Sony PCG-SRX51P/B manuel d'utilisation

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    N S ony Note book User G uide PC G- S RX 5 1P /B[...]

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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 mac h i n e- re adab le for m withou t pri or wr itt en appr oval . Son y Co r p[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 2 nN 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 of Pho eni x T e c h nologi es Lt d. WinD V D i s a tra d ema rk of Inte rV ide o, I n c. Sym antec Nort on A n t iVir u s is a tra demark of Sym antec C[...]

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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 eri al nu m b er an d m o del n umber a r e loc ated on t he bo t tom of your S ony no t eb ook. Re cor d the s erial number i n the spa ce pr ovi ded her e. R ef er to th e m ode l numbe r and s er i al nu m b er i f you cal l V AIO-L i n k. Seria l [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 4 nN ❑ 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 el ephon e w i[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 5 nN Re gulatory info r m a tion Son y hereby declar es t h at the PCG-SRX 51P/B pr oduct i s in c ompl i a nce wit h the ess entia l re qui re ment s and ot her r elev ant prov is io ns of Europ ean D ire c t ive 1 999/ 5 / EC (r a di o eq ui p m en t and telec o mmu ni cati ons t ermin al equipment Di rect[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 6 nN D ependi ng on the countr y , usa ge of t he b ui l t - i n Bl ue t o ot h™ fu n cti ona li ty ma y be rest rict e d. F o r co u ntry - sp ec ifi c d e tai ls, pl ea se r e fe r to t h e Bl ue t o o t h™ S a fe ty R e g ul at i on s . D ependi ng o n t h e c o untry , usag e of the Wi re less LA N f[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Read this first 7 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 8 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 9 nN Doc umenta tion pa ck You r documen t at i on pac k c ontain s pap er and onli ne u se r guides . The s e gui des can b e foun d o n yo ur com put er's hard drive and/ or o n the app lic ation CD - R O M. P r i nted do cu m e nt a t i on ❑ A Gett i ng Sta rted broc hu r e, whe re you fin d a bri ef des c[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 10 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-in stall ed o n yo ur sys tem. ❑ U sing Vid eo softwa r e expl ai ns ho w t o u s e[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 11 nN Y o ur no t e book and its a ccessor ie s The f ollow in g h ar d w ar e* items are i n t he bo x: * See t h e on l i ne Specif icat i o n s doc ume nt. I f you fin d an ex tr a phon e pl ug i n t he box, pl ea s e s ee Us ing th e c orrect ph one plug (pag e 58) for deta il s. 1 M a in unit 6 AC adap t e r 2 [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Welcome 12 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 13 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 c an r e duce eye strai n a nd mus cl e fat igu e by adj usting t h e t i lt of t h e dis play t o t he proper po s i tio 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 14 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. ❑ Loca tin g c o nt r ol s an d c o nnector s ( page 15) ❑ Con nec t ing a pow er s our ce ( p age 20) ❑ St arting y our n[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 15 nN Locati ng control s and connec tor s Ri ght * Y ou c an us e th e cab le l o c k s lo t to lock dow n your note boo k. Y ou j ust need to lo op an anti -th ef t l ock a round a des k o r a c hai r , insert th e l ock in to t h e slo t o f yo u r note boo k an d set t h e combi nat i on. ✍ Do not [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 16 nN Left 1 Et her net ne two r k conn ecto r (pag e 83) 2 PC Car d s lot (pag e 45) 3 W i re less sw i tc h (B l uet ooth ™ or Wir e l e s s LA N) (pag e 61) (pag e 63) 4 P C C ard e j e ct b utto n (pag e 45) 5 Moni tor conn ecto r ( page 71) 6 S400 i.LIN K™ conn ector (pag e 80) 7 DC Out / V AIO [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 17 nN Fr ont RELEASE LOCK[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 18 nN Ba ck 1 Ha r d d is k dr iv e i n di ca to r (page 29) 11 J o g Dia l ™ (page 32) 2 N um Lo ck in dic a to r (page 29) 12 Jo g Dia l™ back but ton (page 32) 3 Caps Lo ck i n di cator (page 29) 13 Le ft/ righ t butt ons (page 31) 4 Scroll Lo ck indicator (page 29) 14 T ouch p ad (page 31) 5 LC D[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 19 nN Bo ttom 1 B a ttery lock l eve r (pag e 21) 2 B a ttery rele ase leve r (pag e 21) 3 Memory mod u l e cover (pag e 103 ) 4 Reset s witch /[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 20 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 21 nN U s i ng t h e ba t te ry pa ck You c an use a b a t ter y pac k a s a so ur c e of power . Th e b attery pac k supp l ied wit h yo u r co mpute r i s n ot full y charg ed at th e ti me of purc h as e . In se rt i ng th e b a tt er y p a c k To in sert t h e ba t ter y, proceed as f o l l ow s: 1 M[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 22 nN Chargi ng t he bat t e r y pac k To char ge t h e b atter y pack , proceed as foll ow s : 1 Con nec t the AC adap ter t o t he com puter . 