Sony VAIO VAIO Notebook Computer manual

1 Welcome .............................. .........................7 Using Your VAIO Notebo ok ........................ 9 Using the Keyb oard ............ ................... .................... ..9 The notebook keyboard keys .............................................11 Indicators .................................................................[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 2 Using a Ph one Line ......... .................... ............. ......... 37 Using the L AN ................ .................... .................... .. 38 Conne cting Peripheral Devices ............... 39 Conn ecting th e Optional Docking Statio n .............. .. 39 Connecting[...]

3 Contro lling P ower Manag e ment ..... .................... ...... 70 Viewing the Power Ma nagement status icons ................... 70 Activating the Pow er Management toolbar ....................... 70 Power Management profiles .............................................. 71 Power Management commands .........................................7[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 4 OpenMG Juk ebox ........... ............. .................... ....... 100 Electronic Music Dis tribution (EMD) services .............. 100 To start OpenMG Jukebox 2.0 ........................ ................ 101 To record a CD ................................................ ....[...]

5 Troublesh ooting the Mouse and Touchpad ......... ....13 6 Troublesh ooting Drives, PC C a rds, and Peripheral De- vices ... .................... ................... .................... ........... 137 Troublesh ooting th e Software ...................... ........... 139 Troublesh ooting th e Mode m .... .................... ........... 140 Trou[...]

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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 User Guide. This user gui de pr ovides detai led inf ormatio n on all aspects o f usi ng your n ew V AIO comput er , fr om keyb oar d functio ns to p r einsta lled softw ar e appl ications. In the left navi gation wind ow , click the topic[...]

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9 Using Y our V AIO Notebook This sec tion describes the fo llowing aspect s of your new computer : ❑ Using the Keyboard ❑ Usin g the T o uchp ad ❑ Using PC C ards ❑ Conn ecting V AIO C ompute rs ❑ V AIO Action Setup ❑ Usin g the Cent er Jog Dial Co ntrol ❑ Using Memory Stick Med ia ❑ Using Power Sav ing Modes ❑ Usi ng a Phone Lin[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 10 Ke yboar d Fun ct i on K e ys Print Screen K ey Shift Fn Key Wind ows Key Alt Key Applications Key Numer ic K eypad Area Correctio n K eys Fn Key Backspace Ke y Ctrl K ey Key Navigat io n K e y s[...]

Usin g Y our V AIO Note book 11 The notebook ke yboar d ke ys Key Descriptio n Numeric keypad area T he numeric k eypad area conta ins the k eys found on a typical calculator . Use this area to type n umbers or to perform mathematical calculations such as addition and subtraction . Note the followin g: ❑ T o activate the n umeric keypad, p ress t[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 12 Operator keys Several keys are always used with at least one other key: Ctrl, A lt, and Shift . When hel d down wit h another key , the Ctrl (Cont rol) a nd Alt (Al ternate) k eys of fer anoth er way to give com mands. For exampl e, in many applications, in s tead of choos ing the[...]

Usin g Y our V AIO Note book 13 Indic ator s Indic ator l ights Indicator Fun ction Power Light is green wh en the notebook is powered on, flashes amber when the not ebook is in S tandby mode, and tu rns off when th e noteboo k is in Hiber nate mode or i s power ed off. Battery Indicates the status of the battery , which is attached at the rear of [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 14 The Windows ke y in combi nati on with oth er keys Num Lock The number keys in the numeric k eypad are active. The character keys in the keypad area are act iv e. Caps Lock Letters appear in uppercase as you type. The Sh ift key l ower s the case of typed letters when Ca ps Lock i[...]

Usin g Y our V AIO Note book 15 The Fn key in combina tion wi th other ke ys Shift + +M Returns al l minimized win dows to the ir previous s ize. + R Display s th e Ru n window . This is the equivalent of sel ecting Run from the S tart menu. Fn + + Inser t Displays the Properties win dow . This is the equivalent of clicking th e System icon in the [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 16 Fn+ / (F7) Switch to the external display T oggle s through the LCD and external display . Fn+ (F12 ) Hibernate Prov ides for the lowest level of power consum ption. When you execute this comman d , the state of the s ystem and s tate of the peripheral devices are written to the h[...]

Usin g the T ouc hpad 17 Using the T ouchpad The keybo ard cont ains a cursor -pointi ng device called a touchpad. Y ou can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad. T ouc hpad Actions Descr iptions Point Slide one fing er on the t ouchpad to pl ace the point er on an item or object. Click Press the left [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 18 ✍ See Mouse Propertie s fo r information on tou chpad feat ures, such as cli cki ng both butt ons simul taneous ly , adjust in g touchp ad speed, and E asy Launche r functi ons. T o access Mo use Properti es, press the Sta rt button, sel ect Settin gs, and then sel ect Con trol [...]

Using PC Cards 19 Using PC Car ds Y our notebook includ es a PC Card slot. PC Cards allow y ou to connect portable external de vices. T o insert a P C Car d 1 Inser t the PC Card into the PC Car d s lot wit h fr ont lab el facing up. 2 Gently push t he card into the s lot until the card is fixed into the connector and the release button pop s out. [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 20 T o remove a PC Card 1 Close any applicatio n that uses the PC Card, otherwise d ata may be lost. 2 Click the Unplug o r Eject Hardware icon in the taskb ar and select the card . 3 Click S top, in the S top a Hardware device dialog box, conf irm the device t o stop and click OK. 4[...]

Using PC Cards 21 6 Gently gras p th e card and pull it out. Do no t choose a USB d isk or a S ony i. LINK op tical drive in the Stop a H ardware devi c e di alog b ox. If yo u removed a S ony i. LINK opt ical dri ve by mista ke, dis connect the do cking sta tion and reconnect it. Se e “Disc onn ectin g th e no teboo k fro m the d ocki ng statio [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 22 Connecting V AIO Computer s The preinstalled Smart Connect software enables you to use an optional i.LINK® * cable to connect yo ur V AIO notebook to ano ther V AIO computer that also has Smart Connect. Y ou can then us e one comp uter to edit, copy or delete files on the other c[...]

