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N User Guide P ers onal Computer V GN-NR100 Series.
2 nN Cont ents Before Use ................. ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... .... ......... ............. ............. ............. ....6 Documenta tion ................. ........
3 nN Using P eripheral Devices .................... ............. .................... ............. ............ ............. ............ . ............. ............. ............. ..6 0 Connectin g External Speaker s ............ ............. ..
4 nN Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ..9 4 On Handling the LCD Screen . ............. ........
5 nN Keyboard . ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ......... .... ............. ............. ............. 137 Floppy Di sks .............. ............. ............. .
6 nN Befo re Use Bef ore Use Congrat ulatio ns on your pur chase o f this Sony VA IO ® comp uter, and welco me to th e on-scre en User G uide. S ony ha s combin ed lea ding- edge te chnology in au dio, vid eo, co mputing , and com munic ations to provide state- of-the- art per sonal computi ng exper ience.
7 nN Befo re Use Docume ntation Your d ocume ntation include s pr inted in formati on and user gui des to r ead on y our VA IO compu ter. Printed Documentation ❑ We l c o m e m at — Contain s an overv iew of compone nts conn ection , set-up informati on, etc.
8 nN Befo re Use ❑ V AIO Recovery Center U ser Guid e — Provides i nformat ion about resto rin g indi vidua l soft ware programs, software dri v ers, a nd dr ive par tit ion (s) or your enti re hard disk dr i ve to the or igina l factor y ins talled s etting s.
9 nN Befo re Use Help and Suppor t Help and Support is easy to acce ss and pr ovides a singl e loca tion for informat ion and techn ical as sist ance fo r your VAIO compute r. Choos e from the follow ing categ ories to find the an swer s you nee d. To ac cess Help and Support , click Star t and Help a nd Support .
10 nN Befo re Use Ergonomic Considerations You wil l be u sing you r compu ter as a p ortab le dev ice in a variet y of en vironme nts. W henever possib le, yo u should attempt to take accou nt of the.
11 nN Befo re Use ❑ Viewing angle of the computer's displa y – Use the display's tilti ng feature to find the best positio n. Y ou can reduc e ey e strain and muscle fatigue by adjusting the tilt of the displ ay to the proper position . Adjust the br igh tness lev el of the displ ay as well.
12 nN Getting Started Getting Star ted This sect ion desc ribes h ow to ge t started using your V AIO com puter. ! Before s tarting yo ur compute r for the firs t time, d o not con nect any other har dware that did not o riginal ly come wi th your c omp uter .
13 nN Getting Started Locating Cont rols and P or ts Take a mome nt to id entify the contr ols and ports s hown on t he followi ng pag es. F ront A S1 butto n (pag e 29) B AV M O D E button (page 29) .
14 nN Getting Started Bac k A DC IN por t (pag e 19) B Batter y c onnec tor (pag e 20) C Ne twor k (E th er n et ) por t (page 75) D Modem port (pag e 52).
15 nN Getting Started Right A Express Card/34 slot (page 3 9) B Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts * (p age 69) C i.LINK (IEEE 1394) S400 p or t (page 73) D Headp hones jack (p age 61) E Microp hone jack (pag e 68) F Mon ito r (VGA) por t (page 62 ) G Air vents * Suppor t high-/ful l-/low- sp eeds .
16 nN Getting Started Left A Secur ity slot B Opti cal disc driv e (page 30) C Opti cal disc driv e i ndica tor (page 1 8) D Driv e ej ect b utt on (page 30) E Manual e ject hole ( page 12 4) F Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0) por ts * (p age 69) * Suppor t high-/ful l-/low- sp eeds .
17 nN Getting Started Bottom A Air vents.
18 nN Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your c omput er is eq uipped with th e followin g indi cator l ights. Indicat or Functions Po w e r 1 Illuminates when the power of the computer is on, blinks when the computer is in Sleep mode, and turns of f when the computer is in Hibernate mode or off.
19 nN Getting Started Connecting a P ower Source You ca n use either an AC ada pter or a recharge able ba ttery pa ck as a power sou rce for your comp uter. Using the A C Adapter ✍ Use your co mputer only wi th the suppl ied AC ad apter . To use t he AC adap ter 1 Plug on e end of the power cord (1) int o the AC adapter ( 3).
20 nN Getting Started Using the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time of delive ry. Installing the Battery P ac k To install th e batter y pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid.
21 nN Getting Started Charging the Batter y P ack The ba ttery pac k suppl ied with y our compu ter is n ot full y charg ed at th e time of delive ry. To charge th e battery pack 1 Install the batter y pack. 2 Connect t he AC adapter to the compu ter .
22 nN Getting Started ! Charge the b atter y pack as d escribe d in this manual fro m your first batter y cha rge. ✍ When th e batter y pack is run ning out of pow er , bo th the b atter y and po wer in dicato r light s blink . Keep the bat ter y pack in your comput er while it is d irectly conn ected to AC power .
