Sony VAIO Personal Computer manual

1 We l c o m e Congrat ulat ions on your pur chase of thi s Sony V AIO® c omputer , and welco me to th e V AI O User Guide. This User Guid e pr ovide s deta iled i nformatio n on all as pects of u sing your new V AI O computer , fr om keyboar d functions to pr einstalled soft war e applica tions. In t he left n avigat ion win dow , cl ick t he top[...]

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3 Welcome ................................................... ....1 Using Your VAIO Com puter ..................... 11 Using the Keyboard ..... ............. ............. ....... ............. 1 2 Functions of the keyboard keys .........................................13 Combinations and functions with the Windows key ......... 14 Indicators .....[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 4 Conn ecting to a LAN ............. ............. ...... .............. .. 36 To set up your ethernet connection ................................... 37 To connect to a network .................................................... 38 Conn ecting to a Wireless LAN .... ............. ...[...]

5 Connecting an i.LIN K Device ......... ...... .............. ...... 5 8 Connecting an Extern al Di spla y ............ .............. ...... 6 1 To connect a computer display .......................................... 62 To connect a projector ....................................................... 62 To connect a TV .............................[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 6 Display ing Bat tery Information ................ .............. .. 81 Battery icon descriptions ................................................... 81 Displaying detailed battery information ......... .................. 83 Changing the window design of Sony software................[...]

7 Troubles hootin g ...................................... 115 Troublesh ooting You r Comp uter .... ............. ....... .... 11 6 My computer does not start. ............................................116 My computer starts, but a BIOS error appears. ...............116 My computer starts, but the message “Operating system not found” appears[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 8 124 My PC Card is not working. ........................................... 124 Troubles hootin g i.LINK dev ices . ....... ............. ....... 12 5 I cannot establish a connection between two V AIO comput- ers when using an i.LINK cable. ..................................... 125 T[...]

9 Troublesh ooting Memory Stick M edi 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 [...]

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11 Using Y our V AIO Computer This secti on desc ribes the fo llowin g aspect s of y our new c omputer : ❑ Using t he Keybo ard ❑ Usi ng V AIO Acti on Setu p ❑ Usi ng the Jo g Dial Contro l ❑ Using Mem ory St ick Media ❑ Using P C Card s ❑ Usi ng Power Savi ng Modes ❑ Conn ecting a Phone L ine ❑ Connect ing to a LA N ❑ Conn ecting[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 12 Using the K e yboar d Y our k eyboard is very s imila r to a t ypewriter ’ s, but your co mput er keyboar d has additional key s that perform specific computer- related tasks. Ke yboard Escape ke y Func tion key s Shift key Ctrl key Fn key Windo ws ® key Alt key Numeric keypad area Applications Navigation keys Shift [...]

Usin g the K e yboa rd 13 Functions of the keyboa rd ke ys Key Descriptio n Numeric key pad area Contains the keys fo und on a typ ical calculator . Use the numeric ke ypad area to type num bers or to p erform mathematical calculations such as addition and subtraction. Nu mbers appear on the fro nt beveled ed ge of the num eric keys. Note that yo u[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 14 Combinations and functions with the W indows ke y Operator ke ys (Shift, Ctr l, Alt keys) Several keys are alway s used with at least one other key: Ctrl, Alt, and Sh ift. Wh en held down wi th anot her key , the Ctrl (Contr ol) and Alt (Alternate) keys of fe r another way to give comman ds. For example, in many applica[...]

Usin g the K e yboa rd 15 Indicators + F Displays the Search window to find a file or folder . This is the equivalent o f selecting Search fro m the Start menu. + Ctrl + F Displays the Search Results: Computers window where you can locate oth er computers . This is the equivalent o f selecting Search and then Computers from th e Start menu. + M Min[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 16 W ireless LAN ****to add text **** Memory Stic k® ****to edit: When indicator is lit, data is read from or written to the Memory Stick media. (D o not ente r Stan dby mod e or t urn of f the comp uter when this indicator light is on.) W hen indicator is of f, the Memory Stick media is no t being accessed. Num Lock When[...]

Usin g the K e yboa rd 17 Combinations and functions with the Fn ke y ✍ If you swi tch user id en titie s durin g a compu ting sess io n, the Fn +F7 and Fn+F 8 key funct ionali ty (if avai lable on your computer) wil l be in terrupt ed. T o switch to an external display or mo nit or , se e “Selec ting the D isplay Mo de” for more inf ormatio [...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 18 Fn+ (F12 ) Hibernate Provid es fo r the l owest level of po wer consump tion. When you ex ecute this command, the state of the system and state of the p eripheral 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 [...]

Using V AIO Act ion Setu p 19 Using V AIO Action Setup V AIO Actio n Setup manag es the setti ngs for your compu ter ’ s Jog Dial™ con trol, Memory Stick® medi a , and i.LINK® interface. An overview of some of the func t ions c ont ro lle d by V AIO Ac ti on Se tu p is pro vid ed belo w . F or m ore inform ation on changing the se ttings us i[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 20 Using the Jog D ial Control Y our co mputer i s equip ped with a Jog Dial ™ contro l on th e top right corner of the unit. The Jog Dial con trol enables you to open an application, f older , or document from a predefin ed list by ro tating and pressing the Jog Dial co ntrol. In additio n, when you p ress the Jog Dial [...]

Using the Jo g Di al Contro l 21 Using La uncher mode T o use t he Jog Dial c ontro l, click t he Jog D ial contr ol windo w or th e Jog Dial 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 launcher mode. 1 T u rn the Jog Dial control to select the item [...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 22 T o use t he Jog Dial control with Son y software If Sony software that suppor ts the Jog Dial™ co ntrol is active, you can use the Jog Dial’ s functions that are allocated to that software. For more info rmation on functions allocated to software, see the software ap plication’ s online Help. T o use t he Jog Dia[...]

