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... click Help and Support. 2. From the VAIO Help and Support Center menu, click VAIO User Guide. 3. The Internet Electronic Program Guide (iEPG) service information describes new Sony technology that shipped with the Internet, to restore the hard disk of your computer if they become familiar with your DVD-RW drive and the DVD recording software applications...
... click Help and Support. 2. From the VAIO Help and Support Center menu, click VAIO User Guide. 3. The Internet Electronic Program Guide (iEPG) service information describes new Sony technology that shipped with the Internet, to restore the hard disk of your computer if they become familiar with your DVD-RW drive and the DVD recording software applications...
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...jacks that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. Before connecting compatible i.LINK devices to your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. Page 6 Please refer to the documentation that came with your compatible i.LINK... may not communicate with each other. Locating Controls And Ports This section is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that may be available on your computer.Your computer may not be equipped with all of these hardware features and the location of the controls, ports...
...jacks that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. Before connecting compatible i.LINK devices to your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. Page 6 Please refer to the documentation that came with your compatible i.LINK... may not communicate with each other. Locating Controls And Ports This section is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that may be available on your computer.Your computer may not be equipped with all of these hardware features and the location of the controls, ports...
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... floppy disk from and to the optical drives. 9 Hard disk drive access indicator Light is amber while reading and writing data from the floppy disk drive. 15 Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB) ports (2) High-speed connections for compatible USB devices. Page 8 Turns the computer on and off. 7 Stand by indicator ...Light is red when the computer is placed in Stand by mode. 8 Optical drive access indicator Light is amber while reading and writing data from and to the hard disk. 10 (For models equipped with...
... floppy disk from and to the optical drives. 9 Hard disk drive access indicator Light is amber while reading and writing data from the floppy disk drive. 15 Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB) ports (2) High-speed connections for compatible USB devices. Page 8 Turns the computer on and off. 7 Stand by indicator ...Light is red when the computer is placed in Stand by mode. 8 Optical drive access indicator Light is amber while reading and writing data from and to the hard disk. 10 (For models equipped with...
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... connect compatible peripheral devices. It also includes access to the Memory Stick media slot, Universal Serial Bus (USB), and i.LINK® ports to the optical drives. 6 Hard disk drive access indicator Page 10 About the front panel (PCV-RX series model) The front panel of your VAIO Computer enables access to the optical and floppy disk...
... connect compatible peripheral devices. It also includes access to the Memory Stick media slot, Universal Serial Bus (USB), and i.LINK® ports to the optical drives. 6 Hard disk drive access indicator Page 10 About the front panel (PCV-RX series model) The front panel of your VAIO Computer enables access to the optical and floppy disk...
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... a compatible digital device. 9 Optical drive 1 eject button Ejects a disc from Optical drive 1. 10 Optical drive 2 eject button Ejects a disc from Optical drive 2. 11 Memory Stick® media slot Reads and writes data from and to the hard disk. 7 Power switch and power indicator Turns the computer on and amber when the computer is amber while reading and...
... a compatible digital device. 9 Optical drive 1 eject button Ejects a disc from Optical drive 1. 10 Optical drive 2 eject button Ejects a disc from Optical drive 2. 11 Memory Stick® media slot Reads and writes data from and to the hard disk. 7 Power switch and power indicator Turns the computer on and amber when the computer is amber while reading and...
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... online specifications sheet. About Your Hard Disk Drive Partition i.LINK Compatibility VAIO Action Setup Changing The Sony Software Window Design Using The Memory Stick Media Slot Using The PC Card Slot Page 34 To view the specific hardware configuration for your computer's hard disk drive performance, using i.LINK devices, Memory Stick...
... online specifications sheet. About Your Hard Disk Drive Partition i.LINK Compatibility VAIO Action Setup Changing The Sony Software Window Design Using The Memory Stick Media Slot Using The PC Card Slot Page 34 To view the specific hardware configuration for your computer's hard disk drive performance, using i.LINK devices, Memory Stick...
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About Your Hard Disk Drive Partition To improve the performance of Sony audio and video software applications, the hard disk drive on your C partition. Page 35 To maintain optimum system performance, you should defragment your computer has been formatted with two partitions, C and D. This prevents large video captures from consuming the available space on your computer's D partition regularly. Some Sony software applications save files to the D partition.
About Your Hard Disk Drive Partition To improve the performance of Sony audio and video software applications, the hard disk drive on your C partition. Page 35 To maintain optimum system performance, you should defragment your computer has been formatted with two partitions, C and D. This prevents large video captures from consuming the available space on your computer's D partition regularly. Some Sony software applications save files to the D partition.