23 nN Getting Started Removing t he Battery P ac k ! Y ou may lose dat a if you remo ve the bat ter y pack while your comp uter is on an d not con necte d to the AC adapt er or if you remov e the batte r y pack while the co mputer is i n Sleep mo de. To remove the b attery pack 1 T ur n off the c ompute r and cl ose the LC D scree n lid.
24 nN Getting Started Shutting Down Y our Computer Saf ely To av oid lo sing uns aved data, be sure to shut do wn you r comput er prop erly, as desc ribed b elow. To shut dow n your com puter 1 T ur n off any per iphe rals conn ected to the comp uter .
25 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Y our V AIO C omput er This se ction des cribe s how to ge t the mo st out o f using y our VAI O compu ter. ❑ Using the K eyboar d (page 26) ❑ Using the T ou.
26 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the K eyboard Your k eyboar d is very simila r to a desktop compu ter keyb oard, but has addition al ke ys that p erfor m mode l-specifi c tasks . Combinations and Fun ctions with the Fn K ey ✍ Some keyb oard functi ons can be us ed onl y after the ope rating sy stem finis hed launc hing.
27 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Fn + (F 12) : Hibernate Provides f or the lowest l ev el of pow er cons umption. When you e x ecute this command, the states of the sy stem and the connec ted peripheral devices are wr itten to the hard disk dr ive and the system power is tur ned off.
28 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the T ouch P ad You ca n poin t to, se lect, d rag, and scr oll objec ts on the scr een us ing th e touch pad . ✍ Y ou can disab le/enab le the tou ch pa d to s uit yo ur prefere nce f or us ing the mouse.
29 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your c omput er is eq uipped with spec ial b uttons to help y ou use specifi c functi ons of the compu ter. Special-func tion butt on Functions S1 button By def ault, the S1 b utton tur ns the v olume on and off .
30 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Optical Disc Dr ive Your c omput er is eq uipped with an optical disc dr ive. To insert a disc 1 T ur n on the c ompute r .
31 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 4 Close th e tra y by push ing it in gently . ! Do not remov e the optica l disc wh en your compu ter is in a po wer saving mod e (Sleep or Hibern ate).
32 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Reading and Writing Optical Discs Your com puter plays a nd recor ds CDs, D VDs, a nd Blu-ra y Dis c ™ media, de pendin g on th e model y ou purch ased. Check yo ur specif ication s for the ty pe of opti cal disc dri ve instal led on your mode l.
33 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer PR: play able and recordable P: play able but not recordable –: not pla yab le or recordable CD- ROM Video CD Music CD CD Extr a CD-R/ RW DVD - ROM DV D - Video BD- .
34 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! This p roduct i s design ed to playback discs that con form to the Comp act Di sc Digit al Audi o stan dard speci ficatio ns (CD St andard) . A Dual Disc is a two sided disc produc t whi ch ma tes DV D rec orded materi al o n one s ide w ith digit al audi o mat erial on t he othe r side .
35 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Use only Sony recomm ended s oftware, which i s preinsta lled o n your compu ter , to write data to a disc. Other software p rograms may not be fu lly c ompat ible and er rors may result .
36 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Notes on pla y ing discs To ac hieve op timum p erforma nce when p laying d iscs, y ou sh ould foll ow thes e recom mendations . ❑ Some CD play ers a nd com puters' optical disc dr ives may not be able to play audio CDs crea ted with t he CD -R or CD -RW disc medi a.
37 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing CDs To pl ay an au dio CD 1 Inser t a disc into the optical disc dr ive. 2 If nothing appear s on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desire d CD so ftware to play the CD . If the Audi o C D windo w appears , click to sele ct an o ption.
38 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Pla y ing D VDs To play a DVD 1 Close al l r unning software a pplicati ons. 2 Inser t a D VD into the opt ical disc dr ive. 3 If nothing appear s on the desktop, then click Start , All Programs , and the desired D VD software to play the D V D .
39 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the ExpressCard Module Your c omput er is eq uipped with ei ther a Uni versa l Expre ssCard ™ slot * or an E xpres sCard ™ /34 slot * fo r transfer ring da ta amon g digital came ras, ca mcorder s, mu sic pl ayers, and oth er aud io/video devi ces.
40 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing an E xpressCard Module ! Use care when insertin g or removing the Express Card modul e from the slot. Do no t force it in or out of t he slot. ✍ Y ou do not need to shu t down your compu ter befo re inserting o r removing the Ex pressCa rd module.
41 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing an ExpressCard Module Foll ow the steps belo w to remov e the E xpressCa rd mo dule whil e your c ompute r is on. If it is n ot remov ed proper ly, you r system m ay not work prope rly. To remov e an Ex pres sCard mo dule ✍ T o remove an Express Card mod ule when you r comput er is off, skip steps 1 to 7.
42 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Memor y Stick Media Memo ry Stick med ia is a comp act, por table, and v ersati le IC re cording medi a esp ecially desig ned for exch anging and sha ring digital data with com patibl e produc ts, suc h as di gital c amera s, mobil e phon es an d other devices .