Using the Jo g Di al Contro l 23 Using a dial og bo x When a window such as Screen Properties is activ e, the Dialog box is displayed in the Jog Dial™ window . Y ou can select an item in the window b y rotating the Jog Dial contro l. Pressing the Jog Dial control is the equ ivalent of pressing Enter . Inte rnal time r Y ou can us e the internal t[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 24 Using Memor y Stick Media This new compact, portable, and versatile recording medium has a data capacity exceeding that of a flop py disk. The media is specially designe d for exc hanging and sharing digital d ata with compatible pro ducts. Because it is r emovable, the media can b e used f or external data storage. T y[...]

Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 25 1 Insert with the ar row facing toward the Mem ory Stick® media slot and the label f acing up. 2 Carefully ins ert the Memory Stick media until it clicks into place. T o v ie w th e co nt en ts of Me mor y St ick me dia T o see t he contents, do the following: Inse rtin g the me dia in the wr ong di rec tio n ma y da[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 26 1 Click Start on th e W i ndows® taskbar , and select My Computer . 2 Under the heading “Devices with Removab le Storage,” click Sony Memor y Stic k. T o remove a Memory Stick me dia Make sure the acces s light is of f. Push the media in towar d the compu ter . When the media ejects, pull it out. When removing the [...]

Using Me mor y Stick Med ia 27 7 Movie files start p layback when the view is enlar ged. Click again on movie files to restore the view to normal. Notes on using Memory Stic k media ❑ When the media’ s write-protect tab is s et to LOCK , data cannot be recorded or erased. ❑ Befor e usi ng Memory Stick media, y ou sh ould back up importan t da[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 28 ❑ High hum idity or places with corrosive s ubstances. T o prolong the life of the m edia, use the supplied stor age case. See the instructions su pplied with your media for more information on its use.[...]

Using PC Cards 29 Using PC Car ds Y our compu ter includes a PC Card slot. PC C ards enable you to co nnect portable external devices, s uch as an optical disc driv e, or to connect to a network us ing a PC Network Interface Card (NIC). T o inser t PC card 1 Insert the PC Card into the PC Card slot with the front label facing up. ✍ The P C Card s[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 30 2 Gently push the PC Card into the slo t until it is firmly seated in the port and the re lease but ton pop s out . T o remo ve a PC Card Follow th e procedure below when yo u remove the PC Card whi le your comput er is on. Failure to follow th is procedure may result in a malfun ction. If your computer is turned of f, [...]

Using PC Cards 31 6 Ins ert t he PC Ca rd s lot pr ot ect or in to the em pty sl ot . Notes on PC Car ds ❑ For some PC Cards , if you alternate b etween normal p ower operation and the Standby or Hibe rnate power managem ent modes while the card is inserted, yo u may find that a device con nected to your s ystem is no t recogn ized. Restart your [...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 32 Using P ower Saving Modes When y ou us e a battery as the s ource of power for your co mputer , you can ta ke advantage of power m anagem ent setting s to con serve battery life. I n additio n to the normal operating mode, which enables you to turn of f spec ific devices, your com pute r has tw o di stinc t pow er sa vi[...]

Using P ow er Sa ving M odes 33 T o activate Hibe rnate mo de 1 T o activate Hibernate mode, press the key combination Fn+F12, or pres s the power button and release it immediately . The “Save to Disk Manager” screen appear s and th e computer enters Hibernate mode. 2 Press the power button to return to norma l mode. Notes on po wer sa ving mod[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 34 Connecti ng a Phone Line Y ou nee d to conne ct a pho ne cable (no t su pplied ) to take advantage o f onl ine services and the Internet. How to connect a phone cable 1 Open the phone line jack co ver , located on the left side of the computer n ear the front. ✍ In order t o regist er you r V AIO® compu ter , registe[...]

Conn ec tin g a Ph one L i ne 35 2 Plug one end of the ph one cabl e into t he jack on the in side of the phon e line jack cover . Make sure you inse rt the phone cable f rom the rear of the computer and that the modu lar jack clicks into place. 3 Plug the oth er end into the wall jack. Pl uggi n g in Pho n e Ca ble ✍ Y our co mputer d oes not wo[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 36 Connecting to a LAN Y ou can conn ect your co mputer to 1 0Base-T and 100Bas e-TX-type Local Ar ea Net wo rks (L AN s) by us ing th e com p uter ’ s Et he rn et por t. For th e det ai le d settin gs and devices need ed to conn ect to the network , ask your network administrator . Connecti ng to LAN Warning: Onl y conn[...]

Conn ec tin g to a L AN 37 T o set up y our ethernet connection Befor e you con nect to a network, yo u mus t enter inf ormatio n about the count ry or regi on you are located in. This inform ation allows yo ur modem to operate according to th e standard s of the pho ne system in y our area. In Microsoft® W indows® XP Ho me Edition, there are two[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 38 T o set the Modem ’ s Country/region 1 Click Start in the W indows taskbar , click Control Panel, and click the Printers and Other Hardware category icon. The Prin ters and Other Hard ware panel app ears. 2 Click the Phone and Modem Optio ns control panel icon. Phone and Mod em Options ap pears. 3 Click the Modems tab[...]

