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... standards and logos are available to the model and serial numbers when you call your Sony VAIO® computer. Refer to U.S. Intel and Pentium are office equipment such as computers, displays, printers, facsimiles and copiers. customers only. The program backs the development and...® guidelines for Canadian customers: Your new VAIO® computer includes certain software versions or upgrades, and Internet services or offers that are uniform among participating nations. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Sony Corporation has determined that effectively reduce energy consumption...
... standards and logos are available to the model and serial numbers when you call your Sony VAIO® computer. Refer to U.S. Intel and Pentium are office equipment such as computers, displays, printers, facsimiles and copiers. customers only. The program backs the development and...® guidelines for Canadian customers: Your new VAIO® computer includes certain software versions or upgrades, and Internet services or offers that are uniform among participating nations. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Sony Corporation has determined that effectively reduce energy consumption...
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...Locating Controls And Ports 17 About the Front Panel 18 About the Back Panel 20 About the Keyboard 24 Setting Up Your Computer 27 Connecting a Display (Monitor 28 Connecting the Speakers 29 Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse 30 Connecting the Telephone and Modem Cables............32 Connecting the Power Cords 33 Turning On Your Computer 34 Registering your Computer 35 Turning Off your Computer 36 Troubleshooting 37 VAIO Recovery Options 39 About Recovery Options 40 About the Recovery Media Kit 42 Using the...
...Locating Controls And Ports 17 About the Front Panel 18 About the Back Panel 20 About the Keyboard 24 Setting Up Your Computer 27 Connecting a Display (Monitor 28 Connecting the Speakers 29 Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse 30 Connecting the Telephone and Modem Cables............32 Connecting the Power Cords 33 Turning On Your Computer 34 Registering your Computer 35 Turning Off your Computer 36 Troubleshooting 37 VAIO Recovery Options 39 About Recovery Options 40 About the Recovery Media Kit 42 Using the...
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Your new, high-performance, multimedia computer combines state-of the Sony VAIO® computer! GETTING STARTED Congratulations on your purchase of -the-art computer functionality with the latest audio, video and information technology features. 13
Your new, high-performance, multimedia computer combines state-of the Sony VAIO® computer! GETTING STARTED Congratulations on your purchase of -the-art computer functionality with the latest audio, video and information technology features. 13
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For details on the accessories supplied with all of the accessories shown, depending on the system configuration you purchased. VAIO Computer Quick Start Unpacking Your Computer Your computer may not be supplied with your computer, see the online Specifications sheet. Computer and supplied accessories (See the online specifications sheet for details about supplied accessories.) System Unit Speakers Keyboard Mouse Modem Cable Power Cord 14
For details on the accessories supplied with all of the accessories shown, depending on the system configuration you purchased. VAIO Computer Quick Start Unpacking Your Computer Your computer may not be supplied with your computer, see the online Specifications sheet. Computer and supplied accessories (See the online specifications sheet for details about supplied accessories.) System Unit Speakers Keyboard Mouse Modem Cable Power Cord 14
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...XP Guide - For more information about hard disk drive recovery: ✍ Your VAIO® computer is equipped with System or Application Recovery CDs. Hard Disk Drive Recovery Your computer is not supplied with a utility program that enables you to use the basic ... Microsoft software license agreement and Sony end-user license agreement. 15 Explains how to recover your computer's operating system and preinstalled software. Use the VAIO Recovery utility to recover your computer. Unpacking Your Computer Manuals ❑ VAIO® Computer Quick Start - Provides basic information...
...XP Guide - For more information about hard disk drive recovery: ✍ Your VAIO® computer is equipped with System or Application Recovery CDs. Hard Disk Drive Recovery Your computer is not supplied with a utility program that enables you to use the basic ... Microsoft software license agreement and Sony end-user license agreement. 15 Explains how to recover your computer's operating system and preinstalled software. Use the VAIO Recovery utility to recover your computer. Unpacking Your Computer Manuals ❑ VAIO® Computer Quick Start - Provides basic information...
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... reading and writing data from and to the optical and floppy disk drives. VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Front Panel The front panel of your VAIO® Computer enables access to a floppy disk. 5 Power button The power button turns the computer on/off. 18 It also includes access to the Universal Serial Bus (USB...
... reading and writing data from and to the optical and floppy disk drives. VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Front Panel The front panel of your VAIO® Computer enables access to a floppy disk. 5 Power button The power button turns the computer on/off. 18 It also includes access to the Universal Serial Bus (USB...
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...the drive door, wait a few moments for the drive to stop reading the CD. About the Front Panel 6 Standby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7 i.LINK 4-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394) Connection for a compatible digital device. 8 Optical drive 1 eject button Ejects... drive 2 eject button Ejects a disc from Optical drive 2. 10 Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk. 11 Power indicator (VAIO) Light is blue when the computer is on both the front and back panels. Do not force the door or handle roughly. ❑ After closing the optical drive ...
