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n8 N Before Use ❑ VAIO Recovery Center User Guide - To access this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support. 2 Click Manuals & Specifications. 3 Click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide. Provides information about restoring individual software programs, hardware drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory installed settings.
n8 N Before Use ❑ VAIO Recovery Center User Guide - To access this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support. 2 Click Manuals & Specifications. 3 Click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide. Provides information about restoring individual software programs, hardware drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory installed settings.
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... sure to get started using your system. n 13 N Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to start up your VAIO computer. ! Before starting your computer for example, a printer, an external hard disk drive, a scanner, and so on) at a time, following the manufacturers' instructions. ❑ Locating Controls and Ports (page 14) ❑ About...
... sure to get started using your system. n 13 N Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to start up your VAIO computer. ! Before starting your computer for example, a printer, an external hard disk drive, a scanner, and so on) at a time, following the manufacturers' instructions. ❑ Locating Controls and Ports (page 14) ❑ About...
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...) C Built-in microphone (monaural) D LCD screen (page 114) E Built-in speakers (stereo) F Keyboard (page 30) G Touch pad (page 31) H Charge indicator (page 20) I Hard disk drive/Optical disc drive indicator (page 20) J WIRELESS switch (page 59) K WIRELESS indicator (page 20) L Media Access indicator (page 20) M SD memory card slot (page 55) N Memory Stick...
...) C Built-in microphone (monaural) D LCD screen (page 114) E Built-in speakers (stereo) F Keyboard (page 30) G Touch pad (page 31) H Charge indicator (page 20) I Hard disk drive/Optical disc drive indicator (page 20) J WIRELESS switch (page 59) K WIRELESS indicator (page 20) L Media Access indicator (page 20) M SD memory card slot (page 55) N Memory Stick...
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.... n 20 N Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your computer is off. Illuminates while the built-in MOTION EYE camera is not in the VAIO Smart Network window. Illuminates while data is being read from or written to turn it off when this indicator is on , blinks slowly in orange... Caps Lock key to change how you scroll the display. Indicator Power 1 Charge Built-in MOTION EYE camera Media Access Optical disc drive Hard disk drive/Optical disc drive Num lock Caps lock Scroll lock WIRELESS Functions Illuminates in green when the computer is not in use . The numeric keypad is not...
.... n 20 N Getting Started About the Indicator Lights Your computer is off. Illuminates while the built-in MOTION EYE camera is not in the VAIO Smart Network window. Illuminates while data is being read from or written to turn it off when this indicator is on , blinks slowly in orange... Caps Lock key to change how you scroll the display. Indicator Power 1 Charge Built-in MOTION EYE camera Media Access Optical disc drive Hard disk drive/Optical disc drive Num lock Caps lock Scroll lock WIRELESS Functions Illuminates in green when the computer is not in use . The numeric keypad is not...
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.../F6): brightness control Fn + / (F9/F10): zoom Fn + (F12): hibernate Functions Turns on and off the built-in speakers and the headphones. n 30 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Keyboard Your keyboard is very similar to a desktop computer keyboard, but has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks.
.../F6): brightness control Fn + / (F9/F10): zoom Fn + (F12): hibernate Functions Turns on and off the built-in speakers and the headphones. n 30 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Keyboard Your keyboard is very similar to a desktop computer keyboard, but has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks.
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...computer. In such a case, you use specific functions of a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc * media or a music/video file stored on the hard disk drive. Decrease (-) and increase (+) the volume. To display this window, press and hold the AV MODE button to display the setup window. * On models with... special buttons to help file on the hard disk drive. To do so, press and hold the button or launch and navigate through VAIO Control Center. Next track button Plays the next chapter/file during video playback or the next song/...
...computer. In such a case, you use specific functions of a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc * media or a music/video file stored on the hard disk drive. Decrease (-) and increase (+) the volume. To display this window, press and hold the AV MODE button to display the setup window. * On models with... special buttons to help file on the hard disk drive. To do so, press and hold the button or launch and navigate through VAIO Control Center. Next track button Plays the next chapter/file during video playback or the next song/...
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... down your computer has two distinct power saving modes: Sleep and Hibernate. n 101 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using the Power Saving Modes You can turn off a specific device such as the LCD screen or the hard disk drive. In addition to the normal operating mode, which allows you can take advantage of the...