Connec ting t o a Wire less LAN 39 Connecting to a Wireless LAN Y our comp uter is equ ipped with a built-in mini PCI card that allows for wireless connections. W ith Sony’ s W ireless Local Area Network (LAN) functionality , all compatible digi tal devices can communicate f reely without cable connections. A W ireless LAN is a network in which a[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 40 Y ou can also conn ect an Access Point to a telephone line, I ntegrated Services Digital Netwo rk (ISDN) router , cable m odem, or Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) modem to sh are access to the I nternet among mu ltiple computers. Comm unicating with Access P oi nt (infrastructure) An infras tructur e networ k is one that[...]

Connec ting t o a Wire less LAN 41 3 Click V iew A vailab le W ireles s Networks. The Connect to W ireless Network dialog box ap pears. 4 Sele ct th e ne t work yo u wan t to us e. 5 T ype the Net work K ey . See your network administ rator for this informati on. 6 Click Connect. Connec ting t o a wire less LAN[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 42 Comm unicating without Access P oint (ad-hoc) An ad-hoc networ k is on e in which a local netwo rk is created only by the wireless devices thems elves, with no other central contro ller or Acess Point. Each device communicates directly with o ther devices in the network. Y ou can set up an ad-hoc network easily at home.[...]

Connec ting t o a Wire less LAN 43 4 Cick the Advanced button. The W ireless Network Connection Properties dialog box ap pears. 5 Select the W ireless Networks tab. 6 Click the Ad d... button . The W ireless Network Properties dialog box appears. 7 Enter a N etwork name (S SID). C hoose a 6-digit name. 8 Check the bo x to select Data encr yption (W[...]

VA I O ® C o m p u t e r 44 11 Fill in the Network key . Choos e a 5-digi t name. 12 Cl ick O K . Y o ur n ew Net wor k na me ap pea rs in th e P ref err ed n e two rks windo w . 13 Click Advanced. T he Advanced dialog box appears. 14 Sele ct the opti on “Co m put er -to- co mpu te r (a d ho c) net wo rks onl y . 15 Click Close. 16 Click OK. T u[...]

45 Connecting P er ipheral De vices Y ou can add f unctional ity t o your c omputer by conne cting a vari ety of peri pherals, a s disc ussed i n the f ollowing s ecti ons: ❑ Conn ecting a Floppy D isk Drive ❑ Conn ecting a PC Card B us Dri ve ❑ Connecting an i.LINK Optical Disc Drive ❑ Conn ecting a USB Mouse ❑ Conn ecting V AIO Compu te[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 46 Connecti ng a Floppy Disk Drive Y ou can connect an option al flop py di sk driv e (FDD) to the U SB port on your computer . T o connect t he floppy disk drive Plug the USB cab le from the floppy disk drive into the USB port on the computer . The V AIO® logo on th e disk dri ve sh[...]

Co nne cti ng a Fl op p y D is k Dr i ve 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 flopp y disk ❑ When you finish usin g the floppy disk, wait until the LED indicator light turns off, and then press th e Eject button to[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 48 5 Confirm the co rrect device is selected in the “Stop a Hardware dev ice” dialog bo x. 6 The mes sage, “Floppy Disk Drive can now be s afely remov ed from the system” appears. Click OK. 7 Unplug the flop py disk drive from the co mputer . T o carr y the f lopp y disk drive[...]

Connec ting a PC Card Bus Driv e 49 Connecti ng a PC Car d Bus Drive Y ou can us e an option al optical drive, such as a Sony DVD-ROM or CD-R OM drive, with your computer . If yo u use an optio nal drive when yo ur comput er is runn ing on ba ttery pow er , the battery life wi ll be shor ter . The drive d raws power from th e computer throu gh a PC[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 50 3 Insert the PC Card into the PC Card s lot with the SO NY logo facing up . See “Using PC Card s” for de tails. T o inser t a disc 1 Press the Eject button. Th e disc tray slides out. Inserting PC Car d ✍ A protec tive co ver is att ached t o the len s of the op tical dri ve [...]

Connec ting a PC Card Bus Driv e 51 2 Place the disc in the tray with the label side facing up. 3 Push the disc ont o the hub until the disc clicks into place. 4 Close the t ray by pushin g it in gently . The Busy indicator on t he drive flashes while your computer is reading data from the disc. T o r emo ve th e dr ive Remove the PC Card fro m the[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 52 Notes on CD and D V D discs Handling CD or DVD discs ❑ Do not touch the surface of the disc. ❑ Do not d rop or b end the disc . ❑ A v oid usi ng a dhe si ve la bels to i de nt ify y ou r dis c s. Ad he si ve la be ls may come of f wh ile the disc is in us e in your op tical d[...]

Connec ting an i .LINK Op tical Disc Driv e 53 Connecti ng an i. LINK Opti cal Di sc Drive Y ou can use an optional i.LINK® * optical disc drive, such as a So ny DVD-ROM or CD- R W/DVD Combo D rive, wi th your comput er . This Sony V AIO® computer is p reinstalled with software that enables yo u to create CDs an d play DVD movies. The i.LINK opti[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 54 drive. Secur e the plug by tur ning the screw on the cable connector clockwise. 2 Inser t the str aight-s haped, tw o-pro ng plug of th e V AIO® co mputer peripher al cable into bot h the com puter ’ s i.LINK p ort and p eripher al device DC Out jack. 3 The i.LINK drive’ s pow[...]

