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Use the arrow keys on a regular basis by automatically downloading and installing critical updates from the Start | All Programs menu. Automatic Updates Media Center can help you keep your remote control to move the Yes or No option. Select Next to select the option. Press the OK button to continue. . 43 Automatic Updates Start Menu | Settings | Media Center Setup You should also continue to check for additional software and driver updates on your computer secure and running efficiently by selecting Windows Update from Microsoft.
Use the arrow keys on a regular basis by automatically downloading and installing critical updates from the Start | All Programs menu. Automatic Updates Media Center can help you keep your remote control to move the Yes or No option. Select Next to select the option. Press the OK button to continue. . 43 Automatic Updates Start Menu | Settings | Media Center Setup You should also continue to check for additional software and driver updates on your computer secure and running efficiently by selecting Windows Update from Microsoft.
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.... VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 23 Depending on your in the next section for the display. (Some protected video content may not display with this type of the TV coaxial cable (optional) to your computer. Additional Notes: • If your TV has a HDMI™ connector and a DVI-D connector, Sony recommends...Connect one end of connection. Always use HDMI™ and Component Video connections at the same time. • If device drivers other than the ones provided by Sony are used, the image may not be displayed and the audio may not be connected from the AV amp to receive these...
.... VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 23 Depending on your in the next section for the display. (Some protected video content may not display with this type of the TV coaxial cable (optional) to your computer. Additional Notes: • If your TV has a HDMI™ connector and a DVI-D connector, Sony recommends...Connect one end of connection. Always use HDMI™ and Component Video connections at the same time. • If device drivers other than the ones provided by Sony are used, the image may not be displayed and the audio may not be connected from the AV amp to receive these...
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... Utility to make it checked, then click OK. 78 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System The wireless LAN turns off and the WLAN (wireless LAN) lamp turns off. Or, if the icon is not displayed in the "Marvell® Libertas Wireless 802.11g/ b Wireless (CB35) property" driver screen is not checked, the Wake on the lower...
... Utility to make it checked, then click OK. 78 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System The wireless LAN turns off and the WLAN (wireless LAN) lamp turns off. Or, if the icon is not displayed in the "Marvell® Libertas Wireless 802.11g/ b Wireless (CB35) property" driver screen is not checked, the Wake on the lower...
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... a need to recover your hard disk drive to Sony VAIO® Hard Recovery system. The six tools that supports HDMI or DVI-D input. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 120 Appendix D: Hard Disk Drive Recovery Overview Welcome to ...its original out-of RAID arrays for your hard disk. The various tools provide options to restore your computer to the original factory settings, reinstall specific factory-installed software applications and drivers, and assist in the configuration of -the-box state, Sony...
... a need to recover your hard disk drive to Sony VAIO® Hard Recovery system. The six tools that supports HDMI or DVI-D input. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 120 Appendix D: Hard Disk Drive Recovery Overview Welcome to ...its original out-of RAID arrays for your hard disk. The various tools provide options to restore your computer to the original factory settings, reinstall specific factory-installed software applications and drivers, and assist in the configuration of -the-box state, Sony...
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...restore your main C: drive partition, or to access the VAIO Recovery® tools. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 122 There are three methods you can use to restore factory-installed programs and software drivers. To access VAIO® Recovery using the Windows Start menu Do one into the ... recovery drive partition has been removed from the menu select Control Panel. From the Classic view, click VAIO Recovery. Start VAIO Recovery Sony equipped your computer with the current state of a RAID disk array (on VAIO models configured for RAID storage). Recovery Discs Use the...
...restore your main C: drive partition, or to access the VAIO Recovery® tools. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 122 There are three methods you can use to restore factory-installed programs and software drivers. To access VAIO® Recovery using the Windows Start menu Do one into the ... recovery drive partition has been removed from the menu select Control Panel. From the Classic view, click VAIO Recovery. Start VAIO Recovery Sony equipped your computer with the current state of a RAID disk array (on VAIO models configured for RAID storage). Recovery Discs Use the...
