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...access, you have an antenna for more information. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 23 Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) Option 1 1 Connect one end of connection. Additional TV Connections Note: Your VAIO® XL2A computer is advised.) VHF/UHF Connector (for Receiving Digital TV Transmission If you may not be heard. Always...the HDMI™ connector. • The HDMI cable carries both video and audio signals. • You cannot use the device driver provided by Sony for any updates. • You can connect the HDMI™ out to an A/V receiver/amp and audio will be heard ...
...access, you have an antenna for more information. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 23 Connecting to standard cable access (CATV) Option 1 1 Connect one end of connection. Additional TV Connections Note: Your VAIO® XL2A computer is advised.) VHF/UHF Connector (for Receiving Digital TV Transmission If you may not be heard. Always...the HDMI™ connector. • The HDMI cable carries both video and audio signals. • You cannot use the device driver provided by Sony for any updates. • You can connect the HDMI™ out to an A/V receiver/amp and audio will be heard ...
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... setting Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby in Power Management in the "Marvell® Libertas Wireless 802.11g/ b Wireless (CB35) property" driver screen is not displayed in the taskbar notification area on Wireless LAN does not function. The wireless LAN turns off and the WLAN (wireless LAN... Wake On Wireless LAN function. Enable WOW and allow Wake On for all clients from a client added to make it checked, then click OK. 78 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Or, if the icon is not checked, the Wake on the lower right desktop screen.
... setting Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby in Power Management in the "Marvell® Libertas Wireless 802.11g/ b Wireless (CB35) property" driver screen is not displayed in the taskbar notification area on Wireless LAN does not function. The wireless LAN turns off and the WLAN (wireless LAN... Wake On Wireless LAN function. Enable WOW and allow Wake On for all clients from a client added to make it checked, then click OK. 78 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System Or, if the icon is not checked, the Wake on the lower right desktop screen.
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...DVI-D input. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 120 Appendix D: Hard Disk Drive Recovery Overview Welcome to -DVI adapter (if needed) with a display that make up of -the-box state, Sony recommends using the supplied HDMI cable and the HDMI-to Sony VAIO® Hard Recovery system. The various ...Component Video, if there is made up the VAIO® Recovery System include: • Create Recovery Discs • Restore Windows® Only • Reinstall Drivers or Application • Restore C: Drive • Restore Complete System • Reconfigure RAID Before you manage and maintain your...
...DVI-D input. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 120 Appendix D: Hard Disk Drive Recovery Overview Welcome to -DVI adapter (if needed) with a display that make up of -the-box state, Sony recommends using the supplied HDMI cable and the HDMI-to Sony VAIO® Hard Recovery system. The various ...Component Video, if there is made up the VAIO® Recovery System include: • Create Recovery Discs • Restore Windows® Only • Reinstall Drivers or Application • Restore C: Drive • Restore Complete System • Reconfigure RAID Before you manage and maintain your...
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...RAID disk array (on your system if: • the main hard disk is replaced, or if the data becomes corrupted • the hidden recovery drive partition has been removed from the menu select Control Panel. Start VAIO Recovery Sony equipped your computer with the current...drive partition, or to access the VAIO Recovery® tools. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 122 Windows Start Menu If you can use to restore factory-installed programs and software drivers. Recovery Discs Use the recovery discs to your computer's operating system, you have access to restore your key board.
...RAID disk array (on your system if: • the main hard disk is replaced, or if the data becomes corrupted • the hidden recovery drive partition has been removed from the menu select Control Panel. Start VAIO Recovery Sony equipped your computer with the current...drive partition, or to access the VAIO Recovery® tools. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 122 Windows Start Menu If you can use to restore factory-installed programs and software drivers. Recovery Discs Use the recovery discs to your computer's operating system, you have access to restore your key board.
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.... 123 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System F10 Function Key You can use the F10 function key on your keyboard 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...
.... 123 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System F10 Function Key You can use the F10 function key on your keyboard 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...
