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... a technologically advanced and powerful computer that will be right at home in your living room or den. To write files, use the Media Changer/Recorder. all managed using the wireless keyboard w/intragrated pointing device and the remote control. Enhanced Connectivity PC, wired, and wireless connectivity. VGX-XL1A Features The XL1A is equipped with the following...
... a technologically advanced and powerful computer that will be right at home in your living room or den. To write files, use the Media Changer/Recorder. all managed using the wireless keyboard w/intragrated pointing device and the remote control. Enhanced Connectivity PC, wired, and wireless connectivity. VGX-XL1A Features The XL1A is equipped with the following...
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...recovery partition. 3. Some repairs may affect application performance. Some functionality may require Internet services, which time the software will be provided via thrid-party technician to vary or waive this product is a trademark of Sony used only to hard drive capacity. Computer Interface: The computer... software titles may vary. Accessible capacity may not include full documentation. PSP Transfer Life Flow - VGX-XL1 VAIO® VGX-XL1 Series Digital Living System™ Hardware VGX-XL1A Processor Intel® Pentium® D Processor 820 (2.80GHz1 , 2x1MB L2 Cache) Front Side...
...recovery partition. 3. Some repairs may affect application performance. Some functionality may require Internet services, which time the software will be provided via thrid-party technician to vary or waive this product is a trademark of Sony used only to hard drive capacity. Computer Interface: The computer... software titles may vary. Accessible capacity may not include full documentation. PSP Transfer Life Flow - VGX-XL1 VAIO® VGX-XL1 Series Digital Living System™ Hardware VGX-XL1A Processor Intel® Pentium® D Processor 820 (2.80GHz1 , 2x1MB L2 Cache) Front Side...
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... Media™ Software: Wirless Local Area Networks • Appendix C: Hard Disk Drive Recovery • Appendix D: RAID Configuration • Appendix E: Troubleshooting What is both a powerful computer and a state of VAIO® where new standards are established for digital content management. Chapter 1: Getting Started Introduction Welcome to the VAIO® VGX-XL1 Digital Living System™ User Guide. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 1
... Media™ Software: Wirless Local Area Networks • Appendix C: Hard Disk Drive Recovery • Appendix D: RAID Configuration • Appendix E: Troubleshooting What is both a powerful computer and a state of VAIO® where new standards are established for digital content management. Chapter 1: Getting Started Introduction Welcome to the VAIO® VGX-XL1 Digital Living System™ User Guide. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 1
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... System Unpacking the VAIO XL1 Personal Computer Make sure you have the following items: VGX-XL1A PC WLAN Antenna HDMI™ Cable Remote Batteries (2) Wireless Keyboard w/Intergrated Pointing Device Power Cord Infrared Blaster Cable Optical S/PDIF Cable Keyboard Batteries (4) HDMI™ to DVI-D Adapter 6 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System For Data DVD and CD Creation Anti-virus and Recovery...
... System Unpacking the VAIO XL1 Personal Computer Make sure you have the following items: VGX-XL1A PC WLAN Antenna HDMI™ Cable Remote Batteries (2) Wireless Keyboard w/Intergrated Pointing Device Power Cord Infrared Blaster Cable Optical S/PDIF Cable Keyboard Batteries (4) HDMI™ to DVI-D Adapter 6 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System For Data DVD and CD Creation Anti-virus and Recovery...
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... RAID volume and a drive not configured as a RAID (volume) are mixed in Format as follows: • File system to use . The New Partition Completion screen is displays. 12 Click Complete. RAID configuration can be changed from Not Assigned...Open Space area and click Create New Logical Drive. Click on the [Start] button and move your pointer to "Recovery After Changing the RAID Configuration" for "Turn Off The Power For Hard Disk" in the "Power Option Property"... • Allocation size: Default • Volume label: Volume 19 When complete, click Next. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 71
... RAID volume and a drive not configured as a RAID (volume) are mixed in Format as follows: • File system to use . The New Partition Completion screen is displays. 12 Click Complete. RAID configuration can be changed from Not Assigned...Open Space area and click Create New Logical Drive. Click on the [Start] button and move your pointer to "Recovery After Changing the RAID Configuration" for "Turn Off The Power For Hard Disk" in the "Power Option Property"... • Allocation size: Default • Volume label: Volume 19 When complete, click Next. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 71
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Keep your VGX-XL1 Digital Living System™. 72 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System Appendix Information There are five appendices in the back of this guide to access some of your support needs and allows you with detailed information on upgrading and maintaining your VAIO® computer's software and operating system updated using VAIO Web Support and Microsoft Update. Note: You...
