Sony PCG-GRS515SP manuel d'utilisation

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    N S ony Note book User G uide P CG -G RS 515S P P CG -G RS 515M[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 1 nN Read this first Noti ce © 2002 Sony Corpo r ati on. All ri ghts res erv ed. Thi s manu al and the so f tw are d esc r ibed her ei n, i n w ho le or in par t, m a y no t be repr oduced , tr an s l ated, o r reduce d to a ny ma chi ne-re adabl e f orm w i thout pr i or wri tten a p prova l. Son y Co r p [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 2 nN Q ui ckT im e an d t he QuickT i m e l ogo are tr ademar ks u s e d u nder lic ence. Q uickT ime is regi s te re d in the U. S. and ot he r count ri es . Rea l Play er is a tra d emar k or r egi st ered trad emar k of Real N etw orks , Inc. in the U.S. and other co untries. Pow erPane l is a tr adema rk[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 3 nN Sa fe ty i nformati on O wne r's rec or d The s erial number a nd m o del nu m b er are locat ed on the bot tom of your Sony not eboo k. Recor d the seri al numbe r and t he m odel num ber i n the sp ac es p ro vi d e d here . R efe r to th e m o d e l n u mb e r an d seri al numb er if you call VA[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 4 nN ❑ Speake rs ❑ Magnet s ❑ Magnet i c br ac el ets . Au dio /vi deo ❑ Au dio and pic t ure di s t or t i on may o c c u r if this equipm ent i s po s i t io ned i n clo se pr oxi m ity t o any equi pment em itt ing el ect ro magnet ic r adia tion. Con nec t ivi t y ❑ Neve r in stal l modem or t [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 5 nN Re gulatory info r m a tion Th is p r o d uc t co nf o r ms t o th e fol lowi ng Eur opea n D irec ti ve : 1999 / 5/ EC ( radi o equipment and t e l ecomm un i catio ns term i nal equi p ment Direct i ve) . This p r o d uct compl ies with EN 55022 Clas s B and EN 55024 for use i n f o l l ow ing areas :[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 6 nN Dis posi ng of li thi um i on bat teries ❑ Do not ha ndl e damaged or l eakin g l ithi um i on bat t erie s . D ispos e o f prom ptly an d prop er l y at en d-of-l ife. ❑ Dan ger of e xplo sion i f the ba t ter y is i ncor r ect l y rep laced. Repl ac e onl y wit h t he s a m e or equ ivalent t ype [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Con gr atu lati ons o n p urch asing a Sony VA I O no t eb ook. S o ny h a s com bi ned l ead i ng -ed ge t e ch nology i n audi o, vi deo, c o m p uting and com muni cation s t o p r o vid e you w ith state- of- th e-a rt pers onal com put i ng. Here ar e j ust s om e of the f eat ures y ou r V A [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 8 nN Doc umenta tion pa ck You r D o cume nt at i on Pack c ont ai ns pri nted inform at ion an d o nline us er gu ide s on a D oc ume ntat i on CD -ROM . P r i nted do cu m e nt a t i on The prin te d p art of you r doc u m en t a t i on c ont ai ns : ❑ A Gett i ng Sta rted broc hu r e, whe re you w ill find a br[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 9 nN 2 Re fer to yo ur Softwa re Guide fo r inf ormati on on th e b undled so ftwa re a nd t h e Son y app l i c at ion s . ❑ Ab o u t th e S o ft w a r e i s a sho rt descr i pti o n o f the f e at u r e s of the softw are p re-i nsta ll ed on y our sys tem. ❑ U sing Vid eo softwa r e expl ai ns ho w to u se So[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 10 nN Y o ur no t e book and its a ccessor ie s Th e fol l owi n g h ar d w are i tems a r e in the b ox: 1 ma i n u nit 7 phon e cab l e 2 p ro duct re co ve ry C D -R OMs 8 p o wer c ord 3 do cum entat i on pa c k 9 CD-RW / DV D -RO M 4 A C a dapter 10 phon e p l ug (c ountr y-sp ecifi c ) 5 re ch a rge abl e ba t[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 11 nN Ergo nomic consi de r a t ions You w ill b e us in g you r noteboo k as a po rtab l e d evice in a v ariety o f envi r on me nt s . When ever pos sib le, you shoul d at t em pt to ta ke acc ount of t he f ol lowi ng er gon omic cons i der ation s to b oth sta tionar y an d port abl e envi r onm ents : ❑ Po s[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 12 nN ❑ View ing angl e of t h e co mpute r’ s dis play – Use t he di s p lay’s tilti ng f eat ure t o f in d t h e bes t pos iti on. Y ou can r e duce eye strai n a nd musc l e f at igu e by adjus ting t h e ti lt of t h e dis play t o t he proper po s i t io n. A d ju st the brig htn ess setti ng of the d [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 13 nN Using your notebook Thi s s ec t ion de s cr ib es ho w to s t ar t us i ng your c om pu te r and how t o use your c o m p uter ’s i nt er nal an d ex tern al de vices. Locati ng control s and connec tor s Ri ght ✍ Do n ot c o ver th e ve n tilation s l ot w hen the computer is o n. 1 p owe r b[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 14 nN Left 1 i.LI N K™ (IEE E1394) S40 0 port (p age 83) 2 Memory Sti ck™ slot (p age 49) 3 PC Car d slots (p age 46) 4 m ul t i purpo s e bay ( f o r weigh t sav er o r se cond batt er y w ith weig ht s aver or remo va b le CD-R W/D V D- ROM d ri ve ) (p age 19) S400[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 15 nN Fr ont 1 LC D sc ree n ( p age 108) 9 b att ery 1 a nd 2 i ndic ators (page 32) 2 s p eakers ( p age 75) 10 h ard d i sk dri ve i ndi cato r (page 32) 3 keyboard ( p age 28) 11 Memo ry Sti c k™ i ndi c ato r (page 32) 4 t o uchpad ( p age 33) 12 N u m Lock i nd icator (page 32) 5 l e ft/ righ t b[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 16 nN Ba ck ✍ T h er e i s a ve n ti la t i on sl ot l o ca te d on t he l eft s id e of the back pan el. Do no t cover the ve ntil ation slot wh e n th e co mpu ter is on. 1 venti lati on slot (page 11) 2 D C In (page 18) 3 p r int er c o nnect or (page 81) 4 m on itor/ VGA co nnect or (page 68) 5 A