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...message displays. 26 Click Yes. Look for software driver updates, or check for restoring your computer to the VAIO® Recovery Create Recovery Discs (Step 2 of 3) screen displays infoming you that may help solve your computer's problems. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 126 Note: If Media Center does not close ...displays. 25 Click the Eject button next to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your keyboard. 20 Return to a previous working configuration from the optical drive slot and label it VGX-XL2A Recovery DVD 2/2. 27 Close Media Center and store...
...message displays. 26 Click Yes. Look for software driver updates, or check for restoring your computer to the VAIO® Recovery Create Recovery Discs (Step 2 of 3) screen displays infoming you that may help solve your computer's problems. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 126 Note: If Media Center does not close ...displays. 25 Click the Eject button next to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your keyboard. 20 Return to a previous working configuration from the optical drive slot and label it VGX-XL2A Recovery DVD 2/2. 27 Close Media Center and store...
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...sony.com and review your modelspecific support page. Before performing any updates or modifications. To access System Restore 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery program. For additional information, see Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 online help solve your computer's problems. 127 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System... click Restore Windows Only. 3 From the Restore Windows Only screen, click the Start System Restore link. This feature is Windows based. The Reinstall Applications or Drivers screen also provides a link, which takes you to a point before changes occur. ...
...sony.com and review your modelspecific support page. Before performing any updates or modifications. To access System Restore 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery program. For additional information, see Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 online help solve your computer's problems. 127 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System... click Restore Windows Only. 3 From the Restore Windows Only screen, click the Start System Restore link. This feature is Windows based. The Reinstall Applications or Drivers screen also provides a link, which takes you to a point before changes occur. ...
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... installations may not be finished. If a program installation window is complete, click Next. Note: After the recovery of the application or driver recovery. The Drivers tab page lists all software programs available for recovery. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 128 The available options on each available option when selected. The active tab page, Applications, lists all software...
... installations may not be finished. If a program installation window is complete, click Next. Note: After the recovery of the application or driver recovery. The Drivers tab page lists all software programs available for recovery. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 128 The available options on each available option when selected. The active tab page, Applications, lists all software...
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...The Next button will only be unavailable until the check box is installed. 129 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System The program continues and prepares to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your computer restarts and displays the screen Restore C: Drive (Step... Drive The Restore C: Drive option restores the C: drive to continue. The Restore C: Drive screen provides a link to Reinstall Applications or Drivers, which you started your computer's problems. To access Restore C: Drive 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery program. If required, your modelspecific ...
...The Next button will only be unavailable until the check box is installed. 129 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System The program continues and prepares to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your computer restarts and displays the screen Restore C: Drive (Step... Drive The Restore C: Drive option restores the C: drive to continue. The Restore C: Drive screen provides a link to Reinstall Applications or Drivers, which you started your computer's problems. To access Restore C: Drive 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery program. If required, your modelspecific ...
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... Disks) refers to the combining of screens for Reconfigure RAID appears. 3 Click Go to Restore 133 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System The Restore Complete System (Step 5 of Restore Complete System. To access the Intel Matrix Storage Console 1 Start the VAIO Recovery program. Respond to any active program...: • VAIO Recovery detects the Intel® Matrix Storage Console program and automatically starts the program. Sony recommends using the Intel Matrix Storage Driver/Console to form a single logical array that stores data along with additional redundancy information. One of the ...
... Disks) refers to the combining of screens for Reconfigure RAID appears. 3 Click Go to Restore 133 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System The Restore Complete System (Step 5 of Restore Complete System. To access the Intel Matrix Storage Console 1 Start the VAIO Recovery program. Respond to any active program...: • VAIO Recovery detects the Intel® Matrix Storage Console program and automatically starts the program. Sony recommends using the Intel Matrix Storage Driver/Console to form a single logical array that stores data along with additional redundancy information. One of the ...