Connec ting an i .LINK Op tical Disc Driv e 55 Notes on using i.LINK optical disc drives ❑ Y ou can us e the supplied Applicatio n Recovery , Driver Recovery , and System Recover y CDs with an i.LINK op tical disc drive. See “Application, Driver , and System Recov ery CDs” f or more infor mation. ❑ Do not use an optional i.LINK optical disc[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 56 Connecti ng a USB Mouse Y ou can connect an o ptional USB mouse, such as the Sony PCGA-UMS1 series, to your computer . T o connect a USB mouse Plug the mouse cable into the USB port. PCGA-UMS1 series drivers hav e already been ins talled. Connecti ng a USB Mo use ✍ A seria l mous[...]

Connec ting V AIO Compute rs 57 Connecti ng V AIO Computers Connecting with i.LINK Y ou can us e an option al i.LINK® * cable to connect your V AIO® computer to another V AIO comput er that has the preinstalled Micro soft® W indows ® operating system or the Sony Smart Conn ect software preinstalled . Y ou may us e an i.LINK cable (not supplied)[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 58 Connecting an i.LINK De vice Y our V AIO® computer includ es an i.LINK® * S400 (IE EE1394) p ort, wh ich you can use to connect a compatible i.LINK device, s uch as an i.LINK enabled digital video camer a recorder . See the manual su pplied with you r digital video camera recorde[...]

Conne cting an i.LI NK De v ice 59 T o conne ct a digi tal camc order ❑ Plug one end of an i.LINK® cable into the S400 port on the left side of the comp uter and t he other end in to the DV I n/Out po rt on t he digita l camcorder . Notes on connecti ng an i .LINK devi ce ❑ A connection to a Sony di gital camcorder is pictur ed above; your dig[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 60 ❑ Do not connect mo re than one dig ital video camera at a time. The software supplied with your computer will not recognize mu ltiple cameras. ❑ The i.LINK po rt does not sup ply power to extern al devices. If the ex ternal device req uires power fr om the i.LINK port, you can[...]

Connect ing an Ext ernal Disp la y 61 Connecti ng an External Displ a y Y ou can connect an extern al display to your V AIO® computer . For example, you can use the co mputer with any of the fo llowing: ❑ Computer d isplay or monitor (See “T o connect a compu ter display” for mo re information) ❑ Projector (See “T o conn ect a projector?[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 62 T o connect a computer display 1 First make sure the port replicator is connected to the computer . 2 Conn ect the com puter di spla y’ s VGA adapter t o the s uppli ed port repl i cat or ’ s Mon ito r po rt . T o connect a projector Y ou can us e a projector as an external dis[...]

Connect ing an Ext ernal Disp la y 63 1 First make sur e the port replicator is connected to the co mputer . 2 Plug one end o f the VGA s ignal cabl e (not s upplied ) into t he port replicator ’ s Monitor port, and the other end into the projector ’ s corres ponding port.[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 64 3 Plug the audio cable in to the Headphone jack . Connecti ng a Pr ojecto r ✍ See the ma nual su ppli ed with yo ur proje ctor for more informat ion on it s ins tallati on and us e. Y ou ma y not b e able to di splay the com pute r’ s L CD and th e extern al displ ay tog ethe r[...]

Connect ing an Ext ernal Disp la y 65 T o connect a TV Use the s upplied A V cable t o conn ect your TV m onitor to your comput er . 1 First make sur e the port replicator is connected to the co mputer . 2 Plug the supp lied A V cable into the port rep licator ’ s A V/TV Out jack. 3 Plug the oth er ends of th e A V cable into the TV , as shown b [...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 66 Connecti ng a USB Printer Y ou can connect a W indows® compati ble print er to you r comput er to pr int documen ts. T o connect a printer Plug the optio nal USB printer cable into the USB po rt on your co mputer and the USB port on your printer . Y ou can also con nect the USB pr[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Mic rophon e 67 Connecti ng an External Microphone Y ou can enhance the quality of sound input by using an external microphone. T o connect an e xternal m icr ophone Use the symbol to lo cate the red-colored Micro phone jack . Plug the microphone cable into t his jack. T o record fr om a micr ophone or audio equipment Y ou[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 68 1 Double-click on the task tray located in the lower right corner of the Desktop window . The V olume Contro l windo w appear s. 2 From the Options menu, click Prop erties. The Pro perties window appear s. 3 In the Adjust V olume pan el, select Recording, and then click OK. The Rec[...]

Connect ing an Ext er nal Mic rophon e 69 T o adjust sound de vice v olume Y ou can adjust the s ound device volum e for pl aying or recordi ng. T o adjust the v olume when p laying, do uble-click in the task tray located in the bottom right corner of the Desktop window . The V olume Control win dow is disp la yed . T o ad ju st th e so un d of ot [...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 70 Connecting E xternal 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 speaker cab le into this jack. Notes on using e xt ernal speakers ❑ Make s[...]

Expa nding Y our Com puter’ s Capabili ties 71 Expandin g Y o ur Computer’ s Capabili ties The follo wing peripher al devices can be connected to your computer , to expand the capabilities of your computer and enhance its versatility to meet your various busi nes s o r pe rs ona l n eeds : ❑ A Personal Digital Ass istant (PDA) ❑ The W irele[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 72 Y ou can also conn ect your Access Point to a telephon e line, Integrated Services Digital Netwo rk (ISDN) router , cable m odem, or Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) modem to sh are access to the I nternet among mu ltiple computers. ✍ For info rmation on avail able Son y produc ts,[...]

73 Customizing Y our V AIO Computer Y ou can customiz e the s etti ngs of your co mputer . The followi ng sect ions brie fly d escri be how to change y our comput er ’ s default sett ings. Y ou can also r e fer t o Sony Not ebook S etup Help f or mor e detai led in format ion. ❑ Displ aying t he Sony Note book S etup Screen ❑ Contro lling P o[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 74 Disp laying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen T o displ ay the So ny Notebo ok Setu p screen: 1 Click Star t on th e W indows® task bar . 2 Point t o All P rogram s and clic k Sony N ote book Set up. 3 Select th e tab for t he ite m you want t o chan ge. See “Son y Notebook Setup t[...]