...the drive door, wait a few moments for the drive to stop reading the CD. About the Front Panel 6 Standby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7 i.LINK 4-pin S400 port (IEEE 1394) Connection for a compatible digital device. 8 Optical drive 1 eject button Ejects... drive 2 eject button Ejects a disc from Optical drive 2. 10 Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk. 11 Power indicator (VAIO) Light is blue when the computer is on both the front and back panels. Do not force the door or handle roughly. ❑ After closing the optical drive ...
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The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports and jacks on your computer contains the ports for a standard display. 20 Back panel (PCV-RS320 series model) 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 14 8 9 MONITOR 15 10 11 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied power cord. 2 .... 4 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner. 5 Monitor port* Connection for supplied and optional accessories. VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Back Panel The back panel of your computer. ✍ Your system may vary based on the configuration you purchased.
The icons on the back panel locate and identify the ports and jacks on your computer contains the ports for a standard display. 20 Back panel (PCV-RS320 series model) 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 14 8 9 MONITOR 15 10 11 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied power cord. 2 .... 4 Printer port Connection for a parallel device, such as a printer or scanner. 5 Monitor port* Connection for supplied and optional accessories. VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Back Panel The back panel of your computer. ✍ Your system may vary based on the configuration you purchased.
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VAIO Computer Quick Start Back Panel (PCV-RS310 series model) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied power cord. 2 Mouse port Connection for a PS/2® mouse. 3 Keyboard port Connection for a PS/2® keyboard. 4 Ethernet port Connection for a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface. (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connections only.) 5 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (2) Connections for compatible high/full/low-speed USB devices. 22
VAIO Computer Quick Start Back Panel (PCV-RS310 series model) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 AC Input port Connection for the supplied power cord. 2 Mouse port Connection for a PS/2® mouse. 3 Keyboard port Connection for a PS/2® keyboard. 4 Ethernet port Connection for a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface. (The port marked with (Network) is for LAN connections only.) 5 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) ports (2) Connections for compatible high/full/low-speed USB devices. 22
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...certain tasks. The task associated with additional keys that perform specific functions. Press the Mute button again to the next. VAIO Keyboard Function (-) Volume (+) Volume Mute Standby Number Lock Capital Lock Scroll Lock Numeric Keypad Windows Directional arrows Applications KEY ...DESCRIPTION Function The 12 function keys along the top of the speaker. VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Keyboard Your VAIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with each function key may vary from one application to ...
...certain tasks. The task associated with additional keys that perform specific functions. Press the Mute button again to the next. VAIO Keyboard Function (-) Volume (+) Volume Mute Standby Number Lock Capital Lock Scroll Lock Numeric Keypad Windows Directional arrows Applications KEY ...DESCRIPTION Function The 12 function keys along the top of the speaker. VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Keyboard Your VAIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with each function key may vary from one application to ...
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If necessary, plug the display's cable into the monitor port. VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting a Display (Monitor) Plug the display's cable into the back of an emergency. 28 To connect a display (PCV-RS310 series model) ✍ Install your equipment so that you can easily reach the power outlet in the event of the display.
If necessary, plug the display's cable into the monitor port. VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting a Display (Monitor) Plug the display's cable into the back of an emergency. 28 To connect a display (PCV-RS310 series model) ✍ Install your equipment so that you can easily reach the power outlet in the event of the display.
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VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse 1 Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard port on the back of the computer. 2 Plug the mouse cable into the mouse port on the back of the computer. To connect the keyboard and mouse (PCV-RS310 series model) 30
VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse 1 Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard port on the back of the computer. 2 Plug the mouse cable into the mouse port on the back of the computer. To connect the keyboard and mouse (PCV-RS310 series model) 30
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...For help on the rear panel. To connect the telephone and modem cables (PCV-RS310 series model) Your computer has a protective sticker covering the Ethernet port located on connecting to the Ethernet port. VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting the Telephone and Modem Cables 1 Unplug your telephone from the ...wall jack and plug its cable into the telephone jack located on the back panel of your computer. 2 Plug the modem cable (supplied) ...
...For help on the rear panel. To connect the telephone and modem cables (PCV-RS310 series model) Your computer has a protective sticker covering the Ethernet port located on connecting to the Ethernet port. VAIO Computer Quick Start Connecting the Telephone and Modem Cables 1 Unplug your telephone from the ...wall jack and plug its cable into the telephone jack located on the back panel of your computer. 2 Plug the modem cable (supplied) ...
