Sony Personal Computer manual

1 We l c o m e Congratul ations on your pur chase of this Sony V AIO® co mputer , and welcom e to the V AI O User Guid e. This Us er Guide pr ovides deta iled inf ormation on all aspec ts of usi ng your new V A IO computer , fr om key boar d functions to prei nstalled softwar e applications . In the l eft navi gation win dow , click t he topics yo[...]

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3 Welcome ................................................... ....1 Using Your VAIO Computer .....................11 Using the Keyboard ............ ................... .................... 12 Functions of the keyboard keys .........................................13 Combinations and functions with the Windows key .........14 Indicators ...........[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 4 Connect ing to a LAN ...... .................... .................... .. 36 To set up your ethernet connection ................................... 37 To connect to a network .................................................... 38 Connect ing to a Wireless LAN ........................[...]

5 Connecting an i.LIN K Device .. .................... ............. 58 Connecting an Extern al Displa y ................... ............. 61 To connect a computer display ................... ....................... 62 To connect a projector ................................ .......................62 To connect a TV .................................[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 6 Displaying Battery Information ................ ................ 8 1 Battery icon descriptions ................................................... 81 Displaying detailed battery information ......... .................. 83 Changing the window design of Sony software................ 84[...]

7 Troubleshoo ting ...................................... 115 Troubleshoot ing Your Computer .... .................... ....11 6 My computer does not start. ............................................116 My computer starts, but a BIOS error appears. ...............116 My computer starts, but the message “Oper ating system not found” appears and[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 8 124 My PC Card is not working. ........................................... 124 Troubleshoot ing i.LINK dev ices ............................ 125 I cannot establish a connection between two VAIO c omput- ers when using an i.LINK cable. ..................................... 125 Trouble[...]

9 Troubleshoot ing Memory Stick Medi a . .................. 133 Image files do not open even though I insert Memory Stick media into the slot. ...........................................................133 Memory Stick media does not work. I cannot access the re- movable drive. .................................................................133 Ge[...]

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11 Using Y our V AIO Computer This sec tion describes the foll owing aspect s of your new computer: ❑ Using th e Keyboard ❑ Using V AIO Action Setu p ❑ Using th e Jog Dial Contro l ❑ Using Mem ory Stick Media ❑ Using PC Cards ❑ Using P ower Sav ing Modes ❑ Connect ing a Phone L i ne ❑ Connecting t o a LAN ❑ Connectin g to a W irel[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 12 Using the Keyboar d Y o ur keyboard is very si milar to a t ypewriter’ s, but your compu ter keyboard has additional keys that perform specific comp uter-related tasks. Ke yboard Escape key Functi on keys Shift key Ctrl key Fn key Windows ® key Alt key Numeric keypad area Applications Navigation keys Shift key Corr e[...]

Using th e Ke yboard 13 Functions of the ke yboar d keys Key Description Numeric keypad area Contains the keys found on a typical calculator . Use the numeric keyp ad area to type num bers or to p erform mathematical calculations such as ad dition and subtraction. Number s appear on the front beveled ed ge of the numeric key s. Note that you must p[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 14 Combinations and functions with the Windo ws key Operator keys (Shift, Ctrl, Alt keys ) Several keys are always used with at least o ne other key: Ctrl, Alt, and Sh i ft. Wh en held down wit h another key , the Ctrl (Contr ol) and Alt (Alternate) keys of fer another way to gi ve commands. F or example, i n many applicat[...]

Using th e Ke yboard 15 Indicators + F Displays the Search window to find a file or folder . This is the equivalent of s electing Search from the Start menu. + Ctrl + F Displays the Search Results: Computers window where you can locate oth er computers. This is the eq uivalent of selecting Search and then Computers from th e Start menu. + M Minimiz[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 16 W ireless LAN ****to add t ext**** Memory Stick® ****to edit: When indicator is lit, data is read from or written to the Memory Stick media. (Do not enter Standby mode or turn of f the computer when this indicator light is on .) When indicator is off , the Memory Stick media is no t being accessed. Num Lo ck When indic[...]

Using th e Ke yboard 17 Combinations and functions with the Fn key ✍ If you swit ch user identi ties durin g a computing session, the Fn+F7 and Fn+F8 key functio nality (if avail able on your computer) will be in terrupted. T o switch t o an external dis play or monitor , se e “Selecting t he Display Mode” for more informa tion. Combinatio ns[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 18 Fn+ (F12 ) Hibernate Provides for the lowest level of power consump tion. When you execute this command, the st ate of the system and state of the peripheral devices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned of f. T o return the system to the original state, press the power button briefly to turn o n t[...]

Using V AIO Act ion Setup 19 Using V AIO Action Setup V AIO Actio n Setup manage s the sett ings for your computer ’ s Jog Dial™ con trol, Memory Stick® med ia , and i.LINK® interface. An overview of some of the fu ncti ons co ntroll ed by V AIO A ction Setu p is pro vided below . For m ore inform ation on changi ng the set tings using V AIO [...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 20 Using the Jo g Dial Control Y o ur computer i s equipped wit h a Jog Di al™ contro l on the top right corner of the unit. The Jog Dial con trol enables you to o pen an application, f older , or document fr om a predefin ed list by rotating and pressing the Jog Dial co ntrol. In addition, wh en you press the Jo g Dial [...]

