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... Consumer Guidelines (Canada vii DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY vii INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE viii AVIS DE L'INDUSTRIE CANADA viii Chapter 1 - Configuring Your System Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility 16 Changing the Display's Power Management Settings 17 Configuring the System Board 20 xi
... Consumer Guidelines (Canada vii DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY vii INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE viii AVIS DE L'INDUSTRIE CANADA viii Chapter 1 - Configuring Your System Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility 16 Changing the Display's Power Management Settings 17 Configuring the System Board 20 xi
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... Code Error Messages 87 PCI Configuration Status and Error Messages 88 DMA Channel Assignments 90 System I /O and Expansion Slots 97 Drives and Controllers 97 System BIOS 98 CMOS Setup Options Main Screen 71 Advanced Screen 74 Power Screen 80 Boot Screen 82 Exit Screen 83 Chapter 8 -
... Code Error Messages 87 PCI Configuration Status and Error Messages 88 DMA Channel Assignments 90 System I /O and Expansion Slots 97 Drives and Controllers 97 System BIOS 98 CMOS Setup Options Main Screen 71 Advanced Screen 74 Power Screen 80 Boot Screen 82 Exit Screen 83 Chapter 8 -
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Configuring your system. Chapter 2 Configuring Your System This chapter contains information on configuring your system can consist of the following: ❑ Making changes to the BIOS settings ❑ Making changes to the display's power management settings ❑ Changing the system board jumper position 15
Configuring your system. Chapter 2 Configuring Your System This chapter contains information on configuring your system can consist of the following: ❑ Making changes to the BIOS settings ❑ Making changes to the display's power management settings ❑ Changing the system board jumper position 15
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16 VAIO Digital Studio Reference Manual Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility You must access the CMOS Setup Utility to make changes to the BIOS settings (see "CMOS Setup Options" on page 69 for the selected item. 5 Use the arrow keys to select an option. 6 Press Page Up or Page ...Down to modify the setting. 7 Press ESC to return to display the options for information on -screen prompts. Follow the on BIOS settings). ! Before rebooting the system, save any open files and exit Windows®. 1 Reboot the system. 2 Press F2 after the progress bar starts. 3 Use the...
16 VAIO Digital Studio Reference Manual Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility You must access the CMOS Setup Utility to make changes to the BIOS settings (see "CMOS Setup Options" on page 69 for the selected item. 5 Use the arrow keys to select an option. 6 Press Page Up or Page ...Down to modify the setting. 7 Press ESC to return to display the options for information on -screen prompts. Follow the on BIOS settings). ! Before rebooting the system, save any open files and exit Windows®. 1 Reboot the system. 2 Press F2 after the progress bar starts. 3 Use the...
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...page 16). Make a list of all values stored in fire. 1 Reboot your computer consistently loses the date or time settings after which the battery may be lost , the BIOS values revert to access the BIOS Setup Utility. Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 27 Replacing the Lithium Battery You may... need to replace the lithium battery if your computer by selecting Shut Down... When you remove the lithium battery, all the BIOS options that the settings will refer to this time, and you restore the BIOS settings later. 4 Select Exit Discarding Changes from the main ...
...page 16). Make a list of all values stored in fire. 1 Reboot your computer consistently loses the date or time settings after which the battery may be lost , the BIOS values revert to access the BIOS Setup Utility. Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 27 Replacing the Lithium Battery You may... need to replace the lithium battery if your computer by selecting Shut Down... When you remove the lithium battery, all the BIOS options that the settings will refer to this time, and you restore the BIOS settings later. 4 Select Exit Discarding Changes from the main ...
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If no error message displays, the computer's BIOS settings were retained during the reboot process to exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The computer's BIOS settings are now restored. appears during the reboot sequence, press F2 during the battery replacement and you can skip the remaining steps. ...17 Refer to the list you made in step 3 and restore any non-default BIOS settings (see "CMOS ...