V[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 17 nN Bo ttom 1 po rt re plica t or con nect o r co ve r (page 65) 2 m emor y modu l e cove r ( pag e 103) 3 m ul ti -p urpos e bay rele ase lever (page 19) 4 ti lt stan d s (page 11)[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 18 nN Conne cting a pow er source You c an use either an AC adapter or a re char geabl e batt ery pack as a pow er sou r c e. Us in g t he AC adap ter To us e t he AC ad apter , proc eed as fol lo ws: 1 Pl ug t h e cabl e at tach ed t o t he AC adapter (1) into the DC I n conn ect o r (2) on the c om p u[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 19 nN U s i ng t h e ba t te ry pa ck You c an us e one or t w o b at t eri e s as a s o urce of p ow e r . Y ou c an i n s e r t t h e sec ond batte ry pack in t o th e m ul t i - purpo s e bay on the l eft si de o f the c omput er. Add iti onal bat t ery p acks are av ailabl e as a s e parat e op t i o[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 20 nN Chargi ng t he bat te r y pac k To char ge t h e b atter y pack, proc eed as f o ll ow s : 1 Con nec t the AC adap ter t o the c omput er . 2 In se rt th e b a tt e r y pa c k. The com puter a utom a tic ally c h arges the bat t ery ( 1) ( the bat te r y in dicator (2) light f l ashes i n a d ouble[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 21 nN ✍ When the b attery is run ning ou t of power , bo th the b atte ry an d p owe r i n dicators blink. K ee p the b atte ry p ack in th e c om p u te r while i t is d i rec tl y c on nec te d to AC po w er . Th e battery pac k c on tinu e s to charg e w h i le yo u a re usi ng t he co mpu ter . If [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 22 nN Removi ng the b a t t er y pac k To rem o ve the ba ttery p ac k , p roce ed as foll o w s: 1 T urn of f the comp uter . 2 O p en t h e cove r of the batte ry ba y . 3 Pul l out t h e b atter y pac k. 4 Cl ose the c over of the bat t ery bay . ✍ Y ou m ay l o s e data if you remove the battery pa[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 23 nN U s i ng t h e sec ond ba tte r y pa ck You c an purc has e a s e c o nd re ch argeabl e b a ttery pac k. Wi th tw o bat t ery packs, yo u can ext end the t ime you use you r comp u t er w i th b att e r y p ower. Whe n usin g t wo b atte ry pa cks, the b attery pac k you i nse rt fi rst, cha rges [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 24 nN Chargi ng t he se c o nd bat te ry pack To char ge t h e se cond ba t t er y pac k, proceed as fo llows: 1 Keep t he batt er y pa c k ( 1- 3) i n t he c omput er w hi le it i s connec t ed to A C power . The bat t er y i ndi c ator ( 2) f la s he s while t h e ba ttery i s ch ar g i ng . 2 Wh en th[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 25 nN Removi ng the s ec on d b at t ery pack To remo ve the s ec ond bat ter y pa c k , pr oc eed as f ol lo ws: 1 Sl ide the m u l t i -pu r p os e b ay rel e as e l ev er o n the bo ttom o f th e co mpu ter in th e direct ion of the a rrow . 2 Remov e the wei ght sa v er . 3 Pul l out t h e b atter y [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 26 nN Starting your notebo ok To st art you r comp u t er, p r o c e ed as fol l ows: 1 Sl ide th e LC D l o c k l eve r ( 1) in the direct i on of t h e arro w, and lift the cover . 2 Pres s the pow er bu tton ( 2) of th e c ompu t e r unt i l the g r ee n p ow e r in dicat or (3 ) l i ght tu r n s on. [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 27 nN Shutti ng down your noteb ook It is impor ta nt th at you s hut dow n yo ur com put er pr oper l y so y ou do not l os e uns aved dat a. To shut d ow n you r c omput er , proceed as f ol l ows: 1 Cl ick the Sta rt butt on. 2 Cl ick T u rn Of f C ompute r . The T urn o f f co mpu te r scr ee n ap pe[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 28 nN Usi ng the keyboar d You r keybo ard i s v ery s i m ilar to a d es kto p co m p uter’s , but has ad di ti onal ke ys that p er f orm s p ecific no teb o ok - r e l ate d ta sks .[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 29 nN Keys Descriptions Esc ape key ( 1) The < Esc> ( Escape) k ey is used to c a ncel comm ands. Fun c t ion keys ( 2) The t w el ve fun ct i on keys al on g the top of t he keyb oard a r e used to p erfo r m des ig nated t a s ks. For ex am ple, in m an y applicati ons, <F1> is th e He l p [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 30 nN Co mb ina t io ns and fu nctio ns wit h th e Wind ows ® ke y Co mb ina t io ns and fu nctio ns wit h t h e < Fn > key Combinations Functions + F1 Displ ays Hel p a nd S upp ort Cen ter . + Tab Sw i tch es th e sel e c ted but ton on the tas k b a r . + E D ispl a ys My C o mpu te r . + F D i[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 31 nN * T h is fu n cti on can onl y b e u sed b y the fi rst u s er to lo g i n. I t w il l no t work i f you h av e s wit ched to a n o t h e r u se r acc o u nt. <F n > + (F 4): speaker v ol u m e Adjust s the built- i n speaker vol u me. T o i ncreas e vol ume, press <F n>+ <F4> and[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 32 nN I ndi c a to rs Indicator Functions Power Po we r o n : li ghts g r e e n . Stand by mode: fl ashe s um be r . Ba tte ry 1 I ndi ca te s t he status of th e b a tt e ry i n s erted i n the b a ttery ba y on th e l e f t s ide of the com puter . Ba tte ry 2 I ndi ca te s the sta t us of th e bat ter[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 33 nN Usi ng the touc hpad The keyb oard c o ntain s a curs or -po inti ng devi c e, your t ouc hp ad (1) . Y ou c an poi nt t o, s elect , d r ag , and s c roll obj ect s on the s cr een us i ng the bu i l t -in to uc hpad. Action Description poi nt Sl i de on e fi nger on t he t ou chpad t o pl a c e t[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 34 nN Usi ng the Jog Di al™ You r comput er i s eq ui p ped w