2 In se rt th e b a tt e r y pa c k . The com puter a utoma t i call y ch arges t he batt er y ( 1) ( the bat te r y in dicat or (2) li ght flas hes i n a d oub[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 23 nN ✍ When the b attery is run ning ou t of power , bo th th e b attery an d power indicators 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 pack c on tinu e s to charge while y o u are usi ng t he co mpu ter . If the batte[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 24 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 the LCD l o c k l ever ( 1) to Releas e , and li f t t he c o v e r . 2 Slide t he pow er sw itc h ( 2) o f t he com put er un ti l the green pow er i ndi c at or ( 3) l igh t turns on . 3 I f nece ssary , pre [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 25 nN Shutti ng down your noteb ook It is impor tant th at you s hut dow n yo ur c om puter pr oper l y s o as no t t o 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 but t on. 2 Cl ick T u rn Of f C omputer . 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 26 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 t h e ke y board has ad di t i onal ke ys t hat p e r f or m spec ifi c no t e book-r elated t as ks .[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 27 nN Keys Descriptions Esc ape key ( 1) The < Esc> ( E s c ape) key i s us ed t o cancel com mand s . Fun c t ion ke ys ( 2) The t we lve func tio n k eys al ong the to p o f the k eyboar d are u s e d t o perf orm de s i gnated t ask s. For exampl e, in m an y app l icati ons, <F1> is th e [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 28 nN Co mb ina t io ns and fu nctio ns wit h th e Wind ows ® ke y Combinations Functions + <F 1> D i spl ays the Wi ndows ® He l p an d Sup p ort Ce nter . + <T ab > Sw i tc he s the selec ted but ton on t h e tas kbar . + <E > D i splays My C o mp u ter . + <F > Di s p la y s [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 29 nN I ndi c a to rs Indicator Functions Power Pow er on: l i gh t s gr een. St andb y m ode : f la she s um ber . Hib e rn a t e mo d e: turn s off. Ba tte ry I n d icat e s the s tatus o f the ba tte ry insert e d i n t he com puter . Memo ry S tick™ T ur ns o n whe n the Me mory Stick™ is in u se[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 30 nN Co mb ina t io ns a nd fu nct io ns wit h t h e <F n> ke y * 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. ✍ N one of t hese func tion s a re avail abl e u ntil W i ndo w s ® is l[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 31 nN Usi ng the touc hpad The keybo ar d c ont ai ns a c urs or -p oin t i ng devi c e, your to uc hpad . You can poi nt t o, s el ec t , drag, 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 po int S lide on e f i nger on t he tou chpad ( 1) to p l ace the[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 32 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). You can tu rn ( 2) and pr es s ( 3) t he J og Dial™ t o s cr ol l t h e wi nd ow , s elect so ftw a r e, ad j u s t th e intern al spe a ke r vo lume, a nd so on . T o ge t t o t he Jo g D ia l N av iga to r so[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 33 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 i n th e ta skba r . The Jog Di a l I ndi cat or wi ndo w appea rs at t he top of t he screen . ✍ Right-click[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 34 nN Sw itch in g m od es When you are w or ki ng i n an a ppl i cat io n s uppo rti ng t he J og Di al™ f un cti ons , you c an u s e ei t her Sc r ol l mode or Appl ica tio n mo de. By swi tching m odes , you change t he f unct i ons t hat c a n be per f or med us i ng t h e Jog Di a l ™. ✍ Fu n[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 35 nN ✍ If the so f tw are s upports both display f o rmats, you c an switch between the tw o . If you select th e f older i c o n o n the le ft edge o f t h e Jo g Dial N av igator wi ndo w , y o u can m o ve do wn a leve l o r s witc h to th e Gu id e displ ay f o rma t. A S h ift i n dica to r: T h [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 36 nN So ftwa re not s u pp orti n g Jo g Dia l Navi g ato r Even if t he s oft w ar e i n us e do es not s uppor t th e J og Dial ™ f unct io ns, you c an s cr ol l the w i ndow o r adj us t the wi ndow