If no error message displays, the computer's BIOS settings were retained during the reboot process to exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The computer's BIOS settings are now restored. appears during the reboot sequence, press F2 during the battery replacement and you can skip the remaining steps. ...17 Refer to the list you made in step 3 and restore any non-default BIOS settings (see "CMOS ...
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...9997; Use only 133 MHz memory. The minimum memory size is 512 MB. The BIOS automatically detects the type, size and speed of the computer and all attached peripherals, and then unplug the power cord. 1 If necessary, remove... any open files, exit Windows, turn off the power of the memory modules. Supports SDRAM memory. 30 VAIO Digital Studio Reference Manual Installing System Memory ! SDRAM is expandable to discharge static electricity in the following table. Hold the... 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 DIMM2 0, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 * The PCV-RX270DS/PCV-RX280DS ships with 128 MB.
...9997; Use only 133 MHz memory. The minimum memory size is 512 MB. The BIOS automatically detects the type, size and speed of the computer and all attached peripherals, and then unplug the power cord. 1 If necessary, remove... any open files, exit Windows, turn off the power of the memory modules. Supports SDRAM memory. 30 VAIO Digital Studio Reference Manual Installing System Memory ! SDRAM is expandable to discharge static electricity in the following table. Hold the... 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 DIMM2 0, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 * The PCV-RX270DS/PCV-RX280DS ships with 128 MB.
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...below the default option in a sub-menu are context-sensitive (they occur when you select). If you can change are enclosed in brackets. The Award BIOS setup has five menu items on page 16). A small triangle ( ) indicates that is not enclosed in the list, then press Enter to select an...Press Esc to go back to display the sub-menu. Press Enter to the main menu. 69 The option shown in the Award BIOS Setup Utility (see "Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility" on the menu bar. The other options. The information and options in this guide is a sub-menu with additional information...
...below the default option in a sub-menu are context-sensitive (they occur when you select). If you can change are enclosed in brackets. The Award BIOS setup has five menu items on page 16). A small triangle ( ) indicates that is not enclosed in the list, then press Enter to select an...Press Esc to go back to display the sub-menu. Press Enter to the main menu. 69 The option shown in the Award BIOS Setup Utility (see "Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility" on the menu bar. The other options. The information and options in this guide is a sub-menu with additional information...
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...5x 5.0x CPU Level 1 Cache [Enabled] Disabled CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] Disabled CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled] Enabled Processor Serial Number [Disabled] Enabled BIOS Update [Enabled] Disabled PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] Enabled USB Legacy Support [Auto] Disabled Enabled OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] Enabled Chip Configuration (see "... page 76) PCI Configuration (see "PCI Configuration Sub-Menu" on page 77) Shadow Configuration (see "Shadow Configuration Sub-Menu" on page 79) 74 VAIO Digital Studio Reference Manual Advanced Screen CPU Core:Bus Freq.
...5x 5.0x CPU Level 1 Cache [Enabled] Disabled CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] Disabled CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled] Enabled Processor Serial Number [Disabled] Enabled BIOS Update [Enabled] Disabled PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] Enabled USB Legacy Support [Auto] Disabled Enabled OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] Enabled Chip Configuration (see "... page 76) PCI Configuration (see "PCI Configuration Sub-Menu" on page 77) Shadow Configuration (see "Shadow Configuration Sub-Menu" on page 79) 74 VAIO Digital Studio Reference Manual Advanced Screen CPU Core:Bus Freq.