i t h a J og Di al ™ ( 1) with Back butt on on your c ompu t er , n ear t he t ouchpad . Y ou can tu rn ( 2) a nd / or press (3) the Jo g D i al ™ to scrol l t h e wi n dow, sel ect s o f tware, ad j ust the i n t ern a l speaker volu m [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 35 nN St art ing Jog Dia l N a viga t or To lau nch Jo g D ial N av i gator , proc eed as f ol lo ws: ❑ Pres s the J o g D i a l ™. OR ❑ Do ubl e-click t he J o g Dia l N av i ga tor icon in th e task ba r . The Jog Di a l Bar ap pe a r s at the top o f the sc ree n ✍ Right-clicki n g th e J og D[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 36 nN U s i ng t h e Jo g D i a l Ba r The J og Dial bar is the initi al st ate of J o g D i al Navi gator an d can be di spla yed o n t he des kt op at a l l t i mes. You c an c hoos e t o d i spl ay i t o n t he tas kbar o r hi de it altoge t he r. 1 Launc her b u tto n Cl ick th is but to n to d is pl[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 37 nN Sw itch in g m od es When you ar e worki ng in an app l i cation s uppo r t i ng th e Jog D ial N avig ator func t io ns, you ca n use ei ther Scr oll m ode or Ap p l ic a t i on m ode . By s w itc hi ng m odes, you c hang e t he func t io ns that ca n b e pe r f orm ed usin g t he Jog Dial™. ✍[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 38 nN U s i ng t h e Jo g D i a l L a unc he r To start t h e Jog Di al L au nc her, proc eed as fol lo ws: ❑ In t he Jog Di al Bar , cli c k the ar row i con o n t he l ef t . OR ❑ Ho ld down t he <Ctrl > key and pr ess the Jog D ial™ . The Jog Dial Laun c her ba r a pp ears.[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 39 nN R ot at e t he J og Dial™ wh eel up and down t o vi ew t h e soft w ar e a ppl i c atio ns a nd ut iliti es o n yo ur com pu t er . To l aunch an appl icati on, mak e su re it is sele cted a n d pres s th e Jog Di al ™. With s o m e fold ers you will the n g et to a subm e nu. A ga in, rota te [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 40 nN Ch an gin g J o g D ia l Nav ig ator s e ttin gs You c an chang e t he operat i on and di sp lay of t he Jog Di al Navigat or wit h t he op t i ons in Jo g D i al Se tti ng . To di s p lay t he J og D ial Se t ti ng di al og box , pr oceed as f ol lows : ❑ Cl ick the Jo g Di a l S etti n g ic on [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 41 nN Display/Sound tab Thi s s ets the sound eff ect s f or t he Jog Dial ™ w i ndow d i spl ay a nd J o g D i al ™ func tion s . Ena ble an imati o n : Th is enabl es or di s ab les t h e an imat io n e ff e c ts durin g Jog Dial ™ w indow di spl ay . Ena ble sou nd w h en p ressi ng Jog Di al : [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 42 nN Usi ng the CD- RW/DVD -ROM dri ve You r com puter i s eq ui p ped wit h a CD- RW/D VD-RO M d r i ve. To in s ert a di s c , proceed as f ol lo ws: 1 T urn on th e co mpute r . 2 Pres s the eject but ton (1) to op en t he dr i v e. The tra y sli des out . 3 Plac e a dis c i n the mid d le of the tra[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 43 nN U s i ng t h e CD -RW fu nctio n You r noteb ook is e quipped w ith a C D-RW/D VD -ROM d r i ve. To burn CDs , you can us e CD- RW and CD- R di scs: ❑ The CD -R W (CD -ReWri tab le) di sc i s a data m emo r y m edi um that ca n be used t o w rite, eras e and rew rit e a progr am or other d ata. ?[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 44 nN U s i ng t h e D VD f u nctio n To achi ev e o pt imum p er f orm anc e w hen pla ying DV D- R O M di s cs , you shoul d fo ll ow t hese reco mm e nd ati o n s. ❑ Y ou c an play D VDs usi ng the DVD-RO M dr i ve and the WinDVD s oft w are. See the h el p fil e on the Wi nD VD s o ft w a re fo r d[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 45 nN Usi ng the weight s a ve r The w eigh t s av er p ro tects t he mul ti- pur pos e bay when i t i s empty , and s ecur es t he sec ond batt er y or t he CD -RW/DV D- RO M dri ve w hen t hey are i ns t a l l e d in the m u lti-pu rp os e ba y. To atta ch the w eigh t saver , proceed as f ol lo ws: 1 [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 46 nN Usi ng PC Card s You r comput er i ncl udes two PC Car d s l ots. PC Cards al lo w you to co nnect po r tab le exter nal devic es . In ser t i ng a P C Ca rd To in s ert a PC Card, pr oceed as fol lows : 1 I n s e r t t h e PC Car d into o ne of the P C Ca rd slots w i th the f ron t l a be l faci [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 47 nN Do n o t f o rce a PC C ard into the s lot. It may dam a g e th e connector pins . If y ou have dif ficulty ins e rting a P C C ard, chec k that you are inserting the PC Card in th e c o rre ct d i rec tion. S e e the m anu al su pplied w i th you r PC Card for m ore information on use. Fo r s o me[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 48 nN ✍ If y ou u npl ug t he P C Ca rd f r om t he co mpu ter w he n i t i s s til l t u r ne d on, y o ur sy ste m mi ght c ra sh a nd y ou might l ose da ta tha t y o u di d n ot sav e b e f ore. Before y o u re m ove the PC C ard, c lick th e P C Card i c on i n the taskbar an d close th e c ard . [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 49 nN Usin g the Memory Sti c k™ You r VAIO not ebo ok i s des i gned t o suppo rt t he M em ory St ick™. The Memo r y St i c k™ i s a c om pact , por tabl e, and v er s a t i le dev i ce es pec i ally d es i gne d for ex cha ngi ng an d s har i ng d i gi t al dat a w i th c ompat ib le pr oduct s [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 50 nN ❑ Compactn e ss : with di m ens ion s of j ust 21.5 m m ( W) x 2 . 8 m m ( H ) x 50 mm (D) , co m p at i bl e produc t s c an al s o be sm all , light w ei ght an d a t t r act ive i n thei r desi gn. ❑ Cap aci t y : I ts data capaci ty far exce eds that o f a fl o ppy di sk. ❑ Secu ri ty : i[...]

