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N H a rd w a re G u i d e PC V -W s eri es (PCV -991 3) ...
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Ha rdware Guide Read this first 1 nN Read this first Noti ce ©2 0 04 S o ny Corp ora ti o n. A ll ri g hts rese r v e d . Thi s manu al and t he so f t w are d escri bed her ein, in who le or in par t, m a y no t be repr oduced , tran s la te d, o r reduc ed to any mac h i n e- re adab le for m withou t pri or wr i t te n approv al. Son y Co r p o ...
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Ha rdware Guide Read this first 2 nN E NE RG Y S TA R As a n E NER G Y S T AR Part ner , Sony has de t erm ined th at thi s produ c t meet s the E NE RG Y S T A R gui delin es f or e ner gy e ffic i e ncy . The Inte rna ti o n al E NER GY S T AR Of fice Equi pment P r o gra m i s an i n t e rn ationa l progr am that prom otes en er g y savi ng thr ...
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Ha rdware Guide Read this first 3 nN Sa fe ty i nformati on Ge ne ral ❑ Ri s k of ex plos ion i f batt ery i s r epl aced by a n i ncor rec t type. D i spos e of u s e d b a t t er i es ac cor di ng t o the in st r uc t io ns . ❑ Op eni ng t h e un it, f or w hatever r e aso n, coul d lead to dam ages t h at are not cov e red by t he guarant ee ...
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Ha rdware Guide Read this first 4 nN Co nne ct iv ity ❑ Neve r instal l modem or te l ephon e w iri ng dur i ng a s ever e light ni ng storm . ❑ Neve r in s tal l t ele phone j acks i n we t locati ons u nless th e j ack i s s peci f ically desi gned for w et l oc atio ns . ❑ T ake ca re w hen inst al ling or m odi f yin g tel e pho ne l i ne ...
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Ha rdware Guide Read this first 5 nN The r e i s vi sible and i nvis ib l e rad i ati o n when the o ptical dis c drive is open: avo id direct exposur e to t h e las er beam. The opti c al di sc d r iv e i s cl assifie d as CLASS 1 LASER PRO DUC TS and compl y w ith the La s er Pr od uct Saf e t y St an dard EN 6 0825-1. R epair a nd mai n tenance ...
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Ha rdware Guide Read this first 6 nN Dis posi ng of t he AA batte ri e s The bun dled r em ote co ntro l i s pow ered b y A A batte r i es. ❑ Do no t hand le damaged or leak i ng bat t erie s. ❑ Dis pos e of prom pt l y and pr op er ly at end -o f-l ife. ❑ May e xplo de o r l eak i f rec har ge d, di sp osed o f i n fi re , mixed w ith ot her ...
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Ha rdware Guide Welcome 7 nN We l c o m e Con gr at u lati ons o n p ur c h as ing a Sony VAI O . Sony has c om bined l eadi ng- edge te chnol ogy in au dio , vi deo , com puti ng a nd c o m m un icati ons to prov i de yo u w i th s tat e-o f - the- ar t per sonal c o m p ut ing . As well as except ion al perfor m a nc e, here are t he ma i n f eat ...
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Ha rdware Guide Welcome 8 nN Doc umenta tion pa ck You r documen t at i on pac k co ntains pr inted i nfor m ati on and us er gu ides to r ead on your co m pu t e r. T he u ser gui des are i ns t a ll ed aut omat ical ly on your h ar d d r i v e as s oon as yo u i nser t you r VA IO R ecove r y and D o cume n tati o n D i sc for the first ti me a n ...
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Ha rdware Guide Welcome 9 nN N on-p rint e d d ocu m e nta ti on Cl ick on the d es kt o p i c on My Documentation to v iew t h e V AIO user gu ides. ❑ The H ard ware G uide ( t h is gu ide ) e xplai ns t he fea tu r es o f y our VAIO in det ail, how t o use t h es e f eat ures conf i dently and sa fely , conn ec t peri pheral dev i ces , upgrad ...
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Ha rdware Guide Welcome 10 nN Ergo nomic consi derati ons Whene ver pos s ible, tr y a nd t ake i nt o acc ou nt the f o llow ing ergon om i c c o nsiderat i ons when usi ng your ne w com puter , whet her at hom e or i n th e of fi c e : ...
