Sony PCV-L630 Computer User Guide (primary manual) manual

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ii Notice to User s © 200 0 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights r eserved. This manual and t he software described he r ein , in whole or in part, may not be reproduced , transla ted , or r educe d to any machine-readable form wit hout prior writt en approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO W ARRA NTY W ITH REG ARD TO TH IS MANUA L, THE SOF TW ARE[...]

V AIO Computer Referen c e Manual iii For questions r egarding you r product, or for the Sony Service Cente r near e st you, call: 1-888- 476-6972 The phone number sho wn in th e De clar ati on of Co nfo rmity i s fo r FCC -related m atter s only . Regulator y Information This equip ment has be en te sted and fou nd to comply with the limits for a [...]

iv FCC Par t 68 This eq uipment c omplies wit h Part 68 of the FCC r ule s. The ri nger equ ivale nce number (REN) and the FCC regist ration number are printe d on the modem board. If r equ ested , this inform ation m ust be supp lied to th e teleph one compan y . The RE N is use d to de termin e the q uant ity of devices wh ich may b e con nected [...]

v Contents Notice to Users ........... ............ ...................... ................. ........... ........... ii Safety Information ..... ............ ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ..... ii Regulatory Information......... ...................... ................. ........... .......... iii FCC Part 68 ..........[...]

V AIO Comp uter Reference Manu al vi Chapter 3 — Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components Removing the System Cover ................... ........................... ......... 24 Replacing the System Cove r ........... .................. ...........................25 Installing an Add-In Card ........................ .........................[...]

Contents vii Chapter 5 — Fax/Modem Card Chapter 6 — CMOS Setup Options STANDARD CMOS SETUP Screen ............. ........................... .... 74 BIOS FEATURES SETUP Screen .......... ........................... ............. 75 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Screen .................... ...................... 78 POWER MAN AGEMENT SETUP Screen .......[...]

V AIO Comp uter Reference Manu al viii I/O and Expansion Slots ....... .................. ....................................97 i.LINK Interface .............. .................. .................. ...........................98 Drives and Controllers ............................. ........................... ......... 98 System CMOS ...............[...]

1 Chapter 1 Identifying Components The follow ing sections id entify and d escribe each comp onent that is vis i ble from th e ex t eri or o f t he V AI O ® Comp uter . Internal components ar e ident ified in Ch apters 3, 4, and 5 of t his manu al.[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 2 Front View SHA0001.VS D FD DISC HD Flip-down panel[...]

Identifying Co mponents 3 Drives Drive Descriptio n Disket te dri v e 3.5-inc h, 1 .44 Mbyt e. DVD-ROM drive * * Data on a DVD-ROM is re ad at a v ariable transfer rate , ranging from 2X at the inner m ost trac k to 4.8X at the outermost tra ck (the data trans f er sta ndard 1X rate is 1385 kbyte s/s). The ave rage data transfer rat e is 3.6X (4986[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 4 Buttons and Swit ches Button or sw itch Description Powe r/Stan dby switc h T ur ns syst em power on and of f. Floppy disk eject button Ejects a diskette. DVD-ROM disc eject butto n Automatica lly opens and closes the DVD-ROM tray . Emer gency eject hole Ejects an optical disc. SHA0003.VSD FD DISC HD Power on/off[...]

Identifying Co mponents 5 Indi cat ors Indicator De scription Powe r/Standb y indicator Stand by (amber) in dicates th e compu ter is in standb y mode. On (green) indicates the computer is out of standby mode, ready to use. Of f (no col or) indicates th e computer is turned o f f. Diskette drive acces s indicator On (gr een) indi c ate s disket te [...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 6 Connector s Connector Desc ription MIC Connects to micr ophone. PHONES Connects to hea dphones. i.LINK ® (IEEE-1394) * * To connect to a 6-pin i.LINK device, use the i.LINK connector on the back of the system. A 6-pin i.LINK connector can supply power from the comp uter to the device if the device also has a 6-p[...]

Identifying Co mponents 7 Slots Slot Description PC Card Slot Accommodates one T ype I or T ype II PC MCIA card Memory Stick ™ Media Slot Accommod a tes M emory Stick med ia SHA0006.VS D FD DISC HD PC Card Slot Memory Stick Media Slot[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 8 Rear V iew Connector Desc ription Power AC input power LINE Connects to phone cable fr om wall ja ck PHONE Connects to telephone PRINTER Connects to parallel device SERI AL Conn ects to serial de vic e MONIT OR Conn ects to VGA mo nitor (op tiona l) USB Connec ts to USB devices LINE I N Connects to output c onnec[...]