43 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Bef ore Y ou Use t he Memor y Stic k Media The Me mory St ick sl ot on y our comp uter can acco mmodate bot h stand ard- an d Duo-si ze med ia and support M emor y Stick PRO an d Memory Stic k PRO- HG Duo me dia wit h high speed and high c apacity capabil ities.
44 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Stic k Media To insert a Memory Stick media 1 Loca te the M emo r y Sti ck slot. 2 Hold t he Memor y Stick media with the arrow facing upward an d point ing toward the Mem or y St ick slot. 3 Careful ly slid e the M emor y Stick media into the slot unti l it clicks into plac e.
45 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer ! Be sure to hol d the Me mor y Stic k media wi th th e arrow poi nting in th e correct d irectio n as you insert it int o the slot. T o avoi d d amagi ng your comp uter or the Memo ry Stick media, do not force the Memor y St ick med ia into th e slot if you cannot i nsert it sm oothl y .
46 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To format a Memo ry Stick media The Me mory St ick media has been f ormatt ed in the fa ctor y defau lt set ting an d is rea dy for u se. If you wa nt to refor mat the me dia wi th your com puter, fol low the se steps.
47 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer 6 At the c onfir mati on promp t, click OK . The for matting process star ts. ! It may ta ke time to format the Memory St ick media d ependin g on th e media.
48 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memor y Stic k Media To remove a Me mory Stick media 1 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight i s off. 2 Push th e Memor y Stick media in toward the computer. The Mem or y S tick media ejec ts. 3 Pull th e Memor y Stick media o ut of the slot.
49 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Other Memor y Cards In additi on to the Memor y Stick sl ot and E xpressCar d slot, your comp uter is equi pped wi th an SD memory ca rd slot . You c an use thi s slot to transfe r data among d igital c ameras, camc orders, music player s, and other aud io/video devic es.
50 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Inser t ing a Memory Card To insert a memory card 1 Locate th e SD memor y card sl ot. 2 Hold the m emor y card with th e arrow facing upward and p ointin g toward the memor y card slo t. 3 Careful ly slid e the me mor y card in to the slo t until it clicks int o plac e.
51 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Removing a Memory Card ! Do not remov e a memor y card while the Medi a Acce ss indicat or ligh t is on. If you do, the card or its d ata may beco me damage d. To remove a me mory card 1 Check that the Media Acce ss indi cator l ight i s off.
52 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using the Inter ne t Setting Up a Dial-up In ter net Connection Before you can conne ct to th e Internet , you n eed to con nect your compute r to a telephone line w ith a te lephone c able (no t suppli ed). On ce yo u have set up y our telep hone c able con necti on, you ar e ready to connec t to the Internet.
53 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Using Wireless LAN (WLAN ) Using the Sony Wireles s LAN (WL AN), all yo ur digital devi ces with bui lt-in WL AN function ality communic ate freely with each other th rough a netwo rk. A WL AN is a netwo rk in w hich a use r can con nect to a Loc al Area Ne twork (LAN) through a wi reless (radio) connec tion.
54 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer IEEE 80 2.11b/ g is a wire le ss LAN sta ndard, using th e 2.4 GH z bandw idth. The IEEE 802.11 g stand ard provi des hi gh-s peed co mmunica tions, fast er than the IEEE 80 2.
55 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng without an Access P oint (Ad-hoc) An ad- hoc networ k is a networ k in w hich a LA N is create d only by th e wirele ss de vices themse lves, wi th no ot her cent ral contr oller or a ccess point. Ea ch dev ice com municate s direc tly with other d evices in the ne twork.
56 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To commu nicate witho ut an acce ss point (a d-hoc) ! Y ou cannot selec t the 5 GHz band width, which is used for the IEEE 80 2.11 a stan dard, on ad-hoc networ ks. The IEE E 802.11 n stan dard, using th e 2.4 or 5 G Hz bandw idth, is not ava ilab le on ad -hoc net work s.
57 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Communicati ng with an Access P oint (Infrastructure) An infr astructur e network is a n etwork tha t exten ds an exi sting wir ed local network to wirele ss devi ces b y providin g an ac cess poin t (not suppl ied), for ex ample the Sony Acc ess Poin t.
58 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer To conne ct to a wirele ss net work 1 Make sure an ac cess point is set up. See the m anual tha t came with your access point for more infor mation. 2 T ur n on the WIRELESS or WIRELESS LAN sw i t c h. The Wi reless LAN indi cator l ights up and the V AIO Sma r t Network window appea rs.
59 nN Using Y our V AIO Computer Stopping Wireless LAN Commun ication To stop wireless LA N communication 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center . 2 Double-clic k Networ k Connections and V AIO Smar t Network . 3 Click the button next to the WLAN icon.
60 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using P er ipher al De vices You ca n add fu nctio nality to your VAIO c ompute r by usi ng the various ports on the c ompute r.