Displa ying the Son y No tebook Setup Sc reen 75 Son y Notebook Setup tabs T ab Description About Th is Comp uter Disp lay system info rmation, includ ing me mory capacity , serial number , and BIOS version. Initial Setting Change the volume of the so unds that play while the operating syst em is loading. Select the o rder of drives and devices fro[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 76 Co ntr o llin g P o w er M ana geme nt The PowerPanel™ utility allows you to control the power management of your computer and pro vides key info rmation about sy stem activ ity and battery life . The fol lowing sectio ns brief ly d escribe how t o conse rve your computer’ s ba[...]

Contro lling P ow er Man ageme nt 77 T o customize Pow er Mana gement se ttin gs 1 Click the Current Profi le icon on the Power Management toolbar . 2 Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu. 3 Click a profile whose setting you want to change from the list in the left field. 4 Double-click an item whose setting you want to change from the list in[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 78 any of the predefined p rofiles (except fo r the Disable Power Man agement profil e), or y ou can cre ate your own profil e to sui t your portab le comput ing needs. The p redefined p rofiles are: Icon Description Maximu m Performance Provi des the be st sys tem perform ance while [...]

Contro lling P ow er Man ageme nt 79 Camera Optimizes perfor mance and p ower requirem ents for camera u sage. W ord Processing Optimizes power management with longer timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. Y o u can also establish settings for LCD (V ideo) Standby , Hard Disk Standby , and Standby to optimize power managemen t for yo ur sys [...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 80 P ower Management commands PowerPanel™ also pro vides power man agement comman ds that you can use to activate specific power manag ement functions and to co ntrol power for a s pecific device. Y ou can use these commands to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate act[...]

Displa ying Batte r y Inf o r mation 81 Displa ying Bat ter y Inf orm ation Y ou can display i nfor mation f or the batt ery on your com puter . The fol lowing sections bri efly de scribe ho w to dis play y our comput er ’ s general bat tery information. Y ou can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. T o activate the Batte [...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 82 Fully char ged Discharging No battery Batter y icon Batter y status[...]

Displa ying Batte r y Inf o r mation 83 Displaying detailed battery i nfo rmation Double-click the battery icon on the task tray to display the Battery Information wind ow . The screen appears disp laying the Ba ttery tab, which co ntains information s uch as the estimated time-to-em pty and char ging time. Customizing the Battery Information toolb[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 84 Changing the window design of Son y software T o change the wi ndow design 1 Click the Start button, then select Co ntrol Panel. 2 In the le ft wind ow pane of Cont rol Pan el, cli ck “Switch to Class ic V iew .” 3 Double-click UI Design Selector . 4 Cli ck < < o r >&g[...]

Selec ting t he Di spla y Mode 85 Sel ecti ng th e Di splay Mode This notebook uses the Intel® video controller , which enables you to select the desired dis play when the noteb ook is connected to an extern al monitor . When you conn ect an exter nal display , you can s witch the display mod e between your notebook’ s LCD display and the extern[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 86 4 Click the Intel® Graphics T echnology tab, then click the Grap hics Properties button. I f you wa nt to us e the TV as a dis play , deselect the Synchro nous Disp lay Mode bo x and cl ick Ap ply . Y ou cann ot use the TV and another displ ay simultan eousl y . 5 Click the Device[...]

87 Adding Memory In t he futur e you may want to ins tall memory modul es to expand t he func tional ity o f your computer . See the S pec ific ations flyer su ppl ied with your computer for t he amount of memory pr einstalle d on your compute r . Expans ion memor y modules ar e availa ble as o ptions . For memor y upgra des, use only PC10 0 (CL2) [...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 88 Precautions and P r ocedures The procedures described below assume familiarity with the general terminology associated with perso nal computers and with the safety practices and regulatory compli ance requi red fo r using and modif ying electronic eq uipm ent. ❑ Disconnect the system from its power s ource and [...]

Remo vi ng a M emory Modul e 89 Remo ving a Memo ry Module 1 T u rn of f the compu ter and all perip heral devices. 2 Disconnect the power cord and all cables from the computer , and remove the bat te ry . 3 W ait for the computer to cool down. 4 Use an appro priate screwdri ver to loosen an d remov e the four screws at the bott om of t he com put [...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 90 6 Slide the keyboard toward the LCD display , then lift it away slight ly . 7 Lift the keyb oard from the LCD display side. 8 Gently tu rn the key board ov er the touch pad. T ake care not to detach the cable when lifting the keyboard. 9 T ouch a me tal object (s uch as the connector panel on the back of your com[...]

Remo vi ng a M emory Modul e 91 12 Close the com puter cover and replace th e four ( 4) fastening s crews on the bott om of t he com put er .[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 92 Instal ling a Memor y Mo dule T o add a memor y module, proceed as follow s: 1 T ur n off 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 co mputer to co ol down. 4 Use an appro priate screwdriver to loosen an d remo[...]

Insta lling a Mem or y Mo dule 93 6 Slide the keyboard toward the LCD display , then lift it away slightly . 7 Lift th e keyboar d from th e LCD d isplay side. 8 Gently turn the key board over th e touchpad. T ake care not to detach the cable when lifting the keybo ard. 9 T ouch a met al object ( such as the connecto r panel on the bac k of yo ur c[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 94 12 Install the memory module by sliding the module in to the open slot. 13 Snap the con nectors into place when the board is corr ectly seated. 14 Close the comp uter cover and replace the four (4) fas tening s crews on the bott om of t he com put e r . Do no t to uch any part of t he mot he rbo ard o r the ot he[...]