Identifying Co mponents 9 I/O Connectors The following section identifies the various I/O connectors. PRINTE R Port The PRINTER port is a stan dar d 25-pin DB- 25 female connector assign ed as LP T1. SERIA L Port The SERIAL po rt is a standar d 9-pin DB-9 male connector assigned as COM1. MON ITO R The MONIT OR connector is a standar d 15-pin female[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 10 USB Connec tors A USB connector is located on the front and rea l panels. PHONE, MIC, LINE IN, and LINE O UT The PHONES, MIC, LINE IN, and LINE OUT ja cks ar e physically identical, but have d iff er en t connections. They a re standar d 3.5 mm ster eo mini- jack s. T he PHO NES an d MIC jack s are locat ed on t[...]

Identifying Co mponents 11 i.LINK (IEEE -1394) The 6-pin i .LINK (IEEE-1 394) conn ector on the r ear panel can supply power fr om the computer to a device if the device also h as a 6-pin i.LINK connector . The connector supplies 10V to 12V . The total power supplied by the 6-pin i.LINK connector cannot exceed 6 watts. LCD The LCD conn ector is a 4[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 12 LINE and P HO NE The LINE and PH ONE ja cks are physically identica l and have ident ical connections. They ar e standar d RJ-1 1 fem ale phone jacks. However , the LINE jack is for connectin g to a telephone line tha t comes from the wall jack, and the PHONE jack is fo r connecting the computer to a telephone. [...]

13 Chapter 2 Configuring Y our System This chapter contains information on configuring your system. Configurin g your system ca n consist of the follow ing: ❑ Making changes to the CMOS setti ngs ❑ Making changes to the dis play's po wer managem ent settin gs ❑ Changing the sy stem board jump er position[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 14 Accessing the C MOS Setup Utilit y Y ou mu st access the CMOS Se tup Utility to m ake changes to the CMO S setting s (see “ CMOS Setup Opti ons ” on page 73 for info rmation on CMOS setti ngs). 1 Reboo t the system. The follow ing messag e appears during the in itial boot sequence: Press TAB to show the POST[...]

Configuring Y our System 15 Changing the Di splay's Power Management Setting s A display th at has power man agement capabili ty is desi gned to operat e on red uced power or sh ut itself off after the system has been idle for a specified period of ti me. 1 Fr om the Sta rt menu, point to S ettings, then click Control Panel. 2 Cl ick the Po we[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 16 inactivity (in minutes) th at you want to elapse before your monit or turns of f when your computer is running on AC power . The display r eactiva tes when you mo ve the mouse or press a key . The T urn of f hard disks option allo ws you to specify th e period of inactivity (in m inutes) th at you wa nt to elaps[...]

Configuring Y our System 17 Config uring t he System Board The sys tem boar d con tains the fo llowing co nfigu rati on set tings: ❑ CMOS jumper ❑ CPU Multipl ier switches ❑ AGP_INT swi tch ❑ VGA switch CMOS Jumper The CMOS ju mper pro vides two modes of operation: Normal mode, and Clear CMOS mode. Normal m ode al lows normal a ccess to th [...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 18 T o change the CMOS jumper , perform the follow ing steps: 1 Remove the system co ver (see “ Removing the System Cover ” on page 24 ). 2 Set the jumper as dir ected by a service technician (also see “ CMOS Jumper ” on pa ge 66) . 3 Reins tall the system cover (see “ Replacing th e System Cover ” on p[...]

Configuring Y our System 19 CPU Frequency Rati o Multipli er Switches The computer ships with the FREQ Ra tio multiplier set to X6.0 (see SW table for position s of SW 1 through 4). Changi ng the FREQ Ra tio multipli er will not chan ge the speed of your CPU . Do not chan ge the position of any switch unless directed by a technical support person. [...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 20 AGP_INT Switch Y ou can enable or disable the onboar d AGP interrupt. T o enable or disable the AGP_INT , perform the fo llowing steps: 1 Remove the system co ver (see “ Removing the System Cover ” on page 24 ). 2 Set the switch to ON (Enable) or OFF (Disabl e). The defau lt is ON (see also “ Configura tio[...]

Configuring Y our System 21 VGA Switch Y ou can enable or disable the o nboard VGA controller if you insta ll a VGA PCI add- i n car d. T o enable or disable the onboar d VGA, perform the following steps: 1 Remove the system cover (s ee “ Removing the Syst em Cover ” on page 24 ). 2 Set the VGA sw itch (SW6) to ON (Enable) or OFF (Dis able). Th[...]