Using the Jog Di al Control 21 Using La uncher mod e T o use the Jog Dial control , click the Jog Dial control windo w or the Jog Di al control icon in the task tray . Alternatively , you can press the Jog Dial control while pressing the Ctrl key on the keyboard to switch to the lau ncher mode. 1 T urn the Jog Dial control to select the item you wa[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 22 T o use the Jog Dial contr ol with Sony software If Sony so ftware that supports the Jog Dial™ control is active, you can use the Jog Dial’ s functions that are allocated to that so ftware. For more info rmation on functions allocated to s oftware, see the software application’ s online Help. T o use the Jog Dial [...]

Using the Jog Di al Control 23 Using a dialog bo x When a window such as Screen Properties is active, the Dialog box is displayed in the Jog Dial™ window . Y ou can select an item in the window by r otating the Jog Dial control. Pres sing the Jog Dial control is the equivalent of pressing Enter . Inte rnal time r Y ou can use the internal timer t[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 24 Using Memor y Stic k Media This new compact, portable, and versatile recording medium has a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy disk. The media is sp ecially designed fo r exchanging and sharing digital d ata with compatible products. Becaus e it is removable, the media can be us ed for external d ata storage. T yp[...]

Using Memo r y Stick Media 25 1 Insert with the arrow facin g toward the Memory Stick® media slot and the label f acing up. 2 Carefully insert the Memo ry Stick media until it click s into place. T o v iew t he cont ent s of Me mor y St ick m edia T o see t he contents, do the following: Insert ing the me dia in the wron g direct ion may da mage t[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 26 1 Click Start on the W i ndows® task bar , and select My Computer . 2 Under the heading “Devices with Removable Storage,” cli ck Sony Memor y Stick. T o remove a M emory Stick media Make sure the access light is off. P ush the medi a in toward the computer . When the media ejects, pull it out. When removing the Mem[...]

Using Memo r y Stick Media 27 7 Movie files start playback when the view is enlar ged. Click again on movie files to restore the view to normal. Notes on using Memory Stick media ❑ When the media’ s write-protect tab is s et to LOCK, data cannot be recorded or erased. ❑ Before using Memory Stick media, y ou should back up importan t data. ❑[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 28 ❑ High humidity or places wi th cor rosive substances. T o prolong the life of the media, use the supplied storage cas e. See the instructions supplied with your media for more information on its use.[...]

Using PC Cards 29 Using PC Cards Y our co mputer includes a PC Card slot. PC Cards enable you to connect p ortable external devices, such as an optical disc drive, or to connect to a networ k using a PC Network Interface Card (NIC). T o insert PC card 1 Insert the PC Card into the PC Card slot with the front label facing up. ✍ The PC Card slot ca[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 30 2 Gently push the PC Card into the slot unti l it is firmly seated in the port and the rel ease button pops out. T o remo ve a PC Card Follow the proced ure below when you remove th e PC Card while your computer is on. Failure to follow this pr ocedure may result in a malfunction. If your computer is turned off, y ou do[...]

Using PC Cards 31 6 Inse rt the PC Card s lot prote ctor in to the empt y slot. Notes on PC Car ds ❑ For some PC Cards, if you alternate between normal p ower operation and the Standby or Hibernate power m anagement modes while the card is inserted, yo u may find that a device con nected to your s ystem is not recognized. R estart your system to [...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 32 Using P ower Saving Modes When you use a battery as the sour ce of power for you r computer , you can take advantage of power managem ent settings to conserve batt ery life. I n addition to the normal operating mode, whic h enables you to turn off specific d evices, your compu ter has tw o distinc t powe r saving mo des[...]

Using P ower Sa ving Modes 33 T o activat e Hibernate mo de 1 T o activate Hibernate mode, press the key combination Fn+F12, or press the power button and r elease it immediately . The “Save to Disk Manager” screen appear s and the computer en ters Hibernate mode. 2 Press the power button to return to normal mode. Notes on po w er sa ving modes[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 34 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to co nnect a phone cab le (not supplied ) to take adva ntage of online services and the In ternet. How to connect a phone cable 1 Open the phone line jack cover , located on the left side of the computer near the front. ✍ In order to register you r V AI O® computer , reg ister your [...]

Conn ectin g a Ph one Li ne 35 2 Plug one end of the phone cabl e into the jack on the inside of the phone l ine jack cover . Make sure you ins ert the phone cable f rom the rear of the computer and that the modular jack clicks into place. 3 Plug the other end into the wall jack. Plugg ing i n Pho ne Cable ✍ Y our comp uter does not work with pa [...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 36 Connecting to a LAN Y ou can connect yo ur computer to 1 0Base-T and 100 Base-TX-type Local Ar ea Netw orks (LAN s) by using the co mput er ’ s Et hern et po rt. For the detail ed settings and devices needed to conn ect to the network, ask yo ur network administrator . Connecting to LAN Warning: Only conn ect 10Ba se-[...]

Conn ectin g to a L AN 37 T o set up y our ethernet connection Before you connect to a network, you must enter informatio n about the country or region y ou are located in. Th is information allows your m odem to operate according to th e standards of the phone system in y our area. In Microsoft® W indows® XP Home Edition, there are two places yo[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 38 T o set the Mo dem’ s Country/region 1 Click Start in the W in dows taskbar , click Control Panel, and click the Printers and Other Hardware category icon. The Printers and Other Hardware pan el appears. 2 Click the Phone and Modem Options control panel icon. Phone and Mod em Options appears. 3 Click the Modems tab. 4[...]