Connec ting V AIO Compute rs 23 If y our notebook is connected to the optional doc king station If you want to excha nge data with anot her comput er using the optio nal i.LINK cable and your not ebook is connected to the docki ng station , perform the following : 1 Disc onnect your noteboo k f rom the docking stat ion as described in the “Discon[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 24 ❑ Set the i.LI NK network switch to the unmark ed si de.[...]

V AIO Act ion Setu p 25 V AIO Action Setup V AIO Acti on Setup mana ges the settin gs for your notebook’ s center Jo g Dial™ control, Memor y Stick® media, and i.LI NK® interface. An overview of some of the functions controlled by V AIO Action Setup is provided below . For more information on changing th e settings usin g V AIO Actio n Setup,[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 26 Using the Center Jog Dial C ontr ol Y our n otebook is eq uipped with a cen ter Jog Dial co ntrol located bel ow t he touchpad and bet ween the left and righ t buttons. The cente r Jog Dial control enables you to open an application , folder , or document from a predefin ed list b[...]

Using t he Center Jo g Dial Contro l 27 Launc her m ode The Jog Dial co ntrol window is in laun cher mode unt il a sof tware appli cation is launched or the Jog Dial control window becomes active. When you select an item i n the Jog Dial wi ndow an d it is disp layed between or ange bars, y ou can press t he center J og Dial contro l to view a subm[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 28 1 Rotate the center Jog D ial con t rol to select the item you want, then press the center Jog Dial control. The Jog D ial launcher window switches to guide mode an d shows the f unction of the cen t er Jo g Dial cont rol. 2 Rotate or press the center Jog Dial con trol to use the [...]

Using t he Center Jo g Dial Contro l 29 Using the center Jog Di al cont r ol wit h other software If the s oftwar e you are u sing do es not sup port the center Jo g Dial con trol, y ou can still use the center Jog Dial control to scroll the win dow or adjust the window size. Using a dialog bo x When a wi ndow such as Screen Properties is active, t[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 30 Usin g Memor y St ic k Media This compact, portable, and versatil e recor ding medium h as a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy disk. The medium is specially designed for exchanging an d sharing digital d ata with compatible produ ct s. B ecause it is removable, the media ca[...]

Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 31 2 Carefully slide the Memory S t ick media in until it clicks in pl ace. T o v iew th e cont ent s of Me m or y Sti ck m ed ia Click the R emovabl e Disk (S:) icon under My Compu t e r to see the contents of the Memor y S tick media. T o remove a Memo r y Stick me dia 1 Ensure that the access light is off . 2 Push the[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 32 Write-pr otecting a Memory Stic k media Memory Stick media is desig ned with a write-protect t ab to protect valuable data from accidental erasure or overwriting. Move the tab to th e right or left to set or release write-p r otection . Formatting a Memory Stic k media Memory Stic[...]

Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 33 Notes on Memory Stic k media ❑ When the erasure preventio n switch of the Memory Stick media is set to LOCK, data cannot b e recorded or erased. ❑ Before using Memory S tick media, back up important data. ❑ W ait a minimum of 10 seconds after the Memor y S tick media fin ishes reading or writing data before remo[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 34 ❑ Do not allow th e media to get wet. ❑ Do no t use or stor e the med ia in a loc ation th at is sub ject to : ❑ Extremely high t emperatures, s uch as in a car parked in the s un ❑ Direct sunlight ❑ High humidity or places with corrosive substances ❑ T o prolo ng the [...]

Using P o wer Sa ving M odes 35 Using P ower S a v ing Mode s When you use a battery as the sour ce of power for y o u r notebo ok, you can take 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 device s, your notebook has two distinct power saving mode[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 36 T o return to No rmal mode T o return to normal mode, turn on the notebook by press ing the power button. The noteb ook returns t o its previous s tate. ❑ T i m er e q u i r e dt o r e t u r nt on o r m a lm o d e Standby requires less tim e than Hiberna te to return to normal m[...]

Us ing a P h one L i ne 37 Usi ng a Phon e Li n e Y ou need to conn ect a p h one line to take advan tage of online services, the Inte rnet, and S ony C ustomer Su pport. In order to regis ter y our Sony V AIO® noteboo k, r egister your softwar e online, and use Sony Customer Support, y o u must co nnect the n otebook to a p hone line. 1 Gently pe[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 38 Using the LAN Y ou can connect your notebo ok t o 10 Base-T and 100Base- TX-type Local Area Networks (LANs). For the detailed settings and d ev ices needed to connect to the networ k, please ask you r network admini strator . Connecti ng to LAN Only c onnect 1 0Bas e-T and 1 00Ba [...]

39 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou c an add f unctionalit y to your not ebook b y connecting it to a v ariet y of per iphera ls, as dis cuss ed in the foll owing se ction s: ❑ Conn ecting the Optional Do cking S tation ❑ Conn ecting th e Floppy Di sk Drive ❑ Connecting an Optical Drive ❑ Connecting a Printer ❑ Connecting an i.LINK D[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 40 Back P a nel 1 USB por t s 5 Ethernet po rt (10BaseT/100 Base-TX) 2 Monitor port 6 i.LINK* ® ( IEEE 1394 ) S400 por t 3 Serial por t 7 Printer port 4 DC In port Left 1 Left lever 3 Flo ppy disk dr ive 2 Air vent 7 6 5 4 1 23[...]

Connec ting P eripher al De vice s 41 Connecting t he notebook to the doc king stat ion Y ou m ay connect y our notebook t o the docki ng stat ion a s long as it is not in power saving mode, i. e., St andby or Hibernate. Con necting the noteb ook while it is in power saving mode may resu lt in data loss or a computer malf u nction . Follow th e pro[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 42 3 Firmly p ress with you r thumbs t he two rear co rners of t he not ebook , until your no tebook clicks in place and is secur ely fas ten ed to the docking station. Disconnect ing the not ebook from the doc king station There are two procedures to consider when disconne ct ing yo[...]