si ze. Action Description T ur n the Jo g D ial ™ Scro ll s t h e wi ndo w ve rtic ally . W h en [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 37 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 Ind icator windo w , cl ick t he ar row icon on t he left . OR ❑ Cli ck the Jog Dia l Naviga tor symb ol on the ri ght . The Jog Dial Laun c her windo w appe ar s. Rotat e t h e Jog D[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 38 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 Jog Di al N avig a t o r with t he o ption s in J o g D ial Se tt i ng . To di s p lay t he Jo g Di a l Setti n g d ialog box, p r o c e ed a s f ollow s : ❑ Ri ght - c l ick t he In dic a to r win[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 39 nN Cli ck o n a tab to d isp lay t h e setti ng item s. A c ti vi ty m o de t ab Act i vi ty mode s ettings are en abl ed a f ter you r eb oot your c ompu t e r . Usi ng both scr oll an d a ppl ica tio n fu nctio n (n ormal act ivi ties) : Th is i s th e n o rmal acti v ity m ode setti ng fo r Jo g D [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 40 nN Usi ng the i. LINK™ CD-RW/ DVD- RO M dr i ve You can use th e e xt er na l i .LI NK™ dri v e t o l i sten to aud i o CD s , use t he rec over y CDs , play D VDs or w rit e your ow n CDs. Se ttin g u p t h e d r ive The i.LI N K™ dr ive i s del i v ered w ith t he f ol lo wing c om pone nt s :[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 41 nN Co nne ct in g th e driv e Next t o your c omput er ’s S40 0 i . LIN K™ c onn ec to r is a V AIO p er iph er a l or i gi nal co nnect or . The i .LI NK ™ drive’ s cabl e h as a t w o- pi n p lug that has t o be connec ted in to bo t h t he S400 i. LIN K™ co nnect or an d the VA IO peri ph[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 42 nN R emo v i ng the d ri ve To remo ve the dr i ve, proc eed as f ol lo w s: Pul l the t w o- pin end of the i .LINK™ drive’ s c abl e f rom t he not ebo ok’s S400 i . LIN K™ c onn ec tor and the V AI O peri pher al c onn ect o r . In ser t i ng a disc To in s ert a di s c , proceed as f ol lo[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 43 nN U s i ng t h e D VD f u nctio n To ac hie ve opti mum per f orm anc e w hen playin g D VD - RO M di s c s, you s houl d f o l l ow t hes e re com m end ations . ❑ Y ou c an pl ay DV Ds usi ng the D VD-RO M drive and the Wi nD V D sof tw ar e. See th e hel p f ile on t he WinDVD soft ware f o r de[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 44 nN U s i ng t h e CD -RW fu nctio n To burn CDs , you can us e CD- RW and CD- R di scs: ❑ The CD-R W ( CD-ReW riteab l e) di sc i s a data memor y m ed i um t ha t can be us ed t o w r i t e, er a se and r e w ri te a progr am or other d ata. ❑ The CD -R ( CD- Recor da bl e) disc i s a data m emor[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 45 nN Usi ng PC Card s You r comput er i ncl udes a PC Car d s lo t . P C C ar d s al low you to conn ect portabl e ex t e r na l dev i c e s . In ser t i ng a P C Ca rd To in s ert a PC Card, pr oceed as fol lows : 1 In s e r t t h e PC Ca r d i nto t he PC Card s lot, fr ont labe l f a c i ng up ( 1). [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 46 nN R emo v i ng a PC C ard Fol low t he s teps belo w to r em ove t he PC Card w hi le yo ur co m p uter is on. I f it is no t r em oved p r o perly, your sy s tem m ay not work pr ope r l y. I f yo u w an t to r emo ve a P C Card wh en y our co m p ut er i s o f f , skip s t eps 1 t o 7. To remo ve a[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 47 nN 8 Pres s the PC Card r el eas e butt on. The PC Card pops out . ✍ 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 and y ou might l ose da ta t hat y o u di d n ot sav e b efor e. While the card is ins e rte d, you r c o m[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 48 nN Usi ng M emo ry Stic k™ Your V AI O c omput er i s desig ned to s uppo rt the Mem ory St ick™. The Mem ory St ick™ i s a compact , p or t a bl e, and ve r s ati l e device es pec ia lly desi gned for exc hang ing and shar in g di gi ta l d ata w ith co m p at ible p ro duct s. Becaus e i t i [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 49 nN Why M em ory St i ck™? Sony' s v i s ion i s to e xpand the worl d of c om m uni cation, promot ing the por t abi li t y of dig ital data . T he Mem or y St ick™ i s the r es ul t ing me di um, t h r o ugh whi c h d igi ta l devi ce s can be instant l y c onn ect e d. With i t , you can do[...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 50 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 . W i th it , yo u can record , p l ay b ack a nd t ran s fer var ious k i n ds of d ata at any g iven [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 51 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 53

