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... Additional TV Connections Note: Your VAIO® XL2A computer is advised.) VHF/UHF Connector (for Receiving Digital TV Transmission If you have an antenna for receiving the over-the-air signals transmitted by a digital TV broadcasting system, you may require extra cables, adapters or ...information. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 23 Additional Notes: • If your TV has a HDMI™ connector and a DVI-D connector, Sony recommends using the HDMI™ connector. • The HDMI cable carries both video and audio signals. • You cannot use the device driver provided by Sony for ...
... Additional TV Connections Note: Your VAIO® XL2A computer is advised.) VHF/UHF Connector (for Receiving Digital TV Transmission If you have an antenna for receiving the over-the-air signals transmitted by a digital TV broadcasting system, you may require extra cables, adapters or ...information. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 23 Additional Notes: • If your TV has a HDMI™ connector and a DVI-D connector, Sony recommends using the HDMI™ connector. • The HDMI cable carries both video and audio signals. • You cannot use the device driver provided by Sony for ...
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...; Libertas Wireless 802.11g/ b Wireless (CB35) property" driver screen is not displayed in the communication area, click Windows Start point to All Programs, Marvell® Wireless SoftAP, and then click Marvell® Wireless Soft_g_SoftAP Configuration Utility to make it checked, then click OK. 78 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Or, if the icon is not checked...
...; Libertas Wireless 802.11g/ b Wireless (CB35) property" driver screen is not displayed in the communication area, click Windows Start point to All Programs, Marvell® Wireless SoftAP, and then click Marvell® Wireless Soft_g_SoftAP Configuration Utility to make it checked, then click OK. 78 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Or, if the icon is not checked...
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... Overview Welcome to the original factory settings, reinstall specific factory-installed software applications and drivers, and assist in the configuration of RAID arrays for your Sony VAIO® computer. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 120 The VAIO Recovery system is made up the VAIO® Recovery System include: • Create Recovery Discs • Restore Windows® Only • Reinstall...
... Overview Welcome to the original factory settings, reinstall specific factory-installed software applications and drivers, and assist in the configuration of RAID arrays for your Sony VAIO® computer. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 120 The VAIO Recovery system is made up the VAIO® Recovery System include: • Create Recovery Discs • Restore Windows® Only • Reinstall...
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... the drive. 2 Power off your computer. 3 Wait for using the Windows Start menu. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 122 Start VAIO Recovery Sony equipped your computer with the current state of your main C: drive partition, or to restore factory-installed programs and software drivers. To access VAIO® Recovery using the recovery discs 1 Insert disc number one...
... the drive. 2 Power off your computer. 3 Wait for using the Windows Start menu. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 122 Start VAIO Recovery Sony equipped your computer with the current state of your main C: drive partition, or to restore factory-installed programs and software drivers. To access VAIO® Recovery using the recovery discs 1 Insert disc number one...
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...tools or programs to help 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 to ...-installed software applications and drivers, and assist in the configuration of RAID arrays for approximately 30 seconds and power on your computer. 3 When the VAIO logo appears, press the F10 key (several times) on your hard disk. 123 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System • Click the ...
...tools or programs to help 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 to ...-installed software applications and drivers, and assist in the configuration of RAID arrays for approximately 30 seconds and power on your computer. 3 When the VAIO logo appears, press the F10 key (several times) on your hard disk. 123 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System • Click the ...
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When complete, the Create Recovery Discs (Step 3 of 3) screen and click OK on your computer's problems. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 126 A Confirm Eject message displays. 26 Click Yes. Restore Windows Only This is loaded. 19 Close Media Center. Before performing any restore or... does not close using the mouse, press Alt + F4 on the message. Look for software driver updates, or check for restoring your computer to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your modelspecific support page. The Create DVD process continues. Then confirm that the...
When complete, the Create Recovery Discs (Step 3 of 3) screen and click OK on your computer's problems. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 126 A Confirm Eject message displays. 26 Click Yes. Restore Windows Only This is loaded. 19 Close Media Center. Before performing any restore or... does not close using the mouse, press Alt + F4 on the message. Look for software driver updates, or check for restoring your computer to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your modelspecific support page. The Create DVD process continues. Then confirm that the...
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...Start System Restore link. Start System Restore The Microsoft® feature System Restore monitors changes to your computer's problems. 127 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System In addition, changes made by using System Restore to restore your modelspecific support page. This feature is Windows based. Look for software driver updates...the problem by System Restore are experiencing is best used when a single or small number of the configuration before any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your system to a ...
...Start System Restore link. Start System Restore The Microsoft® feature System Restore monitors changes to your computer's problems. 127 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System In addition, changes made by using System Restore to restore your modelspecific support page. This feature is Windows based. Look for software driver updates...the problem by System Restore are experiencing is best used when a single or small number of the configuration before any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your system to a ...
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...directions to exit VAIO® Recovery. Select Restart now to update system and program files. The available options on the next screen (Step 1 of the option. 4 Click the Applications tab or Drivers tab, as that selected program installations may not be finished. ...time bar showing the progress of Reinstall Applications or Drivers. To display this information, click the name of 3). During the recovery process, install screens of 3) informs you must restart your computer to automatically restart your computer. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 128 The next screen (Step 3 of the ...
...directions to exit VAIO® Recovery. Select Restart now to update system and program files. The available options on the next screen (Step 1 of the option. 4 Click the Applications tab or Drivers tab, as that selected program installations may not be finished. ...time bar showing the progress of Reinstall Applications or Drivers. To display this information, click the name of 3). During the recovery process, install screens of 3) informs you must restart your computer to automatically restart your computer. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 128 The next screen (Step 3 of the ...