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23 Chapter 3 Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components This chapter des cribes removing, instal ling, and replacing major compon ents for upgrading, reconfiguring, a nd tr oubleshoo ting the components. ! Bef or e openin g th e syst em un it, sa ve any op en fi les , exit W indo ws , turn off the pow er o f the co mputer and all attach ed peri[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 24 Removing the S ystem Cover Y ou mu st remove the system cover to access the system board, add-in car ds, power supply , battery , and internal drives. 1 Fr om the rear of the unit, push down on the two tabs th at secure the system cover t o the chassis . 2 Slide the system cover back. The panel slides back about[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 25 Replacing the S ystem Cover 1 Position th e system cov er over the chassis such that the front portion of the system cover extends pa st the fr o nt of the unit. 2 Car efully lower the system cover down over the chassis. The re ar of the syste m cover should be about ½ inch in f r om the rear o[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 26 Inst alli ng an Add- In Car d 1 Remove the system co ver (see “ Removing the System Cover ” on page 24 ). 2 Remove the slo t cover adjacent to the selected slot connecto r on the system boar d (see “ Rem ovin g a Slo t Cov er ” on page 44) . 3 Insert the add-in card into the PCI slot connector . U se a g[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 27 Remo ving a n Add- in Car d 1 Remove the system cover (see “ Removin g the System Cover ” on page 24 ). 2 Disconnect any cables attached to the add-in car d. 3 Remove the screw that secur es the add-in card to the chass is. 4 Remove the add-in car d fr o m the PCI slot connector and stor e t[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 28 5 If you do no t r eplace the card or install ano ther add-in card, install a slot cover over the vacant slot at the r ear of the chassis (see “ Covering an O pen I/O Slot ” on page 45). 6 Replace the system cover (s ee “ Replacing the System Cover ” on page 25).[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 29 Setting the Con figura tion Switc hes 1 Remo ve any add-in car ds (see “ Rem oving an Add-i n Car d ” on page 27). 2 Set the s witches as needed (s ee “ Configuring the System Boa r d ” on page 17). 3 Replace any add- i n car d rem oved in step 1 (see “ Insta lling an Add-In Car d ” [...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 30 Setting the CMOS Jumpe r 1 Remove the system co ver (see “ Removing the System Cover ” on page 24 ). 2 Use long-nose pliers to r eposition the CMOS jumper as ne eded. 3 Replace the syste m cover (see “ Replacing the System Cover ” on page 25). ! Before ope ning t he syst em unit, save any ope n files , e[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 31 Replacing t he Lithium Battery Y ou m ay need to r e place the l ithium battery if your computer co nsistently loses the da te or time settings a fter turning it o f f. The lithiu m battery has a typical life of three years, after which the batt ery may be too weak to power the CMOS memo ry . 1 [...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 32 8 Caref ully reach unde r the ribbon cable with your finger and push o n the battery-eject lever (see diagram). One side of the battery pops up. 9 Remove the battery wi th your finger and thumb and dispose of th e battery according to the ins tructions that came wit h the new battery . 10 Insert the new batt ery[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 33 14 Refer to the list you made in step 3 and r estore any non-defa ult CMOS settin gs (see “ CMOS Set up Opt ion s ” on p age 7 3). 15 Select SA VE & EXIT S ETUP f r om the main me nu using the arr ow keys, then press Enter . 16 T ype Y , then press Enter to save the ch anges and exit the[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 34 Insta llin g Syst em Memor y 1 If necessary , r emove the memory module you wish to r eplace (see “ Remo ving a M emory Mod u le ” on pa ge 3 6). 2 Remo ve the new m emor y module (s) from its a nti-stati c package. Hold the m emory module on ly by its edges to prevent static- electricity dama ge. 3 Choose t[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 35 4 Align the m odule over the appr opriate sock et, noting the location o f pin 1 o n the mo dule an d pin 1 o n the s ocket. 5 Carefully but firmly insert the edge of the module into the so cket. 6 Pr ess down firmly and evenly at both corners until the module is fully s eated. 7 Replace the sys[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 36 Removing a Memo ry Module Y ou m ay need to r emov e a m emory mo dule if you ch ange th e me mor y configuratio n or r epl ace a bad module. 1 Remove the system co ver (see “ Removing the System Cover ” on page 24 ). 2 Locate the memo ry module you wis h to r em ove. ! Before ope ning t he syst em unit, sav[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 37 3 Remove the two scr ews that secur e the h ar d drive carrier to the diskette drive housing. 4 Lift up the hard drive carrier a bout ½” (until the tabs r ea ch the stops) , then pull si deways (awa y from the fr ont panel) until the hard drive carrier is clear . MAN002A.VSD[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 38 5 Flip the har d drive carrier upside dow n and let it r est on the power supply wh ile you remove DIMM #1. 6 Push out the handle on each side of the memory module to eject the module from its socket. MAN003.VSD Handles Push out KY0042.VSD[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 39 7 Lift the memory module out by grasping it by its edges. Stor e the module in a static-free bag. 8 Flip the har d drive carrier ba ck to its normal position. 9 Insert the drive carrier tabs into the chassis slots, then slip the drive carrier down until the holes in the har d drive carrier align[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 40 10 Replace the two scr ews that secure the har d drive carrier to the diskette drive housing. 11 Replace the syste m cover (see “ Replacing the System Cover ” on page 25). ✍ Be sure you reattach the groun d wire loc ated at each s crew .[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 41 Replacing t he Hard Driv e 1 Remove the system cover (s ee “ Removing the Syst em Cover ” on page 24 ). 2 Remove the two scr ews that secur e the h ar d drive carrier to the diskette drive housing. 3 Lift the har d drive carrier about ½” (until it r ea ches the stops), then pull sidewa ys[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 42 4 Unplug the ribbon cable a nd power supply cable fr om the har d drive connectors. 5 Remove the four screws that secure the hard drive to the bottom of the drive carrier . 6 Remove the har d drive fr o m the drive carrier . 7 Set the ju mpers on the new hard drive to be the Primary Mas ter IDE drive (re fer to [...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 43 11 Insert the drive carrier tabs into the chassis slots, then slip the drive carrier down until the holes in the har d drive carrier align with the holes in the diskette drive carrier . 12 Route the longest gr ound wire thr ough the white plastic cable-tie. 13 Replace the two s cr ews th at secu[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 44 Removing a Slot Cover Y ou remove a slot cover when you install an add- in car d that occupies a pr eviously-empty slot. 1 Lay the system on its side with the o pen side f acing u p and the slot covers facing you . 2 Locate the slot o f the cover you want to r emove. 3 Remove the screw from the slot cover . 4 Ca[...]

