t he sl i d er cont rol . 8 In the [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 67 nN My m ode m c anno t es tablis h a con nec tion ❑ The modem di al ling m ode may b e i ncompat ible w i th your t el epho ne l i ne. ❑ The modem m a y not wo r k pr ope r l y i f yo u ar e behind a P ri vate A ut o m a ti c B r a nc h e x c h an g e ( P A B X) . ❑ Make su r e that t h e mode m i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 68 nN Ho w do I in st al l a pr int er ? A lways che ck t he p r inte r man u f a c ture r’s web si t e for the l atest dr ivers fo r Window s ® X P H om e E dit i on befor e proc eeding. Som e prin t e rs do not f un c t ion pr operl y w i tho ut up dat ed drivers . If the p r i nter h as a USB conne c[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 69 nN When I rem ove a Mem ory St i ck™, an erro r m ess ag e ap pears I n s e r t t h e Memo ry St ick™ into t h e slot ag a i n a nd p ress <En ter> . Wait unt il t h e act i ve ap plicat i o n f inishes , the n re m o ve the Me mory Stic k ™ . If th e me ss a ge co n firms the ej ectio n o f[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Getting help 70 nN I canno t est abl i s h an i . LINK™ con nect i on bet ween t w o VAI O com puters ❑ Dis connect t he n rec on n ect the i. LI N K™ c a bl e. ❑ I f you st i l l hav e n o c o n ne cti o n a fter waiti ng for a whil e, resta rt both comp ute rs. ❑ If ei ther c omputer has j ust r et urne d f[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 71 nN Upgrading your V AIO computer Th e fol lowi ng p r o c e d ures a ssume f amil iari ty w i th the ge neral ter minolo gy ass oc iated w ith PC s and wit h th e reg u latory comp li ance req u i red for mo difyi ng e lectr o n i c equ i p men t. Ob s e rve prope r saf et y pr ecaut i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 72 nN 5 Posi t i on the main uni t s o t h e ba ck pan el i s fac i ng you . 6 Loca te t h e t ab on the upper ri ght s i de of t he rear p anel , and pul l i t back until t h e s ide co v er r el e as e s. 7 Li ft t h e si d e cover awa y fro m the unit and s e t i t asi de . ✍ Always [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 73 nN Ins e r ting a PCI add-on bo ard You r c omputer has op en PCI exp ansion slots . Thes e sl ots enabl e you to i nstall add-on boar ds t o exp and t he func tio nal i ty of y our s ys tem . Ad d- o n b oard c o nfigu r at ion c an v a ry. To in s er t an a dd-on boar d, pr ocee d as[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 74 nN Adding m e m ory I n the futu re, you may wa nt to in stall m emo ry m o d u l e s t o e xp and th e f uncti on a l i ty of y our co mpute r. Yo u can i ncre as e t he m emor y by i nst a lling opt i on al m emory modul es, alt hough w e r ecomm end that you do not in s t all them y[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 75 nN ✍ Do not place the m em ory mo dule i n p l ac e s s ubje ct t o : - He at s ou rc es s u c h as rad iators o r air d uc ts, - Di re ct s u nl ig ht , - Ex c e ssiv e du st, - M e chan i c al vibrati o n o r s h o ck, - Stro ng m agne ts or s pe ake rs tha t ar e not ma gnet ical [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 76 nN 5 Locat e t h e no tch on the bot tom ed ge o f the m e mory modul e ( 1). 6 A li g n the memo ry mod u l e o ver t h e sl o t, m a k i ng su re t h e modul e is faci ng the co rr e c t w a y (2). 7 Pres s ev enly agai nst the memory modul e' s upper c o r n er s. The end l at [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 77 nN V i ewi ng th e am o u nt of m emo ry To view th e amou nt of me m o ry, p r o ceed as fol l ow s: 1 T urn o n th e comp ute r . 