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 52 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 54

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 53 nN (SD MI) t o stud y t e c h n olog y f o r pro tecti ng copyr ights d uri ng the el e c tron ic d istri but i on of music. So ny offers the M ag i cG at e Memory Sti ck™ a nd Memo ry Stick™ Wa lkman w ith a cop yright pr o t ectio n func t io n that c omplies w i th S D M I stand ard s, there by[...]

  • Page 55

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 54 nN ❑ 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-europe.com Wr it e -pr ot ec ti ng a Mem or y S tick ™ Memo ry Sticks™ are des i gned w ith a[...]

  • Page 56

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 55 nN In ser t i ng a Memo ry St ick ™ To in s e rt a M emor y S t i ck™, proceed as f ol lo ws: 1 O n ce yo u have sto red yo ur d at a fro m your d igit al d evi ce, i nse rt the Memo ry Stic k ™ wi th t h e arro w faci ng up an d to w ard t h e Me mory S t ick™ slot. 2 C are fu ll y s l ide t [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 56 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 Memory Stick™ sl o t , pro ceed a s fo l l ows: 1 Ch eck tha t the access li g ht is o ff . 2 Pu sh the Memory S tick ™ in t o w ard th e no tebo o k. The Mem ory St i c k ™ ej ec t s. 3 Pul l the M e m o ry St [...]

  • Page 58

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 57 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 to take adv ant ag e of onl ine ser v ices and t he I nt ernet , bu t al so 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 59

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 58 nN U s i ng t h e co rre ct ph one p lug In the box yo u ma y f i nd two pho ne p lugs. M ake sur e yo u use t h e corr ect on e for t he countr y y o u ar e i n, as fol l ows: U K: The conne ctor can be i denti fied by its c u boi d s hap e an d fla t pi ns . N eth erland s: Take th e s upp li ed plu[...]

  • Page 60

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 59 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 allow s yo u to t ur n of f s peci[...]

  • Page 61

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 60 nN U s i ng H i ber na t e m od e Th e state of the syst e m is save d on t h e ha rd disk an d p ow e r is turn ed off. T he p ower in dic a t o r light i s off i n thi s mode . To act ivate Hi bernat e mo de, proceed as f ol l ow s: Pres s <Fn> + <F 12> . The Prep aring t o H i berna te [...]

  • Page 62

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 61 nN Usi ng the Blue t o oth™ func tion ality The Bl uetoot h™ wir eless t ec hn olo gy en ables you to estab l i sh w irel ess comm uni cati on betw een y our notebo ok a nd ot her Bl uet oo t h ™ devi c es such as a not eboo k, a mobil e p hone or a m odem stati on wit hout any cabl e w ithin a [...]

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    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 62 nN Bl ue to ot h™ secu r i t y The Bl uetoot h™ wir eless t echn ology h as an aut hen t i ca tion func t i on, w hi ch al lo ws you to m ake s ure w ith w hom yo u c om muni c at e. With the aut hent i ca t i on f unct io n, you can av oid an y ano nymous B l ue t oo th ™ devi c e t o acc es s [...]

  • Page 64

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 63 nN Usi ng Wi rel ess LAN (W LA N) Than ks to Sony ’ s Wirel e ss L AN ( WLA N ) , al l y our di gi t al devi ces with bui lt- in WLAN f un ct i onal i ty com m uni c at e free ly wi th eac h other t hr ou gh a power f ul net w ork. A WL A N is a netw or k i n w hi ch a mobi le user c an c onnec t t [...]

  • Page 65

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 64 nN Co mmun ic atin g wi t h out a n Ac ce ss P oi nt ( ad- ho c) An a d- h oc netwo rk is a netwo rk in w hich a loc al net work is c reat ed o nl y by t he wi reles s devices t hem selves , wi th no o t h er ce ntra l con troll er o r Access P o in t. Ea ch de vi ce co mmunicate s direct ly wi t h ot[...]