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... necessary. 1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar and select All Programs. 3. Deactivate your computer's hard disk drive(s). Page 36 The Disk Defragment dialog box appears. 4. Defragmenting your hard disk drive If you encounter frame dropping while recording digital video onto your hard disk drive, defragmentation may take a long time to System Tools, and then select Disk Defragmenter.
... necessary. 1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar and select All Programs. 3. Deactivate your computer's hard disk drive(s). Page 36 The Disk Defragment dialog box appears. 4. Defragmenting your hard disk drive If you encounter frame dropping while recording digital video onto your hard disk drive, defragmentation may take a long time to System Tools, and then select Disk Defragmenter.
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... product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. To view the specific hardware configuration for your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. The following i.LINK 400 Mbps cables are available and recommended for ...-IL6635. Please refer to your computer see the online specifications sheet. i.LINK Compatibility Your VAIO® computer may not communicate with each other. A 4-pin i.LINK port cannot supply power to designate that came with your local retailer, from the Sony VAIO Direct Web site at http://www...
... product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. To view the specific hardware configuration for your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. The following i.LINK 400 Mbps cables are available and recommended for ...-IL6635. Please refer to your computer see the online specifications sheet. i.LINK Compatibility Your VAIO® computer may not communicate with each other. A 4-pin i.LINK port cannot supply power to designate that came with your local retailer, from the Sony VAIO Direct Web site at http://www...
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... media remains extended when it is write-protected. The media extends out further from the slot carefully. Rem ov ing the Mem ory Stick Media (PCV- When you can write to information recorded on . Do not remove the Memory Stick media while the media access indicator light is on your Memory... do not support AVI file playback. The media or its data may become damaged. The write-protect tab prevents accidental changes to or modify your hard disk drive and then playback the file. When you slide the tab to the un-LOCK position, you slide the write-protect tab to your Memory...
... media remains extended when it is write-protected. The media extends out further from the slot carefully. Rem ov ing the Mem ory Stick Media (PCV- When you can write to information recorded on . Do not remove the Memory Stick media while the media access indicator light is on your Memory... do not support AVI file playback. The media or its data may become damaged. The write-protect tab prevents accidental changes to or modify your hard disk drive and then playback the file. When you slide the tab to the un-LOCK position, you slide the write-protect tab to your Memory...
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...Manual from the Sony Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Overview Removing the Side Panel Installing an Add-on upgrading your computer, see the computer's System Reference Manual. Upgrading And Maintaining Your VAIO Computer In the ...future you may want to perform basic upgrades and maintenance on your system. This section describes how to increase the functionality of your VAIO computer. For more information on Card Installing Memory Replacing the Lithium Battery Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive...
...Manual from the Sony Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Overview Removing the Side Panel Installing an Add-on upgrading your computer, see the computer's System Reference Manual. Upgrading And Maintaining Your VAIO Computer In the ...future you may want to perform basic upgrades and maintenance on your system. This section describes how to increase the functionality of your VAIO computer. For more information on Card Installing Memory Replacing the Lithium Battery Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive...
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... additional hard disk drive 1. Remove the side panel. Slide the drive holder out. RX series m odel) Page 58 Desktops and click to take full advantage of your computer model number. The model-specific support page appears. 3. See Before you upgrade your drive. 5. Unplug your computer. See Removing the Side Panel. 4. Sony recommends using an ATA-100 hard disk drive to...
... additional hard disk drive 1. Remove the side panel. Slide the drive holder out. RX series m odel) Page 58 Desktops and click to take full advantage of your computer model number. The model-specific support page appears. 3. See Before you upgrade your drive. 5. Unplug your computer. See Removing the Side Panel. 4. Sony recommends using an ATA-100 hard disk drive to...
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...drive to the new drive. Your new hard disk drive is supplied with the tracks on the inside of the chassis. Connect the second drive connector to the drive holder with pin 1 on each side of the drive bay. Do not overtighten these screws when securing the drive to lock it into the drive... holder and align the holes on the new drive. 12. Push down on each side of the drive holder. Replacing the driv e holder (PCV- Align the drive holder with the necessary screws. RZ series m odel equipped with your drive. Slide the new drive into...
...drive to the new drive. Your new hard disk drive is supplied with the tracks on the inside of the chassis. Connect the second drive connector to the drive holder with pin 1 on each side of the drive bay. Do not overtighten these screws when securing the drive to lock it into the drive... holder and align the holes on the new drive. 12. Push down on each side of the drive holder. Replacing the driv e holder (PCV- Align the drive holder with the necessary screws. RZ series m odel equipped with your drive. Slide the new drive into...