Removi ng, Installin g, and Repla cing Compo nents 45 Cover ing a n Op en I/O Slot Slot covers pr event air fr om escaping through the empty hole. If air escapes, the components inside the computer cannot be pr operly cooled. This may d amage some com ponents , especially th e main pr ocesso r (which gen erates the most hea t). 1 Fit the bottom end[...]

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47 Chapter 4 System Board This chapter identifies each component on the s ystem boar d and pro vides a detailed description of each connector and ju mper on the system boar d. O N 12345 6 Printer Serial VGA Monitor USB1 Line In Line Out LCD Monitor Keyboard/Mouse Primary IDE CPU IEEE-1394 Front Panel header Memory Volume Phone Mic Wake On LAN Flopp[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 48 Connector s Front Panel Header The fr ont panel he ader is a 10- p in he ader that pr ovides connect ions t o va riou s front pan el fu nct ion s. Pin # Nam e Desc ri ptio n 1 +5 +5V fr om power supply 2 LED (DVD-ROM) Connects to LE D on DVD-ROM 3 LED (FDD) Connects t o LED on floppy disk drive 4 LED (HDD) Conne[...]

System Board 49 Disket te Driv e (FLOPPY) Conne ctor The FLOPPY connector is a 26 -pin connector for a slim n otebook-type diskette drive. O N 12 3456 OM04701H.VSD FLOPPY[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 50 IDE Connec tors Ther e are two IDE (Integrated D rive Electr onics) connectors: a Primary IDE an d a Secon dary IDE co nnector . The Pr imary I DE conne ctor is a 40-pin 2.54mm pitch h eader -type connector for the 3. 5 inch har d disk drive. The Secondary IDE connector is a 50 -pin 2mm pitch header -type connec[...]

System Board 51 PCI S lot Connector s The system board contain s one PCI Ri ser slot con nector for a PCI riser car d. Th e PCI riser car d in turn provides two PCI slot connectors for PCI add-in car ds. One PCI slot connector is available for an add-in PCI car d, except some con figur e-to-order models, which may already use this slot. The other P[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 52 Memory Module (DIMM) Connectors Both sides of each D ual Inline Me mory Module (DIMM) look very simila r . The side w ith pin 1 has a smal l "1" to the left of pin 1. Be su r e to orient a DIMM corr ectly in the DIMM con nector (a smal l triangle on th e connector indicates pin 1). O N 12345 6 OM04710A[...]

System Board 53 Power ( A TX PWR) Connect or The A TX PWR connector is a 20-pin Molex-type header connector that pr ovides power to the A TX system board. Power con nect or Pin # Nam e Pi n # Nam e 1+ 3 . 3 V 1 1 + 3 . 3 V 2 +3.3 V 12 -12V 3G N D 1 3 G N D 4 +5V 14 PS-O N# (p owe r su pply rem o t e o n / o ff co n t ro l ) 5G N D 1 5 G N D 6 +5V 1[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 54 Fan (C PU F AN, CTRL PWR) Connec tors The CPU Fan connector is a 1 x 3-pin straight header connector that contr ols the CPU cooling fan. The CTRL PWR con nector is a 2 x 3-pin co nnector that contr ols the po wer supply coo ling fan. It conn ects to P3 from the power supply . CPU F an connector Pin Signal Nam e [...]