Connec ting P eripher al De vice s 43 ❑ Disc onnectin g the dock ing st ation wh en the not ebook is off. ❑ Disc onnectin g the dock ing st ation wh en the not ebook is on. Perfo rm the app ropriate pro cedure below t o di sconn ect the d ocking s tation. Disconne cting the docki ng stat i on w hen the note book is off Bewar e of th e follow i [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 44 1 Pull out the two r elease levers on either side of the rear cor ners of the docking sta tion , to release th e notebook fro m the docking stat ion. 2 Remove th e noteboo k from the do cking sta tion, w hile mo ving the noteboo k slightly back to disengage it from the two front l[...]

Connec ting P eripher al De vice s 45 From t h e Start menu 1 Click the S tart menu in the W indows task t ray . 2 Select Eject PC to access the “Undock Complete” dialog box. 3 Release an d remove your noteboo k as de scribed in th e “Disco nnecting the docking sta tion when the notebo ok is of f” section. Using the UNDOC K switch 1 Pull th[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 46 2 Release an d remove y our notebook as descri bed in th e “Di s connecti ng the docking sta tion when th e noteboo k is off” sect ion. UNDOCK switch UNDOCK Swi tch[...]

Con n ecti ng th e Flop p y Disk D ri v e 47 Connecting the Floppy Disk D rive Y ou can us e the f loppy disk d rive in t h e o ptional docki ng s tation. I f you do n ot utilize the docking station drive, you can connect an optional PCGA-UFD5 floppy di sk d rive to one of the two USB ports on yo ur notebo ok. T o insert a flo ppy disk 1 Hold the f[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 48 Notes on handling flo ppy disks ❑ Do not open the shutter manually and to uch the surface of the floppy disk. ❑ Keep flopp y disks away from magnets. ❑ Keep floppy disks away from direct sun light and other heat sources . Remo v ing Flop p y Disk Eject Button[...]

Connec ting an Opti cal Driv e 49 Connecting an Optical Driv e Y ou m ay use t he opt iona l PCGA -DSD5 CD -R W/DVD Docki ng Stat i o n or PCGA-DS D5 DVD D ocking S tation wi th your not ebook . Both S ony optional docking stations com e with a built-in optical drive. If y o u do not utilize the docking sta tion drive, y ou can connect an optio nal[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 50 3 Close th e tray by pushing i t gently . The BUSY in dicator on the drive flashes while yo ur notebook reads d ata from t he disc. Pla y ing a D VD ❑ T o achieve optimum p erf ormance when playing DVDs , it is recommended that you close all open applications before playing a DV[...]

Connec ting an Opti cal Driv e 51 Handling and c leaning CD and D VD me dia Proper care of the disc is essential to mai ntain its reliability . Follo w these guidelines: Handling ❑ Do not drop or bend the d isc. ❑ Do not touch the surface of th e disc. Fing erprint s and dust on the s urface of a disc may cause read errors. Clean ing ❑ For no[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 52 ✍ Note the foll owing when using an optical dri ve t o write to a CD-R/RW: ❑ For optimal writing speed , deactivate the screen saver and ex it anti-vi r us softwar e befo re writing data to a disc. ❑ For best resu lt s, use CD-Rs that are compatib le wi th 4x speed. ❑ Do n[...]

Conn ect ing a P ri nter 53 Connecting a Printer ❑ Y ou can connect a W indows 200 0 compatible parallel port printer to the opti onal dockin g st ation. ❑ Y ou can also connect a W indows 2000 compatible USB printer to eit her of your noteb ook’ s tw o USB ports. T o connect a print er T o a parallel por t 1 Locate the Printer port o n the d[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 54 Connecti ng a USB Printe r ✍ Note th e follo wing: ❑ See th e manua ls tha t cam e with y our prin ter for more informa tion on p rinter instal l ation and op eration. ❑ Before o per atin g the printe r , e nsu re tha t the P rin te r s ettin g in th e So ny No te b ook Setu[...]

Conne cti ng an i.LINK De v ic e 55 Connecting an i.LINK * Devi ce Y our V AIO not ebook incl udes an i.L INK (IEEE 1394) S400 por t , w hich you can use to co nnect to a com patible i.LINK device such as a digital video camer a record er . T o connect a digital video camera reco rder Plug one end o f an i.LINK cab l e in to the S 400 p ort on t he[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 56 Connecti ng Digital Video Camera Recor der Digi tal vi deo ca mera re co r der i.LINK c able T o S400 To D V I n / O u t (optional) i.LINK[...]

Conne cti ng an i.LINK De v ic e 57 i.LINK cables compatibl e with your V AIO n o tebook include cables with the foll owing part number s: VMC-IL4415A (a 1.5-me ter cable with a 4-pin connector at each end ), VMC-IL4615 A (a 1.5-meter cable with a 4-pin connector at one end and a 6 -pin connector at th e other). Y ou can purchas e these cables from[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 58 Connecting an External Di splay Y ou can conn ect a com puter di spl ay (monit or) or pro jector to you r notebo ok or docking s tation. T o connect a monitor Using t he not eboo k 1 Loca te the mo nitor port on t he le ft sid e of the no tebook. 2 Plug the option al display cable[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Di spla y 59 T o connect a pr ojector Y ou can use a projector , such a s the Sony LCD Projector , as an external dis play . Using t h e noteboo k 1 Locate t he monit o r por t on the left s ide of the n otebook. 2 Plug t he RGB si gnal cable into the monitor port. 3 Plug the aud io cable into the green Headphone j ack on [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 60 Using the docking station 1 Lo cate t he mon itor po rt on the re ar pan el of the do cking s tati on. 2 Plug the opt io nal monito r adapter into the monito r port. 3 Plug th e audio cabl e into t he green Headph one jack on the rig ht side of the not ebook. Connecti ng pr ojecto[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Di spla y 61 T o select a display When you conn ect an external di splay to the mon itor port, you ca n press Fn+F7 to to ggle th e outp ut be tween t he Liq uid Cr ysta l Disp lay (LC D), the e xterna l monit or , or both devi ces. See “Selecting the Disp lay Mode ” for more informatio n. Connec ting pr ojector ✍ No[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 62 Connecting a USB De vice Y ou can connect a Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices such as an external mouse, key board, speaker , and mi crophon e to your not ebook . T o connect a USB de vice Using t he not eboo k 1 Loca te a USB port on the notebo ok. There are two USB ports on the[...]