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Ha rdware Guide Welcome 11 nN ❑ Posi ti on of the keyb oard and mou se – M ake sur e t he keyb oar d is di rec tly i n fro nt of you. Keep yo ur fore arm s h ori zo n t al, w i th y our wri sts i n a ne utral, comfo rtable p osit ion ( 1) whil e us ing the key boa rd or mous e – no t at an ang le. Let your up per arm s h ang n atu r a lly at ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 12 nN Using your V AIO O n ce yo u have rea d an d fo ll owe d th e i nfo rmati o n in t h e p rinted Ge tti n g Sta rted guid e an d Spe cifi cat i ons she et, you can st art u s i ng you r compu ter safe ly and conf i de ntly. Rea d on to g et th e mo st out of us i ng your V AI O com puter . ❑ S h u t t i ng do ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 13 nN Shutti ng down your compute r s a fely It is impor tant th at you s hut dow n y o ur com put er pr oper l y s o you do not l ose unsav ed data. To shut d ow n y ou r comput er, pr oceed as fol l ows: 1 T ur n o ff an y per i pher al s c onn ec t e d t o y our c o mp uter . 2 Cl ick the Sta r t butt on. 3 Cl ic ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 14 nN Y o ur V AIO a s a multim edia syste m The uni que advan t a ge o f y our VAI O i s the way i t tr a ns f o r ms s moot hl y fr om one hom e ent ertainm ent uni t in t o the next . Muc h more t han a c ompu t er, y ou can us e thi s un it i n your l i v in g r oom a s a T V, s ound s ys t em and di gi t a l ph ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 15 nN Co mp ut e r m o de If you wan t to work o n your VA IO as a des kt op co mpu t e r, f ol d dow n the keyb oard f ul ly, as sh ow n . Po sit ion your sel f i n f r ont of the com puter as desc ribed i n E r g on omic con si de r a tions (pag e 10) . ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 16 nN A udi o m o de When you w ant t o lis t e n t o mus ic on your V AI O and are n ot us i ng the k e yboard or t he di s p lay, f ol d the ke yboar d up to cove r the scr ee n , as sh o w n. A s s o on as yo u li ft the k eyb o ar d up, th e visi b l e p art o f the scree n sho ws the t i me a n d d ate. Y ou ca ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 17 nN T V / vide o / p hoto v ie win g m od e When you w ant to us e th e sc reen on y our V AIO, t he keyb oar d c a n b e ne atly s t ow ed aw ay s o the fron t pane l butt ons c an b e us ed w itho ut c overi ng th e sc reen. Th e fr ont panel g ives y ou addi tional TV, c han nel, and vol ume cont rol b ut t o n ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 18 nN To view y our p hotos i n sli des how for m at, use VAIO Medi a tog e t h er wi th the remote contro l . Us e Wi n D V D for V AIO a nd t he remote co ntr o l t o enjoy DV D movies on you r VAIO. ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 19 nN Usi ng the keyboar d You r VA I O h as a bui lt- in keybo ard. The feat ur es ar e m u c h the s ame a st andar d keyboard, wit h som e ad diti o nal fu ncti ons whic h yo u may be unfa mili ar w ith. For mor e in f o rmat ion on th e s tandar d keys , pl eas e go t o t he Wind ows He l p and Sup port C enter ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 20 nN U s i ng t h e s h ort cut k e ys Press a s h ortcut ke y ( <S> Key) o n the l eft s i de of your k eyboard t o st art your favourite soft w are, w ithout ha ving to foll o w a path on th e co mpu ter. If yo u so w ish, you c an us e VA I O Acti on Setu p to change the functi on s of the <S> K eys. ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 21 nN Usi ng the TV func t i on You r com puter i s eq uip ped wit h a TV tune r board. I n com bin ation w ith Sony' s G ig a Po cket so ftware , i t al low s y o u t o: ❑ Watch , r e c o rd and pl ay back anal ogue br oadcas ted c abl e an d ter r estri al TV- p r o grams, al l by r em ote con trol; ❑ Dig ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 22 nN Usi ng the mouse You r co m p ut er is del ivered w i th a VA IO USB opti cal m ouse, wh ich u se s a li ght- emit ting dio de ( LED) in stead of a ba ll. A voi d us in g the m ouse o n a pi ece of gl ass or other tr ans parent m aterial , as t hi s can i nt erfere w i t h sm o oth curso r m o ve ment o n the ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 23 nN S e tt in g u p t h e m o u s e fo r le ft - ha n d ed u s e rs To set your m ous e u p f or left- handed user s , proceed as foll ows: 1 Go t o Start , s ele c t Con t r ol Pa ne l , then click the Printe rs an d Other Har dwar e opti on. 2 Cl ick t he mou s e i con. The Mou se Pr ope rties di alog bo x app e ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 24 nN Usi ng the disc dri ve You r co m p ut er i s equi pped w i th a DV D±RW d r i ve, wh ich reads da ta fr om a c ompat i ble CD or D VD a nd w r i tes da t a to a DV D- RW , DV D+ RW , DVD -R , DV D+ R, C D - RW, o r C D- R. To in s er t a di sc , proceed as f ol lo w s : 1 T u rn on th e compu ter . 2 Pres s ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 25 nN 3 Pl ace a di sc in the t r a y w i th t he labe l s i de f acing ou t w ar ds. Make su r e t he disc is s e c u re i n the c entr e o f the t ray. 4 Cl ose the t r ay by pushi ng it gent l y . ✍ Se e the printed Trou bl e sh oo ti ng Gu id e i f yo u h a ve pr ob le ms us in g d is cs. ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 26 nN R ead i ng an d wri ti ng CD s an d DVD s To ac hi eve o pt imum p erform anc e w hen wri ting data on to di s c ( al so c al led ’ burni ng’ ), fol lo w thes e reco mm e nd ati o ns: ❑ O n ly use circ u l ar discs . Do no t u se d i sc s wi th any o ther sh ape ( star , hear t, card, e t c.), as th is m ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 27 nN Pl ayi n g DVD s To ach i ev e o pti mum per fo rman ce when pl a yi ng DVD s, you sho u ld fol low th ese reco mm e nd ati o ns: ❑ Cl ose al l op en a ppl icat io ns bef ore pl ayin g a DVD movie. ❑ Y ou can play DVDs with the softwar e WinDV D for V A IO . ❑ Do no t s wit ch po wer s aving m ode s whil ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 28 nN Usi ng the mode m You r VAIO i s equi pped wit h an i nt er n al mo dem. As desc rib ed i n t he pr in te d Getti n g S tarte d gui de, us e the sing le RJ- 11 jack to c onnect the su ppl ied m ode m cabl e to the ph one line. Once you h av e c o nnect ed t he pho ne l in e and regi stered wit h a n I nt ernet ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 29 nN Usi ng power mod es The col our o f the p ower indi ca tor light at t he t op of t he di s p lay t ells you w hich m ode the c omput er i s i n. ✍ Pl e ase se e t he pri nt e d Sp ec ifications sh e et for the e xact l ocati o n of the indicators. To set the t imer for yo ur comp u t er to a u t o m a t ical ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 30 nN U s i ng S t andby mo d e If you pl an t o s top u sing your c omput er for a s hor t per iod of time ( no t overni ght ) , you can put i t i nto Stan dby mo de i nste ad o f turnin g i t off co mplet e l y. Pu tti ng the comp uter into St and by mode save s ener gy and al lows a qu ick re t urn t o norm al co ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 31 nN U s i ng Hi b ern at e mode If you ar e i nterrup ted a nd need t o leav e your c o m p ut er sud denl y, you can pu t i t int o Hi ber n at e mo de . T h is pow er s avi ng mode s a v es y ou t he tim e o f shut t in g d own i n the no rmal w ay. When you put your c o mp uter int o Hi be rn a te m ode: ❑ Ev ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 32 nN Usin g the Memory Sti ck You r VA IO com puter i s des i gned t o s upp or t the M em ory S ti ck . T he Mem ory St i ck i s a com pact, por t abl e, and ver sa t i l e dev i c e e s p ec ially d e s i gne d fo r e xch angi ng and sh ar i ng d igi tal d ata wit h c ompat ible pr od uc t s, su ch as d igi tal c ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 33 nN In ser t i ng a Memo r y St ick To in s er t a Mem ory St i ck, proc eed as f ol l ow s : 1 Lo cate t h e Memo ry S ti ck slo t o n the l e f t-ha nd si d e of the di spla y . 