System Board 55 Keyboard/ Mouse (KB/MOUSE) Connec tor The combin ation keybo ar d /mouse con nector is a 6-pin female PS/2 ® type (mini-DI N) connector that can a ccommodate the suppli ed V AIO Smart convertibl e keyboa r d and wheel mo use, or a PS /2 keybo ar d only . K e yboar d/Mouse connector Pin Signal Name 1 Keyboar d data 2 Mouse data 3G N[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 56 USB Connectors Ther e are two USB po rts that permit connection of two USB peripheral devices dir ectly to the syst em without ha ving to use an external hub. If mor e USB devices ar e needed, conne ct an external hub to either USB1 or USB2. USB1 is a standa r d USB connector accessibl e fr om the r ear pan el. [...]

System Board 57 PRINTER, SER IAL, and VGA MONITOR Connect ors The SERIAL connector is a DB-9 ma le connector . The PRINTER connector is a D B-25 fe male co nnector . The VGA MONIT OR conn ector is a 15- pin D-sub female connector . PRINTER conn ector Pin Signal Name Pin Sig nal Name 1 ST ROBE# 14 AU T O FE ED# 2 DA T A BIT 0 15 F AUL T# 3 DA T A BI[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 58 SERIAL 1 connector Pin Signal Nam e 1D C D 2R X D # 3T X D # 4D T R # 5G N D 6D S R 7R T S 8C T S 9R I VG A MO N I TOR c o n n ec t o r Pin Sign al Name 1R E D 2G R E E N 3B L U E 4G N D 5 DDC GND 6R E D G N D 7G R E E N G N D 8 B LUE GND 9N C 10 GND 11 G N D 12 SDA 13 HORI ZONT A L SYNC 14 VER TICAL SYN C 15 SC[...]

System Board 59 LCD Connector The LCD connector is a 40-pin MDR-typ e connector for the Sony V AIO Slimtop LCD m onitor . ! Do not con nec t any o t he r LCD othe r than th e Sony V AIO Sl imto p LCD mon ito r that came with the PCV -L630. The Sony V AIO Slimtop LCD monitor that came with the PCV - L620 is not compatible with the PCV -L630 system. [...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 60 Wak e On LAN (WOL_CON) Connector The WOL_CON connector is a 3-pin header connector that pr ovides the W ake On LAN function. W ake On LAN conn ector Pin S ignal 1+ 5 V S B 2G N D 3W O L s i g n a l O N 12 3456 KY0096.VSD 1 3 WOL_CON[...]

System Board 61 LINE IN and LINE OUT Connectors The LINE IN and LINE OUT j acks ar e stereo mi ni-jacks (3.5 mm) th at connect to a s ter eo audio device ( n ot an audio sour ce fr om a video device). Connect a ster eo audio output jack to the LINE IN jack, and the LINE OUT jack to a ster eo audio in put jack. LINE IN jack Pin Signa l Sleeve GND T [...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 62 PHONE and MIC Connectors The PHONES jack is a ster eo mini-jack (3.5 mm) that connects to headphones. The MIC jack is a ster eo mini-ja ck (3.5 mm) th at connects to a m icrophone . PHONES jack Pin S ignal Sleeve GND Ti p L e f t o u t Ring Right out MIC jack Pin S ignal Sleeve GND Ti p M i c r o p h o n e m o n[...]

System Board 63 Sony Memory Stick Slot Connect or The Sony Memor y Stick s lot connector is a 10-pin MCR 103 -10S connector . O N 12345 6 KY0097.VS D Sony Memory Stick[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 64 i.LINK I nterfac e Header Co nnectors The system boar d has two i .LINK (IEEE-139 4) interface header connectors. A cable co nnects each 6-pin header connector to the riser car d. IEEE-1394 interface header connector (rear panel) Pin Sign al Name 1G r o u n d 2T A 1 + 3T A 1 - 4T B 1 + 5T B 1 - 6G r o u n d IEEE[...]

System Board 65 i.LINK C onnectors The system board ha s two i.L I NK (IEEE- 1394) con n ectors: a 4 -pin connector is acces sible fr om the front panel, and a 6 -pin connect or is accessible fr om the rear panel. Use the front-panel connector to connect to devices that use a 4-pin i.LINK (IEEE-1 394) connector . Use the r ear-pan el connector to c[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 66 Config uration Jumper and Switches Ther e is one configuration jumper (CMOS), and a bank of s ix configura tion switch es (1-6) that se ts the CPU speed m ultiplier , AGP interrupt st ate (AGP_INT), a n d on-boa r d VGA state (VGA). CMOS Jumper A jumper ca p is insta lled on pins 1 and 2 (Normal) of t he CMOS ju[...]