Connec ting a USB De vice 63 Y ou can u se an op tiona l Sony U SB mo use P CGA-UM S1 se ries ( not su pplied ) with th i s no tebook. Since t h e USB mous e software dri ver is preinstall ed in the not ebo ok, you simply p lug th e USB mouse i nto the USB po rt t o use i t. One U SB port sup ports one USB device. Connecting USB D e vi ce ✍ See t[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 64 Connecting Exter nal Speaker s Y ou can connect external speakers to your notebook to enhance the sound qu ality of your compu ter . T o connect extern al speake rs 1 Locate th e green Headp hone jack o n th e right si de of your notebook. 2 Plug the speaker cable into the Headp h[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Mic rophon e 65 Connecting an External Micr oph one Y ou can use an external microphone to enhance the qual ity of the sound input. T o connect an external mi crophone 1 Locate t he red Mic rophon e jack on th e right side of y our no tebook . 2 Plug the microphone cable into the Microphone jack. ✍ Make sure your microp [...]

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67 Customizing Y our V AI O Notebook The f ollowi ng sect ions briefl y describe ho w to change y our notebook’ s defa ult settings: ❑ Displ aying the Son y Notebook Setu p Screen ❑ Controlling Power Management ❑ Displaying B attery Informat io n ❑ Selecting the Display Mode Displa yi ng the Son y Notebook Setup Screen T o display the S o[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 68 3 Select the tab for the item you want to chan ge. See “Sony Notebook Setup tabs” for more inform ation. 4 After y ou fi nish mak ing you r changes, click O K. Son y Notebo ok Setup Screen[...]

Custom izing Y our V AIO Noteboo k 69 Son y Notebook Setup t abs T ab Description About Thi s Computer Display sy stem informatio n, including memory capacity , serial number , an d BIOS version. Printer Select printer port mo de settings. Initial Setting Chang e the volume of the sounds that play while the operati ng system is loading. Select the [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 70 Co nt r olli ng P o wer Man ageme nt The PowerPanel™ utility allows you to control the pow er settings of your notebook and provides key information about system activ ity and b attery life. The fol lowing secti ons br iefly descr i b e how to cons erve your not ebook ’ s batt[...]

Contro lling P o wer Man ageme nt 71 Customizin g Power Managem en t se ttings Y ou can cu stomize p ower management se ttings , such as t he syst em timer and t he brightness of the s creen. T o custom ize a setting: 1 Cli ck the Cu rrent P rofi le icon on th e Pow er Man agem ent to olbar . 2 Select Edit/C r eate P r ofiles f rom the menu. 3 Clic[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 72 Icon Description Maxim um Performan ce Provides the best system perfo rmance while still conserving power . Maxim u m Battery Li fe Provi des power sav ing feat ures to g ive you maximum bat tery life and good p erformance. It slo ws the noteb ook and puts it i nto S tandby mode a[...]

Contro lling P o wer Man ageme nt 73 P ower Management commands PowerPane l ™ also pr ovides power management commands that y ou can use to activate specific power man agement functions an d to control power for a specific device. Y ou can use these commands to ove r ride a profile setting or initiate an immediate action. W ord Processing Optimiz[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 74 Conserving battery po wer When usin g the notebook wi th a battery , the LCD display and the hard dri ve can be set to switch o ff autom atically to conserve battery power . See “Power Management pro files” for more in formation. Icon Description S tandby Mo de Puts t he syst [...]

Displa ying Batter y Inf ormation 75 Displa ying Battery In f ormation Y ou can display detailed information for each of the batteries i n your notebo ok. The fo l lo w in g sectio ns br iefly des cribe how to di splay y our noteboo k’ s general batter y information . Re fer to PowerPanel help for mor e detailed inform at io n . T o activ ate the[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 76 Displa ying detai led battery inf ormation Double-click the battery icon on the task tray to display the Battery Information window . The screen appears displaying the Battery tab, wh ich contains information such as the estimated time-to-emp ty and charg i ng time. Fully char ged[...]

Displa ying Batter y Inf ormation 77 Customizing the B atte r y Information to olbar an d alarm system Y ou can custo mize the Battery In formation toolbar to s uit your portable computing needs, including modificatio ns to the alarm settings. Refer to PowerPane l help for more inform ation.[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 78 Select ing the Displa y Mode This not ebook uses t he I ntel® vi deo contr oller , wh ich enabl es you to select t he desired display when the notebook is connected to an external monitor . W hen you co nnect an extern al display , you can swit ch the dis play m ode bet ween your[...]

Selec ting t he Displa y M ode 79 3 Click the Settings tab, t h en click t he Advanced button to display the Intel ® 82815 Graphics C ontroller Proper ties dialog box. 4 Click the I ntel® 82815 G raphics T echnology tab, t hen click the Grap hics Properties bu tton. 5 Click the Driv er C onfigurat ion tab. 6 Ensure that th e Synchronous Display M[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 80 Changing the w indow desi gn of Sony software T o change the wi ndow design 1 Click the Start button, point to Setti ngs, then point to Control Panel. 2 Click UI Desi g n Selector . 3 Click << o r >> and select the desired design. 4 Click App ly . 5 The “UI De sign S[...]

81 Adding Memor y In t he futur e you may want to instal l memory modules to expand the func tional ity o f your notebook. The amount of m emory o n your note book will vary depen ding on the model y o u pur chased. Expans ion memory module s ar e availabl e as options. For memory upgra des, use only PC100 ( CL2) SDRAM S O-DIMM (gol d lead c ontact[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 82 ❑ Electrostatic dischar ge (ESD) can damage disk drives and other compo n ents. Perform the procedures des cribed be low only at an ESD works tation. If s uch a station is no t available, do not work in a carpeted area, an d do not handle materials that produ ce or hold static e[...]