  • Page 52

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 51 nN Ge ne ric Me mo ry S ti ck ™ The orig ina l Memo ry Stick™ , bl ue in col our , c an be us ed t o re cor d image data t aken wit h d i gi t al stil l came ras , et c. o r da ta fr o m the P C. Wi th it , yo u can reco rd, p l ay ba ck an d t ran s fer va r i ou s ki n ds of d ata at any g iven [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 52 nN Ma gi cG ate M e m ory St ic k ™ The Magi c Gate M em ory S tick™ , white in c ol our, rec ords P C an d i mage dat a just l i ke i t s blue c ounter par t; the diff er enc e is it u s e s t he Mag icG ate c opyr i ght prote cti on t echnol ogy. With t h is t ype of M emor y St ick™ , also ca[...]

  • Page 54

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 53 nN ✍ MagicG ate i s a cop yrigh t protecti o n te chnology that complies w ith the s tand ard s s e t b y S DMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative , a n o r gani za tio n wor k i ng to draw u p ind us try s tan dard specific ati o ns in order to protect cop y righ ts of digital music). The logo indi c[...]

  • Page 55

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 54 nN pa rticu l arl y on the I ntern et, have rece ntly been on th e incre ase. T hat i s why the R ecord ing Ind u s try A ssociat ion o f Ameri ca ( R I AA) too k the in i ti a t i ve to o rga n ize a foru m cal led S ecu re Music D i gital I ni tiati ve (SD MI) t o stud y t e c h no l og y f o r prot[...]

  • Page 56

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 55 nN ❑ V A IO not eboo ks ❑ V A IO des kt ops ❑ CLI E H andh eld Enter t ain me nt Org aniser ❑ Sony m obi le phon es ❑ Digi t a l pr inter s ❑ AIBO t he Sony Ent er t ain men t Rob ot To find ou t mor e ab out t he pr odu c ts availabl e i n y our co unt ry , go to: http://www .sonystyle-eu[...]

  • Page 57

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 56 nN In ser t i ng a Memo ry St ick ™ There ar e 2 w ays y ou c an in sert a M em ory St i ck™ i n your n otebook: ❑ U s ing t h e Memo ry St ick™ slot; ❑ Usi ng one of t he PC Card slot s . T o d o thi s , you need an opt i onal PC Car d adap t e r . Y ou can on l y i nse rt on e Me mory St i[...]

  • Page 58

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 57 nN Re m ov in g a M e mo ry Sti ck ™ To rem o ve a Memory S ti c k ™ usi n g the Memo ry Stick™ sl o t , proce ed as foll ows: 1 Ch eck tha t the access li g ht is o ff . 2 Push t he M emor y St ick™ i n t o wards t he n ot ebook . The Mem ory St i c k™ ej ects. 3 Pul l the M e m o ry St ick[...]

  • Page 59

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 58 nN Usi ng the mode m You r noteb ook is e quipped w ith an inter nal m od em. You ne ed to c onne c t t o a pho ne l i ne t o take adv antag e of onl i ne ser vices and t he I nter net , as well as t o regi s t er y our com pu ter and s of t w a re onl ine , and t o c on tact VAIO -Li nk. To connec t [...]

  • Page 60

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 59 nN ✍ Do n ot pu ll the f lexible c o ver to o f o rc ef ully . A c ou ntr y- spe c if i c pho ne pl ug i s s upp l i ed w ith y our V A I O n ot e boo k , al lo wing yo u to pl ug t he p hon e li ne i nt o the wal l j a ck. We r ec om me nd you to use t h e sup pl ie d pl ug, be cau se t he u sage o[...]

  • Page 61

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 60 nN N eth er land s : The connect or can b e id entif i ed by i t s p r o trud i ng pi ns .[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 61 nN Usi ng power sa vi ng modes When you us e a ba t t er y as the s o urc e of pow er for your c ompu t e r , yo u c an t ake advan t ag e of pow er man age men t setti n gs t o c o nserv e b atter y l if e . In ad diti o n to the n orma l op era ting mo de , w h i ch a l low s yo u to t ur n of f s p[...]