61 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting Exter nal Speak ers You ca n enhan ce the sound quali ty of y our com puter by conne cting externa l spea kers. To connect e xternal speakers 1 Plug the speaker ca ble (1) into the head phones j ack (2) i . 2 Plug the other end of the s peaker cable to the exter nal spe aker (3).
62 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Displa y You ca n conn ect an external displa y (not suppli ed) to yo ur c omputer. F or exa mple, you can u se the compu ter with a compu ter displa y or a projec tor . ✍ Connec t the power cord af ter conne cting al l other cab les.
63 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Multimedia Computer Displa y You ca n conn ect a m ultim edia com puter display that in clud es built- in spea kers and a microp hone to your co mputer . To connect a multim edia comp uter di splay 1 Plug the power cord of your multi media computer display (1) i nto an AC outlet.
64 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Projector You ca n conn ect a pro jector (fo r examp le, the Sony LCD p rojecto r) to y our comp uter. To connect a projecto r 1 Connect t he power cord (1) of your proje ctor int o an AC outlet. 2 Plug an RGB sig nal cable (2) (not supp lied) into the mon itor (VGA) por t (3) a on the computer .
65 nN Using P eripheral De vices Selecting Displa y Modes You can se lect whi ch displa y to be used as th e primar y monitor whe n an exter nal displa y (desk top monito r, etc.
66 nN Using P eripheral De vices Using the Multiple Monitors Function The M ultipl e Mon itors f unction allows you to dis tribute p ortio ns of your desktop acro ss sep arate displa ys.
67 nN Using P eripheral De vices To sele ct the Mul tiple Mo nitors mode 1 Right-cli ck on the des ktop and s elect Per sonaliz e . 2 Click D ispla y Sett ings . The Display Settings window app ears. 3 F ollow th e on-scre en ins truc tions to chang e the setti ngs.
68 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an Exter nal Microphone If you need to use a sound i nput de vice ( for exa mple, to c hat o ver the Internet) , you nee d to pl ug in an ex ternal microph one (not s uppli ed). To con nect an exter nal mic rop hone Plug th e micro phone cab le (1) into the microp hone j ack (2) m .
69 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Universal Se rial Bus (U SB) De vice To prev ent yo ur compu ter an d/or U SB device s from da mage, o bserve the follow ing: ❑ When movin g the comp uter w ith USB devices c onnected, av oid any sho ck or f orce t o the US B por ts.
70 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a USB Flopp y Disk Dr iv e You ca n purcha se a US B flo ppy dis k drive an d conn ect it to your com puter . To connect a USB floppy d isk drive 1 Choose th e USB por t (1) y ou prefer to use. 2 Plug the USB flop p y dis k dr ive cable (2) into th e USB p or t.
71 nN Using P eripheral De vices Disconnect ing a USB flopp y disk driv e You c an di sconnec t a USB floppy dis k drive when your c ompute r is o n or off . Disc onnec ting the drive when t he co mputer i s in a pow er sa ving mode (Sl eep or Hi berna te) may cause the c omputer to malfun ction .
72 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Prin ter You ca n conn ect a W indows- comp atible printer to yo ur compu ter to print do cument s. Connecting a Printer Using the USB P or t You ca n conn ect a U SB prin ter comp atible wi th your v ersion of Windo ws to th e comp uter.
73 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting an i.LIN K De vice Notes on connecting i.LI NK de vices ❑ Y our co mputer i s equipp ed with an i. LINK po r t, wh ich you can use to con nect to an i.LINK device such as a digital video camcorde r . ❑ The i.
74 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder To connect a digital vi deo cam corder Plug on e end o f an i.L INK cable (1) ( not sup plied) into the i. LINK po rt (2) o n the com puter and the othe r end into the DV In/ Out por t (3) o n the digi tal vide o camcor der.
75 nN Using P eripheral De vices Connecting to a Networ k (LAN) You can co nnect yo ur compute r to 100BASE -TX/1 0BAS E-T-typ e networks with an Ethernet ne twork cabl e. Connec t one end of a netwo rk cabl e (not s upplied) to the netw ork (E thernet) port on t he compute r and the othe r end to y our netwo rk.
76 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Customizing Y our V AIO Computer This sect ion brie fly de scrib es how to c hange the main setting s of y our VAIO c ompute r. Among other things, y ou wil l learn how to us e and cus tomiz e the look of your Sony s oftware an d utiliti es, etc.
77 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting the P ass word Use one of the B IOS func tions to set the password. Once you ha ve se t the pa ssword, you will be promp ted to en ter th e pass word afte r the VA IO log o appea rs to s tart your compute r.
78 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To add the power- on pas sword 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears.
79 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Changing/Remo ving the P o wer-on P ass word To change or remove th e power- on password 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Pres s the F2 k ey when the V AIO logo ap pears. The BIOS setup s creen appea rs. If not, re star t th e comp uter and p ress th e F2 ke y sev eral times wh en the V AIO lo go appears.
80 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Setting Up Y our Computer with V AIO Control Cente r The VAIO Control Center utility allows y ou to a ccess system informat ion an d to sp ecify prefer ences for s ystem be havi or. To use V AIO Cont rol C enter 1 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center .