Connecti ng to a Wireless LAN 39 Connecting to a Wireless LAN Y our computer is equ ipped with a built-in mini PCI card that allows for wireless connections. W ith Sony’ s W ireles s Local Area Network (LAN) functionality , all compatible digital devices can communicate freely without cable con nections. A W ireless LAN is a network in which a mo[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 40 Y ou can also connect an Access Point to a telephone line, I ntegrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) router, cab le modem, or D igital Subscriber Line (xDSL) modem to share acces s to the Internet among multiple computers. Comm unicating with Access P oint (infrastructure) An infrast ructure networ k is one that exten[...]

Connecti ng to a Wireless LAN 41 3 Click V iew A v ailable W ireless Networks. The C onnect to W ireless Netw ork dialog box ap pears. 4 Selec t the ne twor k you wa nt to us e. 5 T ype the Networ k Key . See your net work administ rator for t his informat ion. 6 Click Connect. Connec ting to a wire less LAN[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 42 Communicating without Access P oint ( ad-hoc) An ad-hoc networ k is one in which a local n etwork is created only by the wireless devices themselves , with no other central contro ller or Acess Point. Each device commu nicates directly with other de vices in the network. Y ou can set up an ad-hoc netw ork easily at hom [...]

Connecti ng to a Wireless LAN 43 4 Cick the Advanced button. The W ireles s Network Connection Properties dialog box ap pears. 5 Select the W ireless Networks tab. 6 Click the Add... button. The Wi reless Network Properties dialog box appears. 7 Enter a Net work name (S SID). Choo se a 6-digit name. 8 Check the bo x to select Data encryption (W EP [...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 44 11 Fill in t he Network key . Choose a 5-digit name. 12 Clic k OK. Y o ur new Netw ork nam e ap pears i n the Prefer red n etwo rks window . 13 Click Advanced. T he Advanced dialog box appears. 14 Selec t the o ption “Com pute r-to- compu ter (ad hoc ) netw orks only . 15 Click Close. 16 Click OK. T urni ng Off Wirele[...]

45 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou can add functio nality t o your comput er by conne cting a va riety of periphe rals, as di scussed i n the followi ng secti ons: ❑ Connect ing a Floppy Disk Drive ❑ Connectin g a PC Car d Bus Drive ❑ Connecting an i.LINK Optical Disc Drive ❑ Connectin g a USB Mouse ❑ Connectin g V AIO Comput ers ?[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 46 Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive Y ou can connect an option al floppy disk driv e (FDD) to the USB port on your computer . T o connect the floppy disk drive Plug the USB cable from the floppy disk driv e into the USB port on the computer . The V AIO® logo on the disk d rive should b [...]

Conn ecti ng a Fl oppy Dis k Dr ive 47 T o inser t a flopp y disk 1 Hold the floppy disk with the label si de facing up. 2 Gently push the floppy disk into the drive until it clicks into place. T o remove a floppy dis k ❑ When you finish using the flopp y disk, wait until the LED indicator light turns off, and then press the Eject button to remov[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 48 5 Confirm the correct d evice is selected in the “Stop a Hardware dev ice” dialog box. 6 The message, “Floppy Disk Drive can no w be safely remove d from the system” appears. Click OK. 7 Unplug the flop py disk drive fro m the computer . T o carry the f lopp y disk drive Fol[...]

Connecti ng a PC Card Bus Driv e 49 Connecting a PC Card Bus Drive Y ou can use an optional optical drive, such as a Sony DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, with you r computer . If you use an optional d rive when your compu ter is running o n battery po wer , the battery life w ill be shor ter . The drive d raws power from the comp uter through a PC Card. T[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 50 3 Insert the PC Card in to the PC Card slot with the SO NY logo facing up. See “Using PC Cards” f o r details. T o insert a disc 1 Press the Eject button. The dis c tray slides out. Inserting PC Car d ✍ A protec tive cover is att ached to the len s of the optica l drive at the[...]

Connecti ng a PC Card Bus Driv e 51 2 Place the disc in the tray with the lab el side facing up. 3 Push the disc onto the hub until th e disc clicks into place. 4 Close the tray by pu shing it in gentl y . The Busy indicat or on the drive flashes while your computer is reading data from the disc. T o remo ve th e drive Remove the PC Card from the c[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 52 Notes on CD and D VD discs Handling CD or DVD discs ❑ Do not touch the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not d rop or bend the disc. ❑ A v oid u sing ad hesi ve labe ls to i den tify y our dis cs. A dhes ive lab els ma y come of f while the disc is in use in your optical drive, and m [...]

Connectin g an i.LINK Op tical Disc Driv e 53 Connecting an i.LI NK Optical Di sc Driv e Y ou can use an optional i.LINK® * optical disc drive, such as a Sony DVD-ROM or CD- R W/DVD Combo D rive, wit h your comp uter . This Sony V AIO® computer is preinstalled with s oftware that enables you to create C Ds and play DVD movies. The i.LINK optical [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 54 drive. Secure the p lug by turning the screw on the cable connector clockwise. 2 Insert the straight -shaped, two- prong plug of th e V AIO® computer peripher al cable into both the com puter ’ s i.LINK p ort and peri pheral device DC Out jack . 3 The i.LINK drive’ s power indi[...]

Connectin g an i.LINK Op tical Disc Driv e 55 Notes on using i.LINK optical disc drives ❑ Y ou can use the sup plied Application Recovery , Driver Recovery , and System Recover y CDs with an i.LINK optical disc drive. See “Application, Driver , and System Recove ry CDs” for more infor m ation. ❑ Do not use an optional i.LINK optical disc dr[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 56 Connecting a USB Mouse Y ou can connect an optional USB mous e, such as the Sony PCGA-UMS1 series, to your computer . T o connect a USB mouse Plug the mouse cable into t he USB port. PCGA-UMS1 series dr ivers have already been inst alled. Connecting a USB Mouse ✍ A serial mo use o[...]

