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ii Notice to Users © 2001 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights r eserved. This manual and the software described her ein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVID[...]

iii Safety Information and Caution ❑ T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose your desktop to rain or moisture.T o avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only . ❑ Never install modem or telephone wiring during a lightning storm. ❑ Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless th[...]

iv ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou d’électrocution, gar der cet appareil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de fil modem ou té[...]

v Fo r que st ion s reg ardi ng y our p rod uct o r for the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-476-6972 in the United States or 1-800-961-7669 in Canada. Sony Customer Support can be reached at http://www .sony .com/pcsupport. Regulatory Information Model No.: PCV A-IMB4A This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub[...]

vi interference to radio or television r eception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: : ❑ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ❑ Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver . ❑ Connect the equ[...]

vii If trouble is experienced with this modem, f o rr e p a i ro rw a r r a n t yi n f o r m a t i o n ,p l e a s e contact 1-888-4SONY -PC, or write to the Sony Customer Information Center , 12451 G a t e w a yB l v d . ,F o r tM y e r s ,F L3 3 9 1 3 .I f the trouble is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may request that[...]

viii For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-476-6972 in the United States or 1-800-961-7669 in Canada. ! Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium batteries . ! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer . Discard used batteries according to the m[...]

ix Industry Canada Notice NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective, operational and safety requir ements as prescribed in the appropriate T erminal Equipment T echnical Requirements document(s). The Department does not guarantee [...]

x lignes téléphoniques et des canalisations d’eau métalliques, s’il y en a, sont raccordés ensemble. Cette précaution est particulièrement importante dans les régions rural es. A vertissement: L’utilisateur ne doit pas tenter de faire ces raccordements lui-même; il doit avoir recours à un service d’inspection des installations éle[...]

xi Contents Notice to Users .................................................................................... ii Owner’s Record ................................................................................... ii Safety Information and Caution ................................................... iii Regulatory Information.....................[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual xii Chapter 3 — Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components ....................................................................... 27 Removing the Side Cover ....................................................................... 28 Replacing the Side Cover ......................................[...]

xiii CLR CMOS Jumper ........................................................................... 76 Chapter 5 — Fax/Modem Card .......................................... 77 HomePNA Modem ................................................................................... 78 Connectors ...............................................................[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual xiv Audio ....................................................................................................... 111 Communications ................................................................................... 112 Giga Pocket I/O (PCV-RX490TV only) ..............................................[...]

1 Chapter 1 Identifying Components The following sections identify and describe each component that is visible from the exterior of the V AIO Digital Studio™ computer . Internal components are identified in the appr opriate section of this manual.[...]

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Identifying Components 3 Drives PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/PCV -RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS Drive Description Floppy disk drive 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB. DVD-ROM drive * * The DVD-ROM data transfer standard 1X rate is 1350 KBps. CD-R W read † DVD-ROM read ‡ CD-R/CD-ROM read ** † Data on a CD-RW is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 4 PCV -RX490TV *** Data on a CD-R/CD-RW is written at a constant transfer rate of 2X, 4X, 8X (max. for CD-RW), or 12X, depending on the speed you select. ††† Data on a CD-R/CD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from 13X at the innermost track to 32X at the outermost track. The aver[...]

Identifying Components 5 † Data on a DVD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from 2X at the innermost track to 4X at the outermost track. The average data transfer rate is 3.3X (4455 KBps). ‡ Data on a DVD-RW/DVD-R is read at a constant transfer rate of 2X. ** Data on a CD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from 10.3X[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 6 Buttons and Switches All Models Button or switch Description Power/Stand by switch T urns system power on, off, or into Stand by mode. Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk. Optical disc eject button Automatically opens and closes the optical drive tray . Optical disc eject Floppy disk eject[...]

Identifying Components 7 Indicators All Models Indicator Description Power/Stand by indicator Stand by (red) indicates the computer is in Stand by mode. On (blue) indicates the computer is out of Stand by mode, ready to use. Off (no color) indicates the computer is turned off, or in hibernation mode. Floppy disk drive access indicator On (green) in[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 8 Connectors PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/PCV-RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS Connector Description i.LINK® (IEEE1394) * * To connect to a 6-pin i.LINK device, use the i.LINK header on the back of the system. A 6-pin i.LINK header can supply power from the computer to the device if the device also has[...]

Identifying Components 9 PCV -RX490TV Connector Description Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports (2) Connects to USB devices. i.LINK (4-pin) port (IEEE1394) Connects to a digital device that has a 4-pin i.LINK connector . S - V i d e oI np o r t C o n n e c t st oa nS - v i d e oc a b l e( o p t i o n a l ) . V i d e oI nj a c k C o n n e c t st oav i [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 10 Rear Vi ew All Models Mouse Keyboard USB1, USB2 Ethernet Serial Printer /Parallel Headphones Line In Microphone Monitor Line Power DVI Telephone** i.LINK Game/MIDI Audio Out Video/S-video Out* Audio In Video/S-Video In* VHF/UHF* *Only in PCV-RX490TV Model ** In models with an HPNA modem, the teleph[...]

