ManualTable of ContentsWelcome5Unpacking Your Notebook7Registering Your Notebook9Setting up your dial-up connection10Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook15Connecting a Power Source21Starting Your Notebook27Shutting Down Your Notebook28Adding Memory31Precautions and Procedures32Typical expansion memory configuration33Removing a memory module34Installing a memory module36Viewing the amount of memory37Software Overview40Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs46Using Your Recovery CDs (Windows® 2000)47Using Your Recovery CDs (Windows® XP)51Troubleshooting57Troubleshooting Your Notebook58Troubleshooting the LCD Screen62Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad63Peripheral Devices65Troubleshooting Software68Troubleshooting the Modem70Troubleshooting Audio71Troubleshooting the Printer72Getting Help73Software Support Information75Index79Size: 1.33 MBPages: 84Language: EnglishOpen manual
ManualTable of ContentsWelcome5Unpacking Your Notebook7Registering Your Notebook9Setting up your dial-up connection10Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook15Connecting a Power Source21Starting Your Notebook27Shutting Down Your Notebook28Adding Memory31Precautions and Procedures32Typical expansion memory configuration33Removing a memory module34Installing a memory module36Viewing the amount of memory37Software Overview40Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs46Using Your Recovery CDs (Windows® 2000)47Using Your Recovery CDs (Windows® XP)51Troubleshooting57Troubleshooting Your Notebook58Troubleshooting the LCD Screen62Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad63Peripheral Devices65Troubleshooting Software68Troubleshooting the Modem70Troubleshooting Audio71Troubleshooting the Printer72Getting Help73Software Support Information75Index79Size: 1.33 MBPages: 84Language: EnglishOpen manual
ManualTable of ContentsWelcome9Using Your VAIO Notebook11Using the Keyboard12Combinations and functions with the Windows key14Indicators15Indicator lights16Combinations and functions with the Fn key17Using the Touchpad19VAIO Action Setup21Using the Center Jog Dial Control22Using the center Jog Dial control22Launcher mode23Guide mode24Center Jog Dial back button24Using the center Jog Dial control with Sony software25Using the center Jog Dial control with other software25Using the Removable Hard Disk Drive26Using the Optical Disc Drive27To insert a disc27To eject a disc28To play a DVD29To play an audio CD30Notes on CD and DVD discs31To write data to a CD-RW or CD-R disc31Using PC Cards33To insert a PC Card33To remove a PC Card34Using Memory Stick Media36Types of Memory Stick media36Write-protecting Memory Stick media38Formatting Memory Stick media38Notes on using Memory Stick media39Using a Second Battery Pack41To insert a second battery pack41To charge the second battery pack42To remove the second battery pack43Using the Weight Saver44To attach the weight saver44To remove the weight saver45Using Power Saving Modes46Normal mode46Standby mode46Hibernate mode46Connecting a Phone Line48Connecting to a LAN49Setting up your Ethernet connection49Connecting Peripheral Devices51Connecting an External Floppy Disk Drive52To connect an external floppy disk drive52To insert a floppy disk53To remove a floppy disk53Removing an external floppy disk drive when the notebook ison53To carry an external floppy disk drive54Handling floppy disks54Connecting a Port Replicator55To attach your notebook to the port replicator55To remove your notebook from the port replicator57Connecting a PS/2 External Mouse or Keyboard59To connect an external mouse or keyboard59Connecting an Audio Device60Connecting a CD player, active speaker, or an amplifier60Connecting an AV Device62Connecting a Parallel Port Printer66To connect a printer66Connecting a USB Printer67To connect a USB printer67Connecting an External Display68To connect a computer display68To connect a multimedia computer display70To connect a projector70To select a display70Connecting a USB Device72To connect a USB device72Connecting an i.LINK Device73To connect a digital video camera recorder74Connecting with another VAIO computer76Connecting External Speakers77Before connecting external speakers77To connect external speakers77Connecting an External Microphone78To connect an external microphone78Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities79Personal Digital Assistant79Wireless LAN Access Point79Wireless LAN PC Card80Customizing Your VAIO Notebook81Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen82To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen:82Sony Notebook Setup tabs83Controlling Power Management84Viewing the Power Management status icons84Power Management profiles85Power Management commands88Conserving battery power88Displaying Battery Information89Battery icon descriptions89Displaying detailed battery information90Selecting the Display Mode92Changing the window design of Sony software94Adding Memory95Precautions and Procedures96Typical expansion memory configuration97Models with 256 MB Memory97Removing a memory module98Installing a memory module100Viewing the amount of memory101About the Software on Your Notebook103Software Overview104Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs110Using Your Recovery CDs111To use the Application Recovery CD(s)111To use the Driver Recovery CD(s)112To use the System Recovery CD(s)115Troubleshooting117Troubleshooting Your Notebook118My notebook does not start.118My notebook starts but a BIOS error appears.118My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not found” appears and Windows does not start.119My notebook stops responding or does not shut down.120The power management setting is not responding.120The sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud.121Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower CPU speed than advertised?121Troubleshooting the LCD Screen122My LCD screen is blank.122My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen.122The image on my connected external display is not centered or sized properly.122I want to change the video resolution of my display.122I cannot switch the LCD display to TV, and vice versa.122Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad123My mouse does not work.123My touchpad does not work properly.123The pointer does not move while using the Touchpad or Mouse.124Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral Devices125My floppy disk drive (optional) cannot write to a floppy disk.125My optical disc drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly.125My optical drive tray does not open.126I cannot use Digital Video (DV) devices. The message “DV equipment seems to be disconnected or tu...126My PC Card is not working.126Troubleshooting Software127My software program stops responding or crashes.127When I click an application icon, the message “You must insert the application CD into your optic...127I cannot use the DVgate™ software.127My computer’s start-up time seems longer after I have installed AOL. What can I do?127Troubleshooting the Modem128My modem does not work.128My modem connection is slow.128Troubleshooting Audio129My speakers make no sound.129My microphone does not work.129Troubleshooting the Printer130I cannot print.130Troubleshooting i.LINK devices131I cannot establish a connection between two VAIO computers when using an i.LINK cable.131Getting Help133Support Options134Software Support Information136Sony Service Center137Index139Size: 2.02 MBPages: 144Language: EnglishOpen manual