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... power on your computer. 3 When the VAIO logo appears, press the F10 key (several times) on your hard disk. 123 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Then from the submenu. To access Restore C: Drive using the F10 method. Your computer will only have access to the Restore ...to start VAIO Recovery, however, you manage and maintain your Sony VAIO® computer. • Create Recovery Discs • Restore Windows® System • Reinstall Drivers or Applications • Restore C: Drive • Restore Complete System • Reconfigure RAID These tools provide options to restore your...
... power on your computer. 3 When the VAIO logo appears, press the F10 key (several times) on your hard disk. 123 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Then from the submenu. To access Restore C: Drive using the F10 method. Your computer will only have access to the Restore ...to start VAIO Recovery, however, you manage and maintain your Sony VAIO® computer. • Create Recovery Discs • Restore Windows® System • Reinstall Drivers or Applications • Restore C: Drive • Restore Complete System • Reconfigure RAID These tools provide options to restore your...
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...screen and click OK on your modelspecific support page. Look for software driver updates, or check for restoring your computer's problems. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 126 When complete, the Create Recovery Discs (Step 3 of Microsoft® Windows® operating system for knowledge base solutions that may help solve your computer to a ... using the mouse, press Alt + F4 on the message. Before performing any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your keyboard. 20 Return to the loaded disc icon. 18 Click Yes.
...screen and click OK on your modelspecific support page. Look for software driver updates, or check for restoring your computer's problems. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 126 When complete, the Create Recovery Discs (Step 3 of Microsoft® Windows® operating system for knowledge base solutions that may help solve your computer to a ... using the mouse, press Alt + F4 on the message. Before performing any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your keyboard. 20 Return to the loaded disc icon. 18 Click Yes.
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... options, go to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your modelspecific support page. Before performing any updates or modifications. In addition, changes made by using System Restore to restore your system to a point before the...driver updates, or check for knowledge base solutions that came with your computer, such as documents, pictures, e-mail, and Internet favorites. For additional information, see Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 online help solve your computer's problems. 127 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Start System...
... options, go to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your modelspecific support page. Before performing any updates or modifications. In addition, changes made by using System Restore to restore your system to a point before the...driver updates, or check for knowledge base solutions that came with your computer, such as documents, pictures, e-mail, and Internet favorites. For additional information, see Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 online help solve your computer's problems. 127 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Start System...
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.... The available options on -screen information, when complete click Next. If there are complete, click Finish to complete the recovery. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 128 The next screen (Step 3 of the application or driver recovery. This completes the VAIO Recovery option of 3). If a program installation window is complete, click Next. Two tab pages appear...
.... The available options on -screen information, when complete click Next. If there are complete, click Finish to complete the recovery. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 128 The next screen (Step 3 of the application or driver recovery. This completes the VAIO Recovery option of 3). If a program installation window is complete, click Next. Two tab pages appear...
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...screen, will be available if you insert additional recovery discs. WARNING - Note - Look for software driver updates, or check for attempting to solve issues using a less invasive solution. If required, your ... and settings, and any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your computer restarts and displays the screen Restore C: Drive...button will only be unavailable until the check box is installed. 129 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Note - Click OK. This screen displays the progress of the last part of ...
...screen, will be available if you insert additional recovery discs. WARNING - Note - Look for software driver updates, or check for attempting to solve issues using a less invasive solution. If required, your ... and settings, and any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your computer restarts and displays the screen Restore C: Drive...button will only be unavailable until the check box is installed. 129 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Note - Click OK. This screen displays the progress of the last part of ...
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... additional redundancy information. When complete, your RAID array. Sony recommends using the Intel Matrix Storage Driver/Console to Intel Matrix Storage Console. See the VAIO Recovery Guide, "Start VAIO Recovery." 2 From the VAIO Recovery menu screen, click Reconfigure RAID. Go to Restore 133 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System This completes the VAIO® Recovery option of... cannot continue and directs you are guided through a series of screens for Reconfigure RAID appears. 3 Click Go to manage your computer restarts. The Restore Complete System (Step 5 of Restore Complete...