Identifying Components 11 Icons All Models All Models Icon Description Mouse port Keyboard port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port Ethernet port (for LAN connection only) Serial port Printer port i.LINK (IEEE1394) port Game/MIDI port Icon Label Area[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 12 Headphones LINE IN jack (audio) Microphone jack Monitor port Line jack (for telephone line from primary service jack) T elephone jack (for phone) * DVI (LCD) Monitor port * In models with an HPNA modem, the telephone jack does not exist. PCV -RX490TV Only Icon Description VHF/UHF port Audio In jack[...]

Identifying Components 13 I/O Connectors The following section identifies the various I/O connectors. Keyboard and Mouse Ports The keyboard and mouse ports ar e physically identical and have the same pinout. They are standar d 6-pin PS/2®-type female ports. USB Ports The USB ports are standar d 4-pin USB ports. T wo USB ports are located at the fr[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 14 Serial Port The serial port is a standard 9-pin DB-9 male port. Printer/Parallel Port The printer/parallel port is a standard 25-pin DB-25 female port. Monitor Port The monitor port is a standard 15-pin female high-density VGA-type port located on the AGP plug-in card. 6 9 1 5 25 14 13 1 5 1 10 15 [...]

Identifying Components 15 DVI Port The DVI port is a 24-pin DVI port that can be attached to a Sony XGA LCD panel (PCV A-15XD2), which uses a DVI connector cable (sold separately). The DVI port is located on the AGP plug-in card. Y ou can physically connect both a VGA and an LCD monitor at the same time. However , you cannot use both monitors at th[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 16 Mic, Line In, and Headphones Jacks The mic, line in, and headphones jacks are physically identical, but have differ ent connections. They are standar d 3.5 mm stereo mini-jacks. T elephone and Line Jacks The telephone and line jacks are physically identical and have identical connections. they are [...]

Identifying Components 17 i.LINK® (IEEE1394) Ports The 6-pin i.LINK port on the back of the system can supply power from the computer to a device if the device also has a 6-pin i.LINK port. The 6-pin port supplies 10 V to 12 V and a maximum power of 6 watts. The 4-pin i.LINK port at the bottom of the front panel does not supply power . ✍ i.LINK [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 18 Expansion Slots T h e r ea r et h r e eP C Is l o t s ,t w oo fw h i c ha r ea v a i l a b l ef o re x p a n s i o n( s l o t No. 2 and slot No. 3), in the PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/ PCV -RX465DS/PCV -RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS models. In the P C V - R X 4 9 0 T Vm o d e l ,s l o tN o .3i sa v a i l a b [...]

Identifying Components 19 Remote Control PCV -RX490TV The features of the Giga Pocket Personal V ideo Recorder system can be controlled using the r emote contr ol (supplied). The remote contr ol can start and stop video recor ding and playback, select channels, and set viewing prefer ences. For more details about the r emote contr ol, see the “Re[...]

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21 Chapter 2 Configuring Y our System This chapter contains information on configuring your system. Configuring your system can consist of the following: ❑ Making changes to the BIOS settings. ❑ Making changes to the display's power management settings.[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 22 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility Y ou must access the BIOS Setup Utility to make changes to the BIOS settings (see “CMOS Setup Options” on page 85 for information on BIOS settings). 1 Reboot your computer by selecting Shut Do wn... from the Start menu, then selecting Restart. 2 When the Sony lo[...]

Configuring Your System 23 Changing the Display's Power Management Settings A display that has power management capability is designed to operate on reduced power or shut itself of f after the system has been idle for a specified period of time. 1 From the Start menu, point to Settings, click Contr ol Panel, then click Display . The Power Opti[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 24 The T urn off monitor option allows you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) that you want to elapse before your monitor turns off when your computer is running on AC power . The display reactivates when you move the mouse or pr ess a key . The T urn off har d disks option allows you to[...]

Configuring Your System 25 5 Select the desired settings. 6 Click the Hibernate tab. 7 Select the desired settings, and then click OK.[...]

