Sony VGN-AW220J Support Question
Sony VGN-AW220J Support Question
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Question posted by disneykin on July 30th, 2012
Change Optical Drive
how do you open the Laptop to exchange the blu-ray drive?
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User Guide - Page 2
... the Battery Pack ...25 Shutting Down Your Computer Safely ...33
Using Your VAIO Computer ...34 Using the Keyboard ...35 Using the Touch Pad ...36 Using Special-function Buttons ...37 Using the Built-in MOTION EYE Camera...39 Using the Optical Disc Drive ...42 Using the TV Function ...51 Using the ExpressCard Module ...65...
User Guide - Page 22
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Power 1
Charge Built-in MOTION EYE camera Media Access CF memory card*1 Optical disc drive Hard disk drive*2 /Optical disc drive Num lock Caps lock
Scroll lock
Functions
Illuminates in green when the computer is...is reading or writing data.
Illuminates while the drive is unlit. Press it off or in use . Press the key a second time to change how you press the Shift key while the ...
User Guide - Page 34
...out of using your VAIO computer.
❑ Using the Keyboard (page 35) ❑ Using the Touch Pad (page 36) ❑ Using Special-function Buttons (page 37) ❑ Using the Built-in MOTION EYE Camera (page 39) ❑ Using the Optical Disc Drive (page 42) &#...82) ❑ Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) (page 83) ❑ Using the Bluetooth Function (page 86)
n 34 N Using Your VAIO Computer
User Guide - Page 37
... playback.
See the help you use specific functions of a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc* media or a music/video file stored on the built-in the VAIO Launcher. Use the WinDVD BD software for selecting the desired software. n 37 N Using Your VAIO Computer
Using Special-function Buttons
Your computer is equipped with special buttons...
User Guide - Page 38
Ejects the optical disc drive tray. Decrease (-) and increase (+) the volume. If this button does not work, try the substitute drive eject button on and off.
n 38 N Using Your VAIO Computer
Buttons above the numeric keypad
Special-function button
Muting button Volume control buttons Drive eject button
Functions
Turns the volume on the optical disc drive.
User Guide - Page 42
... Your VAIO Computer
Using the Optical Disc Drive
Your computer is equipped with the label side facing upward and gently push it will take a while to open the drive.
If the power supply to the optical disc drive is not powered. The drive tray slides out.
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If the drive eject button does not work, try the substitute drive eject...
User Guide - Page 43
Doing so may cause the computer to malfunction.
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If you use an external optical disc drive, connect the drive before you launch any preinstalled disc operation program. Do not remove the optical disc when your computer is in gently. ! n 43 N Using Your VAIO Computer
4 Close the drive tray by pushing it in a power saving mode (Sleep or Hibernate).
User Guide - Page 44
Check your specifications for the type of media your model. Use the table below to see which types of optical disc drive installed on the model you purchased. n 44 N Using Your VAIO Computer
Reading and Writing Optical Discs
Your computer plays and records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Disc media, depending on your optical disc drive supports.
User Guide - Page 45
... media with a cartridge. *11 BD-R LTH TYPE media is not supported on the models with certain types of the Blu-ray Disc drive. n 45 N Using Your VAIO Computer
PR: playable and recordable P: playable but not recordable -: not playable or recordable
CD- ROM CD CD Extra RW ROM Video ROM RW
RW
DL
...
User Guide - Page 46
... the CD Standard. USING NON-COMPLIANT DISCS CAN CAUSE FATAL DAMAGE TO YOUR VAIO PC OR CREATE SOFTWARE CONFLICTS AND CAUSE SYSTEM HANGING. If the region setting on the optical disc drive does not match the region coding on copyright protected Blu-ray Disc media.
The AACS key update requires Internet access.
For inquiries about...
User Guide - Page 47
... you cannot play this may damage the optical disc drive.
❑ Do not strike or shake your computer, or the computer may find sound interruptions and/or dropped frames during Blu-ray Disc playback. If the region code for the WinDVD BD using the VAIO Update. n 47 N Using Your VAIO Computer
Notes on writing data to...
User Guide - Page 48
...copy files to a disc
1 Insert a recordable disc into the optical disc drive. 2 If nothing appears on -screen instructions until the empty disc folder appears.
2 Open the folder that contains the file(s) you want to copy and...Programs, and the desired CD software to select an option. n 48 N Using Your VAIO Computer
Playing CDs
To play the CD. If the Audio CD window appears, click to play an ...
User Guide - Page 49
.... Copying Files to DVDs
To copy files to a disc
1 Connect the AC adapter to the computer. 2 Close all running software applications. 2 Insert a DVD into the optical disc drive. 3 If nothing appears on the desktop, click Start, All Programs, and the desired DVD software to play a DVD
1 Close all running software applications. 3 Insert...
User Guide - Page 50
... applications. 2 Insert a Blu-ray Disc media into the optical disc drive. 4 If nothing appears on the desktop, click Start, All Programs, and the desired Blu-ray Disc burning software to copy files
to Blu-ray Disc Media
! See the online specifications to find out the type of your Blu-ray Disc burning software. n 50 N Using Your VAIO Computer
Playing Blu-ray Disc Media...
User Guide - Page 164
... Windows power options, for your screen to turn -off .
To boot your computer and press the F11 key when the VAIO logo appears. Turn on your computer from the USB floppy disk drive connected to change the boot device. The VAIO original screen saver disables the timer setting, which you need to the computer?
User Guide - Page 165
...the drop-down list and click Next. 3 Select your operating system and click Next. 4 Click VAIO Recovery Center. 5 Click Restore Complete System and Start. 6 Select Skip and click Next. Use... to find out about your storage device configuration.
1 Insert the recovery disc into the optical disc drive while your computer includes a built-in storage device* contains the recovery partition where data ...
User Guide - Page 181
... when I do if the drive tray does not open?
❑ Make sure your computer is on. ❑ If the power supply to the optical disc drive is disabled by the VAIO Power Management, the substitute drive eject button
on the optical disc drive will take a while to eject the drive tray if the optical disc drive is trying to read a disc...
User Guide - Page 184
... some Blu-ray Disc contents on your optical disc drive, and then Reading and Writing Optical Discs (page 44) to find out the type of your computer, or the computer may not be connected to launch automatically, not even a screen saver. ❑ If you are using the VAIO Update. You may become unstable during Blu-ray Disc playback...
User Guide - Page 185
... media are using the correct DVD recordable media. ❑ Check which DVD recordable format is compatible with your optical disc drive.
n 185 N Troubleshooting
What should I do
not work. Why can't I cannot write data to Blu-ray Disc media?
! You cannot add or erase data to find out the type of DVD recordable media do...
User Guide - Page 208
...DVgate, DVgate Plus, i.LINK, VAIO DIGITAL STUDIO, VAIO Media, VAIO Media Music Server, VAIO Media Photo Server, VAIO Media Console, VAIO Sphere, VAIO World, VAIO Zone, Vegas, VAIO Media Video Server, Click to BD... OneCare, and the Windows logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation.
Blu-ray Disc and the Blu-ray Disc logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. CompactFlash...
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