  • Page 66

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 65 nN 9 D eselect th e Th e key i s p ro v id ed fo r me auto mat ica lly opti on b utto n. So me i nforma tion g et s vi si bl e. 10 Fi ll in t he N etwo rk key* . The net w or k ke y shou l d be 5 or 1 3 di gi t s l ong ( or h ave 1 0 or 26 hexa deci m al c harac t e r s ) . Y o u can choos e whatev er[...]

  • Page 67

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 66 nN 13 Cl ick Cl ose . 14 Cl ick OK . Y ou r comput er is read y t o com m u nicat e wit h another c o mp ut er . * If you w an t to c o mm u n icate betw een t wo or mor e computer s, yo u need to c o nfigure al l these co m put ers the exact same way . This mean s that yo u n eed t o en t er the sam [...]

  • Page 68

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 67 nN C om mu ni ca ti ng wit h an Acce ss Po int (i n fra str uc tu re ) A n in fr a s tructure n et work i s a n et work that e xten d s an ex i s ti ng w ired lo cal n et work to wir eless d e v ices b y prov i din g a n A cc e s s Poi nt , f o r exam pl e t he So ny P CWA- A 200 A c ces s Po i n t . [...]

  • Page 69

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 68 nN 6 Home users: Ty p e t h e N etwo rk K ey . Th e ne twork ke y ha s the same n ame a s the netw o r k ID, but with out the f irs t digi t. For e xam p l e: - I D of t he networ k: 09316a (6 d i gi t s) - N et w or k key : 9316 a ( 5 digits ) Business users: Ty p e t h e N etwor k key of t h e ava i[...]

  • Page 70

    Sony Notebook User Guide Using your notebook 69 nN Se le ct ing a ch a n ne l When usin g Wi r eless LA N , r adi o f requ encies ar e used t o tr ans mit d at a fr o m one comput er t o anot her . Rad i o fre quenc i es ar e divided i nt o s ever al ch anne l s ( 1 to 1 4 ) . But in Fr an ce , you have to u se cha nne l s 1 0 or 11 ( ind oor an d [...]

  • Page 71

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 70 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 peri 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 l [...]

  • Page 72

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 71 nN Conne cting a n ex terna l d i spl a y You c an conne c t an ext ern al disp lay t o yo ur no t eb ook. Fo r exam pl e, you can us e y o ur com puter wit h t he f o ll o w in g d ev ic es : ❑ Compu t er di sp lay (mon itor ) ❑ Proj ec t o r ✍ T u rn o f f your co mpu ter and the pe[...]

  • Page 73

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 72 nN Co nne ct in g a compu t er di sp la y U s e th e suppl ied d i s p l ay a dap ter t o connect your extern al displ ay to t h e comp u te r. When you c onne c t an ext ernal di sp lay to t he m oni t or c onn ec to r , you ca n pr es s <F n> + <F 7> to toggl e th e outpu t be[...]

  • Page 74

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 73 nN Co nne ct in g a proje ctor You ca n us e a projector a s an exter nal d i spl ay , s uch as the Sony LCD Project or . Yo u c an connect a pr oj ec t o r usin g the suppl i ed d i spl ay a dapt er . To connec t a proj ector , proceed as f ol l ows: 1 Pl ug t h e s upp li ed displ ay adap[...]

  • Page 75

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 74 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 76

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 75 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 77

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 76 nN Conne cting a Un i ve rs al Se r ia l Bus (U S B ) de vi c e You c an c onne c t a U SB dev i c e ( for exam pl e, a mous e o r flop py d i sk drive) t o your comput er . You do no t need t o s h ut do w n the comput er be f o r e conn ec ting or d i s c onne cti ng a U SB periph er al. [...]

  • Page 78

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 77 nN Co nne ct in g a U SB flop py d isk dr ive You c an c onne c t a fl oppy dis k dri ve t o t he USB connec t or on y our com pu t e r . Con nec t ing the flopp y di sk d r i v e To connec t th e f l oppy di s k dr i ve, proc eed as fol l o w s : Pl ug the flopp y d i s k dr ive cabl e ( 1[...]

  • Page 79

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 78 nN In s e r t i ng a f l oppy di s k To in s ert a di s k, proc eed as foll ows: 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 i nt o p lac e. Remov i ng a f l oppy di sk To remo ve a di s k, proceed as f o[...]