81 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using the P ow er Sa ving Modes When y ou use a battery pack a s the p ower sourc e for yo ur co mputer, y ou ca n take advantage of the p ower m anagem ent setting s to conse rve battery li fe.
82 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Sleep Mode Sleep m ode turns off th e LCD sc reen and places the sto rage dev ice(s) and the CPU int o a low powe r con sumption mode.
83 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r If the compu ter is not u sed for a cer tain pe riod of ti me, it will enter Sleep m ode. To m odify this, yo u can ch ange the Slee p mode se ttings . To change the Slee p mode settings 1 Right-cli ck the power status icon on the t askbar and sele ct Po wer Options .
84 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Using Hibernate Mode In Hiber nate mode , the st ate of th e system is saved on the h ard dis k drive an d power is turned off. Ev en when the batt ery runs down, no data will be lost. T he po wer indi cator li ght is off in this mod e.
85 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r To retu rn to Norma l mode Press t he power butto n. The c omputer ret urns to its norma l sta te. ! If you press an d hold the po wer button f or more than fo ur seconds, your comput er will turn of f automat ically.
86 nN Customizi ng Y our V AIO Compute r Managing P ow er with V AIO P ow er Management Power manage ment h elps you set up powe r sche mes f or runn ing on AC o r batter y powe r to su it you r requ irements for power cons umptio n. VAIO Power Management is a software ap plic ation dev eloped ex clusiv ely for V AIO com puters.
87 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Upgrading Y our V A IO Computer Your V AIO co mputer and m emory m odules use hi gh preci sion co mponen ts and electr onic connector s tech nology .
88 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Adding and Removing Memor y If you want to expan d the f unctional ity of yo ur comp uter, you can incr ease the mem ory b y installi ng optio nal mem ory modu les. Before you upgr ade your compute r's memor y, rea d the notes and proc edures in the followi ng pages .
89 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer ❑ Use the s pecial bag del ivered with the memor y module or wrap the m odule in al uminum foil to prote ct it fro m ESD .
90 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Removing and Installing a Memor y Module To change or add a memory m odule 1 Shut down the c omput er and discon nect all per ipheral d evices. 2 Unplug th e comp uter and rem ov e the batter y pa ck. 3 W ait unti l the c ompute r cools down.
91 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 6 Remove the currentl y instal led me mor y module as follows: ❑ Pull the latch es in the dire ction of th e arrows ( 1). The mem or y mo dule is re lease d. ❑ Make sure that th e memo r y mod ule tilts up and then pu ll it out i n the d irection o f the ar row (2).
92 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer 8 Slide t he memo r y mod ule into t he memo r y mod ule slot and pu sh it i n until i t clicks into place. ! Do not to uch any other co mponent s on the mot herbo ard.
93 nN Upgrading Y our V AIO Computer Viewin g the Amount of Memor y To view the amount of me mory 1 T ur n on the c ompute r . 2 Click St art , All Pro grams , and V A IO Control Center . The V AIO Control Center window appea rs. 3 Double-click the System I nf orm atio n icon unde r the System I nf ormat ion folder .
94 nN Precau tions Precautions This sect ion desc ribes s afety gui deli nes and pr ecautio ns to h elp y ou protec t your V AIO com puter from pote ntial damage.
95 nN Precau tions On Handling the LCD Screen ❑ Do not leave the LCD screen facing the su n. This could da mage the LCD scree n. Be careful when using your computer near a w indow . ❑ Do not sc ratch the s urface of the LCD s creen o r e xer t pre ssure on i t.
96 nN Precau tions On Using the P ower Source ❑ See the o nline Spec ifications to check the power op eration of your mod el. ❑ Do not sh are th e AC outlet with othe r power-consum ing equ ipmen t, such as a pho tocopier or a sh redder . ❑ Y ou can pu rcha se a p ower strip wi th a su rge pro tector.
97 nN Precau tions On Handling Y our Comput er ❑ Clean the cabin et with a soft cloth, whi ch is dr y or li ghtly moi stene d with a mi ld dete rgent so lution . Do not use any type of abrasi v e pad , scour ing pow der , or solvent such a s alcoho l or ben zine, as these may damage t he fini sh of your compu ter .
98 nN Precau tions ❑ Use only speci fied pe riph eral equip ment an d interface cables; othe rwise, problems may occur . ❑ Do not us e cut o r damaged conne ction cables. ❑ If your computer is br ought d irectly fr om a co ld loc ation to a war m one, mois ture may conden se in side the com puter.
99 nN Precau tions On Handling Flopp y Disks ❑ Do not ope n the s hutter manua lly o r touch t he surface of the floppy disk. ❑ K eep flop p y disks away from ma gnets. ❑ K eep flop p y dis ks awa y from direc t sunl ight an d other s ources of h eat.