2 Ho ld the M e mo r y St i ck wi th t he conn ecto r s poi nt ing t owar ds the bac k and pus h i t in un til i t c lic ks. Th e Memo ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 34 nN Removing a M emory St i c k To rem o ve a Memo ry Stic k , p roce ed as foll o w s: 1 Make s u re the in di cat or light i s n ot on . 2 Push t he Mem ory St i ck in to r el ease it, and t hen pul l i t out. ✍ Al way s r e move t h e Me mor y S t i ck g en tly, or i t m a y pop ou t un exp ec t ed ly . Y ou ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 35 nN Wr it e -pr ot e c t i ng ca rd s Mem ory St ick s are d es i gne d w i t h an er as ure p r e vent ion sw itc h to prot ect va luable data f r om ac ciden ta l eras ure o r overw rit in g. Move t he ta b to t he righ t or lef t to set or re lease w rite- pr otec t i on. (On t he 128 MB M emor y St ick, m o ve ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 36 nN Usi ng PC Cards You r VA IO ha s a PC Car d s lot on the sid e pan el t h at suppo r ts T ype I o r Type II PC Cards . PC Car ds al l ow you to i nt er conne c t wi th p orta ble ext ernal de vices . ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 37 nN In ser t i ng a P C Ca rd In se rt th e P C C a rd g e n tl y in t o t h e P C C a rd s l o t w it h t h e la b e l fa ci ng t o w a rd s y o u . Th e PC Car d is au tomati call y dete cted b y yo ur syste m an d the S afe ly R emo ve Ha rd ware icon app ear s i n the taskb ar. ✍ Y ou do not n eed to s hut d ...
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Ha rdware Guide Using your V AIO 38 nN R emo vi ng a PC C ard Fol low t he st eps belo w to r em ove t he PC Card w hi le yo ur co m p ut er i s on. I f it is no t rem oved p ro perly, your sys tem m a y cr a s h an d un saved da ta m a y b e l ost. If you wa n t to remo ve a PC Ca rd w h e n yo u r comp ute r is off, ski p step s 1 to 5. To remo v ...
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Ha rdware Guide Connecting periphera l devices 39 nN Connecting peripheral devices You c an add f unc tio nal ity to y our c omput er by us i ng the var i ous p or ts on your u nit. ❑ Co n necti n g a U nive rsal Seri al B u s (US B ) d evice ( page 40) ❑ Con nec ting an i .LI NK devi ce ( pag e 42) ❑ Con nec ting an S/P DI F devi c e (p a g ...
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Ha rdware Guide Connecting periphera l devices 40 nN Conne cting a Un i ve r sal Se ri al Bus (U S B ) de vi c e You c an conne c t a U S B devi c e s uc h as a s c a nner , a f l opp y di s k d riv e or a prin te r, t o your VA I O . To connec t a U SB d evice, s i mply pl ug in the USB cabl e of t he d ev ice in t o on e o f the p or ts on your c ...
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Ha rdware Guide Connecting periphera l devices 41 nN Co nne ct in g a U SB prin te r USB pr i nter dr i vers s houl d be a ut omatic al ly inst al led al though som e printer s d o n ot f unct io n p ro perly w ithou t upda ted dr i vers. Y ou can ch eck t h e prin ter man u f a c ture r’s w eb si te fo r the la test d r ivers for Win do w s XP b ...
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Ha rdware Guide Connecting periphera l devices 42 nN Conne cting an i .LI NK de vice You r VA I O co m pu te r in c ludes a 4- p in i.LI NK port . Use t his p ort to co nnect an i .LI NK devi ce s u c h as a di gital vi deo cam er a re cor der or t o li nk up t w o VA IO co m p ut er s so yo u ca n c opy, d elet e or e di t fil es. ❑ The i. LI NK ...
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Ha rdware Guide Connecting periphera l devices 43 nN C onn ec ti ng a d i gita l vi de o c ame ra re cord er To connec t a di gi t al vid eo cam er a r ecor der, proc eed as f ol lo ws: 1 Pl ug one end of the i .LI NK cabl e ( not s uppl ied ) i n to the i. LI NK port of the c omput er and t he o t h er en d into the DV o ut p ort o n yo ur d i git ...