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VAIO Computer Quick Start Turning On Your Computer When you start your system for the first time, your computer may detect new equipment and display a dialog box that prompts you to turn on the power. To turn on the power. 3 Press the power button, located on your computer. Respond to this prompt immediately. 1 Press the power button on the computer to turn on the power. 2 Press the power button on the display to turn on the side of the right speaker, to restart your computer 3 2 1 34
VAIO Computer Quick Start Turning On Your Computer When you start your system for the first time, your computer may detect new equipment and display a dialog box that prompts you to turn on the power. To turn on the power. 3 Press the power button, located on your computer. Respond to this prompt immediately. 1 Press the power button on the computer to turn on the power. 2 Press the power button on the display to turn on the side of the right speaker, to restart your computer 3 2 1 34
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...taskbar, then select Turn Off Computer. About the power button If your system stops responding, press and hold the Power button for an extended period of time. You may want to shut down on the first attempt. 36 VAIO Computer Quick Start Turning Off your Computer Follow these steps when you may... need to turn off the computer. To turn off your computer for a short period of data, do not use Stand by mode instead. To ...
...taskbar, then select Turn Off Computer. About the power button If your system stops responding, press and hold the Power button for an extended period of time. You may want to shut down on the first attempt. 36 VAIO Computer Quick Start Turning Off your Computer Follow these steps when you may... need to turn off the computer. To turn off your computer for a short period of data, do not use Stand by mode instead. To ...
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.... ❑ Verify that it is plugged into a power source and turned on. Check that the power indicator is lit on the front panel of the computer. ❑ Confirm that a disk is not in the floppy disk drive* (unless you are using a bootable floppy disk). ❑ Confirm that a CD is not ...in an optical drive (unless you are not equipped with a floppy disk drive. You can purchase this section, depending on the keyboard. * Certain VAIO computers are using a bootable CD). ❑ Confirm that the power cord and all of the features in stand by mode by pressing any key on the...
.... ❑ Verify that it is plugged into a power source and turned on. Check that the power indicator is lit on the front panel of the computer. ❑ Confirm that a disk is not in the floppy disk drive* (unless you are using a bootable floppy disk). ❑ Confirm that a CD is not ...in an optical drive (unless you are not equipped with a floppy disk drive. You can purchase this section, depending on the keyboard. * Certain VAIO computers are using a bootable CD). ❑ Confirm that the power cord and all of the features in stand by mode by pressing any key on the...
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VAIO Computer Quick Start Why did my computer or software stop responding, contact the software publisher or designated technical support provider. If the software application continues to stop responding or causes your computer to stop responding? Windows attempts to locate and close the software application that has stopped ... Press the Alt+F4 keys. You can try to close , try the following steps: 1 Save any open . 38 The Turn Off Computer window appears. 3 Click Restart. Pressing and holding the power button for more than six seconds, may result in the loss of data from...
VAIO Computer Quick Start Why did my computer or software stop responding, contact the software publisher or designated technical support provider. If the software application continues to stop responding or causes your computer to stop responding? Windows attempts to locate and close the software application that has stopped ... Press the Alt+F4 keys. You can try to close , try the following steps: 1 Save any open . 38 The Turn Off Computer window appears. 3 Click Restart. Pressing and holding the power button for more than six seconds, may result in the loss of data from...
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For any hardware problems, contact a Sony authorized repair facility. 39 You can also use this utility to recover preinstalled software programs and the operating system on your computer to normal operation. ✍ This program repairs or replaces software. VAIO Recovery Options The VAIO® Recovery Wizard enables you to reclaim hard drive space and return your computer. The Recovery Media Kit enables you to create a Recovery Media Kit.
For any hardware problems, contact a Sony authorized repair facility. 39 You can also use this utility to recover preinstalled software programs and the operating system on your computer to normal operation. ✍ This program repairs or replaces software. VAIO Recovery Options The VAIO® Recovery Wizard enables you to reclaim hard drive space and return your computer. The Recovery Media Kit enables you to create a Recovery Media Kit.
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... Start menu, the Recovery Media Kit, or by using the F10 key* on notebook computers. * This feature is available for VAIO® notebook computers only. 40 To recover drive C, access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu, and create a Recovery Media Kit. ... are deleted. All previous data and settings on other partitions, such as drive D. VAIO Computer Quick Start About Recovery Options You have different system and software recovery options. Sony recommends backing up your computer at a later date if the software stops working state by performing a System Restore....
... Start menu, the Recovery Media Kit, or by using the F10 key* on notebook computers. * This feature is available for VAIO® notebook computers only. 40 To recover drive C, access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu, and create a Recovery Media Kit. ... are deleted. All previous data and settings on other partitions, such as drive D. VAIO Computer Quick Start About Recovery Options You have different system and software recovery options. Sony recommends backing up your computer at a later date if the software stops working state by performing a System Restore....
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...drives. To recover the original software programs, start the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Recovery Media Kit. To perform a complete hard disk drive recovery, start the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu or from your computer's hard disk drive. You can access this option, ...you lose all data and settings on notebook computers. ✍ Recovering drives C and D with the Recovery Media...
...drives. To recover the original software programs, start the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Recovery Media Kit. To perform a complete hard disk drive recovery, start the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu or from your computer's hard disk drive. You can access this option, ...you lose all data and settings on notebook computers. ✍ Recovering drives C and D with the Recovery Media...