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27 Chapter 3 Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components This chapter describes removing, installing, and r eplacing major components for upgrading, reconfiguring, and troubleshooting the components. ! Before opening the system unit, save and close all open files , exit all open applications , turn off the power to all attached peripheral device[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 28 Removing the Side Cover Y ou must remove the side cover to access the system board, add-in car ds, power supply , battery , memory , and internal drives. 1 From the r ear of the unit, pull the metal tab shown in the next diagram. 2 Pull the top of the cover away from the unit about two inches, then[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 29 Replacing the Side Cover 1 From the r ear of the unit, align the bottom of the cover so that it slips into the lip on the bottom of the unit. 2 Push the top of the cover up against the top of the unit until the cover snaps into position.[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 30 Installing a PCI Add-In Card 1 Remove the side cover (see “Removing the Side Cover” on page 28). 2 Locate an available expansion slot. 3 Remove the slot cover adjacent to the selected slot (see “Removing a Slot Cover” on page 43). 4 Insert the add-in card into the PCI slot. Use a gentle r o[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 31 6 Attach any necessary cables to the card (see the instructions that came with the add-in card). 7 Replace the side cover (see “ R e p l a c i n gt h eS i d eC o v e r ” on page 29). 8 T urn on the computer and follow any instructions that came with the add-in card.[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 32 Removing a PCI Add-in Card 1 Remove the side cover (see “Removing the Side Cover” on page 28). 2 Disconnect any cables attached to the add-in card you want to rem ov e. 3 Remove the screw that secur es the add-in car d to the chassis. 4 Remove the add-in card fr om the PCI slot and store the ca[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 33 5 If y ou d o no t re pl ac e th e ca rd or i ns ta ll a no th e r ad d- in c ard , in s ta ll a slot cover over the vacant slot at the rear of the chassis (see “Covering an Open I/O Slot” on page 44). 6 Replace the side cover (see “ R e p l a c i n gt h eS i d eC o v e r ” on page 29). ! Ho[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 34 Replacing the Lithium Battery Y ou may need to replace the lithium battery if your computer consistently loses the date or time settings after turning it off. The lithium battery has a typical life of three years, after which the battery may b e too weak to power the CMOS memory . 1 Reboot your com[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 35 8 If necessary , remove any add-in cards (see “Removing a PCI Add-in Card” o np a g e3 2 )t og a i na c c e s st ot h eb a t t e r y .Y o um a ya l s on e e dt o disconnect some cables. 9 Use a small flathead screwdriver or your finger to push in (not down) against the small tab at one end of th[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 36 16 If the error message “Err or: Check date and time settings.” appears during the reboot sequence, pr ess F2 during the r eboot process to access the BIOS Setup Utility . If no error message displays, the computer ’s BIOS settings were retained during the battery replacement and you can skip[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 37 Installing System Memory 1 Choose the size of the memory module and configuration as shown in the following table. Memory modules can vary in size and speed between sockets. The minimum memory size is 8 MB. The maximum memory size is 512 MB. The BIOS automatically detects the type, size and speed of[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 38 8 Remove the AGP add-in card. 9 Align the module over the appropriate socket, noting the location of p i n1o nt h em o d u l ea n dp i n1o nt h es o c k e t . ✍ Grasp the card with one hand on each end, and gently pull up as you rock the card from side to side . ! Hold the add-in card by its edge[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 39 10 Carefully but firmly insert the edge of the module into the socket. 11 Press down firmly and evenly at both corners until the module is fully seated. ✍ When the module is fully seated, the handles on each side are straight up and lock ed into the slot on each side of the module . If the handles[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 40 12 Replace the AGP card and secur e using the screw r emoved earlier . 13 Replace the power supply (see “Replacing the Power Supply” on page 51). 14 Replace the side cover (see “ R e p l a c i n gt h eS i d eC o v e r ” on page 29). 15 Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer . Y o[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 41 Removing a Memory Module Y ou may need to remove a memory module if you change the memory configuration or replace a bad module. The computer ships with no empty sockets. It comes with a pair of RIMM modules and a pair of CRIMM modules. 1 R e m o v et h es i d ec o v e r( s e e “Removing the Side [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 42 5 Grasp one edge of the memory module and lift out. Store the module in a static-free bag. ! Empty sockets must be filled with either RIMM or CRIMM modules in pairs .[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 43 Removing a Slot Cover Y o ur e m o v eas l o tc o v e rw h e ny o ui n s t a l la na d d - i nc a r dt h a to c c u p i e sa previously-empty slot. 1 R e m o v et h es i d ec o v e r( s e e “Removing the Side Cover” on page 28). 2 Locate the slot whose cover you want to remove. 3 Lay the system [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 44 Covering an Open I/O Slot Slot covers prevent air fr om escaping through the empty hole. If air escapes, the components inside the computer cannot be properly cooled. This may damage some components, especially the main processor (which generates the most heat). 1 Slide the tip of the slot cover (r[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 45 Installing a 3.5-inch Internal Hard Disk Drive Models that have only one hard disk drive have an available bay to hold an additional 3.5-inch hard disk drive. The drive you install must not requir e fro nt panel access. Y our system can support A T A-33, A T A-66 or A T A-100 hard disk drives. For t[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 46 T o install a 3.5-inch internal hard disk drive (all models) 1 Configure the jumpers on the new drive as a slave device (see your drive’s documentation for configuration instructions). 2 Remove the side cover (see “Removing the Side Cover” on page 28). 3 Disconnect the drive connector (A in d[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 47 6 S l i d et h ed r i v eh o l d e ru pa n do u t . 7 Slide the new drive into the bottom part of the drive holder and align the holes on each side of the drive holder . 8 Secure the drive to the drive holder using scr ews in each of the two h o l e so ne a c hs i d eo ft h ed r i v eh o l d e r( s [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 48 10 Push in on the tab (A) to securely latch the holder to the chassis. 11 Connect the inner drive cable connector (B) to the first drive. 12 Connect the outer drive cable connector (C) to the second drive. 13 Connect the first power connector (D) to the first drive. 14 Connect the second power conn[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 49 T o set up the new hard drive with the startup disk (PCV -RX490TV model only) Follow these steps to help support Giga Pocket functions in your new hard disk drive. 1 Insert the startup floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. Press the power button and turn your computer on. A startup menu appears. 2[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 50 Removing the Power Supply Y ou remove the power supply when you insert a memory module (see “Installing System Memory” on page 37). 1 Remove the screw that secur es the power supply to the r ear of the chassis. 2 Pull the tab (A) that latches the power supply to the chassis. 3 Slide the power s[...]

Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 51 Replacing the Power Supply 1 Rotate the power supply down and slide it down along the rails on each side of the chassis opening. 2 Replace the screw that secur es the power supply to the rear of the chassis.[...]

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53 Chapter 4 System Board This chapter identifies each component on the system board and provides a detailed description of each header , connector , and jumper on the system board. Processor CPU Fan Memory Power Supply Fan Aux Power Supply Power Supply Secondary IDE Primary IDE Diskette Slot 4 (AGP) Battery Front Panel Header USB23 Header CMOS Cle[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 54 Connectors and Headers Front Panel Header T h ef r o n tp a n e lh e a d e ri sa2 0 - p i nh e a d e r( o n ep i ni sr e m o v e df o rt h ek e y ) that provides connections to various fr ont panel functions. A 20-pin header with only 10 wires is used to interface the system boar d to the front pan[...]

System Board 55 Floppy Disk Drive Header Floppy Disk Drive header Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1G r o u n d 2H D s e l 3G r o u n d 4N . C . 5 Ground 6 DRIVE_SELECT_#3 7G r o u n d 8I N D E X 9 G round 10 DRIVE_SELECT_#0 1 1 Ground 12 DRIVE_SELECT_#1 13 Ground 14 DRIVE_SELECT_#2 15 Ground 16 N.C. 17 Ground 18 DIRECTION# 19 Ground 20 STEP# 21 Gro[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 56 Memory Module (RIMM) Slots Be sure to orient a RIMM module such that pin 1 of the RIMM module is o n t h es a m es i d ea sp i n1o ft h es l o t .T h eR I M Mm o d u l es h o w s" A 1 "o n the pin 1 end, and the system board shows “Pin 1” next to the pin 1 end of the slot. RIMMA1 RIMM[...]

System Board 57 PCI Slots There ar e a total of three PCI slots (slot No. 1 to No. 3). In all models, PCI slot No. 1 is occupied by the fax/modem car d. Y our modem may look differ ent depending on whether it is a Lucent modem or an HPNA modem. In models PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/ PCV -RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS, PCI slot No. 2 and No. 3 are[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 58 AGP Slot There is one AGP slot (slot No. 4) that supports a 2x/4x AGP graphics ca rd an d an A GP re t en ti on m od ul e . A1 A21 A26 A66 B1 B21 B26 B66[...]

System Board 59 IDE Headers There ar e two IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) headers on the system board: a Primary IDE and a Secondary IDE header . Each 40-pin IDE header supports up to two IDE drives using a ribbon cable with two connectors. Primary IDE Secondary IDE 40 39 2 1[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 60 Power Supply and Aux Power Headers The power supply header on the system boar d connects to the power supply header labelled P1. Power Supply header Pin Signal Name 1+ 3 . 3 V 2+ 3 . 3 V 3G r o u n d 4+ 5 V 5G r o u n d 6+ 5 V 7G r o u n d 8 PWRGD (Power Good) 9+ 5 V S B 10 +12 V 11 + 3 . 3 V 12 -1[...]

System Board 61 17 Ground 18 No Connection 19 +5 V 20 +5 V Aux Power header Pin Signal Name 1G r o u n d 2G r o u n d 3+ 1 2 V 4+ 1 2 V Power Supply header (cont.) Pin Signal Name[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 62 Keyboard and Mouse Ports T h ek e y b o a r dp o r ta n dt h em o u s ep o r ta r e6 - p i nf e m a l e PS/2-type (mini-DIN) ports. They have identical pinouts. Keyboar d and Mouse connectors Pin Signal Name 1D a t a 2N C 3G r o u n d 4P S 2 V C C 5C l o c k 6N C Keyboard Mouse 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 [...]

