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About the Front Panel The front panel of your VAIO® Computer enables access to drives, memory card readers, ports and jacks that enable you to connect compatible peripheral devices.Your computer may not be equipped with all of the controls, ports, and jacks may vary from and to a 3.5-inch floppy disk. 4 Floppy disk drive... specifications sheet for optical drive information. 3 Floppy disk drive Reads and writes data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Power button The power button turns the computer on/off.
About the Front Panel The front panel of your VAIO® Computer enables access to drives, memory card readers, ports and jacks that enable you to connect compatible peripheral devices.Your computer may not be equipped with all of the controls, ports, and jacks may vary from and to a 3.5-inch floppy disk. 4 Floppy disk drive... specifications sheet for optical drive information. 3 Floppy disk drive Reads and writes data from and to a floppy disk. 5 Power button The power button turns the computer on/off.
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...jack2 Connection for an audio cable (optional). 6 Standby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Standby mode or turned off when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7 xD-Picture Card memory card reader Reads and writes data from and to xD-Picture Card media. 8 CompactFlash...174; and Microdrive memory card reader Reads and writes data from Optical drive 2. 13 Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk. 14 Power indicator (VAIO) Light is blue when the computer is on. Page 8 Composite video In jack2 Connection for an...
...jack2 Connection for an audio cable (optional). 6 Standby indicator Light is amber when the computer is in Standby mode or turned off when the computer is in Stand by mode. 7 xD-Picture Card memory card reader Reads and writes data from and to xD-Picture Card media. 8 CompactFlash...174; and Microdrive memory card reader Reads and writes data from Optical drive 2. 13 Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk. 14 Power indicator (VAIO) Light is blue when the computer is on. Page 8 Composite video In jack2 Connection for an...
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..., make sure you have installed all required software for the CLIÉ handheld. The Sony CLIÉ Handheld personal entertainment organizers provide a rich and compelling handheld computing experience. For more information on this exciting device, go to your Sony® CLIÉ® Handheld. In order to use the CLIÉ Converter plug...201;® Converter is ready to deliver music and video with amazing clarity. You can convert your Giga Pocket® Video Capsules and save to a Memory Stick® media, or HotSync® directly to the Sony Style Web site at http://sonystyle.com...
..., make sure you have installed all required software for the CLIÉ handheld. The Sony CLIÉ Handheld personal entertainment organizers provide a rich and compelling handheld computing experience. For more information on this exciting device, go to your Sony® CLIÉ® Handheld. In order to use the CLIÉ Converter plug...201;® Converter is ready to deliver music and video with amazing clarity. You can convert your Giga Pocket® Video Capsules and save to a Memory Stick® media, or HotSync® directly to the Sony Style Web site at http://sonystyle.com...
VAIO User Guide
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You can use your c omputer, s ee the online s pec ific ations s heet. T o view the ins talled memory c ard readers for your computer's memory card readers to transfer data between digital cameras, camcorders, music players, and other audio/video devices. Page 80 Mem ory cards and your com puter's m em ory card readers 1 Y our c omputer may not be equipped with many popular types of memory cards. About Your Memory Card Readers Your VAIO® computer is equipped with memory card readers1 that are compatible with the memory c ard readers s hown here.
You can use your c omputer, s ee the online s pec ific ations s heet. T o view the ins talled memory c ard readers for your computer's memory card readers to transfer data between digital cameras, camcorders, music players, and other audio/video devices. Page 80 Mem ory cards and your com puter's m em ory card readers 1 Y our c omputer may not be equipped with many popular types of memory cards. About Your Memory Card Readers Your VAIO® computer is equipped with memory card readers1 that are compatible with the memory c ard readers s hown here.
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... When you insert it into the Memory Stick slot again. 1 Some M emory Stic k media do not support AVI file playback directly from the Memory Stick drive before the data access process completed. VAIO® computers support Memory Stick PRO media for the latest ... position. To protect data on a single Memory Stick media. Memory Stick PRO media - Provides copyright protection with your computer. If this time, Sony suggests using Sony® MagicGate technology. Provides the same features and benefits of Memory Stick media are available, but compatibility with ...
... When you insert it into the Memory Stick slot again. 1 Some M emory Stic k media do not support AVI file playback directly from the Memory Stick drive before the data access process completed. VAIO® computers support Memory Stick PRO media for the latest ... position. To protect data on a single Memory Stick media. Memory Stick PRO media - Provides copyright protection with your computer. If this time, Sony suggests using Sony® MagicGate technology. Provides the same features and benefits of Memory Stick media are available, but compatibility with ...
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See the information supplied with the device for details how to format the memory card. If your device does not recognize memory card that has been formatted by using the device, not your hard disk drive. 2. Sharing Memory Cards If you plan to share your memory card between your VAIO® computer and devices such as a digital camera or music player, the card must be formatted properly. Format the memory card by your computer, follow these steps: 1. Save the card's contents to your computer. Page 84 Reformat the memory card using it in the device first.
See the information supplied with the device for details how to format the memory card. If your device does not recognize memory card that has been formatted by using the device, not your hard disk drive. 2. Sharing Memory Cards If you plan to share your memory card between your VAIO® computer and devices such as a digital camera or music player, the card must be formatted properly. Format the memory card by your computer, follow these steps: 1. Save the card's contents to your computer. Page 84 Reformat the memory card using it in the device first.
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This section describes how to increase the functionality of your system. Overview About Opening the System Unit About Add-on your VAIO® computer. Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer In the future you may want to perform basic upgrades and maintenance on Card Installation About Installing Memory About the Lithium Battery About Hard Disk Drive Installation Page 85
This section describes how to increase the functionality of your system. Overview About Opening the System Unit About Add-on your VAIO® computer. Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer In the future you may want to perform basic upgrades and maintenance on Card Installation About Installing Memory About the Lithium Battery About Hard Disk Drive Installation Page 85
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Why is my computer running slowly? The computer's responsiveness varies depending with the number of software programs that you are open and running. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, and then click Help and Support. 2. For information on installing memory, please see the online VAIO User Guide. Close any programs that are not currently using. Increasing the computer memory may also help. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO User Guide. To access the online User Guide: 1. Page 103
Why is my computer running slowly? The computer's responsiveness varies depending with the number of software programs that you are open and running. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, and then click Help and Support. 2. For information on installing memory, please see the online VAIO User Guide. Close any programs that are not currently using. Increasing the computer memory may also help. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO User Guide. To access the online User Guide: 1. Page 103
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... cloth to maintain its edge and use a standard Memory Stick® media. Visit the Sony online support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, for more information about your computer's specifications sheet at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport regularly for the latest information on the ... data transfer or access control features of a disc may cause damage to remove from the center out. Using media cards Certain VAIO® computers support CompactFlash®, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Microdrive , xD-PictureCards and Secure Digital (SD) media cards. Page 154 The label may...
... cloth to maintain its edge and use a standard Memory Stick® media. Visit the Sony online support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport, for more information about your computer's specifications sheet at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport regularly for the latest information on the ... data transfer or access control features of a disc may cause damage to remove from the center out. Using media cards Certain VAIO® computers support CompactFlash®, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Microdrive , xD-PictureCards and Secure Digital (SD) media cards. Page 154 The label may...