Insta lling a Mem or y Modul e 83 Instal li ng a Memory Module 1 Shut d own your no tebook and discon nect all periphera l devices , such as your printer . 2 Unplug th e notebook and remove th e batt ery packs. 3 W ait until t h e notebo ok cools down. Th en unscrew the two screws with th e mark on the bottom of your not ebook. 4 Slide t he LCD l o[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 84 5 Lift the keyboard from the LCD display side, then gently turn it over on the touchpad space. B e careful not to detach the cable when lifting the keyb oard. 6 Y ou must r emove the exis ting m emory mo dule. See “ Remov ing a Memor y Module” for instru ctions. 7 Remove th e [...]

Insta lling a Mem or y Modul e 85 9 Gently replace the keyb o ard , then press it into your noteboo k. Be careful not to detach the cable when lifting t he keyboard. ✍ Note th e follo wing: ❑ Be careful not to touch the ot he r compon ent s on the moth erb oard. ❑ Be sure tha t both ends o f the memor y module cl ick int o pl ace. Instal ling[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 86 10 Clos e the not ebook c over, then t ighten t he screw s on the bot tom of the computer .[...]

Remo ving a M emor y Mo dule 87 Remo vi ng a Memo r y Modul e 1 Perform step s 1 to 5 in the “Installing a Memory Module” section. 2 T ouch a meta l object (su ch as t he por t panel on the back of your notebo ok) to discharge static electricity . 3 Remov e the memory mod ule. 4 Perform steps 8 and 9 in th e “Installing a Memory Module” sec[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 88[...]

89 About the Softw are on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO® not ebook is r eady to help y ou work, p lay , l earn, and communi cate as soon a s you tur n it on. This sec tion pr ovid es you wit h the foll owing in form ation : ❑ Overview ❑ Using Y our Recovery CDs ❑ Softwar e Support In formati on Overvie w Ado be Acrob at Read er® Adobe Systems [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 90 Drag’n Drop CD® DigiOn Inc. and Eas y Systems Japan Ltd. Drag' n Drop CD is d esigned to be t he most simp le software to make y our own CD. Users can create their own best Au dioCD, or data CD that can be read in many PCs. W ith Drag'n Drop C D you can also create yo[...]

About t he Softw are on Y our Notebook 91 Netscape Commu nicator ® Net scape Communi cations Corpo ratio n Netscape Commu nicator is an all-in-one In ternet tool that make s it easy to browse the W eb, send Interne t e-mail, chat, read newsgroups and compose great We b d o c u m e n t s . Norton AntiV i rus™ Symant ec Cor poration Norton Anti V [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 92 Pr odigy Internet® Pr o digy C omm unica tions C orpor ation An online service that helps you find what you need online faster and smarter . Prodigy delivers powerful o nline content such as sports scores, stock quotes , news, and eas y access to Excite, plus qu ality customer se[...]

About t he Softw are on Y our Notebook 93 RealPr oducer® G2 Real Netw orks I nc. RealPr oducer converts your audio a nd video files, or li ve feeds, into Real Audio and RealV ideo for the Internet or your intranet. RealProducer is easy to use, gives you better control over your content, and is packed with exclusive features. Featuring su pport for[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 94 Vi s u a l F l o w ™ Sony Electr onics Inc. V is ualFlow is a state-of-the-art Sony multimedia bro wser designed specifically for Memory S tick media. It displays any stil l pictures, mov ie, or sound files stored in a Memory Stick media in a v isually pleasing, artistic manner [...]

DV g a t e 95 DV g a t e In or der to impr ove the perform ance of yo ur notebo ok’ s DVgat e™ motion software, the h ard d isk driv e on your notebook has been formatt ed with two partitions, C an d D. The C partitio n holds 40 percent, and the D partition holds 60 percent o f the entire drive capacity . DVgate software saves files to the D pa[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 96 ❑ Click Browse and, from you r C: driv e, select Program Files, and Sony , and Dvgate, and Premiere Plug- in, a nd then 6.0. ❑ Select “Setup.exe ” and click Open. Then click OK to install the plug-in.[...]

Mo vieShak er 97 Mo vieShaker This application can be used to create fun and innovative movies without any knowledge of film ed iting. In a few simple steps, motion pi c tures can be combined wit h special ef fects, still images (pictures), and music files and then saved in a format m o s t computers can play . Importing images and sound clip s 1 C[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 98 3 Click . A 30-second s cen e is auto matically generated and s aved to the Product tray . 4 T o preview , swit ch the W ork Panel to Pr oduct tray mode and press pl ay . Editing c lips and scenes Y ou can edit your movie by ad ding ef fects an d tex t , adj usti ng the color and [...]

Mo vieShak er 99 1 Double-click t he clip or scene to move it to th e W orking Panel. 2 Select the Ef fects tab from the Editing tray . 3 Drag and d rop the Ef fect you want to add fro m the Effects tray to the Ef fects pal ette on the W or king Pan el. 4 See help f or instructions on adjusting effect duration an d replaying clips/scenes. Sa ving a[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 100 OpenMG J ukebo x OpenMG Jukebox is a software application that utilizes Sony Corpor ation’ s co pyrigh t prote ctio n techn olog y . Ope nMG Juk ebox m ainta ins the hol der ’ s copyrights b y preventing unau thorized distributio n of digital au d io files. OpenMG Jukebo x s [...]

Op enMG J uke bo x 101 T o star t OpenMG Ju kebo x 2.0 1 From the S tar t button on the W indo ws taskbar , sel ect Programs , OpenMG Juke box, and then click on OpenMG Juk ebox. The CDDB ® Music Recognition Serv i ce Registration wizard app ears. 2 Follow the onscreen instru ctions to complet e registration. 3 When you have registered with CDDB, [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 102 T o recor d a CD Y ou can record songs from aud i o CDs and i mport them to play lists within OpenMG Ju kebox. 1 Insert an audi o CD into t he optical dr ive. 2 Click the CD ta b. 3 Select the Bit Rat e, CD drive, and Record to locat ion from the drop- down lists. 1M e n u b a r [...]