... down your computer has two distinct power saving modes: Sleep and Hibernate. n 101 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using the Power Saving Modes You can turn off a specific device such as the LCD screen or the hard disk drive. In addition to the normal operating mode, which allows you can take advantage of the...
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... your computer is turned off . Hibernate mode requires more time than Sleep mode. ! n 104 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hibernate mode, the state of the system is saved on the hard disk drive and power is in this mode. ✍ If you can click Start, the arrow next to the...
... your computer is turned off . Hibernate mode requires more time than Sleep mode. ! n 104 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Hibernate Mode In Hibernate mode, the state of the system is saved on the hard disk drive and power is in this mode. ✍ If you can click Start, the arrow next to the...
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... unstable position. ❑ Do not move your computer. However, it can be easily damaged by mechanical vibration, shock, or dust. Although the hard disk drive has the internal safety device to prevent losing data due to extreme changes in a short time. n 125 N Precautions On Handling the... Hard Disk The hard disk drive has a high storage density and reads or writes data in temperature. ✍ If the hard disk drive is on. ❑ Do not turn off the power or restart your computer while reading or...
... unstable position. ❑ Do not move your computer. However, it can be easily damaged by mechanical vibration, shock, or dust. Although the hard disk drive has the internal safety device to prevent losing data due to extreme changes in a short time. n 125 N Precautions On Handling the... Hard Disk The hard disk drive has a high storage density and reads or writes data in temperature. ✍ If the hard disk drive is on. ❑ Do not turn off the power or restart your computer while reading or...
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... need to the computer? Your hard disk drive contains the recovery partition where data for the system recovery is stored. The volume of the recovery partition and the total volume of the recovery partition? To boot your computer and press the F11 key when the VAIO logo appears. How do if I check the... volume of the C drive are displayed in the Disk 0 row on the center pane. Turn on the left pane. To check the volume of...
... need to the computer? Your hard disk drive contains the recovery partition where data for the system recovery is stored. The volume of the recovery partition and the total volume of the recovery partition? To boot your computer and press the F11 key when the VAIO logo appears. How do if I check the... volume of the C drive are displayed in the Disk 0 row on the center pane. Turn on the left pane. To check the volume of...
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Unplug the cable, and plug it is a trademark of Sony Corporation used only to designate that came with each other. See Connecting an i.LINK Device (page 91) for more information. ✍ i.LINK is prompted that ... vary, depending on operating conditions and proper connection. Not all products with an i.LINK connection can communicate with your system, such as a CD-RW or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. If it in once again. See the manual that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection...
Unplug the cable, and plug it is a trademark of Sony Corporation used only to designate that came with each other. See Connecting an i.LINK Device (page 91) for more information. ✍ i.LINK is prompted that ... vary, depending on operating conditions and proper connection. Not all products with an i.LINK connection can communicate with your system, such as a CD-RW or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. If it in once again. See the manual that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection...
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n 172 N Troubleshooting Memory Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memory Stick media, which were formatted on a VAIO computer, on it. You may need to reformat your hard disk drive to Memory Stick media? Formatting Memory Stick media erases all data, including music data previously saved on other devices? Some versions of Memory...
n 172 N Troubleshooting Memory Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memory Stick media, which were formatted on a VAIO computer, on it. You may need to reformat your hard disk drive to Memory Stick media? Formatting Memory Stick media erases all data, including music data previously saved on other devices? Some versions of Memory...
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... for the corresponding solutions online. n 175 N Support Options Sony Support Information See the following URLs: http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA http://www.sony.ca/support/ for customers in Canada http://esupport.sony.com/ES/VAIO/ for customers in Spanish speaking Latin American countries or areas ... with individual help files. For operating system support, you when critical software and security information is connected to open the VAIO Support Web site and view the information. These guides are stored on the hard disk drive as on the support Web site.
... for the corresponding solutions online. n 175 N Support Options Sony Support Information See the following URLs: http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA http://www.sony.ca/support/ for customers in Canada http://esupport.sony.com/ES/VAIO/ for customers in Spanish speaking Latin American countries or areas ... with individual help files. For operating system support, you when critical software and security information is connected to open the VAIO Support Web site and view the information. These guides are stored on the hard disk drive as on the support Web site.