Keep your VGX-XL1 Digital Living System™. 72 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System Appendix Information There are five appendices in the back of this guide to access some of your support needs and allows you with detailed information on upgrading and maintaining your VAIO® computer's software and operating system updated using VAIO Web Support and Microsoft Update. Note: You...
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...VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 109 You may decide that make up of the VAIO® Hard Disk Drive Recovery options. The VAIO Recovery system is to restore your computer's performance, it can affect your computer's performance, such as adding/removing software, the working condition of RAID arrays for your computer to help you manage and maintain your Sony VAIO® computer.... The six tools that the best option is made up the VAIO® Recovery System include: • Create Recovery Discs ...
...VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 109 You may decide that make up of the VAIO® Hard Disk Drive Recovery options. The VAIO Recovery system is to restore your computer's performance, it can affect your computer's performance, such as adding/removing software, the working condition of RAID arrays for your computer to help you manage and maintain your Sony VAIO® computer.... The six tools that the best option is made up the VAIO® Recovery System include: • Create Recovery Discs ...
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...DVDs in the XL1B Media Changer, the Create DVD process will inform you of the number of blank DVDs required to your computer model: www.esupport.sony.com Back up your data. TIP: Always use the optical drive in the XL1B Media Chnager/Recorder and the create DVD process... of recordable CDs or DVDs required to complete the process. Recovery operations can choose to use a poor quality of media. 110 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System If you use the optical drive in the XL1A computer, or the optical drive in the VAIO® Recovery System, it is important to back up your data using DVDs,...
...DVDs in the XL1B Media Changer, the Create DVD process will inform you of the number of blank DVDs required to your computer model: www.esupport.sony.com Back up your data. TIP: Always use the optical drive in the XL1B Media Chnager/Recorder and the create DVD process... of recordable CDs or DVDs required to complete the process. Recovery operations can choose to use a poor quality of media. 110 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System If you use the optical drive in the XL1A computer, or the optical drive in the VAIO® Recovery System, it is important to back up your data using DVDs,...
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...and Maintenance, and then click VAIO Recovery. • Click the Windows Start button, and from the submenu, click VAIO Recovery. Then from the menu select Control Panel. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 111 To access VAIO® Recovery using the recovery discs 1 Insert disc number one of...can start the VAIO Recovery System using a particular method varies with a hidden recovery drive partition, which contains the information and data necessary to restore your computer. The reasons for using the Windows Start menu. Start VAIO Recovery Sony equipped your computer with the current ...
...and Maintenance, and then click VAIO Recovery. • Click the Windows Start button, and from the submenu, click VAIO Recovery. Then from the menu select Control Panel. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 111 To access VAIO® Recovery using the recovery discs 1 Insert disc number one of...can start the VAIO Recovery System using a particular method varies with a hidden recovery drive partition, which contains the information and data necessary to restore your computer. The reasons for using the Windows Start menu. Start VAIO Recovery Sony equipped your computer with the current ...
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...F10 key on your keyboard to start VAIO Recovery, however, you manage and maintain your Sony VAIO® computer. • Create Recovery Discs • Restore Windows® System • Reinstall Drivers or Applications • Restore C: Drive • Restore Complete System • Reconfigure RAID These tools provide options...Drive screen. F10 Function Key You can use the F10 function key on your hard disk. 112 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System Note: You cannot access the VAIO Recovery main menu screen using the F10 function key 1 Power off your computer. 2 Wait for your keyboard.