  • Page 80

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 79 nN Remov i ng t he f l oppy di sk dr i v e To rem o ve the fl o ppy d i sk dri ve , p r o cee d as foll ows: ❑ If your c o mp ut er is on, w ai t un t i l t he LE D i n dicator tu r n s off and then unp l ug t he USB ca bl e f rom t he com put er . I f t he f l oppy di sk dr ive is no t r[...]

  • Page 81

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 80 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 t he s u ppl i ed DVD-R OM dri v e ( see Us in g the i .L INK ™ CD -RW /DV D -R OM d riv e (p age 40) ), a di[...]

  • Page 82

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 81 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 ec order , proc eed as fol lows: 1 Pl ug on e end of t he i .LI NK ™ c ab le ( 1) i nto t he i.LI NK™ c onnect or (2) o f t he com put er an d the ot her en d i nt o t h e D V Out c on[...]

  • Page 83

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 82 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 84

    Sony Notebook User Guide Connecting periphera l devices 83 nN Conne cting t o a network ( LAN) You c an conn ect your notebo ok t o 10 BASE- T/ 100BA SE- TX -type ne twor ks vi a an Et her net n et work cabl e. F or 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 . To conn[...]

  • Page 85

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 84 nN Getting help Thi s s ect ion de s cr ib es ho w t o g et hel p and suppor t f r om S ony, as wel l as t roub lesho oti ng tip s for you r 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 r note[...]

  • Page 86

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 85 nN On lin e us e r g uid e s 1 The Sony No teb ook User G ui de: ❑ Usi ng your n otebo ok s h ow s you how t o use the st andard compone nts of y our sy stem. I n thi s p art of the m anua l y ou will also find out wh at y ou can do wi th a Memor y Stick™ and how t o us e Wir eless LAN and the Bl ue to o[...]

  • Page 87

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 86 nN 3 Re fer to the Specif i cat io ns onl ine do cu men t for d et a i l s on your c om puter , dri vers and ac ces so r i es . 4 In t he V A IO - Lin k C u s t o m e r S e rv ic e Gu id e yo u wi ll f i nd all t he VAI O-Lin k i nf or mation you need , in clud ing s peci f i c c on t a c t num ber s a nd ad[...]

  • Page 88

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 87 nN T roub les hooti ng Thi s sec t ion de s c rib es ho w to s ol ve c o m m on prob l em s yo u mi ght e ncount er w hen usi ng your notebook . Many probl ems have s impl e s ol ut io ns. Ple ase t ry thes e s uggest io ns bef ore c ont act in g V A I O- Lin k. ❑ Ab out the com puter a nd so ftwa re ( pag[...]

  • Page 89

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 88 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 90

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 89 nN 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 t e 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 r o w keys t o select G et Defa u lt V al u es and then pres s <E n ter> . The L oa d d e fault c o [...]

  • Page 91

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 90 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 , p res s <C trl> + <Alt> + <Delet e> s i m ultane ously . If y ou ha v e not chang ed the def au l t s et t i ngs , you w il l ente r th e T a[...]

  • Page 92

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 91 nN A bou t Blu e t o oth™ I canno t use th e Bl uet oo th ™ funct io n ❑ If t he B l ue t o oth™ L ED i s of f, t u r n on t he W irel es s swi tc h o n the l e f t side of your n otebook. ❑ Y ou c ann ot us e t he Bl u eto ot h™ func t i on whe n t he comput er i s i n a p ow e r savin g m od e.[...]

  • Page 93

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 92 nN I canno t com muni ca te w ith t he o t h er devi c e al t hou gh th e di st anc e b et ween bo t h devic es i s w ithi n 100 metr es ❑ Check t hat t he Bl uet oot h™ ant enna i s not c over ed. ❑ The da t a t rans f er d i s t anc e can be s hor te r th an 100 m etre s de pendi ng on e x i s t ing [...]

  • Page 94

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 93 nN Ab o ut W i rel e ss L AN I canno t use th e Wi r eless L A N func t io n ❑ Ch eck if the Wi reles s sw itc h on the l eft s i de of the mach i ne is turne d on. ❑ Check i f you have s elect ed Wire l ess LAN in t he Swit ch wir eless d evices dia log bo x. The Wirel es s LA N Acc es s Point an d yo u[...]