System Board 67 Configur ation Switches (S W ) A 6-switch dua l inline package (DIP ) pr ov ides configuratio n settings f or FREQ Rati o (CPU multipli er), AGP_INT (A GP Interrupt) Enable/ Disable, and onboa r d VGA Ena ble/Disable. Th e CPU determines th e CPU cor e freq uency .[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 68 The computer sh ips with AGP_INT ( SW 5) set to OFF (Disa ble) and VGA (SW 6) set to OFF (Disa ble). The computer ships wi th the FREQ Ratio multiplier set to X 6.0 (see SW table for positions of SW 1 thro ugh 4). Do not change the position of any switch unless dir ected by a Sony-[...]

System Board 69 authorized technical support person. SW Function SW 1 S W 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW6 AGP_INT Ena ble N/A N/A N/A N/A ON N/A AGP_INT Dis able N/A N/A N/A N/A OFF N/A VGA En able N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ON VGA Disable N/A N/A N/A N/A N /A OFF FR EQ Rati o = X3. 0 ON OF F ON ON N/ A N/A FREQ Rati o = X3.5 OFF OFF ON ON N/A N/A FREQ Rati o = X4.0[...]

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71 Chapter 5 Fax/Modem Card The K56fl ex ™ technology/ V .9 0-compatible data fax/m odem car d occupies PCI slot #1 in the Riser card. The fax/modem car d has two RJ-1 1 jacks that ar e accessible fr o m the r ear panel: one to connect a telephone line, and one to connect a phone. Name Conne ctor T ype Description TELEPHONE RJ-1 1 Connects t o ph[...]

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73 Chapter 6 CMOS Setup Options This chapter d escribes each scr een in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY (see “ Accessing the CMOS Setup Ut ility ” on p age 1 4). The CMOS Se tup Utility presents the follow ing menu items on the main scr een: ❑ ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP ❑ BIOS FEA TURES SETUP ❑ CHI PSE T FE A TUR ES SE TU P ❑ POWER MANAG EMENT SETUP ?[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 74 ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP Screen Dat e (mm:d d:yy ) [Sa t, Oct 16 1999] Time (hh: mm:ss) [14 : 52: 53] HARD DIS KS Primar y Master Prim ary Sl ave Secon dary M aster Secon dary Sl ave TYPE [Auto] None User MODE [AUTO] NORMAL LBA LARGE Dri ve A [1.44 M, 3.5 in.] 2.88 M, 3.5 in. None 360K , 5.2 5 in. 1.2 M, 5.2 5 in. 7[...]

CMOS Set up Op tio ns 75 BIOS FEA TURES SETUP Scree n CPU Internal Core Speed 500MHz * Boot Vi rus Detection [En abled] Disabled Proces sor Serial Number [Disab led] Enab led BIOS U pdate [Enabled ] Disabled Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Disabled HDD Sequence S CSI/IDE First: [IDE] SCSI Boot Sequence [CDROM,A,C] D,A E,A F,A C only LS/ZI P ,C L[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 76 HDD S.M.A.R. T. capab ility [Disabled] Enab led Silent Boot [Enabled] Disabled Boot Up S ound [Disabled] Enab led Boot Up Vol ume * [Medium] High Mute Low PCI/VGA P alette Snoop [Disabled] Enab led Video ROM B IOS Shadow [Enabled] Disabled C8000 - CBFFF Sha dow [Disab led] Enab led CC000 - CFFFF Shad ow [Disab l[...]

CMOS Set up Op tio ns 77 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): [6] 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay (Msec) [2 50] 500 750 1000 Sec urity O ption [Sys tem] Setu p PS/2 Mouse Function Cont rol [Auto] Enab led[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 78 CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP Screen SDRAM Confi guration [By SPD] Disabled 7ns (1 43M Hz) 8ns (1 25M Hz) SDRAM CAS Late ncy * [2T] 3T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay * [2T] 3T SDRAM RAS Precharge Time * [2T] 3T SDRAM Idle T imer * [8T] 10T 12T 16T 32T Infini te 0T 2T 4T SDRA M MA Wait State [Nor mal] Slow Fast Graph ics A per[...]