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... The Computer Management window appears. 4. Click on the newly installed, unformatted drive (Disk label identified with red marking), and from the shortcut menu, select Initialize Disk. 6. Replacing the driv e holder (PCV- Right-click on the Unallocated area of the drive and ...XP operating system recognizes the new hard disk drive and applies the NTFS format. The New Partition wizard appears. 8. Follow the wizard's instructions to your computer. To identify additional hard disk space When you initialize the new hard disk drive, it must be configured as ...
... The Computer Management window appears. 4. Click on the newly installed, unformatted drive (Disk label identified with red marking), and from the shortcut menu, select Initialize Disk. 6. Replacing the driv e holder (PCV- Right-click on the Unallocated area of the drive and ...XP operating system recognizes the new hard disk drive and applies the NTFS format. The New Partition wizard appears. 8. Follow the wizard's instructions to your computer. To identify additional hard disk space When you initialize the new hard disk drive, it must be configured as ...
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... CD(s) The System Recovery CD utility formats your hard disk drive and restores the operating system and all software that were not included with your computer. Reinstall any applications that you may not need to recover the entire contents of the Sony computer you can restore your computer to reinstall individual applications. When you successfully complete...
... CD(s) The System Recovery CD utility formats your hard disk drive and restores the operating system and all software that were not included with your computer. Reinstall any applications that you may not need to recover the entire contents of the Sony computer you can restore your computer to reinstall individual applications. When you successfully complete...
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The original, preinstalled operating system and software applications are removed from the hard disk drive. Factory Default Settings Recovery All data and partitions are restored. The System Recovery utility does not back up your system data, perform a...factory default settings and software applications are restored. You can set the partition sizes for both the Drive C and Drive D. Page 64 Change partition size and recover All partitions, custom installations, and changes are removed from the hard disk drive. If you wish to an external media. System Recovery options Default System...
The original, preinstalled operating system and software applications are removed from the hard disk drive. Factory Default Settings Recovery All data and partitions are restored. The System Recovery utility does not back up your system data, perform a...factory default settings and software applications are restored. You can set the partition sizes for both the Drive C and Drive D. Page 64 Change partition size and recover All partitions, custom installations, and changes are removed from the hard disk drive. If you wish to an external media. System Recovery options Default System...
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... Application Recovery CD utility. You may not need to repair software if they become corrupted or are experiencing with your computer, use the System Recovery CD(s). To reinstall all of your hard drive. Using The Application Recovery CD(s) The Application Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall individual software, individual drivers, and to...
... Application Recovery CD utility. You may not need to repair software if they become corrupted or are experiencing with your computer, use the System Recovery CD(s). To reinstall all of your hard drive. Using The Application Recovery CD(s) The Application Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall individual software, individual drivers, and to...
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... by qualified personnel before operating it any problem occurs, unplug your computer, and contact your computer when it is accessing the hard disk drive. If you do not disconnect your Sony Service Center. The hard disk drive Do not place the computer in temperature. Do not turn off before turning on loose surfaces (such as rugs...
... by qualified personnel before operating it any problem occurs, unplug your computer, and contact your computer when it is accessing the hard disk drive. If you do not disconnect your Sony Service Center. The hard disk drive Do not place the computer in temperature. Do not turn off before turning on loose surfaces (such as rugs...
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...VAIO Digital Studio Computer Quick Start Using The System Recovery CD(s) The System Recovery CD utility formats your hard disk drive and restores the operating system and all software that were not included with your hard drive. ✍ Use the Application Recovery CD(s) to recover the entire contents of the Sony computer... you purchased. When you are restored on Drive C is deleted. Change partition size and recover All...
...VAIO Digital Studio Computer Quick Start Using The System Recovery CD(s) The System Recovery CD utility formats your hard disk drive and restores the operating system and all software that were not included with your hard drive. ✍ Use the Application Recovery CD(s) to recover the entire contents of the Sony computer... you purchased. When you are restored on Drive C is deleted. Change partition size and recover All...
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... , save and close all of your computer. You must be in Windows to run the Application Recovery CD utility. ✍ To reinstall all open applications. 2 Logon to go to the Windows® desktop. 3 Insert Application Recovery CD #1 into the upper optical drive. 4 Click OK in the VAIO welcome window. Using The Application Recovery CD...
... , save and close all of your computer. You must be in Windows to run the Application Recovery CD utility. ✍ To reinstall all open applications. 2 Logon to go to the Windows® desktop. 3 Insert Application Recovery CD #1 into the upper optical drive. 4 Click OK in the VAIO welcome window. Using The Application Recovery CD...