2 Cl i c k the Sta r t butt on, point to All P r o g ra ms , th e n V AIO S y st em Info rma tio n, and cli ck VAI O Syst em I n f o r matio n again. Y ou[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 78 nN Closi ng t he si d e cover To repla c e t he side cover , pr oceed as f o ll ows: 1 A li g n th e tab s on t h e sid e co ver to th e ri m of th e u nit. 2 Pre ss the s ide cover firm ly a g ai n s t th e u n it u nti l i t sna p s into pla ce. RX460)[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 79 nN Precautions Thi s se ction de s cr i b es s afet y gu ide l i nes an d p r e ca ution s t o h el p you pr otect yo ur c omputer f rom potent ial damage. Pl ease con t act VA IO -Link if yo u n eed as s i sta nce. On handli ng the har d dis k The hard di s k has a h igh st orage densit y and reads o r [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 80 nN ❑ Y ou can pur chase a pow er st r i p w i th a s urge prot ector . This devic e p r e vent s dam age t o your c ompu t e r caus ed by s u dden power sur ges, i n an el ec trical s torm , for exam ple. ❑ Do no t pl ace h eavy object s o n t h e pow er c o r d . ❑ T o d isconnec t t h e c ord, pu[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 81 nN ❑ Do not p lace e lectr onic equipm ent ne ar your c omputer . The el e c t romagn etic fie l d of your com pu t e r m ay caus e a mal f u nct i on . ❑ Prov ide adeq uat e ai r ci r c ulat i o n to pr event i nter nal h eat from bu i l di n g up. Do not pla c e y our com puter on porou s sur f a c[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 82 nN ❑ The LCD i s m anufac ture d using high- prec ision t echnol ogy . Y o u may, howev er , see t i ny bl ack po ints and/ or br ight point s ( r ed , b lue, or g r ee n) t h at c o ntinu ously appear o n t he LCD. This i s a no r m al r esult o f the manuf act urin g proc ess and does not i ndic ate [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Precautions 83 nN On h a nd ling Memo ry St icks™ ❑ D o n o t tou ch t h e Memory St ick™ connecto r wi th y ou r f inger or meta l l ic o b je cts. ❑ Use onl y t h e l abel supp li ed w i t h t he Memor y Sti c k ™ as a l abel. ❑ Do no t bend , drop, or appl y h eavy sho ck t o the Mem ory Sti ck™. ❑ D[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 84 nN Glossary Th i s se cti o n re fers to t e r ms u s ed in t h i s man u al and elsew h e r e in th e V A I O wo rl d . T he s e term s and defi niti ons h av e b een c o mp iled to provi de you wit h a be t t er unde rstan din g o f your V A I O co m p u ter . T erm Definition <F1> key The <F 1&g[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 85 nN CD-RW Sh ort fo r C o mpa ct Disc- ReWri tea ble. Co mpa ct D i sc that can be use d to w rit e o r rewri te d at a to it . A CD - R W c an be w r i tte n to s ever al t i m es, a CD-R c an onl y be w ritt en to on c e . CPU The CPU ( Cen tral Pr ocess ing Un i t) i s the b r a i ns of the c o mputer ; i[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 86 nN L2 cache memory Ca che memory is R AM- l i k e m emo ry tha t ena bles q uick a cc e s s to d ata that h as a lre ady b e en read by the c ompu t er . L1 and L2 are le vel s of cac he mem ory i n a com pu t er . LAN A LAN (L ocal A re a N etw ork ) is a g r o up of c om pu t er s c onnec ted t ogether w [...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 87 nN Partition A part i t i on is a l og ical divi s i on of a c ompu ter’ s har d dis k. A two - pa r ti t i on hard dr i ve woul d ty pi c a ll y cont ain C: an d D : d r i ves . Par t i tio ni n g i s part icul ar ly u s e f u l if you r u n mor e t han one op e r ating sys tem o r to cl ea rly sep a r a[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 88 nN RAM Shor t fo r Rand om A cc ess Mem ory , the memor y us ed to run pr ogram s a nd s tor e data in cu rrent u se. RAM i s the fas test k i n d of m e mory to read from a n d w ri te t o. Inform a tion sto red in R A M is l o s t whe n y ou turn off t he co mpu t er . Th e h i gher the R A M ca p a ci ty[...]

Sony V AIO Desktop User Guide Glossary 89 nN WAN WA N ( Wi de Area Net w ork) is a comput er n et w or k conne c t ed toge the r and cov er i ng a rel a t ively la rge geo grap h i cal are a. T h i s i s i n co ntra st to L AN, w h er e the n etwork i s usu ally se t up w ithi n one build in g o r sma l l ge ographi cal ar ea. Th e l arges t exi st[...]