System Board 63 USB Ports and USB Header There ar e four USB ports: two USB ports at the r ear panel, and two USB ports at the front panel. Each permits connection of USB peripheral devices directly to the system without having to use an external hub. USB1 and USB2 are standar d USB ports accessible from the r ear panel. An internal cable connects [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 64 USB23 header (connects to USB1 on front panel) Pin Signal Name 1+ 3 V D u a l 2N P 1 3N P 3 4N C ( K e y ) 5U S B V C C 1 6U S B V C C 2 7L P 2 + 8L P 3 + 9L P 2 - 10 LP3- 11 G N D 12 GND USB1, USB2 ports Pin Signal Name 1 USBVCC1 * 2U S B P 0 # 3U S B P 0 4G r o u n d 5 USBVCC2 * 6U S B P 1 # 7U S[...]

System Board 65 Ethernet Port There is one Ethernet port at the r ear panel, which permits connection to a 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet network. Serial , Printer , and i.LINK Ports The serial, printer , and i.LINK ports are mounted in a single bracket on the system board. The Serial port is a DB-9 male connector . The printer port is a DB-25 female[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 66 The 6-pin i.LINK port on the back of the system can supply power from the computer to a device if the device also has a 6-pin port. The 6-pin port supplies 10 V to 12 V and a maximum power of 6 watts. Serial port Pin Signal Name 1D C D 2R X D 3T X D 4D T R 5L O G I C G N D 6D S R 7R T S 8C T S 9R I[...]

System Board 67 Printer port Pin Signal Name 1S T R O B E - 2D A T A B I T 0 3D A T A B I T 1 4D A T A B I T 2 5D A T A B I T 3 6D A T A B I T 4 7D A T A B I T 5 8D A T A B I T 6 9D A T A B I T 7 10 ACK - 11 B U S Y 12 ERROR 13 SELECT 14 AUT O-FEED - 15 F AUL T - 16 INIT - 17 SELECT -IN - 18 LOGIC GND 19 LOGIC GND 20 LOGIC GND 21 LOGIC GND 22 LOGIC[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 68 i.LINK port Pin Signal Name 1G r o u n d V P ( P o w e r ) * 2G r o u n d 3T P B 4T P B 5T P A 6T P A * Uses over-current protector.[...]

System Board 69 Fan Headers The CPU-F AN and PWR-F AN headers are 1 x 3-pin straight headers. CPU-F AN controls the cooling fan on the CPU. PWR-F AN controls the cooling fan in the power supply . CPU-F AN header Pin Signal Name 1G r o u n d 2 F AN_CTRL (+12V) 3F A N _ S E N PWR-F AN header Pin Signal Name 1G r o u n d 2 F AN_CTRL [0 V(S3) , 2 V(S1)[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 70 Game Port The game port is a female DB-15 port for connecting to a game controller/joystick or MIDI device. Game port Pin Signal Name 1G A M E V C C * * Uses over-current protector. 2J P Y B 0 3J O Y A 0 4G N D 5G N D 6J O Y A 1 7J O Y B 1 8 GAMEVCC* 9 GAMEVCC* 10 JOYB2 11 J O Y A 2 12 MIDI_TxD 13 [...]

System Board 71 Headphones, Line In, Mic Jacks The headphones jack is a stereo mini-jack (3.5 mm) that connects to headphones. The line in jack is a ster eo mini-jack (3.5 mm) that connects to a s te reo a u di o so urc e (n ot a n au di o s ou rce f rom a v id eo d ev i ce ). T he mic in jack is a stereo mini-jack (3.5 mm) that connects to a micro[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 72 i.LINK Headers The system board has t wo i.LINK headers: 1394HEAD2 and 1394HEAD3. An internal cable connects the 8-pin header (1394HEAD3) to an interface unit mounted behind the front of the chassis. The interface unit connects to the 4-pin i.LINK (IEEE1394) header at the bottom of the front panel.[...]

System Board 73 CD-IN Header The CD-IN header on the system board is a 1 x 4-pin header that connects to the DVD-ROM drive’s audio output connector (not used in the PCV -RX490TV). CD-IN header Pin Signal Name 1L e f t L i n e I n 2G r o u n d 3G r o u n d 4R i g h t L i n e I n CD-IN 1 4[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 74 AUX-IN Header The AUX-IN header on the system board is a 1 x 4-pin 2mm inline header . It is only used by the Giga Pocket card in the PCV -RX490TV. AUX-IN header Pin Signal Name 1L e f t L i n e I n 2G r o u n d 3G r o u n d 4 Right Line In AUX-IN 4 1[...]