100 nN Precau tions On Handling Discs ❑ Do not touc h the s urface of the disc . ❑ Do not dr op or ben d the di sc. ❑ Finger prin ts and d ust on t he surface of a disc may cause read e rrors. Always hold the di sc by its edg es and central hol e, as shown below: ❑ Proper c are o f the disc is e ssentia l to it s con tinuous rel iabi lity .
101 nN Precau tions On Using the Batter y P ac k ❑ Do not leave batter y p acks in temp eratures a bov e 140°F ( 60°C), s uch as i n a ca r parked i n the sun o r unde r direct sunlig ht. ❑ Batter y life is shor te r in a cold environm ent. Thi s is due to dec reased b atter y efficien cy at low temperature s.
102 nN Precau tions ❑ If, after fully cha rging the bat ter y pack, the batter y power is stil l low , t he batter y pack ma y be reaching t he end o f it s life and shou ld be r epla ced. ❑ Y ou do not n eed to d ischarge the batt er y pa ck bef ore rechar ging.
103 nN Precau tions On Using Headphones ❑ Road safety – Do not use headph ones while d riv ing, c ycling, or operat ing any motor ized vehicle. It m ay create a traffic hazard and is illega l in som e area s. It can also be potent ially dangero us to p la y lo ud music wh ile walking , especi ally at pedestr ian c rossi ngs.
104 nN Precau tions On Handling Memor y Stic k Media ❑ Do not touc h the M emor y Stick media conne ctor with your finger or metal lic obj ects. ❑ Use only the ad hesive label suppl ied with th e Memo r y Sti ck media as a labe l. ❑ Do not ben d, dro p , or appl y stron g sho ck to the Memor y Stick medi a.
105 nN Precau tions On Handling the Hard Disk The ha rd disk drive has a hig h storag e dens ity and r eads or writes data in a short t ime. Ho wever, i t can b e easily damag ed by mec hanic al vibr ation, shock, or dust.
106 nN Precau tions On Updating Y our C omputer Confirm that th e latest u pdates hav e been insta lled on y our com puter us ing the followin g softw are appli cations so that th e compute r ca n run mor e effici ently .
107 nN T r oublesho oting T rou b les hooti ng This sectio n des cribes h ow to s olve c ommon problem s yo u mig ht encoun ter wh en usin g you r VAIO compute r. Ma ny prob lems have s imple solutio ns. Try these s uggestio ns bef ore vis iting the Sony onlin e suppor t Web sit e at the following URLs : http: //e suppor t.
108 nN T r oublesho oting ❑ Memory S tick Media (p age 140) ❑ P erip heral s (page 141).
109 nN T r oublesho oting Computer What should I do if m y computer does not st ar t? ❑ Make sure your comput er is secur ely plugg ed into a power source an d tur ned on. Make sure the power indica tor shows the power is on . ❑ Make sure the b atter y pack is instal led pr oper ly a nd charg ed.
110 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a BIOS error appear s when I turn on my computer? If the message "Pres s <F1> to resu me, <F2 > to setup " appe ars at th e bottom of the s creen, follow thes e ste ps: 1 Pres s the F2 key .
111 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y comput er or soft ware stops resp onding? ❑ If your comput er sto ps resp onding while a s oftware app lica tion is r unn ing, pr ess the Alt + F4 ke ys to close th e appli catio n window .
112 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my computer enter Sle ep or Hiber nate mode? Your co mput er may b ecome unstable if the o perating mode i s cha nged befor e the c omput er compl etely en ters Sleep or Hibernate mod e. To restore you r computer to normal oper ating stability 1 Close al l ope n programs.
113 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if a message windo w , notifying of incompatibility or improp er installa tion of the battery pack, appears and my compu ter enters Hiber nate mode? ❑ This sy mptom could be due to the b atter y p ack not being install ed proper ly .
114 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if m y g ame software does not w ork or it k eeps cr ashing? ❑ Check the Web site of the game i f there ar e any patche s or upd ates to downloa d. ❑ Make sure you have installed the lates t video dr iver .
115 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen tur n off when the time se lected f or the auto matic tur n-off action has passed? The VAIO Origina l Screen Saver di sables the ti mer setting , whic h you ca n selec t using th e Win dows power options , for yo ur screen t o turn off.
116 nN T r oublesho oting System Security How ca n I protect my computer against se curity threats , such as vir uses? The Mi crosoft W indows op erating s ystem i s prein stalled on your comp uter.
117 nN T r oublesho oting Batter y How do I fi nd the batter y charging status? See Charging the B attery Pac k (page 21) . When is m y computer using A C po wer? When y our com puter is directl y co nnected to the AC adapter , it uses AC po wer, even if the battery p ack is install ed.
118 nN T r oublesho oting Should I b e concer ned that the installed batter y pac k is w ar m? No, it is normal for the ba ttery pa ck to be w arm when i t is powe ring your computer .
119 nN T r oublesho oting Inter ne t What should I do if m y mod em does not work? ❑ Make sure the te lepho ne cable is s ecurel y plugged into th e mode m por t on your com puter and the wall ja ck. ❑ Make sure t he telepho ne cable is worki ng. Plug the cable i nto an o rdinar y teleph one and listen for a di al tone.