Connectin g V AIO Compute rs 57 Connecting V AIO Computers Connecting with i.LINK Y ou can use an optional i.LINK® * cable to connect your V AIO® computer to another V AIO compu ter that has the preinstalled Microsoft® W indows® operating system or the Sony Smart Conn ect s oftware preins talled. Y ou may use an i.LINK cable (not supplied) to c[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 58 Connecting an i.LINK De vice Y our V AIO® computer includes an i.LINK® * S400 (IEEE1394) p ort, which you can use to connect a compatible i.LINK device, such as an i.LINK enabled digital video camera reco rder . See the manual su pplied with your dig ital video camera recorder for[...]

Conne cting an i.LIN K Dev ice 59 T o connect a d i gital camcorder ❑ Plug one end of an i.LINK® cable into the S400 port on the left side of the comput er and the ot her end into the DV In/Out port on the d igital camcorder . Notes on con necting an i.LINK device ❑ A connection to a Sony digital camcorder is pictur ed above; your digital camc[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 60 ❑ Do not connect more th an one digital video camera at a time. The software supplied with your computer will not recognize multiple cameras. ❑ The i.LINK port do es not supply power to extern al devices. If the ex ternal device requires po wer from the i.LINK p ort, you cannot [...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Disp lay 61 Connecting an External Display Y ou can connect an external display to your V AIO® computer . For example, you can use the compu t er with any of the following: ❑ Computer display or monitor (See “T o connect a computer display” for mo re information) ❑ Projector (See “T o connect a pr ojector” for[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 62 T o connect a computer display 1 First make sure the po rt replicator is connected to the computer . 2 Connect the computer display’ s VGA adapt er to the s upplied po rt repli cat or ’ s Monit or po rt. T o connect a projector Y ou can use a projector as an external dis play , [...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Disp lay 63 1 First make sure the p ort replicator is connected to the co mputer . 2 Plug one end of the VGA signal cable (not supp li ed) int o the port replicator ’ s Monitor port, and the other end into the projector ’ s correspon ding port .[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 64 3 Plug the audio cable into the Head phone jack. Connecting a Projector ✍ See the manu al suppli ed with your proje ctor for more info rmation on its installati on and use. Y ou ma y not be able to di splay th e computer’ s LCD and the external dis play toget her , depen ding on[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Disp lay 65 T o connect a TV Use the sup plied A V cable to connect yo ur TV monitor to your comp uter . 1 First make sure the p ort replicator is connected to the co mputer . 2 Plug the supp lied A V cable into the port replicator’ s A V/TV Out jack. 3 Plug the other end s of the A V cable into the TV , as shown below .[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 66 Connecting a USB Printer Y ou can connect a W indows® compatible pr i nter t o your com puter to pr int document s. T o connect a printer Plug the optional USB printer cab le into the USB port on you r computer and the USB port on your printer . Y ou can also connect the USB printe[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Microp hone 67 Connecting an External Micr ophone Y ou can enhance the quality of sound input by using an external microphone. T o connect an e xternal microphone Use the symbol to locate the red -colored Microphone jack . Plug the microphone cable into this jack. T o recor d f rom a microphone or audio equipment Y ou can [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 68 1 Double-click on the task tray located in the lower right corner of the Desktop window . The V olume Cont rol windo w appear s. 2 From the Options menu, cli ck Prop erties. The Properties window appear s. 3 In the Adjust V olume pan el , select Record ing, and then click OK. The Re[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Microp hone 69 T o adjust sound device v olume Y ou can adjust the sound devi ce volume for playing or recording . T o adjust the volume when playing, do uble-click in the task tray located in the bottom right corner of the Desktop window . The V olume Co ntrol window is disp layed. T o a djust the so und of ot her de vice[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 70 Connecting Externa l Speaker s Y ou can enhance the sound quality of your computer by connecting external speakers. T o connect external speaker s ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Headphone jack. Plug the speak er cable into this jack. Notes on using e xt ernal speaker s ❑ Make su[...]

Expandi ng Y our Compu ter’s Capab ilities 71 Expandin g Y our Computer’ s Capabi lities The following p eripheral devices can be connected to yo ur computer , to expand the capabilities of your computer and enhance its versatility to meet your various busi ness o r pers onal n eeds : ❑ A Personal Digital Assistan t (PDA) ❑ The W ireless LA[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 72 Y ou can also connect yo ur Access Point to a telephone line, In tegrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) router, cab le modem, or D igital Subscriber Line (xDSL) modem to share acces s to the Internet among multiple computers. ✍ For informat ion on availab le Sony pro ducts, go t[...]

73 Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Y ou can customize t he settings of your co m puter . The f ollowing s ections briefl y descri be how to change your computer ’ s default sett ings. Y ou can also r efer t o Sony Noteb ook Setup Hel p for mor e detaile d informat ion. ❑ Displayi ng the Sony N otebook S etup Screen ❑ Control ling Power Manag[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 74 Displaying the Son y Noteb ook Setup Screen T o display the Sony Not ebook Setu p screen: 1 Click Start on t he W indows® task bar . 2 Point to All Program s and cli ck Sony No t eboo k Setup. 3 Select the t ab for the i tem you want t o change. See “S ony Notebook Setup tabs” [...]