Confi r ming Add ed Memo r y Capa city 95 Confirming Added Memor y Capacity 1 T u rn on the computer . 2 Click Start on the W indows® taskbar , point to All Programs, and then click Sony N otebook Setu p. 3 Click t he About Th is Noteb ook tab. V erify that the System Memo ry displayed in the left panel matches the amou nt of memory in stalled. ?[...]

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97 About the Softw are on Y our Computer Y our V AIO® computer is r eady to hel p you wor k, play , learn, and communi cate as soo n as you turn i t on. Thi s secti on give s you t he foll owin g: ❑ An over view of the vari ous softw are that come with your com puter and the activities you can perform with your software ❑ Detai ls on y our Son[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 98 Overview Y our computer may not be supplied with all of the software listed below , dependin g on t he con figurati on you purchas ed. P reinstalle d so ftware m ay not b e identical to retail versions, or include su pporting documentation. Adobe Acrobat® Reader™ Adobe Systems Inc. Acrobat Reader softw are ena[...]

About the Soft w are on Y our Com puter 99 Ar cSoft PhotoPrinter® 20 00 Pr o Ar cSoft, Inc. ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 200 0 is an easy-to-use, advanced printing program that lets you quickly lay out multip le images in multiple sizes o n a single sheet of paper . PhotoP rinter Pro of fers a w ide sel ection of templat es incl uding l andscap e, portrai[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 100 Micr osoft® Internet Explor er Microsof t Co rp. Internet Explorer del ivers the W eb the way you want it. It is saf e, easy to use, and you can person alize how you access the W eb. Outlook Express and other tools in Internet Ex plorer also help you hav e a great exper ience when you are on the We b . Micr oso[...]

About the Soft w are on Y our Com puter 101 Real J ukeb ox® Real Ne tw or ks I nc. RealJu kebox i s one of the wo rld’ s most widely used per sonal mu sic ma nagement systems. Using RealJukebox,yo u can captur e the contents of a music CD, manage an d play back yo ur mus ic, and view var ious music-r elated information via the In ternet. This Cu[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 102 Smart Ca pture Premium Sony Electr onics Inc. Sony’ s Smart Capture Premium application suppor ts still imag e and video capture from the built-in Sony MOTION EYE™ cam era, an analog V ideo In device such as a VCR, TV , or Playst ation®, or a digital video device conne cted to the PC through an i.LINK or US[...]

About the Soft w are on Y our Com puter 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 ing advanced disp la y an d na vi gat ion fe at ure s s uch as z oom , pa n, boo km ar k, a nd ti me sea rch .[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 104 D Vg ate application notes Digital video captures If you r system displays the message, “Failed to record to DV deck, please check deck’ s power status, cable c onnection…,” while you ar e recording images to a digi t al vid e o de vic e us in g DV ga te so ft war e, clos e all ope n ap pli ca tio ns, an[...]

D Vgate a pplicatio n n otes 105 Select the drive you want to defragment from the list, and click the Defragment butt on. See W in dows® Help for more i nformati on on defragmenti ng.[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 106 Application, Driver , and System Reco very CDs Y our compu ter is supplied with the follo wing application, driver , and system recovery CDs. T o use you r recover y CDs, see “Us ing Y our Recovery CDs ”for more information. Application Reco very CD(s ) Sony Electr onics Inc. This CD enables yo u to reinstal[...]

Using Y our Recov er y CDs 107 Using Y our Recovery CDs The fo llowing sect ions descri be how t o use t he Applicatio n Recover y , Driver Recovery , and System Recovery utilities. Y ou must connect an optional optical disc drive to use the App lication, Driver , and System R ecovery CD s. T o use the Application Reco very CD(s) The Application Re[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 108 your computer , hardware, o r software application. V AIO Support Agent, an application repair utility , uses a vault feature on the Driver Recovery CD during its software healin g process. Y ou must be in W ind ows® to run the Driver Recovery CD utility . Reinstalling specific dr ivers with the Driver Recovery[...]

Using Y our Recov er y CDs 109 6 Click with the left mouse bu tton to high light the unknow n dev ice (iden tified by a y ellow ques tion mark) or the devi ce for whic h you wish t o reinstal l the driv er . 7 From the Action menu, click Uninstall. This will remove th e device driver from you r system. Click OK to con firm this action. Rep eat as n[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 11 0 Reinstalling all drivers with the Driver Recover y CD 1 T ur n on your comput er . If your comput er is alre ady on, cl ose all applications. 2 When the W indows desktop app ears, insert the Driver R ecovery CD into the optical disc drive. 3 Click Start in the W indows taskbar , then Control Panel. The Con trol[...]

Using Y our Recov er y CDs 111 8 Click Reinstall Driver . The Hardware Update W izard appears. 9 Click Next. The wizard will search for the cor rect driver on your Driver Recover y CD. 10 When the recovery process is complet e, click Finish. Some drivers will requi re that you reboot the comp uter to compl ete instal lation. T o use the Syst em Rec[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 11 2 Y ou can us e the System Recover y 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 d isk drive. If you experience a problem with your computer , reinstalling an indi[...]

Using Y our Recov er y CDs 11 3 3 Press the arrow key s to select the Exit menu. 4 Press the ar row keys to select “Get Defau lt V alues” and then press th e Enter key . The message “Lo ad default co nfiguration now?” ap pears. 5 Check that “Y es” is selected, then press the Enter k ey . 6 Press the arr ow keys to select “Exit” (Sav[...]