System Board 75 Video Header The V ideo header on the system board is a 1 x 4-pin 2mm inline header . It is not used. VIDEO header Pin Signal Name 1V i d e o L 2G r o u n d 3G r o u n d 4V i d e o R Video 4 1[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 76 CLR CMOS Jumper The CLR CMOS Jumper clears the BIOS password setting. CLR CMOS Jumper settings Jumper Plug Position Function 2-3 Normal 1-2 Clear CMOS Password ✍ T he configuration jumpers should never need changing unless otherwise directed by a technical support of service technician. 1 2 3 CLR[...]

77 Chapter 5 Fax/Modem Card The fax/modem card occupies PCI slot No. 1. Y o ur computer is either installed with a HomePNA modem or Lucent 1648 modem depending on the configuration you purchased. T o determine the modem installed on your computer , locate the RJ-1 1 jacks on the back of your system. If one RJ-1 1 jack exists, you have a HomePNA mod[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 78 HomePNA Modem The HomePNA standard uses fr equency division multiplexing (FDM) to u s et h es a m ep h o n el i n ef o rv o i c ea n dd a t at r a n s m i s s i o n .T h i se n a b l e s network access for any compatible HomePNA device that can be plugged into a phone jack (RJ-1 1) in your home. Th[...]

Fax/Modem Card 79 Lucent 1648 Modem There ar e two RJ-1 1 jacks: one to connect a telephone line, a nd one to connect a phone. Connectors Name Connector T ype Description T elephone RJ-1 1 Connects to phone Line RJ-1 1 Connects to telephone line Telephone Line[...]

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81 Chapter 6 Giga Pocket Card The Giga Pocket card occupies PCI slot No. 2 in the PCV -RX490TV model. The Giga Pocket card has seven connectors and ten pins. Connector Description Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5 CN1 Ground L-Out R-Out CN2 Ground Gr ound Y -Out C-Out Reserved (ID) CN3 Ground L-In R-In C N 4 G r o u n dG r o u n dY - I n C - I n R e s e r v[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 82 Connector Description Pin6 Pin7 Pin8 Pin9 Pin10 CN1 CN2 Ground V ideo-Out CN3 CN4 Ground V ideo-In CN5 CN8 CN9 V ideo- In (Front) Ground L-In (Front) R-In (Front) Ground[...]

83 Chapter 7 V ideo Card The video card occupies slot No. 4 (AGP slot). The video car d has two p o r t s :as t a n d a r dV G A - s t y l ep o r t ,a n daD V Ip o r t . The VGA-style port is a standard 15-pin high-density VGA-style port on the rear bracket. The DVI port is a 24-pin DVI port that can be attached to a Sony XGA LCD panel (PCV A-15XD2[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 84 Connectors DVI p ort Pin Signal 1 TMDS data2- 2 TMDS data2+ 3 TMDS data2/4 shield 4 TMDA data4- 5 TMDA data4+ 6D D C c l o c k 7 DDC data 8N C 9 TMDS data1- 10 TMDS data1+ 1 1 TMDS data1/3 shield 12 TMDS data3- 13 TMDS data3+ 14 +5V 15 Ground for +5V 16 Hot-plug detect 17 TMDS data0- 18 TMDS data0+[...]

85 Chapter 8 CMOS Setup Options This chapter describes each screen in the A ward BIOS Setup Utility (see “Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility” on page 22). The A ward BIOS setup has five menu items on the menu bar . These are: ❑ Main ❑ Advanced ❑ Power ❑ Boot ❑ Exit Options that you can change are enclosed in brackets. T ext that is not [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 86 Press F10 to save the c hanges and exit, or press Esc to discard the changes. Follow the on-screen pr ompts for other choices. The bottom of the screen presents a s ummary of the keys to use for navigation and contr ol.[...]

CMOS Setup Options 87 Main Screen System Time [00:00:00] System Date [01/01/2001] Primary Master (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 88) Primary Slave (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 88) Secondary Master (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 88) Secondary Slave (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 88) Supervisor Password [Disabled] User Password [Disabled] In[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 88 IDE Sub-Menus Type [Auto] User Type HDD CD-ROM LS-120 ZIP-100 MO Other ATAPI None Translation Method * [LBA] Large Normal Match Partition Table Manual Cylinders † [ 1024] Heads † [255] Sectors ‡ [63] CHS Capacity * 8422 MB Maximum LBA Capacity * 40992 MB (depends on model) Multi-Sector Transf[...]

CMOS Setup Options 89 Advanced Screen CPU Internal Frequency [1500MHz] * I/O Device Configuration (see “I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu” on page 90) PCI Configuration (see “PCI Configuration Sub-Menu” on page 91) * Depends on model.[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 90 I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Enabled] Disabled Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Disabled Onboard Lan Controller [Enabled] Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] 2F8H/IRQ3 3E8H/IRQ4 2E8H/IRQ10 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] 278H/IRQ5 Disabled 3BCH[...]