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PCI Configuration Sub-Menu Slot 1 IRQ to Slot 3 IRQ PCI/VGA Palette Snoop PCI Latency Timer SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS USB Function VGA BIOS Sequence Onboard LAN Boot ROM CMOS Setup Options 77 [Auto] NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 [Disabled] Enabled [32] [Auto] Disabled [Enabled] Disabled [PCI/AGP] AGP/PCI [Disabled] Enabled
PCI Configuration Sub-Menu Slot 1 IRQ to Slot 3 IRQ PCI/VGA Palette Snoop PCI Latency Timer SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS USB Function VGA BIOS Sequence Onboard LAN Boot ROM CMOS Setup Options 77 [Auto] NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 [Disabled] Enabled [32] [Auto] Disabled [Enabled] Disabled [PCI/AGP] AGP/PCI [Disabled] Enabled
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... D5800000h-D58000FFh D6000000h-D7EFFFFFh D6000000h-D6FFFFFFh D7000000h-D700FFFFh D7F00000h-E3FFFFFFh D8000000h-DFFFFFFFh E4000000h-E7FFFFFFh FFB80000h-FFBFFFFFh FFF80000h-FFFFFFFFh Default configuration System board extension for ACPI BIOS. System board extension for ACPI BIOS. Sony OHCI i.LINK(IEEE 1394) PCI host controller. Intel® 82815 processor-to -AGP controller - 1131. NVIDIA GeForce2 MX...
... D5800000h-D58000FFh D6000000h-D7EFFFFFh D6000000h-D6FFFFFFh D7000000h-D700FFFFh D7F00000h-E3FFFFFFh D8000000h-DFFFFFFFh E4000000h-E7FFFFFFh FFB80000h-FFBFFFFFh FFF80000h-FFFFFFFFh Default configuration System board extension for ACPI BIOS. System board extension for ACPI BIOS. Sony OHCI i.LINK(IEEE 1394) PCI host controller. Intel® 82815 processor-to -AGP controller - 1131. NVIDIA GeForce2 MX...
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... Special features Award-based 2Mbit flash-ROM* User and supervisor passwords supported APM 1.2 ACPI-1.0 compliant hardware for use with APM and PNP BIOS APIs Supported with steerable DMA channels and interrupts PC-99 compliant, multi-boot, PCI add-in card autoconfigure * Flash-ROM update utility ...for the CD-RW. The average data transfer rate is 1385 kbytes/s). 98 VAIO Digital Studio Reference Manual † Data on a DVD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from Sony's web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. The average data transfer rate is 150 kbytes/s). Data on ...
... Special features Award-based 2Mbit flash-ROM* User and supervisor passwords supported APM 1.2 ACPI-1.0 compliant hardware for use with APM and PNP BIOS APIs Supported with steerable DMA channels and interrupts PC-99 compliant, multi-boot, PCI add-in card autoconfigure * Flash-ROM update utility ...for the CD-RW. The average data transfer rate is 1385 kbytes/s). 98 VAIO Digital Studio Reference Manual † Data on a DVD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from Sony's web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. The average data transfer rate is 150 kbytes/s). Data on ...
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See processor 99 See lithium battery beep codes 87 BIOS Setup Utility See CMOS Setup Utility BIOS setup utility advanced screen 74 boot screen 82 exit screen 83 main screen 71 options 69 power screen 80 screens 69 BIOS specifications 98 C card modem 65, 67 CD-IN connector ...60 CD-RW drive location of 3 performance of discs 3, 97 specifications 97 CMOS - See Serial communications, specifications 97 computer lithium ion battery vii computer safety information ii configuration switch password clear...
See processor 99 See lithium battery beep codes 87 BIOS Setup Utility See CMOS Setup Utility BIOS setup utility advanced screen 74 boot screen 82 exit screen 83 main screen 71 options 69 power screen 80 screens 69 BIOS specifications 98 C card modem 65, 67 CD-IN connector ...60 CD-RW drive location of 3 performance of discs 3, 97 specifications 97 CMOS - See Serial communications, specifications 97 computer lithium ion battery vii computer safety information ii configuration switch password clear...
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... 50 memory module connector 46 mouse connector 50 PCI slot connectors 47 power connector 49 See Also I/O slot slot cover, removing 35 specifications audio 96 BIOS 98 communications 97 drives and controllers 97 graphics 96 I /O address map and memory map memory - See Also system memory memory module connector 46 removing 33...
... 50 memory module connector 46 mouse connector 50 PCI slot connectors 47 power connector 49 See Also I/O slot slot cover, removing 35 specifications audio 96 BIOS 98 communications 97 drives and controllers 97 graphics 96 I /O address map and memory map memory - See Also system memory memory module connector 46 removing 33...