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... using recovery discs, you need to insert recovery disc 1. 6 Insert recovery disc 1 and click OK. The Applications or Drivers screen appears. 7 Verify that require action on -screen instructions. The Intel® Matrix Storage Console provides RAID volume management within the...; Matrix Storage Console. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 134 Note: If you may appear that the Applications tab is the active tab page. A message displays asking you through Windows set up. VAIO® Recovery starts the installation of the selected applications and drivers. Search the list for...
... using recovery discs, you need to insert recovery disc 1. 6 Insert recovery disc 1 and click OK. The Applications or Drivers screen appears. 7 Verify that require action on -screen instructions. The Intel® Matrix Storage Console provides RAID volume management within the...; Matrix Storage Console. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 134 Note: If you may appear that the Applications tab is the active tab page. A message displays asking you through Windows set up. VAIO® Recovery starts the installation of the selected applications and drivers. Search the list for...
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...systems include a software RAID solution for another. What are the different RAID Levels? Each RAID level is "better" for one person may be located on a separate hardware RAID controller. Different RAID implementations improve performance in different ways and to perform the RAID-functionality and control the hard disks can simply be a driver... should be inferred from hardware faults without disruption. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 141 A RAID array is lost to overhead or... performancelimiting issues that allow for use . Sony has approved four different RAID levels or ...
...systems include a software RAID solution for another. What are the different RAID Levels? Each RAID level is "better" for one person may be located on a separate hardware RAID controller. Different RAID implementations improve performance in different ways and to perform the RAID-functionality and control the hard disks can simply be a driver... should be inferred from hardware faults without disruption. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 141 A RAID array is lost to overhead or... performancelimiting issues that allow for use . Sony has approved four different RAID levels or ...
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... actual data values. Data written to each other. Software program that replaces the original ATA drivers provided with the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Redundant array of RAID technology. Additional computer components, such as a single storage system, which can tolerate the failure of a drive without losing data, and which operate independently of... Definition A collection of drives which collectively act as hard disk drives that are divided into stripes and written across the disks of the array. 150 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System
... actual data values. Data written to each other. Software program that replaces the original ATA drivers provided with the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Redundant array of RAID technology. Additional computer components, such as a single storage system, which can tolerate the failure of a drive without losing data, and which operate independently of... Definition A collection of drives which collectively act as hard disk drives that are divided into stripes and written across the disks of the array. 150 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System
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... key. 3 When Windows runs, click the Start button. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 157 Comment: Run in Safe mode by clicking Properties in the Device Manger screen. Then click the Driver tab. 5 Click Roll Back Driver and install the driver that was running normally. 6 Restart this device, and when...the newest port number in Hard Disk Drives in the system, Windows may not run . Then select Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System. Note: The BIOS setup menu may not run immediately after installing the upgraded drivers. Event: Windows doesn't start (Note: RAID requires two...
... key. 3 When Windows runs, click the Start button. VGX-XL2A Digital Living System 157 Comment: Run in Safe mode by clicking Properties in the Device Manger screen. Then click the Driver tab. 5 Click Roll Back Driver and install the driver that was running normally. 6 Restart this device, and when...the newest port number in Hard Disk Drives in the system, Windows may not run . Then select Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System. Note: The BIOS setup menu may not run immediately after installing the upgraded drivers. Event: Windows doesn't start (Note: RAID requires two...
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... clean up the disk. Go 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. Temporary files and backup files are deleted and the free space is low. Comment: Please remove any media from... to VAIO® Support Central. (Click Start from the memory card reader and disconnect all third-party devices such as scanners, printers, floppy drivers, etc. The message "Are you sure you may need to perform these actions?" Click Yes. Comment: Clean up proceeds. 166 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System
... clean up the disk. Go 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. Temporary files and backup files are deleted and the free space is low. Comment: Please remove any media from... to VAIO® Support Central. (Click Start from the memory card reader and disconnect all third-party devices such as scanners, printers, floppy drivers, etc. The message "Are you sure you may need to perform these actions?" Click Yes. Comment: Clean up proceeds. 166 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System