120 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y is m y modem connection slow? Your c omput er is eq uipped with a V.92/ V .90 co mpatib le mod em. Man y factor s may influ ence mode m con nectio n speed, inclu ding tele phone line nois e or com patibi lity with telepho ne equi pment, s uch as fax mach ines o r other m odems .
121 nN T r oublesho oting Networking What should I do if m y computer cannot connect to a wireless LAN access point? ❑ Connecti on availability is affected by dista nce an d obst ruc tions. Y o u may need to m ov e your compute r awa y from obst ruct ions or clos er to any access poin t you may be using.
122 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot access the I nter net? ❑ Check the ac cess po int se ttings. Se e the manual t hat cam e with your access p oint for more inform ation. ❑ Make sure your comp uter and th e acc ess point a re co nnecte d to one another .
123 nN T r oublesho oting How do I a v oid data transf er interruptions? ❑ When your com puter is conne cted t o an acce ss po int, da ta transfer interru ptions may occur when us ing lar ge files or if the comp uter is in cl ose proximity to micr owa v es an d cordl ess tele phones.
124 nN T r oublesho oting Optical Discs Wh y does my computer freez e when I tr y to read a disc? The di sc that your co mputer is tryin g to r ead may be dirty o r dam aged. Fol low the se steps : 1 Pres s the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys and click the a rrow next to the Shut down button and Rest art to restar t the computer.
125 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot pla y a disc p roperly on m y computer? ❑ Make sure t he disc is inse r t ed int o the optic al di sc dr ive with the l abel facing upward. ❑ Make sure t he nece ssar y program(s) i s ins talled ac cordi ng to the manufacturer's in str uct ions.
126 nN T r oublesho oting 5 Double-click the op tical di sc dr ive device to open a list of t he opti cal d isc dr ives of your comp uter . 6 Double-click the de sired d rive. Y ou can c onfir m th e dr iver software by sele cting the Driver tab, and clicking Driver Det ails .
127 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neith er la unch a ny software appl ication nor al low any to lau nch autom atical ly , no t ev e n a sc reen sav er .
128 nN T r oublesho oting Displ a y Wh y did my screen go b lank? ❑ Y our com puter sc reen may go blank if the comp uter loses power or enter s a power saving mo de (Slee p or Hibe r nate). If the comput er is in LCD (Vi deo) Sleep mod e, press any ke y to br ing the comp uter back into Nor mal mode.
129 nN T r oublesho oting Wh y doesn't my screen displa y a video? ❑ If the exter nal d isplay is se lected for the di splay output a nd the exter nal d isplay is disc onnect ed, you cannot d ispl ay a video on your compute r screen.
130 nN T r oublesho oting What should I do if t he LCD brightness of m y screen changes? The LC D brig htness s etting , adjuste d with t he Fn + F5 / F6 keys, i s temp orary and may b e restor ed to t he origi nal setti ng when your comput er returns to Norma l mode from Sl eep or Hib ernat e mode.
131 nN T r oublesho oting How do I run Windows Aero? ! This Q & A entr y appl ies to sel ected mod els only . To run W indows Aero, f ollow t hese step s: 1 Click St art and Cont rol P anel . 2 Click Customize co lors under Appearance and Per sonalization .
132 nN T r oublesho oting Pr inting What should I do if I cannot print a document? ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s on, and the pr in ter cable is s ecurely conn ected to th e por ts on the p r inter an d comp uter . ❑ Make sure your pr inter i s compa tible wit h the Wind ows operating s ystem i nstalled on your comp uter .
133 nN T r oublesho oting Microphone What should I do if m y microp hone does not work? If yo u are us ing an external mi crophon e, mak e sure th e micro phone i s turned on and is prop erly plugg ed into the mi crophon e jack on your com puter.
134 nN T r oublesho oting Mouse What should I do if m y computer does not re cogniz e m y mouse? ❑ Make sure your mous e is sec urely plugge d into the p or t. ❑ Res tar t y our comp uter with y our mo use c onn ected . What should I do if t he pointer does not mov e when I use m y mouse? ❑ Make sure anoth er mous e is not c onnected .
135 nN T r oublesho oting Speak ers What should I do if m y e xternal speak ers do not work? ❑ If you are usin g a pr ogram that has its own volume c ontrol, m ake sure the volume cont rol is proper ly s et. See the program's h elp file for mor e informat ion.
136 nN T r oublesho oting T ouch P ad What should I do if t he touch p ad does not work? ❑ Y ou may hav e disabled t he touch p ad witho ut connec ting a mouse to your c omputer .
137 nN T r oublesho oting K e yboard What should I do if t he k e yboard configur ation is wrong? The la nguage l ayout of y our comp uter's ke yboar d is labe led on t he pack aging box. If you choose a d iffere nt region al keybo ard when yo u comp lete th e Wind ows setup , the key confi guration will be m ismat ched.