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11 5 T roub leshooting This se ction des cribes how to sol ve common pr oblems you may encount er when us ing you r comput er . Many pr oblems hav e simple s oluti ons, so try thes e sugge stion s befor e you c ontact Sony Compu ting S upport (http: //www .sony .com/pcsupp ort). ❑ T roubl e shoo tin g Y o ur Com put er ❑ T roubleshooting the LC[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 11 6 T roub leshooting Y our Computer My computer does not star t. ❑ Check that the com puter is p lugged into a power source and that it is tur ned on. Check th at the power indi cator on the fron t panel of th e computer indicates that the power is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted pr operly and is[...]

T roub lesho oting Y our C ompu ter 11 7 5 Select Y es and press Enter . 6 Select Exit (Save Changes ), and then pr ess Enter . 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” appears an d Windo ws[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 11 8 My computer stops responding or does not shut do wn. It is b est to sh ut down your compu ter usi ng the T urn Off Comput er command on the W indows Start menu. Using oth er methods , inclu ding thos e listed here, may result in lo ss of unsav ed data. ❑ T ry restarting the comp uter . On the W indows taskbar[...]

T roub lesho oting Y our C ompu ter 11 9 The sound of m y computer’ s fan i s too loud. Use the PowerPanel™ u tility to change the Thermal Con trol Strategy setting to Quiet. This setting slows down the CPU speed. See PowerPanel Help for more information. Wh y doe s the System Pr op er ties dialog bo x display a slower CPU speed than advertised[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 120 T roub leshooti ng the LCD Scre en My LCD scree n is bl ank. ❑ Check that the com puter is p lugged into a power source and that it is tur ned on. ❑ Check that the po wer indicator o n the compu ter is on. ❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted pr operly and that it is char ged. ❑ The comp uter may be[...]

T roub lesho oting t he Mouse and T ouc hpad 121 T roub lesh ootin g the Mouse and T ouchpad My mouse does not work. ❑ If yo u are using an external mou se, check that the mouse cable is plugged into the USB port. See “Connecting a USB Mou se” for details. Note that a serial mouse or PS/2® mous e is not compatible with this co mputer . ❑ I[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 122 The pointer does not mo ve while I am using the T ouchpad or Mouse . ❑ The comp uter should be res tarted. Follow these steps: 1 Press t he W indows key . 2 Press the “U” key to select T urn Of f C omputer / Shut Down, an d wait at least four seconds. 3 Press the “R” key to restart your co mputer . ❑[...]

T roub les hootin g Driv es , PC Ca rds and P er iphera l De vices 123 T roub les hooting Drives, PC Car ds and P eri pheral Devices My floppy disk drive icon doesn’t appear even though it i s connected. ❑ Make sure that th e floppy disk drive is properly co nnected. W ait a few moments to allow th e computer to recog nize the drive. ❑ Close [...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 124 2 Select the Hardware tab and then click the Device Mana ger button. The Device Man ager window ap pears. 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-R OM device” check box. ❑ Do not use adhes[...]

T roub lesho oting i.LI NK de vice s 125 T roub lesh ooting i .LI NK devices I cannot estab lish a connection between tw o V AIO computers when using an i.LIN K cable. 1 Disconnect the i.LINK® * cable from b oth comput ers and recon nect it. 2 W ait for the computers to respond. If neither co mputer res ponds after a few moments , restart both co [...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 126 T roub leshooting Software My software program stops responding or crashes. Contact the soft ware publ isher or designat ed pro vider for technical s uppor t. See the “About the So ftware o n Y our Comput er”section for more infor mation. When I clic k an application icon, the message “Y ou must inser t t [...]

T roub leshooti ng Softw are 127 What software do I use for CD-R/CD-R W software functions? Sony recommends using the preinstalled SonicStage software’ s Record function to create any CDs on your V AIO® computer , if t he specific model you purcha sed is prec onfigured with all neces sary components for CD-R and CD- R W capability . Downloading [...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 128 T roub leshooting th e Modem My modem do es not w ork . ❑ Check that the ph one line is plugged in to the line jack. See “Conn ecting a Phone Line” for detai ls. ❑ Check th at the ph one lin e is worki ng. Y ou can check t he line by plugg ing in an ord inary pho ne and l istenin g for a di al tone. ❑ [...]

T ro ublesh o oti ng Wi re le ss LA N f unc t ions 129 T roub les hooting Wireless LAN functions I cannot use the Wireless LAN funct ionality . Check if the W ireless LAN switch on the left side of the computer is in the ON posi tio n. The computer c annot connect to a Wireless LAN Access Po i n t . ❑ Check if the W ireless LAN switch on the left[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 130 configurations, radio conditions, and software compati bility . T o maximize the data transfer speed, m ove your com puter away fr om obstructions o r nearer to any Access Poi nt you may be usi ng. ❑ If you are using a W ireless LAN Access Point, the device may be temporari ly over loaded depending on the n um[...]

T roub lesho oting A udio 131 T roub le shootin g A udio 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 th e speakers using the Jog Dial control. ❑ If the speak er volume is tur ned to the min imum, press the Fn+F4 keys, and then pr ess or to increase t[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 132 1 Right-click the CPU icon on the bottom right of the taskb ar , and click “Edit/create profiles. Th e Profile editor wind ow 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 o n batter y pow[...]