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Ha rdware Guide Connecting periphera l devices 44 nN T r o ubl esho ot ing i. LIN K de vic es If you have pr obl em s w ith y our i . L INK d evice, c h eck the pr in ted Tr o ubl e sho oti ng Gui de , t h e docum en tati on del ivered w ith th e d ev ice, an d the VA IO- Link we bsite ( www .v aio - lin k. c om ). Conne c ti ng an S/P DIF d evice ...
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Ha rdware Guide Connecting periphera l devices 45 nN Conne cting to a net work Y our compu ter co m es w ith a b u ilt- in Et herne t interf a ce. To connec t to a net wor k, proceed as f ol lo w s: 1 Con nec t y ou r 10BA SE-T /100B ASE-TX Et hernet c a ble (not sup pl i ed) to t he Ether net p ort o n t he righ t-han d si de of t he c omput er . ...
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Ha rdware Guide Connecting periphera l devices 46 nN ! C onn ec t o nly 1 0 B ASE- T/ 1 00B ASE- TX c abl es t o t he Et he r ne t p ort . U si ng othe r c abl e s o r a te l ep hon e cabl e ma y c aus e a ma l f unc ti on, exc e ssi ve he a t or e v e n f i re i n t he port . I f usi ng t hi s c om put e r i n G e r many, pleas e m ake sure y ou d ...
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Ha rdware Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 47 nN Upgrading your V AIO Sony r ecom men ds c on tacti ng y our l oc al de aler f o r upgra de o r main te nanc e of y ou r new c o mp uter. Your l o cal d eal er has kn owl e dge o f this speci a l ised p erson al compu ter and fa mi l i ar wit h the safety p ract ices an d regul at or y c ompl ian ...
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Ha rdware Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 48 nN Upgra ding mem ory In the f ut ure y o u m ay wan t to upgr ade the me m o ry in s t al le d on you r VA IO b y repl ac in g / addi ng memory modul es . H o wever , w e r eco m m end that you do not i ns tall the m yours el f unl es s you are fa miliar w i th upg rad ing me mor y o n a com put er ...
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Ha rdware Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 49 nN Ad d ing / rep la cin g a me mo ry mo dul e If you ar e not f amil iar wit h upgr ading m em ory o n a co m p ut er , we hi ghl y r e co mmen d t ha t y ou con tact your deal er. To add or ch ange a mem or y modul e, proc eed as fol lo ws: 1 Shut down the c omput er , u npl ug it, rem ove any p e ...
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Ha rdware Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 50 nN 3 Wi th th e r e l ea se bu tton p ress e d, sl i d e t he cove r to the right a nd l i ft a wa y fr o m the s ystem uni t. 4 T o r emov e an exist i ng me mor y mo dul e, lo cate t he memo ry modul e you wan t to re move. 5 Pu sh ou t on t h e la tche s, l ocate d on bo t h si d es o f t h e mo ...
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Ha rdware Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 51 nN 6 Ho ld the m o dul e by t he s i des and store it in a s t ati c - fr ee bag. 7 T o i nse rt a new m emor y m od ule , re m o v e the mem ory modul e f rom i ts a nti-s tati c pa c k age, han dli ng it by the ed ges . 8 Locat e t he notc h on the bot t om edge of the m odul e and al ign the m od ...
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Ha rdware Guide Upgrading your V AIO c omputer 52 nN V i ew i n g th e am ou n t of m emo ry To view th e amou nt of me mo r y , p ro ceed as fol lows : 1 T u rn on th e compu ter . 2 Cl ick the Sta r t butt on, poi nt t o A ll Pr ogr ams , th en V AIO Syst e m In fo rma tion , an d cl ick V A IO Sy s te m In f or m at i o n agai n. Y ou can view t ...
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Ha rdware Guide Getting help 53 nN Getting help Thi s sec t ion de scr ib es ho w to g et help and s upport i f s omet hi ng goes wron g w ith y our c omput er . Sony of f er s y ou ma ny s up por t op tions f or your com put er. Sony docu m e nta t ion Pl ease s ee the sec t i on Document a tion p ack (p a g e 8 ) f or detai ls o n the printe d an ...
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Ha rdware Guide Getting help 54 nN e-Support Wha t is e-S up po rt? You h ave sea rche d our u se r gu id es and w ebs i te ( w ww. va io -l ink .co m ) bu t have no t foun d an answe r to your qu estion / i ssue ? e- Su p po rt i s the i d eal so l u t i on for you! Ou r e- S uppo rt Web Por ta l i s an i nt era ct ive webs ite on whic h you c an ...