  • Page 63

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 62 nN To ret u r n to N ormal mod e, pro ceed as foll ows: Pres s any key. ✍ If y ou p ress the power bu tton f o r m o re than f o ur s ec on d s , the com puter wi l l s witch off auto matic all y . When the c o mputer i s in Stand by mo de , you cannot i ns e rt a d i sc. Standby requires l ess time[...]

  • Page 64

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 63 nN ✍ If y ou p ress the power bu tton f o r m o re than f o ur s ec on d s , the com puter wi l l s witch off auto matic all y . When th e c o mputer i s i n Hib ern at e mo de , yo u c anno t i nse r t a di sc . Hibernate mode requ i re s more time th an St andby mode to be activate d . It tak e s [...]

  • Page 65

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 64 nN Connecting peripheral devices You c an add f unct io nal ity t o your com put er by c onn ec ting or u s i ng any of t hes e per i pheral s . Befor e you c onnect p eriph era ls, tur n off the c o mp ut er and al l peri pher al s. Con nec t the power c ord only a f t er co nnect in g al [...]

  • Page 66

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 65 nN Conne cting a port rep lic ator Y our no teboo k s u ppo rts the u se o f an o ption al po r t rep l i cato r. A ttach i ng a p ort repl icato r enables you to conne c t addi t ion al perip herals t o yo ur c om puter , s uch as a pr in te r or a n ext er nal displ ay. ✍ T he port repl[...]

  • Page 67

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 66 nN At tac hin g yo ur c omp ut er to th e po rt r ep lic ato r To at ta c h y ou r c omput er to the port re pl icator , pr ocee d as follow s : 1 Dis connec t all p er i pher al s fr om the comput er . 2 Pl ug t h e cabl e at tach ed to t he AC adapter (1) into the DC In po r t ( 2) on t h[...]

  • Page 68

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 67 nN 6 T ur n o n t he not ebo ok. ✍ When y ou us e th e po rt replicator f o r the fi rst time , the i nstallation o f the network drive r s starts automatically. When attaching y o u r c omputer to the port replicator , do not attempt to i ns ert or remo ve th e battery pack. Lifting and [...]

  • Page 69

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 68 nN 4 Cl ose the por t rep lic ator c onn ec to r cove r o n t he bot t om of you r c om puter . ✍ It is extre mel y i mportant to cl os e th e port repli c ato r c on n e ctor cover after removing y ou r c o m pu ter f ro m th e port replicator . I f the cover i s le f t o pen, du st m ay[...]

  • Page 70

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 69 nN Co nne ct in g a compu t er di sp la y You c an c onne c t a co mp ut er di s play (mo nitor) ei t her d i r ec tly to yo ur no t eb ook or vi a t h e (opt i onal ) por t repl i c at or. To connec t a com pu t er di s p lay, p ro ce ed a s f ollow s : 1 Pl ug t h e di s pl ay ca bl e (1)[...]

  • Page 71

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 70 nN Co nne ct in g a m u ltim ed ia co mp ut er d ispla y You c an conne c t t he n otebook t o a m ul t imedi a c o mp ut er di s play that i ncl udes built -in s peakers an d a micr oph one. To connec t a mul t imedi a co m p uter dis play, proc eed as fol lows: 1 Pl ug t h e di s pl ay c [...]

  • Page 72

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 71 nN Co nne ct in g a T V You c an c onne c t a T V to the noteboo k o r t o t he opti onal p ort repl i c ator . To connec t a TV t o t he n otebook , proc eed as f ol lo ws: 1 Pl ug o ne end of t he audi o/video c abl e ( 1) ( opt io nal) i nt o the AV O ut c onn ect o r ( 2) ( yel low) and[...]

  • Page 73

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 72 nN Solution : 1. Eje ct yo u r D V D f rom yo ur co mpu ter . 2. Once th e DV D i s ej ecte d, t ogg le bet w een yo u r L CD an d yo ur T V wi th th e co m bi n ati o n <Fn>+ <F 8 > . Y our i m a ge di spl ay s n ow on bo t h L C D a n d TV . Re -i ns ert yo ur D V D to l au nc[...]

  • Page 74

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 73 nN To c onnect a TV to the p ort r epl icat or , proc eed as fo llow s: 1 Att ach th e p ort repl icator t o your not eboo k. 2 Pl ug one end of the aud io/vid eo cab le (1) (opt io nal) into t he headph one c onnect or (2) (green ) and the other end into t he Audi o Lef t and A udi o R i g[...]

  • Page 75

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 74 nN Co nne ct in g a proje ctor You c an conne c t a p r o jector (such as t he Sony L CD pr oj ec tor ) direct l y t o your not eboo k or via the por t repl i c at or. To connec t a proj ector , proceed as f ol l ows: 1 Pl ug t h e RG B signa l c a bl e ( 1) i nto the m oni t or /V G A conn[...]

  • Page 76

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 75 nN Conne cting exte rnal spe akers You c an enh ance the s ound qu alit y of your c o mp ut er by connect i ng exte rn al speakers . To connec t ex t e r n al speaker s , proceed as f ol l ow s: 1 Pl ug th e s peak er cabl e ( 1) i nto t he h eadpho ne co nnect or ( 2) . 2 Pl ug t h e othe [...]

  • Page 77

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 76 nN Conne cting a n ex terna l mi c ro phone You r VAI O n ot ebook d oes not c ontai n an int er nal m i cr ophon e. I f you need t o use a s ound i np ut device, f or exam pl e t o chat o n t he I ntern et , you need to p l ug i n an e xt er na l mic r ophon e. To connec t an e xt er na l [...]

  • Page 78

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 77 nN Conne cting an e xt ernal mou s e or keyboard You c an conne c t an ext ern al mous e or key b oar d t o t he optio nal port rep lic ator us i ng th e PS/ 2 m o use/ keybo ar d c on nect o r . There i s o nly one PS/ 2 c on nect or , s o y ou c an only c o nnect o ne e xterna l devi c e [...]