CMOS Setup Options 91 PCI Configuration Sub-Menu Slot 1 IRQ [Auto] to NA Slot 3 IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 VGA BIOS Sequence [PCI/AGP] AGP/PCI Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Enabled[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 92 Power Screen Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] Enabled PWR Up On Modem Act [Disabled] Enabled Wake On LAN [Disabled] Enabled Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [(displays actual temperature)] Ignore CPU Temperature [(displays actual temperature)] Ignore CPU Fan Speed [Ignore] (displays a[...]

CMOS Setup Options 93 Boot Screen 1. ATAPI CD-ROM [(displays installed drive)] Disabled 2. Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] LS120 ZIP-100 ATAPI MO Disabled 3. IDE Hard Drive [(displays installed drive)] Disabled 4. Other Boot Device [Disabled] INT18 Device (Network) SCSI Boot Device Silent Boot [Enabled] Disabled[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 94 Exit Screen Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes[...]

95 Chapter 9 Miscellaneous T echnical Information This chapter contains information on the following subjects: ❑ User and Supervisor password ❑ Beep code error messages ❑ PCI configuration status and error messages ❑ DMA channel assignments ❑ System I/O address map ❑ Memory map ❑ IRQ summary[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 96 User and Supervisor Passwords The system allows you to specify up to two passwords (a User passwor d and a Supervisor password) in the CMOS Setup Utility . The User password is r equir ed; the Supervisor password is optional. Access to the CMOS Setup Utility depends on which passwor ds were previou[...]

Miscellaneous Technical Information 97 Beep Code Error Messages During a normal bootup, a single short beep signifies that the system is OK. Other beep patterns signify errors. The number of beeps indicates the specific error that occurr ed. T h eS o n yO n l i n eS u p p o r tt e c h n i c a lr e p r e s e n t a t i v ew i l ln e e dt ok n o wh o [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 98 PCI Configuration Status and Error Messages The following is a list of status and error messages that may appear on your system from time to time. Message Meaning Floppy Disk Controller Resource Conflict The floppy disk controller has requested a resour ce that is already in use. NVRAM Checksum Err[...]

Miscellaneous Technical Information 99 Static Device Resource Conflict A non-Plug and Play ISA card has requested a resour ce that is already in use. System Board Device Resour ce Conflict A non-Plug and-Play ISA card has requested a resour ce that is already in use.[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 100 DMA Channel Assignments This shows the factory default values. W indows reassigns resour ces to best meet the needs of a particular configuration. DMA Channel Default Assignment 02 Standard floppy disk controller . 04 Direct memory access (DMA) controller .[...]

Miscellaneous Technical Information 101 System I/O Address Map PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/PCV -RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS Address Range (hex) Description 0x0000-0x000F Direct memory access contr oller 0x0010-0x001F Motherboard r esources 0x0020-0x0021 Programmable interrupt contr oller 0x0022-0x002D Motherboard resour ces 0x002E-0x002F Mother[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 102 0x0376-0x0376 Secondary IDE controller (dual FIFO) 0x0376-0x0376 Intel 82801BA Ultra A T A storage contr oller 0x0378-0x037F Printer port (LPT1) 0x03B0-0x03BB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Sony) 0x03C0-0x03DF NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Sony) 0x03F0-0x03F1 Motherboard r esour ces 0x03F2-0x03F5 Standard floppy disk [...]

Miscellaneous Technical Information 103 PCV -RX490TV Address Range (hex) Description 0x0000-0x000F Dir ect memory access controller 0x0010-0x001F Motherboar d r esources 0x0020-0x0021 Programmable interrupt contr oller 0x0022-0x002D Motherboard r esources 0x002E-0x002F Motherboard resour ces 0x0030-0x003F Motherboar d r esources 0x0040-0x0043 Syste[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 104 0x0378-0x037F Printer Port (LPT1) 0x03B0-0x03BB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Sony) 0x03C0-0x03DF NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Sony) 0x03F0-0x03F1 Motherboard resources 0x03F2-0x03F5 Standard Floppy Disk Controller 0x03F6-0x03F6 Intel® 82801BA Ultra A T A Storage Controller 0x03F6-0x03F6 Primary IDE controller (dua[...]

Miscellaneous Technical Information 105 Memory Map PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/PCV -RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS Address range Default configuration 0x0000-0x9FFFF System board extension for ACPI BIOS 0xFFF80000-0xFFFFFFFF System board extension for ACPI BIOS 0xF8000000-0xFBFFFFFF Intel® 82850 Processor to I/O Controller - 2530 0xEE000000-0xEFE[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 106 0xF0000000-0xF7FFFFFF NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Sony) 0xEF000000-0xEF00FFFF NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Sony) 0xEB800000-0xEDFFFFFF Intel® 82801BA PCI Bridge - 244E 0xEB800000-0xEDFFFFFF WDM Communication Device 0xED800000-0xED8000FF Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC 0xEB800800-0xEB800FFF T exas Ins[...]