...F10 key on your keyboard to start VAIO Recovery, however, you manage and maintain your Sony VAIO® computer. • Create Recovery Discs • Restore Windows® System • Reinstall Drivers or Applications • Restore C: Drive • Restore Complete System • Reconfigure RAID These tools provide options...Drive screen. F10 Function Key You can use the F10 function key on your hard disk. 112 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System Note: You cannot access the VAIO Recovery main menu screen using the F10 function key 1 Power off your computer. 2 Wait for your keyboard.
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...the name and supported format of media possible when creating Media Kit discs. Tip - To create the recovery discs using CD-R or DVD media. Sony recommends using CD-R media Before you to insert a blank disc. 6 Insert a blank media disc ...system and hidden recovery partition are not working. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 113 Create Recovery Discs Use the Create Recovery Discs option to create the media discs necessary to continue. See Start VAIO Recovery on page 3. 2 From the VAIO® HDD Recovery menu screen, click Create Recovery Discs. 3 Read the on the VGX-XL1A computer...
...the name and supported format of media possible when creating Media Kit discs. Tip - To create the recovery discs using CD-R or DVD media. Sony recommends using CD-R media Before you to insert a blank disc. 6 Insert a blank media disc ...system and hidden recovery partition are not working. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 113 Create Recovery Discs Use the Create Recovery Discs option to create the media discs necessary to continue. See Start VAIO Recovery on page 3. 2 From the VAIO® HDD Recovery menu screen, click Create Recovery Discs. 3 Read the on the VGX-XL1A computer...
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... the time left to VAIO Recovery and then click VAIO Recovery. Once the disc is complete. To create recovery discs using 2 DVD(s) and click Next. 114 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System The Create Recovery Discs (Step 1 of 3) screen displays. 11 Select the option Create recovery disc(s) using DVD media 1... The VAIO Recovery main menu screen displays. 9 Click Create Recovery Discs and carefully read the onscreen information. 10 Click Next. A time bar displays the progress of the creation of 3) screen appears informing you begin, make sure both the VGX-XL1A Personal Computer and the ...
... the time left to VAIO Recovery and then click VAIO Recovery. Once the disc is complete. To create recovery discs using 2 DVD(s) and click Next. 114 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System The Create Recovery Discs (Step 1 of 3) screen displays. 11 Select the option Create recovery disc(s) using DVD media 1... The VAIO Recovery main menu screen displays. 9 Click Create Recovery Discs and carefully read the onscreen information. 10 Click Next. A time bar displays the progress of the creation of 3) screen appears informing you begin, make sure both the VGX-XL1A Personal Computer and the ...
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... Media Center Start menu, select More Programs. The More Programs screen displays. 24 Click Manage Discs. The Create Recovery process begins. Remove the disc from the Media Changer/Recorder and label it VGX-XL1A Recovery DVD 1/2. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 115 The Create DVD process continues. Note: Blank DVD media should already be loaded in a safe location...
... Media Center Start menu, select More Programs. The More Programs screen displays. 24 Click Manage Discs. The Create Recovery process begins. Remove the disc from the Media Changer/Recorder and label it VGX-XL1A Recovery DVD 1/2. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 115 The Create DVD process continues. Note: Blank DVD media should already be loaded in a safe location...
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... VAIO® Recovery program. Note: Using System Restore does not affect your system to your computer, if reinstallation becomes necessary. 116 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System See Start VAIO® Recovery on -screen instructions. Restore Windows Only This is best used when a single or small number of the configuration before any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online support...
... VAIO® Recovery program. Note: Using System Restore does not affect your system to your computer, if reinstallation becomes necessary. 116 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System See Start VAIO® Recovery on -screen instructions. Restore Windows Only This is best used when a single or small number of the configuration before any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online support...