CMOS Set up Op tio ns 79 Onbo ard Ser ial Port 1 [3F8H /IRQ4 ] 2F8H /IRQ3 3E8H /IRQ4 2E8H /IRQ10 Disabled Onbo ard Ser ial Port 2 [2F8H /IRQ3 ] 3E8H /IRQ4 2E8H /IRQ10 3F8H /IRQ4 Onboar d Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] 278H/ IRQ5 Disabled 3BCH/I RQ7 Para llel Port Mode [Bi-dir ect] EPP ECP ECP+EPP ECP DMA Select * [3 ] 1 On boa rd P CI IDE Enab le [Bo th[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 80 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Screen Power Mana gement [User Define] Disable Min Sa ving Max Sa ving Video Off O ption [Suspend -> Off] Alway s On Video Off M ethod [DPMS OFF] DPMS Reduce ON Blank Screen V/H SYNC+Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend ** PM Timers ** HDD Power Down [Disable] 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6[...]

CMOS Set up Op tio ns 81 ** Power Up Control ** PWR Bu tton < 4 Secs [Soft O ff] Suspen d Autom atic Po wer Up [Disab led] Everyda y By Da te Time (hh :mm:ss) Alarm * [ 3: 2: 0] Date Of Mo nth Alarm † [1] 2 . . . 31 ** Fan Moni tor ** Power Fan Spe ed [(dis play s act ual RPM )] Ignore ** Thermal Mon itor ** CPU Tempe rature [(disp lays actual[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 82 PNP AND PCI SETUP Screen PNP OS Installed [No] Yes Slot 1 IRQ Slot 2 IRQ [Auto ] NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI Lat ency Timer [32] PCI Clock . . . 255 PCI Clock 0 PCI Clock 1 PCI Clock . . . 31 PCI Clo ck IRQ 3 Used By ISA [No/ICU] Yes IRQ 4 Used By ISA [No/ICU] Yes IRQ 5 Used By ISA [Yes] No/ICU IRQ 7 Used By[...]

CMOS Set up Op tio ns 83 IRQ 14 Used By ISA [No/ICU] Yes IRQ 15 Used By ISA [No/ICU] Yes DMA 1 Used By ISA [No/I CU] Yes DMA 3 Used By ISA [No/I CU] Yes DMA 5 Used By ISA [No/I CU] Yes ISA MEM Block B A SE [No/ICU] C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DC00 USB I RQ [Enab led] Disabled ONB VGA BIO S First [No] Yes Onboard Audio [Enabled ] Disabled] Onboa rd Car[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 84 LOAD SETUP DEF A UL TS Screen Pr ess Enter to load setup defaults except standard CM OS setup. SUPERVISOR P ASSW ORD Screen Press Enter to change, set, or disable the supervisor pas sword. Follow the prompts. USER P ASSWORD Screen Pr ess Enter to change, set, or disable the user passwor d. Follow the pr ompts. I[...]

85 Chapter 7 Miscellaneous T echnical Information This chapte r co nta ins i nformat ion on t he fol low ing s u bj ect s: ❑ User and Supervisor pass wor d ❑ Beep code err o r messages ❑ PCI con figur atio n st atus an d error mess age s ❑ DMA cha nnel as signm ents ❑ IRQ assig nments ❑ System I/O address map ❑ Memo ry map[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 86 About User and Super visor Passwords The syste m allow s you to spec ify up to tw o passw or ds (a User password and a Supervisor passw or d) in the BIOS Setup U tility . The User passwo r d is r equired; the Supervisor passw or d is optio nal. Access to the B IOS Setup Utilit y depend s on which pa sswords were[...]

Miscellan eous T echnic al Informati on 87 Beep Code Error Messa ges During a no rmal bootup, a single short beep sign ifies that the system is OK. Other beep patterns si gnify err ors. The number of beeps indicates the specific err or that occurred. The Sony O nline Support techni cal r epresentative will n eed to know how many beeps your system p[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 88 PCI Config uration Status an d Error Messages The follow ing is a list o f status and error messages that m ay appear on your system fr om time to time. Mess ag e Mea ni ng Floppy Di sk Contr oller Resour ce C onflic t The dis kette co ntr oller has r equested a r eso ur ce that is al ready in use. CMOS Checksum[...]

Miscellan eous T echnic al Informati on 89 DMA Channel Assignm ents This sh ows the factory de fault va lues. W i ndows 9 8 reassigns resources to best meet the needs o f a particular configuration. DMA Chann el Default Assignment 2 Stand ard disket te drive c ontr oller 3 ECP printer port (LP T1) for ECP 4 Dir ect memory acc ess contr oller[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 90 IRQ Ass ignme nts ✍ T his show s the f actory def a ult va lues . Windows 98 w ill reas sign res ources to best meet the needs of a particular co nfigur ation. PCI IRQ s can be shared betw een sever al PCI devices . IRQ # Default Assignment 01 Standar d 101/102-key or Microsoft Na tura l Keyboar d 02 Progra mm[...]