Op enMG J uke bo x 103 4 T o select certain tracks from y our CD, uncheck any unwanted tracks. Y ou can also click the emp ty checkbox next to Select All (clears all checkboxes), and then select the des ired tracks. 5 Click Rec to Jukebox to b egin record ing. When the recordin g is finished, the new playlist appears in the File T ree view of the P[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 104 Check-out 1 Conn ect the extern al device / m edia to your noteb ook. 2 Click the Check-in/Out tab to display the Ch eck -in/Out screen. Y our notebook recogn i zes the conn ected external device/media and lists the informat ion on t he right s i d e of the s creen. 3 Select the [...]

Op enMG J uke bo x 105 Check-in Y ou can only check-in songs recorded on external devices /media to the h ar d drive o f the s ame note book fro m which the song s were checked ou t. 1 Connect t he external dev ice/media to you r not ebook. 2 Click on the Check-in/Out tab to display the Check-in/Out screen. Y our notebook r ecognizes the connected [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 106 ❑ Import au dio fil es in various form ats — Y ou can impo rt do wnloaded or stored audio files in vari ous format s, such as MP3, W A V , or W M T (w hich is compli ant with W indo ws Media T echnol ogies wit h the extensi ons .asf or .wma), and manag e them on the Playlist [...]

Pi ctureG ear 107 PictureGea r PictureGear software is a digital image manage ment application that allows you to see all the images s tored in any directo ry on your notebook . Th umbnail view s provide qu ick reminders o f your pictures. B righten, contrast, enhan ce, resize, crop, and color -correct your pictures. Create panoramic views, animati[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 108 1 Gather the source images into the same folder or collectio n . 2 Select the images y ou wan t to use. 3 From the Utilities men u select Panoram a Maker . 4 Select the correct lens and click OK. (If 35mm lens is selected, the prompt does not ap pear; to select a dif ferent len s[...]

Smar t Captu re 109 Smar t Capture Smart Capt ure is a So ny-des igned app lication t hat manages t he i.LINK ® * connection between your noteboo k and a co mpatible i.LINK digital camera or camcorder . Y ou can capture and enhance video or s till images to share with your fami ly and friends over the Int ernet or throug h e-mail. * i.LINK is a tr[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 0 Using Stil l mode 1 Fro m the Start bu tton, p oint to Prog rams, poin t to Smar t Capt ure, a nd then click on Smart C apture. The Sma rt Capture m ain windo w appears. 2 Connect you r compatible i.LINK digital camera o r camcorder to your notebook w ith an i.LINK cab l e. An i[...]

Smar t Captu re 111 The Still Image Options wind ow has four tabs: ❑ Capturing Mo de — Y ou can choose between Normal, Self-timer or Pano rama Capt ure mod es. ❑ I m a g eS i z e— Select the image size, horizontal by vertical in pixels. ❑ Imag e Qual ity — Set the quality of your pictures as they are being saved by selecting Fine, Stand[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 2 Capturing a picture in S till mode 1 Use your d igital camera or camco rder to locate the image y ou w an t to capture. W hen you s ee the d esir ed image in the Smart Capt ure win dow , clic k Effec t Setting wind ow ✍ Y ou can us e a different spe cial eff ect for each pi ct[...]

Smar t Captu re 11 3 on the Capture button. The Still V iewer window app ear s. Y ou can capture one picture or several pictures at a time. 2 Click on the arrows or drag the scroll b ar to view the pictures. As each i m age is captured, it displays in the Still V iewer window with a balloon for your comments and an identifying number in the viewer [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 4 ❑ Save — C lick on the Sav e button to save your still image in a variety of formats, to a location o f y o ur choice. Using Net Mo vie mode 1 From the S tart button on th e W indows tas kbar , point to Pr ograms, point t o Smart Capture, and then click on Smart Capture. The[...]

Smar t Captu re 11 5 ❑ Format — Y ou can adjust the compr ession rate for your movies in MPEG1 format or choos e the A VI opti on for no compressi on. Y ou can also set the max imum recording time for you r movie cap ture. ❑ Destinatio n — Select a file destination for your movies when recording vide o clips. ❑ Capture Button — Set the [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 6 3 Y ou can review your mov ie from the Movie Player wind ow by using the play , pause and stop but tons. Click on the arr ows or drag the scroll b ar to view your movie. Each frame is displayed with an identifying number in the queue. Manag ing your movie in Net M o vie mode Fro[...]

Smar t Captu re 11 7 ❑ Save — C l i c ko nt h eS a v eb u t t o nt oc o m p r e s sa n ds a v ey o u rm o v i ei na variety of fo rmats, to a location o f your choice. Using Im ageStation ImageStation SM is a fr ee online service t hat allows you to store your pi ctures an d movies on the Internet to share with family and frien ds. ImageS tatio[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 11 8 Uploading wi th Still Viewer 1 Click on the Upload button in S till V iewer . The ImageStation Login window appears. 2 For first time users, the ImageStation registration wiz a r d guides you through the initial registration process . Follow the ons cr een in structions. If you [...]

Smar t Captu re 11 9 4 Go to http ://www .imagestation . com to v iew your uploaded pictures or movies. Follow the onscreen instr u ctions to access your ImageS tation account. The ImageS tation W eb s ite may ask you to complete a full login again, if your current sessi on is not active. ✍ The Image Station previ ew featur e is av ailable when y[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 120 VisualFlo w V is ualFlow software is a Sony state-of- the-art multimedia brow ser designed specifically for Memory S tick m edia. It display s any still p icture, movie, or sound f iles stored in a Memory S tick med ia in a visually p leasing, artistic manner . V isualFlow softwa[...]