... additional redundancy information. When complete, your RAID array. Sony recommends using the Intel Matrix Storage Driver/Console to Intel Matrix Storage Console. See the VAIO Recovery Guide, "Start VAIO Recovery." 2 From the VAIO Recovery menu screen, click Reconfigure RAID. Go to Restore 133 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System This completes the VAIO® Recovery option of... cannot continue and directs you are guided through a series of screens for Reconfigure RAID appears. 3 Click Go to manage your computer restarts. The Restore Complete System (Step 5 of Restore Complete...
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..., the computer restarts and directs you may appear that the Applications tab is the active tab page. The Applications or Drivers screen appears. 7 Verify that require action on -screen instructions. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 134 Note: If you restart the computer using recovery discs, you through Windows set up. The Intel® Matrix Storage...
..., the computer restarts and directs you may appear that the Applications tab is the active tab page. The Applications or Drivers screen appears. 7 Verify that require action on -screen instructions. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 134 Note: If you restart the computer using recovery discs, you through Windows set up. The Intel® Matrix Storage...
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... the RAID-functionality and control the hard disks can simply be a driver, or can offer better performance. Sony has approved four different RAID levels or types for another. RAID Levels (Types) Currently, Sony supports four different levels or types of RAID to implement an array...VAIO® computers. Each RAID level is "better" for one person may be "worse" for use . VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 141 Increased and Integrated Capacity RAID systems increase capacity by providing special features that require large amounts of contiguous disk space, and also makes disk space ...
... the RAID-functionality and control the hard disks can simply be a driver, or can offer better performance. Sony has approved four different RAID levels or types for another. RAID Levels (Types) Currently, Sony supports four different levels or types of RAID to implement an array...VAIO® computers. Each RAID level is "better" for one person may be "worse" for use . VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 141 Increased and Integrated Capacity RAID systems increase capacity by providing special features that require large amounts of contiguous disk space, and also makes disk space ...
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... failed. The actual hard disk drive. Software program that replaces the original ATA drivers provided with the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. A type of the array. RAID Glossary Term RAID Array Fault tolerance Intel...Technology Attachment. Standard used for connecting hard disk drives. Additional computer components, such as a single storage system, which can tolerate the failure of a drive without losing data, and which collectively act as hard ...storage disks in case of the array. 150 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Redundant array of RAID technology.
... failed. The actual hard disk drive. Software program that replaces the original ATA drivers provided with the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. A type of the array. RAID Glossary Term RAID Array Fault tolerance Intel...Technology Attachment. Standard used for connecting hard disk drives. Additional computer components, such as a single storage system, which can tolerate the failure of a drive without losing data, and which collectively act as hard ...storage disks in case of the array. 150 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Redundant array of RAID technology.
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...logo is displayed. Then select Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System. Note: The BIOS setup menu may not run immediately after installing the upgraded drivers. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 157 From the Systems Properties screen, click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager. 4 Select... the installed device or the updated device in the system, Windows may not run . For this...
...logo is displayed. Then select Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System. Note: The BIOS setup menu may not run immediately after installing the upgraded drivers. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 157 From the Systems Properties screen, click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager. 4 Select... the installed device or the updated device in the system, Windows may not run . For this...
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... the files carefully, and check the files to make Windows' processes faster, so the free space on the Windows taskbar and select All Programs >Accessories > System Tools and click Disk Clean Up. displays. Go to perform these actions?" If you clean up the disk. The message "Are you sure you may..., you want to VAIO® Support Central. (Click Start from the memory card reader and disconnect all third-party devices such as scanners, printers, floppy drivers, etc. and try again. • If the hard disk does not start -up proceeds. 166 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System
... the files carefully, and check the files to make Windows' processes faster, so the free space on the Windows taskbar and select All Programs >Accessories > System Tools and click Disk Clean Up. displays. Go to perform these actions?" If you clean up the disk. The message "Are you sure you may..., you want to VAIO® Support Central. (Click Start from the memory card reader and disconnect all third-party devices such as scanners, printers, floppy drivers, etc. and try again. • If the hard disk does not start -up proceeds. 166 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System