Displa ying the Sony No tebook Set up Screen 75 Sony Not ebook Setup tabs T ab Description About Th is Computer Display system i nformation, including me mory capacity , serial number , and BIOS version. Initial Setting Change the volume of the sounds th at play while the operating system is loading. Select the order of drives and devices f r om wh[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 76 Cont rolli ng P ow er Ma nageme nt The PowerPanel™ utility allows you to control the power management of your computer and provides key informat ion about system activ ity and bat tery life . The foll owing sect ions brief ly describ e how to co nserve your com puter ’ s battery[...]

Contro lling P ow er Management 77 T o customiz e Power Mana gement se ttings 1 Click the Current Profile icon on the Powe r Management toolbar . 2 Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu. 3 Click a profile whose setting you want to change from the list in th e left field. 4 Double-click an item whose setting you want to change from the list in t[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 78 any of the pr edefined profiles (ex cept for the Disable Power Managemen t profile ), or you can create you r own profile to s uit your portable comp uting needs. The predef ined profiles are: Icon Description Maximum Performa nce Provides the best s ystem perform ance while st ill [...]

Contro lling P ow er Management 79 Camera Optimizes perfor mance and power requirem ents for camera u sage. W o rd Pro cessing Optimizes power management with longer timeo uts on the hard disk and display screen. Y ou can also establish settings for LCD (V ideo) Standby , Hard Disk Standby , and Standby to optimize power management for your s ystem[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 80 P ower Management commands PowerPanel™ also provides po wer management comman d s that you can use to activate specific power management fu nctions and to control p ower for a specific device. Y ou can use these commands to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate actio[...]

Displa ying Battery Inf ormation 81 Displa ying Batter y Inf ormation Y ou can displ ay infor mation for th e battery on your comput er . The follo wing sections briefly d escribe ho w to display y our computer ’ s general battery information. Y ou can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. T o activate th e Battery Info rma[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 82 Fully char ged Discharging No battery Batter y icon Batter y status[...]

Displa ying Battery Inf ormation 83 Displaying detailed battery information Double-click the battery icon on the task tray to display the Battery Information window . The screen appears displaying the Ba t tery t ab, which co ntains information such as the estimated time-to-empty and ch arging time. Customizing the Battery Information toolbar an d [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 84 Changing the window design of Sony software T o change the window design 1 Click the Start button, then select Control Pan el. 2 In the left window p ane of Contro l Pane l, click “Swi tch to Classi c V iew .” 3 Double-click UI Design Selector . 4 Clic k << or > > an[...]

Selecti ng the Displa y Mode 85 Sele cting th e Display Mode This notebook uses the Intel® video controller, which enables you to select the desired display wh en the notebook is co nnected to an external mon itor . When you conn ect an external display , you can switch the dis play mode between y our notebook’ s LCD display and the external mon[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 86 4 Click the Intel® Graphics T echn ology tab, then c lick the Graphics Properties button. I f you want to use the TV as a display , deselect the Synchro nous Displa y Mode box an d click Appl y . Y ou cannot use the TV and anothe r display si multaneous ly . 5 Click the Device tab.[...]

87 Adding Memory In the f utur e you may want to install memory modules to expand the functi onality o f your compu t er . See t he Specif ications flyer su pplied with your comput er for t he amount of memory pr einstal led on your compu t er . Expansion memory modules ar e availa ble as opti ons. For memor y upgrades, use only PC100 (CL 2) SDRAM [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 88 Precautions and Pr ocedures The procedures described below assume familiarity with the general terminology associated with personal com puters and with the safety practices and regulatory compliance r equired for using and modif ying electroni c equipment . ❑ Disconnect the system from its power source and fr om[...]

Remo ving a M emor y Mo dule 89 Removing a Memory Modul e 1 T urn off the compu t er and all perip heral devices. 2 Disconnect the power cord and all cables from the computer , and remove the bat tery . 3 W ait for the computer to cool down. 4 Use an appropriate s crewdriver to loos en and remove the fo ur screws at the botto m of t he com puter . [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 90 6 Slide the keyboard toward the LCD display , then lift it away slightly . 7 Lift the keyboard from the LCD d isplay side. 8 Gently turn t he keyboar d over the touch pad. T ake care not to detach the cable when lifting the keyboard. 9 T ouch a metal obj ect (such as t he connector pan el on the back of your compu[...]

Remo ving a M emor y Mo dule 91 12 Close the com puter cover and replace the four (4) f astening screws on t he botto m of t he com puter .[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 92 Installin g a Memor y Module T o add a memory mo dule, proceed as follows: 1 T u rn of f the computer and all periph eral devices. 2 Disconnect the power cord and all cables from the computer , and remove the battery . 3 W ait for the comput er to cool down. 4 Use an appro priate screwdriver to loos en and remove [...]

Installi ng a Memory Module 93 6 Slide the keyboard toward the LCD display , then lift it away slightly . 7 Lift th e keyboard fr om the LCD di splay side . 8 Gently turn the key board over the touchpad . T ake care not to detach the cable when lifting the k eyboard. 9 T ouch a metal obj ect (such as t he connector pan el on the bac k of your compu[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 94 12 Install the memory module by sliding the module into the open slo t. 13 Snap the connector s into place when the boar d is correctly seated. 14 Close the computer co ver and replace the four (4) fastening screws on the bott om of t he com put er . Do not touch any part of t he mothe rboard o r the ot her compon[...]