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Ha rdware Guide Getting help 55 nN Ca n I s ub mi t qu est ion s in my na t i ve la ngu ag e? Sin ce y ou ar e in teract in g w i t h ou r e- Suppo r t Team t hrou gh a po r t al , w hich conn ects you direc t ly to our cent r al database , e -Sup por t w ill only acce pt and de al w i t h q ueries s ubm itted in Eng li sh. Ca n I s ub mi t m y qu ...
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Ha rdware Guide Precautions 56 nN Precautions Thi s s ec tion de s c r ib es s af ety gu ide li nes an d p re c a ut ion s t o h e lp y ou pr otec t yo ur com put er f rom potent i al damage. Pl ease c on t act VAIO -Li nk if yo u n eed assis t a nce. ❑ On ha ndl ing t he har d disk (p age 57) ❑ On usi ng the p owe r s our ce (pa g e 58) ❑ On ...
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Sony PCV-9913 - page 58
Ha rdware Guide Precautions 57 nN On handli ng the hard di s k The hard di sk has a h igh st or age density and r eads o r writ es da ta in a shor t ti me. How ever , it can be easil y damaged by mec hani cal vib ra tion, s ho c k or dust . Alt houg h the har d di s k has th e i nt ernal s af ety d ev ice to p r eve nt l os ing dat a due to mech an ...
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Sony PCV-9913 - page 59
Ha rdware Guide Precautions 58 nN On us i ng the powe r sour c e ❑ See the p rint ed Spe cifi cat i ons sh ee t to ch eck t he pow er o pera ti on of yo u r V AI O . ❑ Do no t s hare t he A C ou tlet w i t h ot he r hi gh pow er-c onsum i ng equi pm ent , suc h a s a phot oc opi er o r shre dd er . ❑ Y ou c an purc hase a pow er s trip wit h ...
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Sony PCV-9913 - page 60
Ha rdware Guide Precautions 59 nN On handling your compute r ❑ Cl ean the uni t wit h a s o f t c l oth, wh ich i s ei t her dry or l i ght ly m o ist ened w i th a m i ld deter gent sol ut io n. Do no t use any ty pe of abr asive pad, s cou r i ng pow der , o r sol ve nt s uch as al c ohol o r ben zine, as thes e may d am age th e finish o f yo ...
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Sony PCV-9913 - page 61
Ha rdware Guide Precautions 60 nN ❑ Do no t us e c u t or d ama ged connec ti on ca bles. ❑ If the co m p uter i s br ough t dir ec t l y fr om a col d locat i on t o a w arm one, moi s t ure m ay c ondens e i n side your c omput er . In thi s cas e, al lo w at l eas t one ho ur bef or e t urnin g o n yo ur c omput er . I f an y pr ob lem s occ ...
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Sony PCV-9913 - page 62
Ha rdware Guide Precautions 61 nN On handli ng compact di scs ❑ Do no t t ouch th e s urf ac e of the di sc. ❑ Do no t dr op or b e nd t h e d isc. ❑ Fi n ge rpri n t s an d du st on the su rface o f a d i sc may ca use read i ng errors. Alwa ys h old th e d i sc by its e dge and cent r al hole, as s h own . ❑ Proper c are of t h e d isc i ...
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Sony PCV-9913 - page 63
Ha rdware Guide Precautions 62 nN On h a ndling Memory S t icks ❑ Do no t t ouch th e M emor y S t i c k c o nnec tor w i th you r fing er or m e tall ic obje cts. ❑ Use onl y the l abel supp l i ed with the Mem ory St ick as a l abel . ❑ Do no t bend , dr op, or appl y h eavy s ho c k to the M em ory Stic k. ❑ Do no t di s a ssembl e o r m ...
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Sony PCV-9913 - page 64
Ha rdware Guide T radem arks 63 nN T rademarks Son y , Bl ueSpac e NE, DVg at e Pl us, Gi ga Poc ket , Mem ory Sti ck Fo rmat ter , Pic tur eGear St udio, Soni cSt age, V A I O Ac t ion S et up, V AIO Edi t C om ponen t s, V AIO Med ia, V A I O Syst em I nfor mat i on , Mem ory S ti c k , t h e Mem ory Stic k l og o, V A I O and the V AI O lo go ar ...
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