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To access this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support. 2 Click Manuals & Specifications. 3 Click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide. Provides information about restoring individual software programs, software drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory installed settings. n8 N Before Use ❑ VAIO Recovery Center User Guide -
To access this on-screen guide: 1 Click Start and Help and Support. 2 Click Manuals & Specifications. 3 Click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide. Provides information about restoring individual software programs, software drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory installed settings. n8 N Before Use ❑ VAIO Recovery Center User Guide -
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... did not originally come with only the supplied accessories connected and set up your VAIO computer. ! Before starting your computer for example, a printer, an external hard disk drive, a scanner, and so on) at a time, following the manufacturers' instructions. ❑ Locating Controls and Ports (page 14) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 20...
... did not originally come with only the supplied accessories connected and set up your VAIO computer. ! Before starting your computer for example, a printer, an external hard disk drive, a scanner, and so on) at a time, following the manufacturers' instructions. ❑ Locating Controls and Ports (page 14) ❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 20...
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...) E Play/Pause button (page 34) F Next track button (page 34) G Stop button (page 34) H Power button I Power indicator (page 20) J Battery indicator (page 20) K Hard disk drive indicator (page 20) L Bluetooth indicator*1 (page 20) M WLAN (Wireless LAN) indicator (page 20) N WIRELESS switch (page 61) O Memory Stick slot*2 (page 52) P SD memory card...
...) E Play/Pause button (page 34) F Next track button (page 34) G Stop button (page 34) H Power button I Power indicator (page 20) J Battery indicator (page 20) K Hard disk drive indicator (page 20) L Bluetooth indicator*1 (page 20) M WLAN (Wireless LAN) indicator (page 20) N WIRELESS switch (page 61) O Memory Stick slot*2 (page 52) P SD memory card...
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...Press the Scr Lk key to turn off , the memory card is on . Illuminates when data is read from or written to the hard disk drive. The numeric keypad is not active when the indicator is off the indicator. Illuminates when data is read from or written to the optical... Indicator Lights Your computer is in Hibernate mode or off . Indicator Power 1 Battery e Built-in MOTION EYE camera Media Access Optical disc drive Hard disk drive Num lock Caps lock Scroll lock Bluetooth technology * Functions Illuminates when the power of power, and double-blinks when the battery pack is in...
...Press the Scr Lk key to turn off , the memory card is on . Illuminates when data is read from or written to the hard disk drive. The numeric keypad is not active when the indicator is off the indicator. Illuminates when data is read from or written to the optical... Indicator Lights Your computer is in Hibernate mode or off . Indicator Power 1 Battery e Built-in MOTION EYE camera Media Access Optical disc drive Hard disk drive Num lock Caps lock Scroll lock Bluetooth technology * Functions Illuminates when the power of power, and double-blinks when the battery pack is in...
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For details on the power. When you execute this command, the states of power consumption. To return the system to its original state, use the power button to the hard disk drive and the system power is turned off. Combinations/Feature Fn + (F12): Hibernate n 32 N Using Your VAIO Computer Functions Provides for the lowest level of the system and the connected peripheral devices are written to turn on power management, see Using the Power Saving Modes (page 99).
For details on the power. When you execute this command, the states of power consumption. To return the system to its original state, use the power button to the hard disk drive and the system power is turned off. Combinations/Feature Fn + (F12): Hibernate n 32 N Using Your VAIO Computer Functions Provides for the lowest level of the system and the connected peripheral devices are written to turn on power management, see Using the Power Saving Modes (page 99).
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...be different from the above. Stops playback of a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc* media or a music/video file stored on the hard disk drive without launching Windows. See the printed Instant Mode booklet for more information on VAIO Control Center for changing the S1 button assignment. Next track button...information. When the computer is equipped with special buttons to play CDs, DVDs, and music files and view the image data stored on the hard disk drive. Plays the next chapter/file during video playback or the next song/file during audio playback. In such a case, you immediately to ...
...be different from the above. Stops playback of a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc* media or a music/video file stored on the hard disk drive without launching Windows. See the printed Instant Mode booklet for more information on VAIO Control Center for changing the S1 button assignment. Next track button...information. When the computer is equipped with special buttons to play CDs, DVDs, and music files and view the image data stored on the hard disk drive. Plays the next chapter/file during video playback or the next song/file during audio playback. In such a case, you immediately to ...
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... in use a battery pack as the power source for your computer, you can turn off a specific device such as the LCD screen or the hard disk drive. The green power indicator light is in this mode. If the battery level falls below 10%, you should be aware that the computer will automatically...