138 nN T r oublesho oting Flopp y Di sks Wh y doesn't the Saf ely Remov e Hardwar e icon appear on the t askbar when the drive is connected ? Your com puter does n ot recog nize the floppy disk dr ive. Fir st, mak e sure th e USB cab le is proper ly conn ected to th e USB port.
139 nN T r oublesho oting A udio/Video What should I do if I cannot use my D V camcorder? If it is promp ted that the i .LINK dev ice seem s to be disconne cted or tur ned off, the i.LINK cable may not be secur ely plugg ed into the port on your compute r or camcorde r.
140 nN T r oublesho oting Memor y Stic k Media What should I do if I cannot use Memor y Stic k media, which were f ormatted on a V A IO computer , on other de vices? You may need to reformat y our Mem ory Sti ck medi a. Form atting Mem ory St ick m edia eras es all data, i nclud ing mu sic d ata prev iousl y save d on it .
141 nN T r oublesho oting P eripherals What should I do if I cannot connect a USB de vice? ❑ If applic able, check the USB device is tur ned o n and us ing its own power supply . F or example, if you are us ing a di gital camera, che ck if the ba tter y i s char ged.
142 nN Support Options Suppor t Options This sect ion conta ins infor mation o n wher e to go f or answe rs to que stions a bout yo ur VAIO compute r and the prein stalled software . Sony Suppor t Inf or m ation See the follow ing so urces for an swers i n the sequ ence l isted bel ow.
143 nN Support Options 5 V AIO Update When yo ur comp uter is connec ted to the Intern et, VAIO Update automati cally notifies you wh en critic al sof tware and security i nformati on is posted on the supp ort Web site. Clic k th e VAIO Up date notice to open t he VA IO Supp ort W eb site and vi ew th e info rmat ion.
144 nN Support Options For customers in Latin Amer ican countries or areas Cust omer In form ation Cent er If you do not find the in formatio n you are looking for at our s ite, yo u may call S ony directl y.
145 nN Support Options In orde r to cont act a S ony tech nical s uppor t represen tative , call th e foll owing numb ers: ❑ In Arge ntina: (011) 67 70-SONY (7669) ❑ In Me xico : In Me xico Ci ty:.
146 nN Support Options Program Suppor t Inf or matio n Dependi ng on th e comp uter mode l and p articul ar confi gura tion you p urchas ed, yo ur compu ter ma y not include all of the software p rograms listed bel ow. Contacts for Son y sof tware pro ducts are liste d below : ❑ F or cust omers in US A We b s i t e h ttp://es uppor t.
147 nN Support Options America Online ® ( Dial-Up) Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .aol.com AOL ® Toolbar Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://he lp .
148 nN Support Options Bluetooth ™ Utility Broadcom Corpo ration For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 146) . Click to DVD ® softw are Sony E lectron ics Inc . At the tou ch of a button, Cli ck to DV D software allows y ou to autom aticall y burn DV Ds from a digital video (DV ) device.
149 nN Support Options InstantO n InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .inter v ideo .com/jsp /Suppo r t.jsp Intel ® PROSet/Wi reless So ftware Intel Cor poration ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://s uppor t.
150 nN Support Options 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft ® Offi ce ! The Mic rosoft Office 60-D ay T rial soft ware inclu ded with t his comp uter system is i ntended f or evaluat ion pu rposes only . The sof twar e has b een in stalle d and you mu st activ ate the soft ware bef ore you can use it.
151 nN Support Options 14-Day Trial Version of Napster ® Napster, Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .napster .com Norto n Interne t Securi ty ™ Symante c Corporation ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e http://www .
152 nN Support Options QuickBooks De luxe Intuit Inc . ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .intuit.com /suppor t/ Roxio ® Easy M edia Crea tor ® 9 Suit e Sonic Sol utions ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://s uppor t.
153 nN Support Options SonicStage Maste ring Studio ™ so ftwa re Sony E lectron ics Inc . Use Son icStage M aster ing Stud io sof tware t o reco rd son gs from a nalog record s or cassette tapes into yo ur com puter and outpu t them to CDs, DVDs , or audio files i n WAV form at.
154 nN Support Options VAIO ® Hardware Diagnostic Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 146) .
155 nN Support Options VAIO Launcher Sony E lectron ics Inc . For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (page 146) . VAIO Me dia ™ software Sony E lectron ics Inc .
156 nN Support Options VAIO ® Touch La uncher Sony E lectron ics Inc . VAIO Touc h Launcher allows you to run an applicati on program or c hange the sound /displa y settings with the button s on the launc her win dow. For cont acts abou t the s oftware, s ee Program Support Information (p ag e 146) .
157 nN Support Options WinDVD ® software for VAIO ® co mpu ters InterVideo , Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .inter v ideo .com/jsp /Suppo r t.jsp T el ephone 510-6 51-0888 Xdrive ™ Ameri ca Onli ne, Inc. ❑ F or cust omers in USA an d Canad a We b s i t e h ttp://www .
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