  • Page 79

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 78 nN Conne cting a Un i ve rs al Se r ia l Bus (U S B ) de vi c e You ca n c onn ect a USB devi ce ( f or e xam p l e, a mouse, f l oppy di sk d riv e, keyb oard, pri nter) t o yo ur com put er . Befor e c onnect in g o r di sc o nnect in g a USB pe r i phera l , you do not need t o s hu t do[...]

  • Page 80

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 79 nN Co nne ct in g a U SB flop py d isk dr ive As an opt io nal extr a, you can pur c hase a U S B f l oppy di sk dri ve an d con nect i t t o your com pu t e r . To connec t a U SB fl oppy dis k dr i v e, proceed as foll ows: 1 Cho os e t he USB conn ector you pref er t o use. 2 Pl ug the U[...]

  • Page 81

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 80 nN In s e r t i ng a f l oppy di s k To in s er t a fl oppy di sk, pr oceed as fol lows : 1 H o ld the d isk (1) w ith the labe l side facing up. 2 G ent ly p u sh t h e dis k int o t h e d r ive ( 2) u n ti l it cli cks in to pla ce . Remov i ng a f l oppy di sk To remo ve a f lo ppy disk,[...]

  • Page 82

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 81 nN Conne cting a print er You c an c onne c t a Wi ndo w s ® - co mp at i bl e p r i nt er t o your com put er t o prin t docum en ts. Co nne ct in g a print er us ing t he US B c onn ec to r You c an c onne c t a U SB pr inter c ompat ibl e wit h yo ur v er sio n o f Win dow s ® to y o u[...]

  • Page 83

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 82 nN Co nne ct in g a print er us ing t he prin t e r co nnect or To connec t a pri nter usi ng the p r i nt er co nnect or, proc eed as f ol lo ws: 1 Plu g t h e prin ter cab le ( 1) s u pp l i ed wi th the p r inter in to the pr i nte r conne cto r (2) iden tif ied by t h e sym b ol . 2 Plu[...]

  • Page 84

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 83 nN Conne cting an i .LI NK™ device You r co mp uter inc l udes an i . LIN K™ (IEEE139 4) co nnec tor , whi c h you c an us e t o connec t t o an i . LIN K™ devi c e suc h as a di g i tal vi deo camera rec or der or t o c onnect t w o VAIO no teb ooks in order t o copy , d el ete or e [...]

  • Page 85

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 84 nN C onn ecti ng a d i gi ta l vi d e o came ra re co rd er To connec t a di gi t al vide o cam er a r ecor der , proceed as f ol lo ws: 1 Pl ug one end o f the i .LI NK ™ cabl e (1 ) i nto th e i.LIN K™ co nnect or (2) of th e comp ut er an d th e o t h er en d i n t o the D V O ut co [...]

  • Page 86

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 85 nN C on n e c ti ng t w o VA IO no t e bo ok s You c an c opy, ed i t or del ete file s on anothe r VA IO com pu t er t o yo ur c omput er wit h an op t i ona l i . LIN K™ cabl e. If the s ec on d com pu te r has t h e Wi ndow s ® X P op er a t i ng sy s t em , you jus t nee d t he i.LI [...]

  • Page 87

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 86 nN Conne cting t o a network ( LAN) You can con nec t y o ur com pu ter to 10BA SE- T/ 100BA SE-TX- ty pe net wo r ks vi a an E t h er n et ne t w ork cabl e. For the det ail ed setti ngs and devices neede d t o conne c t t o t he netw or k, cons ul t you r Netw or k A dmin i stra t o r . ?[...]

  • Page 88

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 87 nN Getting help Thi s sec t ion de s c rib e s ho w to g et hel p and s uppor t fr om Sony, and pr ov i des t rou blesho ot ing t i ps f or y o ur com put er. Sony support opti ons Sony pr ovi des s ever al s upp or t opti ons f o r your co m p ut er . P r i nted do cu m e nt a t i on su ppl ie d wi t h you [...]

  • Page 89

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 88 nN ❑ Gl o ssa r y refe rs to te r ms use d in th i s m a nu al. 2 Re fer to yo ur Softwa re Guide fo r inf ormati on on th e b undled so ftwa re a nd t h e Son y app l i c at ion s . ❑ A b out the So ft wa r e on y ou r co mp u ter i s a s h ort desc ript io n of t he f eatur es of t he s o f t w are pre[...]

  • Page 90

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 89 nN O th er so u rce s o f i n fo rma ti on ❑ The o n l ine he lp file s that ac c ompany y our p r e -ins t a l l ed softw ar e c on ta in in s t ruc t io ns on usi ng t h e soft ware. ❑ V A IO - L in k w eb s it e : i f yo u h av e an y prob lem wi th y o ur c omput er , y o u c an acces s the V A I O -[...]

  • Page 91

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 90 nN A bo u t th e co mp ut er a nd s of twa r e My comput er do es no t start ❑ Check that the com put er i s p lug ged into a power s ourc e and t hat i t i s t urned on. ❑ Ch eck tha t the powe r i ndica tor on th e fro nt p an el of the co mpu t e r i n di cates t h at the p ower is o n . ❑ Ch eck th[...]

  • Page 92

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 91 nN 5 Pres s En te r . 6 Pres s the ar r o w keys t o select System T ime . 7 Set t he tim e (h our:mi nut e: seco nd). 8 Pres s En te r . 9 Pres s the ar r o w keys t o select t h e Ex i t menu. 10 Pres s the ar row keys t o selec t Ge t De fa ul t V al ue s and t he n pr ess <En ter> . Th e m ess age [...]

  • Page 93

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 92 nN My comp u t er l o c k s up ❑ I f yo u suspe ct on e ap p l i cati on is lo cki n g y o ur sy st e m , yo u ca n try to st o p it. T o do this , pre s s <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<De l ete> si m ultane ously . If y ou ha v e not chang ed the def au l t s et tings , you w il l ente r th e T ask Man [...]