Miscellan eous T echnic al Informati on 91 System I/O Addr ess Map Ad dres s Ra nge (hex) Description 0000 h - 000F h Direct me mory acc ess co ntroller 0010 h-001F h Mother boa r d resources 0020 h-0 021h Programm able i nterrup t con troller 0022 h-003F h Mother boa r d resources 0040 h-0043 h Sy stem t imer 0044 h-005F h Mother boa r d resources[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 92 03F0h- 0 3F1h Mothe rboard r esour ces 03F2h- 03F5h Sta ndar d diske tte con t r oller 03F6h- 03F6h Pri mary I DE con tr oller (dual FIFO) 03F6h- 03F6h Intel 82371AB/ EB PCI b us master I DE con tr oller 03F7h- 03F7h Sta ndar d diske tte con t r oller 03F8h -03FFh Communicat ions p ort (COM1) 04D0h-04D1h Motherb[...]

Miscellan eous T echnic al Informati on 93 Memory Map Addr ess Range Description 0000 0000h -0009 FFF Fh Syst em board ext ensi on fo r ACPI BI OS 000 A0000 h-000A FFFFh Rage 12 8 Pro 4XL (En glish) 000 B000 0h-00 0BFFFFh Rage 12 8 Pr o 4XL (Englis h) 000 C0000 h-000CA 7FFh Rage 128 Pr o 4XL (Englis h) 000F 0000 h-0 00FFFF Fh Syst em bo ard extens [...]

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95 Chapter 8 Specifications Th is ch apter d escri bes the t echn ical s p e cif ica tio ns f or the Sony PCV -L 630 com puter . Processor Chipset PCI Bus Memory Modules (DIMMs) 600E MHz * Intel ® Pent ium ® III pro ces sor (with 10 0 MHz FSB) * MHz denotes microprocessor int ernal clock speed. Other factor s may affect applicat ion performance. [...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 96 DIMM Co nfiguration s L2 Ca che Graphics DIMM1 * * The PCV-L630 is shi pped with 128 MB. SDRAM is expandable to 256 MB. Computer SDRAM is unbuffered DIMM, specifi cation Rev. 1.0 or later. S upports SDRAM memory. Does not support EDO memory or buff ered D IMM m emory. Me mory can b e instal led in ei ther sock e[...]

Sp ec ific ati on s 97 Audio Comm unications I/O and Expansion Slo ts Sound chip Aur eal 881 0 PCI soun d contr oller pl us AC97 W ave synt hesis Aur eal wave table sy nthesis ef fect Sound ef fect s A3D stereo Audio sampling rate Up to 4 8 kHz a t 16 bits Fr ont panel Mi c (for micr ophone) Phones (for ster eo headphone) V olume contr ol (for he a[...]

V A IO Computer Re ference Manual 98 i.LINK I nterface Drives and Control lers Syste m CM OS Ports T wo (o ne at fr ont panel, one a t r ear panel) Speed Up to 40 0 Mbps Chipset TI TSB1 2L V22 and TS B41L V03 OHCI Enable/ disable function Fr om BIOS Disk ett e c ont ro ll er 765A-c om patib le (sup por ts u p t o 2. 88 M Byt e) Diskette drive 1.44 [...]

99 Index A add-i n card inst alling 26 remo vin g 27 , 29 , 30 address map, syst em 91 AGP_INT switc h, chan ging 20 audio s pecifications 97 B batter y - See l ithium b attery beep codes 87 BIOS - See Also CMO S BIOS features setup screen 75 C card, fa x/modem 71 changi ng AGP_INT switc h 20 CMOS jumper 17 CPU Mult iplier swit ch 19 VGA switch 21 [...]

V AIO Computer Referen c e Manual 100 covering I/O s lot 45 CPU See processor CPU Mult iplier swit ch, chang ing 19 D DIMM 52 con fig urat ion s 96 See Also memory modules disket te drive connector 49 displa y, power manag ement 15 DMA cha nne l assi gn ment s 89 drives contro ller specifications 98 DVD-ROM specifications 98 IDE connector s 50 spec[...]

Index 101 L L2 ca che specif ications 96 LCD - See A lso monitor LCD co nnector 11 , 59 LI NE an d PH ON E con n ect or s 12 LINE IN con necto r 10 , 61 LIN E OUT conne ctor 10 , 61 lith ium ba ttery, replacing 31 M map - See Als o I/O address ma p and memory map memory See Als o system m emory Sony Memory Stick slo t connector 63 memory map 93 mem[...]

V AIO Computer Referen c e Manual 102 DVD-ROM drive 98 gra phi cs 96 i.LINK i nterface 98 I/O an d expan sion slots 97 L2 ca che 96 memory module 95 PCI bus 95 processor 95 status a n d er ror messages 88 supervisor password 86 switches AGP_INT 20 CPU Mult iplier 19 VGA 21 syst em bo ard con fig ur atio n sw itc hes 66 con fig ur ing 17 connectors [...]