Confi rmi ng Adde d Memor y Cap acity 95 Confirming Added Memory Capacity 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Click Start on the W indows® taskbar, point to All Programs, and then click Sony Not ebook S etup. 3 Click the Ab out This No tebook tab. V erify that the System Memory displayed in the left panel match es the amount of memory install ed. ✍ If t[...]

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97 About the Softw are on Y our Computer Y our V AIO® computer is r eady to help y ou work, play , learn, and communicat e as soon as you turn i t on. This sect ion give s you the follo wing: ❑ An over view of the var ious softwa re that come wit h your comput er and the activities you can perform with your software ❑ Detail s on your S ony ap[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 98 Overview Y our computer may not be supplied wit h all of the software listed below , dependin g on the con figurati on you pu rchased. Prei nstalled software m ay not be identical to retail versions, or include support ing documentation. Adobe Acrobat® Reader™ Adobe Systems In c. Acrobat Read er software enable[...]

About the Software on Y ou r Computer 99 Ar cSoft PhotoPrinter® 2000 Pr o Ar cSoft, Inc. ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 2000 is an easy-to-u se, advanced printing program that lets you quickly lay out multiple im ages in multiple sizes on a single sheet of paper . PhotoPri nter Pro of fers a wide selecti on of templ ates includi ng land scape, portrait, fre[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 100 Micros oft® Internet Explorer Microsoft Corp. Internet Expl orer delivers t he W eb the way you want it. It is safe, easy t o use, and you can person alize how you access the W eb. Outlook Express and other tools in Internet Explorer als o help you have a gr eat experience when yo u are on the We b . Micros oft?[...]

About the Software on Y ou r Computer 101 Real J ukebox® RealN etw orks I nc. RealJukebo x is one of the wo rld’ s most widely used personal musi c management systems. Using RealJuk ebox,you can captur e the contents of a music CD, manage and p lay back your m usic, and view var ious music-related info rmation via the Inte rnet. This Custom Real[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 102 Smart Capt ur e Premium Sony Electr onics Inc. Sony’ s Smart Capture Premiu m application supports still imag e and video capture from the built-in Sony MOTION EYE™ camera, an analog V ideo In device such as a VCR, TV , o r Playstation®, or a digital video device conne cted to the PC through an i.LINK or USB[...]

About the Software on Y ou r Computer 103 WinDVD® InterV i deo Inc. W inDVD is a simple-to-use DVD player including all the features you would expect to find in a standard consumer DVD player , while also offer i ng advanced disp lay an d nav igati on feat ure s such as zoom , pan , boo kmark, and ti me sea rch .[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 104 D Vg ate application notes Digital video captures If your s ystem displays the message, “F ailed to record to DV deck, please check deck’ s power status, cable connection…,” while y ou are recording images to a digi tal vid eo de vice using D Vgat e soft ware , clos e all op en appl ica tions , and restar[...]

D Vgate applic ation note s 105 Select the drive you want to defragment from the list, and click the Defragment button. See Wi ndows® Help for more informati on on defr agmenting.[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 106 Application, Driver , and System Rec overy CDs Y our computer is supplied with the follow ing application, driver , and system recovery CDs . T o use your recover y CDs, see “Using Y our Recovery CDs ”for more information. Application Recov ery CD(s) Sony Electr onics Inc. This CD enables you to rein stall in[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 107 Using Y our Reco very CDs The follo wing sections des cribe how to use the Appl ication Recover y , Driver Recovery , and System Recovery utilities. Y ou must connect an optional optical disc drive to use the Application, Driver , and System Recovery CD s. T o use the Application Recovery C D(s) The Application Recov er[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 108 your compu ter , hardware, or software application. V AIO Support Agent, an application repair utility , uses a vault feature on the Driver Recovery CD during its software healing pr ocess. Y ou must be in W in dows® to run the Driver Recovery CD utility . Reinstalling specific drivers wi th the Driver Recovery [...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 109 6 Click wi th the le ft mouse bu tton to hi ghlight the unknown device (i dentified by a yel low question mark) or t he device for w hich you w ish to rein stall the driv er . 7 From the Action menu, click Uninstall. This will remove the device driver from your s ystem. Click OK to confirm this action . Repeat as necess[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 11 0 Reinstalling all drivers with the Driver Recover y CD 1 T urn on your comp uter . If your computer i s already on, clo se all applications. 2 When the W indows desktop appears, ins ert the Driver Recovery CD into the optical disc drive. 3 Click Start in the W indows taskbar, then Control Panel. The Control Panel[...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 111 8 Click Reinstall Driver . The Hardware Update W izard appears. 9 Click Next. The wizard will search for the correct driver o n your Driver Recovery CD . 10 When the recovery process is complete, click Finis h. Some drivers will require that you reb oot the comp uter to comp lete instal lation. T o use the System Reco v[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 11 2 Y ou can use the System R ecovery CD(s) to rein stall the operating system and software titles that shipped with your computer if they become corrupted or erased. Y ou may not need to reinstall the entire co ntents of you r hard disk drive. If you exp erience a problem with your computer , reinstalling an indiv [...]

Using Y our Recovery CDs 11 3 3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit men u. 4 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default V alues” and then press the En ter key . The message “Load de fault configuration now?” ap pears. 5 Check that “Y es” is selected, then press the Enter key . 6 Press the arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Chang[...]