  • Page 94

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 93 nN ❑ If you ar e u sing an opt i onal Son y U SB m ou s e, chec k t hat t h e ap pr opr ia te dri ver and sof t ware are proper l y i nst all ed. ❑ Check that the U SB m ous e i s plugged int o t he US B con nector . A bo u t th e di sp la y My LC D does n ot di s pla y anyt hi ng ❑ Check t hat the c o[...]

  • Page 95

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 94 nN A bou t CD- RO Ms a nd fl opp y di s k s My C D- RW/D VD -ROM d riv e t ray does not o pen ❑ Make s u r e the comput er i s tur ned on. ❑ Pres s the ej ec t bu t t on on the di s c drive. ❑ I f th e disc doe s n ot co me out wh en you pre ss the eje ct b utton , g o to Windows Explorer or My Co m pu[...]

  • Page 96

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 95 nN ❑ If you hear sound but c an not s ee a pict ure, yo ur c omput er ' s vi d eo r es ol ut i on may be set t oo hi gh. F or be st results , ch an ge the resolu ti o n in t h e Wind o ws ® C ontr ol Pan el - D i splay t o a l o we r r esolu tion . ❑ If you s ee a pi c t u r e bu t ca nnot hear any[...]

  • Page 97

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 96 nN When I do uble-cl ick an appl icat i on icon a me s s age suc h as ' Y ou must in sert t he app l i c at ion CD i nt o your CD- ROM dr ive' ap p ears a nd the soft ware do es n ot sta rt . ❑ So me t i tl es r e qu ir e spe ci f ic fi l es t h at are l ocate d on the a pp lic ation CD -ROM. I n[...]

  • Page 98

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 97 nN The readi ng sp eed of CD -R W s i s ver y sl ow Gen er ally , the r ea din g s pee d of a C D- RW is s l ow er t han that o f a CD- RO M or CD-R. Th e readi ng speed can als o va ry dep en d i ng on the typ e o f fo rmat . The di s c t r a y ej ec t s even wh en it h as bee n l ocked i nt o p lace ❑ En[...]

  • Page 99

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 98 nN A bou t s o un d My s pea kers are n ot pr od uc ing s oun d ❑ Th e buil t-i n spe ak er s may b e turn ed off . P r ess <Fn>+<F3 > to tur n on the sp eaker s. ❑ The s peaker v olume m ay be turne d to the mi ni mu m . P r ess <Fn >+<F4> , a nd th en p re ss or to inc r ea s e [...]

  • Page 100

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 99 nN A bou t t h e m ode m My inte rnal mo de m do es not wo rk ❑ Check t hat t he ph one l i ne is p lug ged in t o you r c om puter . ❑ Check that t he ph one li ne is w orki ng. Y ou can ch ec k t he line by plu gging in an ordi nar y ph one and l i sten ing fo r a di al tone. ❑ Check t hat t he ph on[...]

  • Page 101

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 100 nN A bou t per iph e r a ls I canno t use DV devi ces . The m e s s age ' D V equ i pm ent s eems to b e d isconnec ted or tu r n ed o ff' appe ars ❑ Check t hat the D V d evice is t u r n ed on and t h at t he ca bl es are pr oper ly conne c t ed . ❑ If you ar e usi ng multi ple i . LINK ™ [...]

  • Page 102

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 101 nN ❑ T r y a p ri nter s elf test (if ava i l ab l e) to se e i f the prin ter i t self is still w o r k i ng pro p er l y . Fo r more in f o rmat i on, pl eas e consult the m an ual suppl i ed w i th you r prin te r . ❑ Som e prin ters have a s peci f i c inst al lati on pr oc edure. Pl ea s e c heck t[...]

  • Page 103

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 102 nN A bou t i.LI NK ™ de vic es I canno t est abl ish an i.L INK™ c on nec t ion bet w een two VA I O comput er s ❑ Dis connec t t he n recon nect t he i . LI N K™ c a ble. I f yo u st i ll ha v e no c onn ec tion afte r w aiti ng f o r a wh il e, rest art bo th c o m p ute r s. ❑ If ei ther c ompu[...]

  • Page 104

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 103 nN Precautions Thi s s ec t ion de s cr ib es s af et y gu i de lines an d p r e c a ution s t o h el p you protec t yo ur com put er from potenti al damage. You r noteb ook and m emo ry modul es u s e hi gh prec isi on c omponen t s and el ec tron ic co nnect or s t echno l og y . To av oi d t he i nvalidat[...]

  • Page 105

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 104 nN ❑ El ectros tat ic Dis ch arge ( E SD ) can dam age m e m o ry modul es an d o th er compon ents. I ns ta ll th e m emor y modul e o nl y at an ESD w orkstat i on. I f such a st a t i on i s not avai l a ble , do n ot wor k i n a car peted area, and do not handl e ma teri als t hat prod uce o r hol d st[...]

  • Page 106

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 105 nN 5 Op en t h e cove r on t he b ottom by unsc r ewing t he s cr ew ( t urn co unter cl ockw i se) . 6 Re move the new memory mod u le fr o m it s pa ckag i ng . 7 In s tal l t he me m o ry modul e by s l iding it in to t he m em o ry modul e slot . 8 Pres s the m o dule i nto pla c e unti l it c lic ks.[...]

  • Page 107

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 106 nN 9 Cl ose the c omput er c o v er . 10 T i gh ten the s crew o n the botto m o f the no teb oo k. 11 T urn on th e co mpute r . R emo v i ng a memo ry mo d ul e To rem o ve a memo ry mod u le , p r o c e ed a s fo l l ows: 1 Shut dow n your c ompu t er . 2 Dis connec t al l p er i pher al d evices. 3 Un pl[...]