T roubl eshoo ting M emory Stick Medi a 133 T roub lesh ooting Memor y Stic k Media Image files do not ope n e ven though I insert Memor y Stick me dia in to th e slo t. ❑ By the default set ting, V isualFlo w™ software starts au tomatically when y ou insert Memory Stick® media into the slot. ❑ If V isualFlow software is active and the image[...]

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135 Getting Help Sony pr ovides yo u with sever al support opti ons to answer quest ions a bout your V AIO® c omputer or the pr einstall ed sof twar e. Refer to the se r esour ces in t he or der they ar e liste d.[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 136 Suppor t Opti ons 1 V AIO® User Gui de and V AIO® Qu ick S tart The onlin e V AIO® Computer User Guid e and prin ted V A IO® Computer Quick Start pro vide you with informati on on h ow to maxi mize your computer capabilities and solve common problems. T o access the online user guide, cl ick Start on the W i[...]

Suppo r t Options 137 6 Sony Fax-on -Deman d This service, which requires a fax machin e or your fax software, p rovides answers to commonly ask ed questions. Y ou can use this au tomated service to req uest a list of available topics, then select the topics that yo u want to receive. T o contact the Sony fax-on-demand service, call: 1-888- 4-S ONY[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 138 Software Suppo r t Information Adobe Acro bat® 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.) PhotoPri nter® 200 0 Pr o ( Arc Soft, I nc.) PC-Cillin® 2000 (T ren[...]

Softw are S uppor t Inf o r mation 139 Quicken® (Int uit Inc.) RealJ ukebox®, RealPl ayer (Real Networks, Inc. ) Sony Appli catio ns (Sony Electronics Inc.) Windows® Operating System, Internet Ex plorer , W ord (Microsoft Corp.) WinDVD® (InterV ideo, Inc.) W eb site http://w ww .anti vi rus.com/ pc-cillin / phon e 949-38 7-7800 e-mail suppo rt@[...]

V AIO® C omputer Q uic k Star t 140 Son y Servic e Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4-SONY-PC (1-88 8-476- 6972) or fi nd Son y Comp uting Serv ice on the W eb at: http://www .son y .com/pcsu pport.[...]

141 A About This Computer tab 75 AC power settin g 78 adding hardware 45 memory 87 peripher als 45 printers 66 adjusting brig h tnes s 17 volu m e 17 Alt key 14 Applic ation Recover y CD 107 Applic ations key 14 audio adjusting volum e 17 troubl esho oting 131 Audio tab 75 B batter y packs charg e status icons 81 conservi ng batt ery po wer 80 Batt[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 142 inserting 50 CD- ROM dri ve closi ng lid 51 connecting 29, 49 using 49 cleaning CD or DVD discs 52 coin-operated telephones 35 computer connecting to ano ther 57 expanding capabilities 71 set up scr een 74 Connecting Ethernet 36 LAN 36 connecting another V AIO computer 57 CD- ROM [...]

143 Ctrl ke y 14 curso r-movemen t keys 13 D digital video camera 59 disp lay connecting an ex ternal 61 mode 85 Driv er Rec overy CD 107 driv es 49 CD-ROM 49 floppy dis k 46 optical 49 troubl esho oting 123 DV In/Out 59 DVD-ROM dr ive tray troubl esho oting 124 DVgate applications 104 E Eject button 47 ejecting floppy dis ks 47 Escape key 13 expan[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 144 functi on keys 13, 14 G Guide mode 21 H handling CD or DVD discs 52 floppy dis ks 48 hardware onlin e supp ort 136 headpho ne connec tor 64 help getting 135 Hibernate mode 18, 32 I i.LINK 59 connecting an i.LI NK device 58 not es on 59 i.LINK optical disc drive connecting 53 not e[...]

145 L LAN connecting to 36 Launcher mod e 20 LCD troubl esho oting 120 M MagicGate 24 Maximum Battery Life power se tting 78 Maximum Perf ormance po wer settin g 78 memory adding 87 confirming ad ded capacity 95 removi ng 89 memory module installing 29 Memory Stick note s on 27 troubl esho oting 133 usi ng 24 Vi s u a l F l o w 26 Memory Stick card[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 146 networ k connecting 29 Notebo ok Set up ta bs 75 Num Lock indi c ator li ght 16 numeric ke ypad area 13 O operator keys 14 output devices adding 66 P party ph one lines 35 PBX 35 PC Card inserting 29 removing 30 troubl eshoo ting 123 Ty p e I I 29 using 29 PDA 71 peripher al devic[...]

147 Standb y 17, 32 powe r se tti ng AC 78 Maximum Batte ry Life 78 Maximum Pe rforman ce 78 Power Managem ent Of f 78 Standb y 80 V ideo Standby 80 PowerPanel activating 76 custom izin g tool bar 78, 80 Print Screen key 13 printer connecting 66 por t 66 project or 62 R Recover y CD 107 removi ng floppy dis k drive 30, 47 floppy dis ks 47 memory mo[...]

Change te xt in this v ariabl e defi nition to doc ument title . 148 troubl eshoo ting 126 using the Jog Dial contro l with 22 Sony F ax-on-Deman d servi ce 137 Sony N otebook Setu p screen 74 Sony S ervice Cent er 139 speakers connecting 70 troubl eshoo ting 131 Standb y mode 17, 32, 80 Start but ton 74 supp ort opt ions 135 swi tchi ng displ ay 1[...]

149 V V AIO Action Setup 19 V AIO® Act ion Setup 20 video cam era 59 Vi s u a l F l o w 26 volu m e adjusting 17 W wind ow desi gn of Sony s oft ware 84 W indows Explor er 14 Find w indow 15 hel p 14 key 14 key combinations 14 taskbar 118 Wi r e l e s s L A N 39, 71[...]