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...go to remove the disc. The Restore C: Drive screen provides a link to Reinstall Applications or Drivers, which you can take up to continue. The Next button will only be unavailable until the check box is installed. 129 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Note - Restore C: Drive The Restore C: Drive option restores the C: drive to solve issues ... the Restore C: Drive (Step 3 of 4). Click OK. The time to complete the restore can use for knowledge base solutions that you to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your computer. Note -
...go to remove the disc. The Restore C: Drive screen provides a link to Reinstall Applications or Drivers, which you can take up to continue. The Next button will only be unavailable until the check box is installed. 129 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Note - Restore C: Drive The Restore C: Drive option restores the C: drive to solve issues ... the Restore C: Drive (Step 3 of 4). Click OK. The time to complete the restore can use for knowledge base solutions that you to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your computer. Note -
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... the onscreen instructions. Sony recommends using the Intel Matrix Storage Driver/Console to manage your computer restarts, you to go to the combining of screens for the XL2A computer. • Reconfigure RAID • Intel Matrix Storage Console • Delete a RAID Array Reconfigure RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) refers to Restore 133 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System
... the onscreen instructions. Sony recommends using the Intel Matrix Storage Driver/Console to manage your computer restarts, you to go to the combining of screens for the XL2A computer. • Reconfigure RAID • Intel Matrix Storage Console • Delete a RAID Array Reconfigure RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) refers to Restore 133 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System
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...disc and click OK. Search the list for the Intel Matrix Storage Console. Intel® Matrix Storage Console. Complete System. The Applications or Drivers screen appears. 7 Verify that require action on -screen instructions. Install windows may see windows for anti-spy ware ...page. VAIO® Recovery starts the installation of the selected applications and drivers. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 134 The Intel® Matrix Storage Console provides RAID volume management within the Windows operating system and displays SATA device and RAID volume information. Note: If you ...
...disc and click OK. Search the list for the Intel Matrix Storage Console. Intel® Matrix Storage Console. Complete System. The Applications or Drivers screen appears. 7 Verify that require action on -screen instructions. Install windows may see windows for anti-spy ware ...page. VAIO® Recovery starts the installation of the selected applications and drivers. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 134 The Intel® Matrix Storage Console provides RAID volume management within the Windows operating system and displays SATA device and RAID volume information. Note: If you ...
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... perform the RAID-functionality and control the hard disks can simply be a driver, or can offer better performance. Sony has approved four different RAID levels or types for another. A RAID system improves availability by providing fault tolerance and by turning a number of multiple... full advantage of the capabilities of smaller drives into a larger array, thus combining or adding their individual storage capacities together. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 141 A RAID array is independent and different, and no strict hierarchy should be located on a separate hardware RAID controller....
... perform the RAID-functionality and control the hard disks can simply be a driver, or can offer better performance. Sony has approved four different RAID levels or types for another. A RAID system improves availability by providing fault tolerance and by turning a number of multiple... full advantage of the capabilities of smaller drives into a larger array, thus combining or adding their individual storage capacities together. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 141 A RAID array is independent and different, and no strict hierarchy should be located on a separate hardware RAID controller....
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...redundant information is used for connecting hard disk drives. Software program that may enhance your understanding of the array. 150 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System The actual hard disk drive. Data written to continue its junction, even after one or more hard disk drives have... data mapping technique. RAID Glossary This glossary contains some basic term that replaces the original ATA drivers provided with the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. RAID Glossary Term RAID Array Fault tolerance Intel® Application Accelerator Mirrored/ Mirroring Parity Physical ...
...redundant information is used for connecting hard disk drives. Software program that may enhance your understanding of the array. 150 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System The actual hard disk drive. Data written to continue its junction, even after one or more hard disk drives have... data mapping technique. RAID Glossary This glossary contains some basic term that replaces the original ATA drivers provided with the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. RAID Glossary Term RAID Array Fault tolerance Intel® Application Accelerator Mirrored/ Mirroring Parity Physical ...
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...driver that was running normally. 6 Restart this device and when the "VAIO" logo is displayed on the screen, press the F2 key on the keyboard. Event: Windows does not start after pressing the F2 key depending on the condition of this device, and when the VAIO logo is displayed. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System... the properties screen by right clicking. Note: The BIOS setup menu may not run immediately after installing the upgraded drivers. From the Systems Properties screen, click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager. 4 Select the installed device or the updated device ...
...driver that was running normally. 6 Restart this device and when the "VAIO" logo is displayed on the screen, press the F2 key on the keyboard. Event: Windows does not start after pressing the F2 key depending on the condition of this device, and when the VAIO logo is displayed. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System... the properties screen by right clicking. Note: The BIOS setup menu may not run immediately after installing the upgraded drivers. From the Systems Properties screen, click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager. 4 Select the installed device or the updated device ...
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...following procedure. 1 Click Start on the hard disk is low. Go to perform hard disk drive recovery. Comment: Clean up proceeds. 166 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System displays. are automatically created to delete. 4 Click OK. Disk clean up the disk. Event: Available hard disk space is decreased. and try... start -up with above process, you clean up from the memory card reader and disconnect all third-party devices such as scanners, printers, floppy drivers, etc. The "Select Drive" screen displays. 2 Select Local disk (C:) or Local disk (D:) and click on OK. 3 Read the description...
...following procedure. 1 Click Start on the hard disk is low. Go to perform hard disk drive recovery. Comment: Clean up proceeds. 166 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System displays. are automatically created to delete. 4 Click OK. Disk clean up the disk. Event: Available hard disk space is decreased. and try... start -up with above process, you clean up from the memory card reader and disconnect all third-party devices such as scanners, printers, floppy drivers, etc. The "Select Drive" screen displays. 2 Select Local disk (C:) or Local disk (D:) and click on OK. 3 Read the description...