... in use a battery pack as the power source for your computer, you can turn off a specific device such as the LCD screen or the hard disk drive. The green power indicator light is in this mode. If the battery level falls below 10%, you should be aware that the computer will automatically...
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... the computer into Hibernate mode. ✍ When your computer is in this mode. ✍ If you the time of the system is saved on the hard disk drive and power is off .
... the computer into Hibernate mode. ✍ When your computer is in this mode. ✍ If you the time of the system is saved on the hard disk drive and power is off .
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...losing data due to mechanical vibration, shock or dust, you should be easily damaged by mechanical vibration, shock, or dust. To avoid damaging your hard disk drive ❑ Do not subject your computer to sudden movements. ❑ Keep your computer away from magnets. ❑ Do not place your computer...power is damaged, the data cannot be restored. n 124 N Precautions On Handling the Hard Disk The hard disk drive has a high storage density and reads or writes data in temperature. ✍ If the hard disk drive is on. ❑ Do not turn off the power or restart your computer while ...
...losing data due to mechanical vibration, shock or dust, you should be easily damaged by mechanical vibration, shock, or dust. To avoid damaging your hard disk drive ❑ Do not subject your computer to sudden movements. ❑ Keep your computer away from magnets. ❑ Do not place your computer...power is damaged, the data cannot be restored. n 124 N Precautions On Handling the Hard Disk The hard disk drive has a high storage density and reads or writes data in temperature. ✍ If the hard disk drive is on. ❑ Do not turn off the power or restart your computer while ...
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...Disk 0 row on the left pane. To boot your computer and press the F11 key several times before the VAIO logo appears. Your hard disk drive contains the recovery partition where data for your screen to change the boot device. The volume of the recovery partition and the total volume ... Saver disables the timer setting, which you need to turn -off . What should I do I cannot boot my computer from the USB floppy disk drive, you can select using the Windows power options, for the system recovery is stored. The Computer Management window appears. 2 Click Disk Management under Storage ...
...Disk 0 row on the left pane. To boot your computer and press the F11 key several times before the VAIO logo appears. Your hard disk drive contains the recovery partition where data for your screen to change the boot device. The volume of the recovery partition and the total volume ... Saver disables the timer setting, which you need to turn -off . What should I do I cannot boot my computer from the USB floppy disk drive, you can select using the Windows power options, for the system recovery is stored. The Computer Management window appears. 2 Click Disk Management under Storage ...
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... Windows Startup sound check box. 5 Click OK. How do if I turn off the Windows startup sound? Unplug the cable, and plug it is a trademark of Sony Corporation used only to designate that the i.LINK device seems to establish an i.LINK connection may not be securely plugged into the port on your... prompted that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. Not all products with an i.LINK connection can communicate with your system, such as a CD-RW or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions.
... Windows Startup sound check box. 5 Click OK. How do if I turn off the Windows startup sound? Unplug the cable, and plug it is a trademark of Sony Corporation used only to designate that the i.LINK device seems to establish an i.LINK connection may not be securely plugged into the port on your... prompted that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. Not all products with an i.LINK connection can communicate with your system, such as a CD-RW or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions.
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... Stick media other sources. Make sure the erasure prevention switch is not responsible for music files that you can 't I write data to reformat your hard disk drive to protect data from other than those with an erasure prevention switch to save music files onto my Memory Stick media...? Sony is off. n 172 N Troubleshooting Memory Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memory Stick media, which were formatted on a VAIO computer, on it....
... Stick media other sources. Make sure the erasure prevention switch is not responsible for music files that you can 't I write data to reformat your hard disk drive to protect data from other than those with an erasure prevention switch to save music files onto my Memory Stick media...? Sony is off. n 172 N Troubleshooting Memory Stick Media What should I do if I cannot use Memory Stick media, which were formatted on a VAIO computer, on it....
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... Support Your computer comes preinstalled with individual help guides. Sony Support Information See the following URLs: http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA http://esupport.sony.com/CA for customers in Canada http://esupport.sony.com/ES/VAIO/ for customers in Spanish speaking Latin ... Program Guides and Help Files The preinstalled programs on your VAIO computer and the preinstalled software. These guides are stored on the hard disk drive as on-screen help files. n 174 N Support Options Support Options This section contains information on where to go for answers to...
... Support Your computer comes preinstalled with individual help guides. Sony Support Information See the following URLs: http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA http://esupport.sony.com/CA for customers in Canada http://esupport.sony.com/ES/VAIO/ for customers in Spanish speaking Latin ... Program Guides and Help Files The preinstalled programs on your VAIO computer and the preinstalled software. These guides are stored on the hard disk drive as on-screen help files. n 174 N Support Options Support Options This section contains information on where to go for answers to...