Appli cation , Driv er , and System R eco v er y CD s 121 Applicatio n, Dri ver , and System Reco very CDs Y our no teboo k comes with the followi ng applicati on, driv er , and sys tem recovery CDs . (Se e “ Using Y ou r Recovery CDs ” for inf orma tion on ho w to use you r reco very CD (s) .) Application Reco very CD(s) Sony E lectr onics Inc[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 122 Using Y our Reco very CDs The followi ng sections des cribe how to use the Applicati on Recovery , Driver Recovery , and System Recovery utilities . Using the Appl ication Reco ver y CD(s) The Applicatio n Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall individual applications if th[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 123 Using the Driver Re co very CD(s) The Driver Recover y CD utility allo ws you to reinstall individual drivers and repair software applications if they b ecome corrupted or are accidentally er as ed. Y ou can reinstall an ind ividual driver to co rrect a problem that you ar e experiencing with y our computer , hardware, [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 124 The System Recov ery CD contains a backup co py of all the so ftware originally i n s t a l l e do ny o u r h a r dd i s kd r i v e . It can be used only to r ecover the hard disk of the noteb ook you p ur chased. The System R ecovery utility giv es you Full Res tore with For m a[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 125 6 Press the arrow keys to select “ Exit ” (Save Changes) and then press the Enter key . T he messa ge “ Save config uration changes and exit now? ” appears. 7 Check that “ Ye s ” is s elected, then press the Enter key . The notebook restarts from the Recovery CD . Reco vering Micr osoft Wo r d If you r eco v[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 126 Software Suppor t Inf ormation Adobe Acro bat Reader® America Onlin e® CompuServe® 2000 Drag’n Drop CD® Netscape Communicator® Norton AntiVirus™ W eb site http://www . adobe.com telepho ne 206 -675-61 26 (fee-bas ed support) e-mail techdocs @ ad obe.com hours M-F , 6 A.M[...]

Softw are Suppor t I nformation 127 Pr odigy I nternet® Quic ken® 2 001 QuickT ime™ RealJukebox®, RealPlayer®, RealProducer® G2 Sony Appli cations Windows® Operat ing System, W ord W eb site http://w ww .prodigy .com tele phone 800 -213-0 992 hours 7 A.M. - 3 A .M. eastern time W eb site http://w ww .intuit.com/ support tele phone 900 -555-[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 128 WinDVD™ 2000 Sony Se rvice Cent er For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-8 88-47 6-6972 ) or find So ny Custom er Servic e on the W eb at http:/ /www .sony .com/ pcsup port. W eb site http://www .intervideo.com/ jsp/Support.jsp e-mail suppo r t@intervi [...]

129 T roub leshooting This se ction des cribe s h ow to solve common pr oblems you may encounter when us ing you r notebook. M a ny pr oblems hav e simple solu tions, so t ry thes e sugge stion s befor e you c ontact Sony PC Suppor t (ht tp://www .sony .com/pcs upport). Consul t the followin g section s: ❑ T roub leshoot ing Y ou r Notebook ❑ T[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 130 ❑ If you are using an external display , check that it is plugged into a power source and turn ed on. Check that the brightness and con trast controls are adjusted corre ctly . See the manual that came with your display for details. ❑ Moisture cond ens a tion may have occu rr[...]

T rou blesho oting 131 My notebo ok starts, but the mes sage “Operati ng system not f ound” appears and W indows does no t st art. ❑ Make su re ther e is no flo ppy dis k in the fl oppy di sk dri ve (non -bootabl e). ❑ If a non-bootabl e floppy disk is in the d rive, proceed as follows: 1 T urn of f the note book, t hen remov e the flo ppy [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 132 My noteb ook stop s res ponding or does not s hut dow n. It is best to use the Shut Do wn command on the W indows S tart menu to shut down yo ur notebook . Usin g other met hods , inc luding thos e listed below , may result in loss of u nsaved data. ❑ Click t he Start b utton o[...]

T roubl eshooting th e Dock ing St ation 133 T r oubleshootin g the Dock i ng Statio n I cann ot opera te the optic al driv e in the do cki n g stati o n , wh en the dockin g station is connected to the notebook. Follow these step s to set the i.LINK network switch. 1 Disc onnect your not ebook from the docki n g stat ion. 2 Disc onnect the AC adap[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 134 The disc tray d oes not eject even after I pr ess t he Eject button. Open the tray by insert ing a sharp, point ed object (suc h as a p aper cl ip) in the manual eject hole.[...]

T roubl eshooting the LCD Scree n 135 T r oubleshooting the LCD Screen My LCD scr een is blank. ❑ V er ify that the notebook i s plugged into a power s ource and that i t is t urned on. ❑ V er ify that the power indicato r on the notebo ok is on. ❑ V er ify that the battery pack(s) is in serted properly and is char ged. ❑ The noteboo k may [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 136 T r oubleshooting the Mouse a nd T ouc h pad My mous e does not w ork. ❑ If you are us ing an external mo use, verify that t he mous e is p lugged into the mouse c onnector . See “ Conn ecting a USB Device ” for more inf ormation. ❑ If you are usin g an opti onal S ony US[...]

T rou b les hooti ng Dr ives, PC C ards, a nd P er iph eral D e v ices 137 T r oubleshootin g Drives, PC Car ds, and P eri pheral Devices My floppy disk d rive can not write to a floppy disk. ❑ If the floppy disk is write-protected, disab le the write-protect feature or us e a floppy dis k that i s not write-pr otected. ❑ V erify that the flopp[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 138 My optical drive tray does not open. ❑ Make sure the not ebook is tur ned on. ❑ Press the Eject button on the optical drive. ❑ If the Eject but to n does n ot work, open the tray by i n serting a thin p en tip in the hol e to the ri ght of the Ej ect butto n. I cannot use d[...]

T rou blesho oting the Softw are 139 T r oubleshootin g the So f tware My sof twar e pr o gram st ops r espondi ng o r cra shes. Con tact th e sof twar e publ isher or d esig nat ed prov ider for te chni cal su ppor t. See “ Sof twar e Supp ort Infor mation ” for contact inform ation. When I c lick an applicatio n icon, the mess age “Y ou mu [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 140 T r oubleshooting the Modem My modem does no t wo rk. ❑ Check that the phone line is plugged in to the line jack. See “ Using a Phone Line ” for more infor mation. ❑ Check that t he phone line is w orking by plugg ing the line i n an ordinary phone and lis tening for a di[...]

T rou blesho oting A udio 141 T r oubleshootin g A udio My speaker s hav e no sound . ❑ If the built-in speakers are tu rned of f, pres s Fn+F3 or use the Jog Dial control to turn on the speaker s . ❑ If the speaker volu me is turn ed to t he minimum, pr ess Fn+F4, then press or to i ncre ase th e volu me, or y ou ca n use t he Jog Dia l contr [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 142 T r oubleshooting the Printer I can not prin t. ❑ The default setting for the printer port mode is correct for most p r inters. If you can not p rint, t ry chan ging the p rinter p ort mode. In th e Sony Notebo ok Setup screen, select the Printer tab. If the p rinter port mode [...]