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11 5 T roub leshooting This secti on describe s how to solve common pr oblems you may encount er when using your computer . Many pr oblems have simpl e soluti ons, so try these s uggestion s befor e you c ontact Son y Computing S upport (http: //www .sony .com/pcsupp ort). ❑ T rou blesh ootin g Y our Comp uter ❑ T roubleshooting the LCD Screen [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 11 6 T roubleshooting Y our Computer My computer does not star t. ❑ Check that the com puter is plugged into a power source and t hat it is turned on. Check that the po wer indicator on the f ront panel of the comp uter indicates that the power is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted proper ly and is cha[...]

T roublesho oting Y our Compu ter 11 7 5 Select Y es and press Enter . 6 Select Exit (Save Changes), an d then press En ter . The message “Save configuration chang es and exit now?” appears. 7 Select Y es, and then press Enter . The computer r estarts. My computer starts, but the message “Operating system not f ound” appear s and Windo ws d[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 11 8 My computer stop s responding or does not shut down. It is best to shut down your compu ter using the T urn Off Com puter command on the W indows Star t menu. Using oth er methods, i ncluding th ose listed here, may result i n loss of unsave d data. ❑ T ry restarting the computer . On the W indows taskbar , cl[...]

T roublesho oting Y our Compu ter 11 9 The sound of my com puter’ s fan is t oo loud. Use the PowerPanel™ utility to change the Thermal Control Strategy setting to Quiet. This setting slows down the CPU speed. See Power Panel Help for more information. Wh y does the Sys tem Prop er ties dialog bo x display a slo wer CPU speed than advertised? T[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 120 T roub l eshooting the LCD Scre en My LCD scree n is blank. ❑ Check that the com puter is plugged into a power source and t hat it is turned on. ❑ Check that the po wer indicator on the compu ter is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted proper ly and that it is char ged. ❑ The computer may be in L[...]

T roublesho oting the Mo use and T ouchpa d 121 T roub l eshootin g the Mouse and T ouchp ad My mouse does not work. ❑ If you are using an extern al mouse, check that the mo use cable is plugged into the USB port. See “Con necting a USB Mouse” for details. No te that a serial mouse or PS/2® mouse is not compatib le with this computer . ❑ I[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 122 The pointer does not move while I am using t he T ouchpad or Mouse . ❑ The computer s hould be restarted. Follo w these steps: 1 Press th e W indows key . 2 Press the “U” key to select T urn Off C omputer / Shut Down, and wait at least four seconds. 3 Press the “R” key to res tart your computer . ❑ If[...]

T roubles hooting Driv es, PC C ards and P eripheral De vices 123 T roubles hooting Drives, PC Cards and P eri pheral Devices My floppy disk drive icon doesn’t appear even though it is connected. ❑ Make sure that the flop py disk drive is prop erly connected. W ait a few moments to allow the comp uter to recognize the drive. ❑ Close all open [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 124 2 Select the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button. The Device Manager wi ndow appears . 3 Double-click the DVD/CD -ROM drive name. The Properties window appears. 4 Click the Properties tab, and then select the “Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM dev ice” check box . ❑ Do not use adhesi[...]

T roubles hooting i.LI NK de vices 125 T roub l eshootin g i.LINK de vices I cannot estab lish a connection between two V AIO computers when using an i.LIN K cable. 1 Disconnect the i.LINK® * cable from both computers and reconnect it. 2 W ait for the comp uters to respond. If neither compu ter responds after a few moments, res tart both co mputer[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 126 T roubleshooting Software My software program stops resp onding or crashes. Contact the s oftware pu blisher or designated provider for technical sup port. See the “About t he Softw are on Y our Com puter”section for more informati on. When I click an application icon, t he message “Y ou must inser t the ap[...]

T roub leshooting Softwa re 127 What software do I use for CD-R/CD-R W software functions? Sony recommends using the preinstalled So nicStage software’ s Record function to create any CDs on your V AIO® computer , if the specific model you purchased is preconfig ured with all necessary compo nents for CD-R and CD- R W capability . Downloading th[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 128 T roubleshooting the Modem My modem do es not work . ❑ Check that the phone l ine is plugg ed into the line jack. See “C onnecting a Phone Line” for details. ❑ Check th at the phone line is workin g. Y ou can check the line by plugging in an ordin ary phone an d listening f or a dial tone. ❑ Check that [...]

T ro ublesho oting Wire less LA N fu nctio ns 129 T roubles hooting Wireless LAN functions I cannot use the Wireless LAN functionality . Check if the W ireless LAN switch on the left side of the computer is in the ON posi tion. The computer c annot connect to a Wireless LAN Acc ess Po i n t . ❑ Check if the W ireless LAN switch on the left side o[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 130 configurations, radio conditions, and software compatibili ty . T o maxim ize the data transfer speed, move your com puter away from obstructions o r nearer to any Access Po int you may be using. ❑ If you are u sing a W ireless LAN Access Point, the device m ay be temporaril y overloaded depending on the number[...]

T roublesho oting A udio 131 T roub l eshootin g A udi o My speakers ha ve no sound. ❑ If the built-in speakers are turned of f, press the Fn+F3 keys to turn on the speakers. Y ou can also turn on the speakers using the Jog Dial control. ❑ If the speaker vo lume is turned to the min imum, press the Fn+F4 k eys, and then press or to increas e th[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 132 1 Right-click the CPU icon on the bottom right of the taskbar, an d click “Edit/create profiles. Th e Profile editor window appears . 2 In the left portion of the window , click the power management profile you want to set. Maximum Battery Life is the default selection when your computer runs on batter y power [...]

T roubleshoo ting Mem or y Stic k Media 133 T roubleshooting Memor y Stick Media Image files do not open e ven though I inser t Memory Stick med ia in to th e sl ot. ❑ By the default settin g, V isual Flow™ software starts automati cally when you insert Memory Stick® media into the slot. ❑ If V isualFlow software is active and the image file[...]