  • Page 108

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 107 nN 5 T ur n yo ur c omput er ups id e do w n. 6 Op en t h e cove r on t he b ottom by unsc r ewing t he s cr ew ( t urn co unter cl ockw i se) . 7 T o remo ve th e m emory m o du l e, pu l l the t a bs in the direct ion of the arro w s 1. The mem or y m odu l e is re leased. 8 Pul l the m em or y m odul e i [...]

  • Page 109

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 108 nN Ot her precautions On ha nd lin g t h e ha r d di sk Th e h ar d dis k has a h i gh storag e de n s i ty an d re ads o r wri tes d ata in a sh o r t ti me. O n the othe r hand, it may be easil y d amaged by m echa ni cal vi br at io n, shock or d ust . Alt houg h t he har d di s k has th e s af et y d evi[...]

  • Page 110

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 109 nN ❑ The sc ree n b ecome s w arm duri ng oper at io n. This i s norm al an d do es no t in dicat e a malf unc tio n. ❑ The LCD i s m anufac t ure d using hi gh- prec i sion t ec hnol ogy . Y o u m ay, how ever , s ee tiny bl ac k po i nt s and/ or br i ght poi nt s ( red , b lue, or g r ee n) th at c o [...]

  • Page 111

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 110 nN ❑ H eat sou rces, such a s rad i at o r s or air duct s, ❑ Dir ec t sunl ig ht , ❑ Ex cessi ve d ust, ❑ Mois ture or rain, ❑ Mec hani cal vi br at i on or sho ck, ❑ St r o ng ma gnet s or s peaker s that ar e n ot ma gneti c ally shi e l ded, ❑ Ambi ent t empe r atur e of m ore t han 35°C o[...]

  • Page 112

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 111 nN On ha nd lin g f l opp y di s k s ❑ Do no t open t he s hut ter manual l y or to uch th e s ur fa ce o f t he flopp y di s k. ❑ Keep f l oppy disks away f r om m agn et s . ❑ Keep f l oppy disks away fr om di r ect s unl ig ht an d o t h er sour c es of heat. On ha nd lin g CD- ROM s ❑ Do no t t o[...]

  • Page 113

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 112 nN On us in g th e b a tte ry pack ❑ Neve r l e av e t he batt er y p ack i n tempe ratur es abov e 60°C, s uch as i n a c ar parked in t he s un or un der di re c t s unl igh t . ❑ Batt er y l ife i s s h orte r in a c ol d en v ironment . Th i s i s d ue t o dec r eased batt ery eff ici ency at low te[...]

  • Page 114

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 113 nN On us in g h e a d pho nes ❑ Road safety – D o no t use h eadpho nes w hi le driving, cycl ing , o r oper at i ng a ny mot or i zed ve h icl e. It m ay cr eate a t r af f i c haza r d and is i l lega l in s o m e areas . It can al so be p ot ential l y dang erous to p l ay l ou d music whil e walki ng[...]

  • Page 115

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 114 nN Glossary Th i s s ection refers to terms u s e d in this man ua l . Th es e t erms an d d e f i nit ion s have b een compil e d t o pro vi d e you w ith a b et t er unde rstan ding o f your V AIO c o m p uter . T erm Definition <F1> key T he <F 1 > k e y g i v e s y o u a c ce ss to t he on l in [...]

  • Page 116

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 115 nN CD-ROM Ab breviati o n for Compac t Dis c R ead -On l y Mem ory . A hi g h-c apacity op t ical d i sc , u su ally 650 MB in size, c a pabl e o f bei ng read from but not w rit te n to. CD-RW Sh o rt for Comp a ct D isc- ReWri teab le. C o mpa ct Di sc th at ca n b e u sed to w rit e o r re wri te d at a to i[...]

  • Page 117

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 116 nN i.LINK™ i. LIN K ™ is So n y’s ve rsion o f th e I E E E 1 394 stan d ard fo r hi gh- sp ee d digital se r i al inte rf a ce . Th e stan d ard is rega rd e d in th e a u dio /vi d eo an d I T ind u stri e s as t h e most s u i table i n t erfac e for c on nect i ng c ompu t e r s and di gi ta l au dio [...]

  • Page 118

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 117 nN maximum RAM The m aximum a mount of R A M tha t your c omput er can c ontai n. O nce t h is a m o unt i s re ache d, you c a n n o long er add ad di ti onal R AM to your com pute r . Motherboard The m o t h er b oard i s the m ai n ci rcu i t bo ar d i nsi de you r c o m p ute r . It hol ds t he CP U, th e B[...]

  • Page 119

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 118 nN PCMCIA PC MC IA (Pe rs o n a l Com puter Me mo ry Card Inte rna ti ona l As soc iati on) is th e n ame of th e group that produced the spec ifi cation for the cre di t car d-s i zed pl ug-in bo ar ds f or l aptop co mpu te rs. T h e ca rd s u s ed to be ca l led P C MC IA c ar d s , bu t as thi s w a s rath [...]

  • Page 120

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 119 nN Resolution The d egree of s h arpnes s and cl arit y of an ima ge . Resol utio n i s e xpr es sed i n pi xels. Fr eq uent comput er s cr ee n r e s o l utions are 640 x 480 pi xel s ( VG A r e s o l uti on ; appropri ate f o r a 14-i nch sc r e en), 80 0 x 600 ( ap propri a t e f or a 15-inc h sc r e en), 1,[...]

  • Page 121

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 120 nN VA I O Shor t f o r V i deo A udi o I ntegr at ed Op eration. Bra nd name c o ver ing Son y's P C p r o duct s, per i pher al s , ac cessori es a n d s o f tw are. V A I O-bran ded i te ms a r e al l desi gned to ma ke the be s t use of Son y' s Audi o-V i deo ( AV) and Inform atio n T echnol ogy ([...]