143 Getting Help Sony pr ovides you with sev eral sup port options to answer que stions about your V AIO noteboo k o r the pr eins talled softwar e. Refer to the se r esour ces in the ord er th ey ar e list ed. Suppor t Options 1 VA I O ® U s e r G u i d e and VA I O ® Quick S tart The onlin e VA I O ® U s e r G u i d e and printed V AI O® Q ui[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 144 5 Son y Fax- on-Demand This serv ice, which requir es a fax machine or your fax software, provid es answers to commonly asked questions . Y ou can use this automated service to r equest a list of available topics then select the topics that you want to receive. T o contact the So[...]

V AIO Suppor t Agent 145 V AI O Suppor t Agent V AIO Supp ort Agent help s you repair you r own so ftware prob lems witho ut the assistance o f a support a nalyst. V AIO Support Agen t's advanced diagnostic technology id entifies and track s characteristics of your so ftware applications an d basic network settings. These diag nostics protect [...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 146 retrieve the date/time (snapsh ot) that was recorded when the application worked correctly . The Quick Fix W izard repairs th e protected application f iles without altering the data files y ou have created using the application. T o use the Quick Fix W izar d, follow thes e step[...]

V AIO Suppor t Agent 147 T o use Comm on Soluti ons Common Solutions offers automated, O ne-Click Fixes to r epair common software problems . These solut ions can inte grate info r mat ion such as know ledge base articles and Frequently Asked Questions (F AQs). Y ou can r u n One-Click Fixes directly fro m V AIO Suppo rt Agent or from a W eb browse[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 148 3 Click the resi ze arrows next to the Support Action cat egories to expan d or collaps e the categories. Common Solutions dialog bo x ( 1st le vel) ✍ Connect t o the Internet be fore attemp ting to view the categ ory , “Vaio Supp ort Local Ser ver (http : //sdcglo bal4.sel. [...]

V AIO Suppor t Agent 149 4 Select the appropriate Su pportAction from the list. 5 Click Ru n or double-click t he d esired Supp ortAction. The avai lable Suppor t Act ions are s hown in bold t ype. T o use Suppor t Central The Sup port Cen tral fe ature uses Internet resou rces to help yo u fix your s oftware. Support Central searches the I nternet[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 150 1 Conn ect to the Internet. 2 From t he V AIO Supp ort Agent main win dow , click Sup port Central. T he Support Central W elcome page appears . 3 Click Enter Portal to begin using Sup port Central. First-time users will be asked to register with Support Central. ✍ Y ou must ha[...]

V AIO Suppor t Agent 151 Support Central: Reg istration pa g e[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 152 When y ou log o n to Suppo rt Central, t he Cur rent Issues pag e displays , enabl ing you to c ontinu e working o n your open issue s or to clos e them if you a re finish ed. Support Cen tral has a tracking feature that stor es your current issues, e nabling you to return and wo[...]

V AIO Suppor t Agent 153 If you log on t o Supp ort Central with a new issue, or if you do not have any open issues, the Support W izard appears. Y ou can begin searching on the new issues. About au tomatic u pdates The V AIO Suppo rt Agent is dormant as a background pro cess. Every 24 hours, the Agent self-activates to contact the Son y Suppor t S[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 154 Y ou can choose from four respo nse optio ns: ❑ Give the A gent your perm i s sion to con t act th e Sony Support S erver fo r any updates or fixes that are avail able speci fically f o r y our noteb ook. The Agent cont inue s to prompt y ou for you r per missi on to retrie ve [...]

V AIO Suppor t Agent 155 window with an explanation and instructions to follow . Others will cause the ambulance icon on your task tray to blink. Y ou shou ld always check the ambulance icon in t he task tray after the s y s tem checks for up dates. If the icon i s blin king, do uble-cli ck the amb u l ance icon t o view t he update. V AIO S upport[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 156[...]

157 Inde x A Ab out Thi s Compu ter t ab 69 AC Profile power setting 72 adjusting brig htne ss 15 Alt key 12 Application R ecovery CD 122 Applic ations key 12 audio troubl esho oting 141 B Basic/Advanced tab 69 battery pack charg e status icons 75 indicator lights 13 power management settings 70 pow er sav ing m odes 35 BatteryScop e utility 75 bri[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 158 USB device 62 connectors networ k 40 Serial po rt 40 correction keys 11, 12 Ctr l key 12 cursor -movement k eys 11 D digital video camera recorder 55 diskettes ejecting 47 handling 48 insertin g into drive 47 troubl eshooting 137 displ ay connecting external 58 connecting project[...]

Inde x 159 indicators 13 Inser t key 11, 12 insertin g diskett es into dri ve 47 J Jog Di al 26 K keybo ard 9 – 15 Fn key 15 usi ng 9 W indo ws k ey 14 L Launcher Mode 27 LCD selecting to display o u tput 61 troubl esho oting 135 M MagicGate 30 Maximum Batt e r y Life power s etting 72 Maximum Performance p o wer setting 72 memory adding 81 Memor[...]

Change te xt in this v a r iab le defi nition to doc ument title. 160 72 Power On Password tab 69 power savi ng modes 30, 35 System Hibernation 16, 35 System Idle 35 System Susp end 35 power s etting AC Profile 72 Maximum Battery Life 72 Maximum P erformance 72 Power Management Of f 72 System Susp end 74 PowerPanel activating 70 customizin g toolba[...]

Inde x 161 troubl esho oting 129 audio 141 do cki ng sta tio n 133 drives, P C Cards, and perip herals 137 LCD screen 135 modem 140 mous e and touchpad 136 printer 142 softwar e 13 9 U USB connecting 62 connector 62 mous e 62 usi ng floppy di sk d rive 47 Jog Di al 26 keybo ard 9 Memory S tick 30 PC Car ds 19 phon e line 37 touchpad 17 V AIO Action[...]