Miscellaneous Technical Information 107 IRQ Summary PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/PCV -RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS IRQ Description 0 System timer 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboar d 2 Programmable interrupt contr oller 3 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering 3 Intel® 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller - 2443 3 SoundMAX Integrated Digi[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 108 PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV - RX465DS/PCV -RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS IRQ Description 0 System timer 0 System timer 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Micr osoft Natural Keyboard 2 Programmable interrupt contr oller 3 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering 3 Intel® 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller - 2443 3 SoundMAX[...]

109 Chapter 10 Specifications This chapter describes the technical specifications for the Sony PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/PCV -RX470DS/ PCV -RX480DS/PCV -RX490TV computers. Processors Chipset AGP Bus PCV -RX462DS 1.3 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 processor PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465TV 1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 processor PCV -RX470DS 1.50 GHz I[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 110 PCI Bus Memory Modules Memory Configurations L2 Cache Graphics PCI Level 2.2, 33 MHz zero wait state 3 PCI slots (2 open in the PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/ PCV -RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS models, 1 open in the PCV -RX490TV model) Installed memory 128 MB (may be more if pur chased through the[...]

Specifications 111 Audio Sound chip Analog Devices SoundMAX integrated digital audio W ave synthesis Software synthesis Sound effects DirectX® Audio sampling rate Up to 48 kHz at 16 bits Rear panel connectors Mic (for micr ophone) Li ne I n (f ro m st ere o au di o s ou rce ) Headphones (for stereo headphone)[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 112 Communications Giga Pocket I/O (PCV -RX490TV only) I/O and Expansion Slots Modem Lucent 1648 technology V .90-compatible data/fax modem (REN 0.79B) * * This modem is capable of downloading at 56 Kbps using K56flex™ technology/V.90. Your phone service, online service, or Internet Service Provider[...]

Specifications 113 Floppy Disk Drive and Controller Hard Drives and Controllers PCI slots T wo available slots in PCV -RX462DS/ PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/PCV -RX470DS/ PCV -RX480DS models. One available slot in PCV -RX490TV. Maximum length for add-in cards is 9.05 inches IDE headers Primary and secondary (each supports two IDE drives) Drive Descrip[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 114 Optical Drives PCV -RX462DS/PCV -RX463DS/PCV -RX465DS/PCV-RX470DS/PCV -RX480DS Drive Description DVD-ROM drive * * The DVD-ROM data transfer standard 1X rate is 1350 KBps. CD-R W read † DVD-ROM read ‡ CD-R/CD-ROM read ** † Data on a CD-RW is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from 13X[...]

Specifications 115 PCV -RX490TV Drive Description DVD-R W drive * * The DVD-ROM data transfer standard 1X rate is 1350 KBps. The CD-RW/CD-R/CD-ROM data transfer standard rate is 150 KBps. DVD-ROM read † DVD-R W/DVD-R read ‡ CD-ROM read ** CD-R W/CD-R read †† CD-R write CD-R W write ‡‡ DVD-R write *** DVD-R W write † Data on a DVD-ROM [...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 116 System BIOS Make and model A ward-based ROM 2Mbit flash-ROM * * Flash-ROM update utility is available from Sony’s web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Passwords User and supervisor passwords supported Power management APM 1.2 Advanced features ACPI-1.0 compliant hardwar e for use with APM [...]

117 Index A address map, system 101 AGP bus specifications 109 audio specifications 111 AUX-IN connector 74 B battery - See lithium battery beep codes 97 BIOS Setup Utility See CMOS Setup Utility BIOS setup utility advanced screen 89 boot screen 93 exit screen 94 main screen 87 options 85 power screen 92 screens 85 BIOS specifications 116 C card, m[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 118 installing additional 3.5 drive 45 DVD-ROM drive performance of discs 3 , 4 , 114 , 115 E error messages beep codes 97 PCI configuration 98 expansion slots 18 specifications for 112 expansion slots - See Also slots F fan connectors 69 CPU-FAN 69 PWR-FAN 69 fax card - See modem card fax/modem - See[...]

119 microprocessor - See processor model numbers ii modem - See Also communications modem card connectors 78 , 79 view of 78 , 79 , 83 monitor - See display monitor connector 14 mouse connector 13 , 62 N NETWORK (D-Link) connector 65 notice to users ii O optical drive specifications 114 P passwords, user and supervisor 96 PCI slot connectors 57 PCI[...]

V AIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual 120 printer connector 65 Serial connector 65 USB connectors 63 , 65 system I/O address map 101 system memory, installing 37 T Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 vii TV interference vi U USB connectors 8 , 63 , 65 user password 96[...]