  • Page 95

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 94 nN The data tran s fer sp eed is s l ow ❑ The max imum c ommun icat i on s p eed c a n var y depen di n g o n t he obs t acle s or t he di s ta nce b etween the com m uni c a t i on devi c es, th e r adi o wave s, the op er a t i ng s ystem or the s of t w are you us e. Remove t he obst ac le or m a ke t h[...]

  • Page 96

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 95 nN The sc ree n i m age on m y ext er nal di s pla y i s not cent er ed or s ize d p r op erly Use the co ntr ol s o n yo ur exter nal d i s pl ay t o adjus t t he i m age. The w indow I have j us t cl o sed c on tinues t o ap pear o n m y L CD Pres s the <Windows ® > key an d <D > ke y twi ce t[...]

  • Page 97

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 96 nN I canno t pl ay a D VD-RO M ❑ If a r eg ion cod e w arni ng appear s w hen you are us in g t he D V D play er , it coul d be t ha t t he DV D -R OM you are tr yi ng t o pl ay is i ncom pat i ble w ith t he DVD-R OM dr ive on your not ebook . The r e gi o n cod e i s l i s t ed on the pac kagi ng of t he[...]

  • Page 98

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 97 nN Why does my CD - RW dr ive no t r ec ord a t t he high est speed*? You m ust u s e 8x CD-R or 4x CD - RW m edi a o r hi gher t o ac hi eve opt imum per f orman ce . If y ou w an t to use ot he r media and are havi ng dif fi cu lty f or m att ing no n- 4 x CD -R W di s cs, c h ange the w r iti ng speed f r[...]

  • Page 99

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 98 nN My fl oppy di s k dri ve c ann ot w r ite to a disk ❑ The f lop py di sk i s w rit e- pr otec ted . Disa ble t he w r ite- prot ect f eat ure o r use a flop py d i sk tha t is not w r ite- prot ec te d. ❑ Check t hat t he f lo ppy disk is pr oper l y i ns erted i nt o th e f l oppy disk dr ive . ❑ Y[...]

  • Page 100

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 99 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. ❑ Th e spe a ker v o l ume may b e turn e d to t h e mi nimum. Press <F n> + <F4 > , and t he n pres s or to i ncr e[...]

  • Page 101

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 100 nN ❑ In th e P hon e a nd Modem Op t io ns di alog box ( C ontrol Pa nel / Ph on e and Mo dem O pt i on s ), c heck tha t yo ur mo dem i s l ist ed on the Modems t ab, a nd that t he l oc at i on in fo rmati on is cor r ect o n the D ialin g R u les tab . ❑ Eacht t i m e yo u u s e y our mo dem w hi le [...]

  • Page 102

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 101 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 103

    Sony Notebook User Guide Getting help 102 nN A bou t dig it a l vi deo c a p t u r e s a nd D Vg a te Wh il e I am record i ng ima g es to a digital vi d eo d evi ce usi n g D Vg ate, my sys tem di splays the me ssage 'R ecor din g t o DV de vice f a iled. Ch eck t he pow er a nd c ab l e c onne c t i ons to t he DV devi ce a nd t ry t h e ope[...]

  • 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 ❑ Dis c onnect the s ys t e m f r o m its pow er s our ce and f ro m any t elecom muni c at io n l in ks, net wo rks, o r mod ems bef o r e you open th e sy st em. Fa ilure to d o so ma y re s u l t i n perso na l i nju ry or eq uip men t damage. ❑ El ectros tat ic Dis ch arge ( E SD ) can dam age m e[...]

  • Page 106

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 105 nN 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 and di sco nnec t al l peri pher al de vi ces . 2 U n p lug th e co mpute r a nd r emov e th e batte ry p ack . 3 Wait unt il t he com put er c o ols dow n. 4 Un screw t he thr ee s[...]

  • Page 107

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 106 nN 11 Gen tly r epl ac e the keybo ard , th en pr ess i t in t o y our c o m p uter . Be c ar eful not t o detach t he cabl e w hen l i fti ng the ke yb oar d . 12 Clo s e the co mpu t er c o ver , then t i gh ten th e s crews on the bo ttom o f the c o m p ute r . Ad d in g a me mo ry mo d u l e To add a m [...]

  • Page 108

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 107 nN 9 Re move the new memory mod u le fr o m it s pa ckag i ng . 10 In s tal l the me mo r y m odul e. Be c ar eful not to t ouch the ot her com po nents o n the m ot herboar d. ❑ Slide t he m emor y m odul e i nt o the sl ot. ❑ Snap the c onnect or s i nto place w hen t he b oar d is c orr ect ly seat ed[...]

