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vii Telephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada vii Disposal of 1991 (United States) .... Configuring Your System 15 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility 16 Changing Power Management Settings 17 xi Identifying Components 1 Front View...2 Drives ...3 Buttons and Switches 4 Indicators 5 Connectors 6 Rear View ...7 Icon Labels 8 I/O Connectors 10 ...
vii Telephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada vii Disposal of 1991 (United States) .... Configuring Your System 15 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility 16 Changing Power Management Settings 17 xi Identifying Components 1 Front View...2 Drives ...3 Buttons and Switches 4 Indicators 5 Connectors 6 Rear View ...7 Icon Labels 8 I/O Connectors 10 ...
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Chapter 2 Configuring Your System This chapter contains information on configuring your system. ❑ Making changes to the BIOS settings. ❑ Making changes to the display's power management settings. 15
Chapter 2 Configuring Your System This chapter contains information on configuring your system. ❑ Making changes to the BIOS settings. ❑ Making changes to the display's power management settings. 15
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... Sony logo appears, press F3. Each menu presents options for setup. 3 Press F2. Press ENTER to select items within a menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to access a sub-menu. If an item has a triangle ( ) to its left and right arrow keys to the BIOS ...and exit open applications. 1 Reboot your computer by selecting Shut Down... If a submenu contains items with a triangle, there is available. Press for modifying the system configuration. 16 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility Access the BIOS Setup Utility to make changes to select ...
... Sony logo appears, press F3. Each menu presents options for setup. 3 Press F2. Press ENTER to select items within a menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to access a sub-menu. If an item has a triangle ( ) to its left and right arrow keys to the BIOS ...and exit open applications. 1 Reboot your computer by selecting Shut Down... If a submenu contains items with a triangle, there is available. Press for modifying the system configuration. 16 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility Access the BIOS Setup Utility to make changes to select ...
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... skip all remaining steps. 3 Compare all attached peripheral devices, shut down the computer, and unplug the power cord. Refer to their default settings (see "Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility" on page 53). Although the computer can hold the charge for a short time while replacing the battery, it in...close all open files, exit all open applications, turn off the power to all the BIOS options to this time, and you remove the lithium battery, all the BIOS options that the settings will be lost . 30 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Replacing the Lithium Battery !
... skip all remaining steps. 3 Compare all attached peripheral devices, shut down the computer, and unplug the power cord. Refer to their default settings (see "Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility" on page 53). Although the computer can hold the charge for a short time while replacing the battery, it in...close all open files, exit all open applications, turn off the power to all the BIOS options to this time, and you remove the lithium battery, all the BIOS options that the settings will be lost . 30 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Replacing the Lithium Battery !
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... are now restored. If no error message displays, the computer's BIOS settings were retained during the reboot process to exit the BIOS Setup Utility. 32 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 16 If the error message "Error: Check date and time settings." appears during the reboot sequence, press F2 during the ...
... are now restored. If no error message displays, the computer's BIOS settings were retained during the reboot process to exit the BIOS Setup Utility. 32 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 16 If the error message "Error: Check date and time settings." appears during the reboot sequence, press F2 during the ...
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... 24). 5 Remove the power supply (see "Removing a Slot Cover" on page 37). ! The BIOS automatically detects the type, size and speed of the memory module and configuration as shown in your body ...3 Remove the new memory module(s) from its edges to the chassis. 7 Press down the computer, and unplug the power cord. 1 Choose the size of the memory modules. The minimum memory... size is 128 MB. Touch any exposed metal part of the AGP slot. 34 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Installing a Memory Module ! Memory module configurations (MB)* DIMM1 128, 256...
... 24). 5 Remove the power supply (see "Removing a Slot Cover" on page 37). ! The BIOS automatically detects the type, size and speed of the memory module and configuration as shown in your body ...3 Remove the new memory module(s) from its edges to the chassis. 7 Press down the computer, and unplug the power cord. 1 Choose the size of the memory modules. The minimum memory... size is 128 MB. Touch any exposed metal part of the AGP slot. 34 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Installing a Memory Module ! Memory module configurations (MB)* DIMM1 128, 256...
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CLR CMOS 1 2 3 CLR CMOS Jumper settings Jumper Plug Position 2-3 1-2 Function Normal Clear CMOS Password ✍ The configuration jumpers should never need changing unless otherwise directed by a technical support or service technician. System Board 51 CLR CMOS Jumper The CLR CMOS Jumper clears the BIOS password setting.
CLR CMOS 1 2 3 CLR CMOS Jumper settings Jumper Plug Position 2-3 1-2 Function Normal Clear CMOS Password ✍ The configuration jumpers should never need changing unless otherwise directed by a technical support or service technician. System Board 51 CLR CMOS Jumper The CLR CMOS Jumper clears the BIOS password setting.
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.... The other options. Use the up and down arrow keys to display the sub-menu. key to choose the selection. If you select). The Award BIOS setup has five menu items on page 16). Text that there is the option currently set for each screen in the Award... BIOS Setup Utility (see "Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility" on the menu bar. The option shown in [brackets] on which options you display the list of options, or press the + or...
.... The other options. Use the up and down arrow keys to display the sub-menu. key to choose the selection. If you select). The Award BIOS setup has five menu items on page 16). Text that there is the option currently set for each screen in the Award... BIOS Setup Utility (see "Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility" on the menu bar. The option shown in [brackets] on which options you display the list of options, or press the + or...
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System BIOS Make and model ROM Passwords Power management Advanced features Plug and Play devices Special features Specifications 77 Award-based 2 Mb 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 auto-configure
System BIOS Make and model ROM Passwords Power management Advanced features Plug and Play devices Special features Specifications 77 Award-based 2 Mb 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 auto-configure
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See Also BIOS CMOS Setup Utility 16 codes, beeps 65 communications, specifications 75 computer lithium battery viii configuring power management 17 connectors i.LINK 6 monitor 11 power 49 USB 6 cover, slot 37 covering I/O slot 38 CPU - See graphics graphics specifications... 75 graphics controller - Index A address map, system 69 AGP bus specifications 73 audio specifications 75 B battery - See lithium battery beep codes 65 BIOS Setup Utility See CMOS Setup Utility BIOS setup utility advanced screen 57 boot screen 60 exit screen 61 main screen 55 options 53 power screen 59 screens 53...
See Also BIOS CMOS Setup Utility 16 codes, beeps 65 communications, specifications 75 computer lithium battery viii configuring power management 17 connectors i.LINK 6 monitor 11 power 49 USB 6 cover, slot 37 covering I/O slot 38 CPU - See graphics graphics specifications... 75 graphics controller - Index A address map, system 69 AGP bus specifications 73 audio specifications 75 B battery - See lithium battery beep codes 65 BIOS Setup Utility See CMOS Setup Utility BIOS setup utility advanced screen 57 boot screen 60 exit screen 61 main screen 55 options 53 power screen 59 screens 53...