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...modelspecific support page. During the recovery process, install screens of 3) informs you wish to restore. 6 Click Next to the Sony online support Web site at the factory. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 117 Look for software driver updates..., or check for the applications and/or drivers you that may not be finished. Note: A text box located below the list box displays information about each tab page reflect what applications and drivers were originally installed at www.esupport.sony.com and review your computer...
...modelspecific support page. During the recovery process, install screens of 3) informs you wish to restore. 6 Click Next to the Sony online support Web site at the factory. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 117 Look for software driver updates..., or check for the applications and/or drivers you that may not be finished. Note: A text box located below the list box displays information about each tab page reflect what applications and drivers were originally installed at www.esupport.sony.com and review your computer...
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...sony.com and review your computer's problems. To access Restore C: Drive 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery program. This includes all factory installed software. This completes the VAIO Recovery option of 4), then select the I understand check box. Note - The Next button will only be unavailable until the check box is selected. 4 Click Next. 118 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System... The Restore C: Drive screen provides a link to Reinstall Applications or Drivers, which you restart your computer. Note: After the recovery of any software...
...sony.com and review your computer's problems. To access Restore C: Drive 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery program. This includes all factory installed software. This completes the VAIO Recovery option of 4), then select the I understand check box. Note - The Next button will only be unavailable until the check box is selected. 4 Click Next. 118 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System... The Restore C: Drive screen provides a link to Reinstall Applications or Drivers, which you restart your computer. Note: After the recovery of any software...
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... progress of the last part of a RAID array configuration • Restore the recovery drive partition on the main hard disk VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 119 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the restore can vary depending on -screen instructions. When your computer. The program continues and prepares to its original factory configuration. WARNING - If...
... progress of the last part of a RAID array configuration • Restore the recovery drive partition on the main hard disk VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 119 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the restore can vary depending on -screen instructions. When your computer. The program continues and prepares to its original factory configuration. WARNING - If...
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... recovery discs are required to Restore C: Drive link displays. if not, gently push the disc holder in and the door will close automatically; The Restore Complete System main screen contains the following options: • Restore C: Drive • Restore Complete System • Reconfigure RAID 120 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System To access Restore Complete System 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery...
... recovery discs are required to Restore C: Drive link displays. if not, gently push the disc holder in and the door will close automatically; The Restore Complete System main screen contains the following options: • Restore C: Drive • Restore Complete System • Reconfigure RAID 120 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System To access Restore Complete System 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery...
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...the original factory configuration. Note: If additional recovery discs are required to continue. 9 Remove the disc and click OK. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 121 The optical drive door may open and a VAIO® Recovery message displays asking you to insert recovery disc 1. (You may be required to ... of this part of 5) screen and move directly to insert additional discs depending on your computer's recovery drive based on the screen. 5 Click Restore Complete System. The screen Restore Complete System (Step 1 of 5) screen appears with the time bar in the same state as in...
...the original factory configuration. Note: If additional recovery discs are required to continue. 9 Remove the disc and click OK. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 121 The optical drive door may open and a VAIO® Recovery message displays asking you to insert recovery disc 1. (You may be required to ... of this part of 5) screen and move directly to insert additional discs depending on your computer's recovery drive based on the screen. 5 Click Restore Complete System. The screen Restore Complete System (Step 1 of 5) screen appears with the time bar in the same state as in...
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...asked to exit VAIO Recovery and restart your computer was configured for RAID at the time of screens for software that was purchased "RAID Ready"): • Reconfigure RAID • Intel Matrix Storage Console • Delete a RAID Array 122 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System When the pre installed ...software has completed loading, the Next button becomes available. 13 Click Next. When complete, your part. Note: If your VAIO® computer, you may display asking you can view some ...
...asked to exit VAIO Recovery and restart your computer was configured for RAID at the time of screens for software that was purchased "RAID Ready"): • Reconfigure RAID • Intel Matrix Storage Console • Delete a RAID Array 122 VGX-XL1 Digital Living System When the pre installed ...software has completed loading, the Next button becomes available. 13 Click Next. When complete, your part. Note: If your VAIO® computer, you may display asking you can view some ...