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135 Getting Help Sony pr ovides you wi th several sup port options to answer que stions about your V AIO® computer or the pr einstalled softwar e. Refer to these r esour ces in the or der they ar e listed.[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 136 Suppor t Op tions 1 V AIO® User Gui de and V AIO® Qui ck Star t The online V AIO® Computer Us er Guide and printed V A IO® Computer Quick S tart provide y ou with i nformation on how to maxi mize your computer capabilities and solve common problems. T o access the online user guid e, click Start on t he W ind[...]

Support Options 137 6 Sony Fax-on-Dem and This service, which requires a fax machine or your fax s oftware, provides answers to commo nly asked question s. Y ou can use this automated service to request a list o f available topics, then select the topics that you want to receive. T o contact the Sony fax-on-demand service, call: 1-888- 4-SONY- P C [...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 138 Software Suppor t Information Adobe Acrobat® Reader™, Photoshop® Elements (Adobe Systems, Inc.) America Online® (America Online, Inc.) Apple QuickTime™ (Apple Computer Inc.) EarthLink™ Network T o tal Access (EarthLink Network Inc.) PhotoPrint er® 2000 Pro ( ArcSoft , Inc.) PC-Cillin® 2000 (T rend Micr[...]

Softw are Support Inf ormation 139 Quicken® (Intuit Inc.) RealJukeb ox®, RealPlayer (Real Networks , Inc.) Sony Appli cations (Sony Elect ronics Inc.) Windows® Operating System, Internet Explor er , W ord (Microsoft Corp.) WinDVD® (InterV ideo , Inc.) W eb site http://www .anti v irus.c om/pc-cillin / phone 949 -387-7800 e-mail support@tren dmi[...]

V AIO® Compu ter Quic k Star t 140 Son y Service Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4-SONY-PC (1-888-4 76-6972) o r find Son y Computing S ervice on t he W eb at: http://www .sony .com/pcsu pport.[...]

141 A About This Computer tab 75 AC power setting 78 adding hardware 45 memory 87 peripher als 45 printers 66 adjusting brig htnes s 17 volu me 17 Alt key 14 Applicatio n Recovery CD 107 Applicatio ns key 14 audio adjusting volume 17 troubles hooting 131 Audio tab 75 B battery pac ks charge s tatus icons 81 conserving battery power 80 BatteryScope [...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 142 inserting 50 CD-ROM drive closing lid 51 connecting 29, 49 using 49 cleaning CD or DVD discs 52 coin-operated telephones 35 computer connecting to anot her 57 expanding capabilities 71 setup screen 74 Connecting Ethernet 36 LAN 36 connecting another V AIO co mputer 57 CD-ROM drive [...]

143 Ctrl key 14 cursor-m ovement keys 13 D digital video camera 59 disp lay connecting an ex ternal 61 mode 85 Drive r Recovery CD 107 driv es 49 CD-ROM 49 floppy disk 46 optical 49 troubles hooting 123 DV In/Out 59 DVD-ROM driv e tray troubles hooting 124 DVgate applications 104 E Eject button 47 ejecting floppy disks 47 Escape key 13 expanding no[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 144 function keys 13, 14 G Guide mode 21 H handling CD or DVD discs 52 floppy disks 48 hardware online support 136 headphone co nnector 64 help getting 135 Hibernate mode 18, 32 I i.LINK 59 connecting an i.LINK device 58 note s on 59 i.LINK optical disc drive connecting 53 note s on 55[...]

145 L LAN connecting to 36 Launcher mod e 20 LCD troubles hooting 120 M MagicGate 24 Maximum Battery Life power setting 78 Maximum Perf ormance power se tting 78 memory adding 87 confirming added capacity 95 removin g 89 memory mod ule installing 29 Memory Stick note s on 27 troubles hooting 133 usin g 24 Vi s u a l F l o w 26 Memory Stick c ard sl[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 146 network connecting 29 Notebo ok Setup t abs 75 Num Lock indi cator light 16 numeric keypad area 13 O operator keys 14 output d evices adding 66 P party ph one lines 35 PBX 35 PC Card inserting 29 removing 30 troubles hooting 123 Ty p e I I 29 using 29 PDA 71 peripher al devices tro[...]

147 Standby 17, 32 power setti ng AC 78 Maximum Battery Lif e 78 Maximum Perf ormance 78 Power Management Off 78 Standby 80 V ideo Standby 80 PowerPanel activating 76 custom izing too lbar 78, 80 Print Screen key 13 printer connecting 66 port 66 projector 62 R Recovery CD 107 removin g floppy disk dri ve 30, 47 floppy disks 47 memory mod ule 89 res[...]

Change te xt in this v ar iabl e definit ion to document title. 148 troubles hooting 126 using t he Jog Dial cont rol with 22 Sony Fa x-on-Demand s ervice 137 Sony Not ebook Set up screen 74 Sony Servi ce Center 139 speakers connecting 70 troubles hooting 131 Standby mo de 17, 32, 80 Start button 74 support options 135 swit ching displa y 17 monito[...]

149 V V AIO Action Setup 19 V AIO® Action Setup 20 video camera 59 Vi s u a l F l o w 26 volu me adjusting 17 W window design of Sony softwar e 84 W indows Explor er 14 Find win dow 15 hel p 14 key 14 key combinations 14 taskbar 118 Wi r e l e s s L A N 39, 71[...]