  • Page 109

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 108 nN 11 Gen tly r ep l ace the keyboard, t hen pr ess i t i nt o y our c o mp ute r . Be car efu l not t o detac h t he c a ble when lif t i ng the key board. 12 Clo se the co mpu ter c o ver , then t i gh ten th e s crews on the b otto m o f the c o m p uter .[...]

  • Page 110

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 109 nN V i ewi n g th e am ou n t of m emory To view th e am ou nt of me m o ry, p r o ceed as f ol lows : 1 T urn on th e co mpute r . 2 Go to S on y No te bo ok Se tup vi a t h e Start me nu. The Son y N otebo o k Set up d ia l og bo x ap p e a rs . 3 In t he A b ou t this Comp ute r t a b yo u can vi ew t h e[...]

  • Page 111

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 110 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 112

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 111 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 i n 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 ma y , howev er , s ee t iny bl ack po in t s and/ or br i ght poi nt s ( red , b lue, or g r ee n) th at c [...]

  • Page 113

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 112 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 35ºC o[...]

  • Page 114

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 113 nN On ha nd lin g f l opp y di s k s ❑ Do no t open the shut t er manual l y and t ouch the sur f ace of t he f lo ppy disk . ❑ K ee p disk s awa y f rom magn ets. ❑ Keep di s ks aw ay from di rect su nlight and ot her h eat s ourc es . On ha nd lin g CDs ❑ Do no t t ouch th e s ur f ace of t he di s[...]

  • Page 115

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 114 nN On us in g th e b a tte ry pack ❑ Neve r l e ave t he batt er y p ack i n tempe ratures above 60 ° C, suc h as i n a c ar par ked 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 116

    Sony Notebook User Guide Precautions 115 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 117

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 116 nN Glossary Th i s s ection refers to terms u s e d in this man ual. Th es e t erms a nd de f init i on s ha ve be en co mpil e d t o prov ide 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 gi v e s y o u a c c e ss to t he on l in e h[...]

  • Page 118

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 117 nN CD-ROM Ab breviat ion f or Co m p act D i sc Re ad- Only M emor y . A hig h- cap acit y opt ical di sc , usual l y 650 M B i n size, c ap abl e of being re ad f rom but n ot wr i tt en t o . 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 [...]

  • Page 119

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 118 nN EULA EULA ( End- User Licen ce A g ree men t) is the n ame g i v e n to a l icen ce g o ve rn ing t h e softwar e on your comput er . T he E ULA can be fo und in the Read this first s e c ti o n a t t he be g i nn i ng of th e s oft wa r e guide or d i rec tly on the V AIO desk top. i.LINK™ i. LIN K ™ is[...]

  • Page 120

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 119 nN MAPI Shor t f o r Mes s a gi n g A ppl icati on Progr am I nter fa ce. A Micr osof t Wi ndo w s int er fac e enab l ing you to s end e-m ail m e s sa ge s . I t al lows e-mai l acc ess an d d istri buti on among app lic at ions . M A PI - compa t i bl e appl i cat ions i n c lude a S e nd Mail or Send i n t [...]

  • Page 121

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 120 nN PC Card A P C M C IA ca rd . Th e te rm P C Ca rd is m o re wid e l y u s e d th an P C M C IA . S e e P C M CI A. 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 a me of th e group that produced the spec ifi cat ion for the cre di t car d-s ized pl ug-in bo[...]

  • Page 122

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 121 nN RAM Shor t f o r Rand om A ccess M emor y , the memor y us ed t o run progr ams a nd s tor e dat a in cu rren t u se. RAM i s th e fa s test ki n d o f m e mo ry to re ad fro m an d w rite t o. I nform ation sto red in R AM is l os t wh en yo u tu rn off t h e co mp ut er . T h e hi g h er th e RAM ca paci t[...]

  • Page 123

    Sony Notebook User Guide Glossary 122 nN UPS A UP S ( U ni nter rupt ible Pow er Su ppl y) i s a d evice in clud i ng a ba tt ery t hat pr otec t s y our comput er from data loss in the event o f a p ower failu r e. The batt er y takes o ver as soon as a power i nterru ption i s detec ted. I f yo u a r e using t h e compu t er w h en t he p ow e r [...]