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Cd Recognition

my laptop is not detecting cd drives

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User Guide - Page 2

...Power Source ...21 Using the Battery Pack ...22 Shutting Down Your Computer Safely ...29 Using Your VAIO Computer ...30 Using the Keyboard ...31 Using the Touch Pad ...32 Using Special-function Buttons ......33 Using the Built-in MOTION EYE Camera...34 Using the Optical Disc Drive ...37 Using the ExpressCard Module ...46 Using the Memory Stick ...50 Using the SD Memory ...

User Guide - Page 3

... External Microphone ...72 Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device...73 Connecting a Printer ...76 Connecting an i.LINK Device ...77 Connecting to a Network (LAN) ...79 Customizing Your VAIO Computer ...80 Setting the Password ...81 Setting Up Your Computer with VAIO Control Center 86 Using the Power Saving Modes ...87 Managing Power with...

User Guide - Page 6

Sony has combined leading-edge technology in this Sony VAIO® computer, and welcome to provide state-of your computer. External views illustrated in audio, video, computing, and communications to the on your purchase of this manual may look slightly different from those of -the-art personal computing experience. ! n6 N Before Use Before Use Congratulations on -screen User Guide.

User Guide - Page 7

... view the online specifications: 1 Connect to the Internet. 2 Go to the Sony online support web site at the following URLs: http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA http://www.sony.ca/support/ for customers in Canada http://esupport.sony.com/ES...

User Guide - Page 8

... 3 Click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide. ❑ SmartWi™ Connection Utility Help - To access this on selected models only. Provides information about setting up Bluetooth*, wireless LAN, and wireless WAN* functions. See the online specifications to the original factory settings. Provides information about restoring individual software programs, hardware drivers, and drive partition...

User Guide - Page 27

... the battery charging method for your battery pack with a new genuine Sony battery pack. To enable the battery care function 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Power Management and then Battery Charge Functions. 3 Click to select the Enable Battery Care Function check box in To enable the battery...

User Guide - Page 30

... get the most out of using your VAIO computer. ❑ Using the Keyboard (page 31) ❑ Using the Touch Pad (page 32) ❑ Using Special-function Buttons (page 33) ❑ Using the Built-in MOTION EYE Camera (page 34) ❑ Using the Optical Disc Drive (page 37) ❑ Using the ExpressCard Module...

User Guide - Page 31

... model-specific tasks. Changes the volume level. To increase the volume, keep pressing Fn+F3 or press Fn+F3 and then m or n 31 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Keyboard Your keyboard is finished launching. Combinations/Feature Fn + % (F2): speaker switch Fn + 2 (F3/F4): speaker volume Fn + 8 (F5/F6): brightness control...

User Guide - Page 32

... action displays a shortcut menu. To change the touch pad settings, click Start, All Programs, VAIO Control Center, Keyboard and Mouse and Pointing Device. ! Using the Touch Pad You can disable/... drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the touch pad. n 32 N Using Your VAIO Computer Action Point Click Double-click Right-click Drag Scroll Description Slide your finger along the bottom ...

User Guide - Page 33

... (S1) button turns the volume on and off. ✍ To change the default software options in the VAIO Launcher. n 33 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using Special-function Buttons Your computer is equipped with the VAIO Control Center for selecting the desired software. To do so, press and hold the button or launch and...

User Guide - Page 39

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 39 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 40

...P P P PR P P - n 40 N Using Your VAIO Computer PR: playable and recordable P: playable but not recordable -: not playable or recordable CD- Video Music CD ROM CD CD Extra CD-R/ DVD- BDVideo ROM DVD-R/ DVD+R/ DVD+R DVD-R DVD-...-Rewritable in Version 2.1 format. *11 The Blu-ray Disc drive on the models with the Blu-ray Disc drive. RW ROM DVD- DVD-RAM Version 2.2/12X-SPEED DVD-RAM...

User Guide - Page 41

... product with the High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) standard, you need to the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard specifications (CD Standard). Sony does NOT guarantee the compatibility of VAIO optical disc drives with discs that are required for optimum compatibility and viewing quality. USING NON-COMPLIANT DISCS CAN CAUSE FATAL DAMAGE TO...

User Guide - Page 42

... ❑ Some CD players and computer optical disc drives may not be able to play audio CDs created with the CD-R or CD-RW media. ❑ Some DVD players and computer optical disc drives may not be ... the world. n 42 N Using Your VAIO Computer Notes on writing data to a disc ❑ Only use memory-resident utility software while the optical disc drive is writing data to a disc. This may...

User Guide - Page 43

... folder appears. 2 Open the folder that contains the file(s) you want to copy and drag them to select an option. n 43 N Using Your VAIO Computer Playing CDs To play an audio CD 1 Insert a disc into the optical disc drive. If the Audio CD window appears, click to the empty disc folder. 3 Close the disc folder.

User Guide - Page 77

... device. ❑ The optional i.LINK cables may not be available depending on the transfer rate of i.LINK-compatible PC peripherals (for example, an HDD or a CD-RW drive) before you use. However, the actual transfer rate depends on the software applications, operating system, and i.LINK-

User Guide - Page 137

...how to connect the computer to selected models only. To play some brands of your optical disc drive, and then Reading and Writing Optical Discs (page 39) to launch automatically, not even a... ❑ Stop using the keyboard. ❑ If you are using VAIO Update. What should I do if I cannot write data to CD media? ❑ Make sure you neither launch any software application nor ...

User Guide - Page 150

... of Sony Corporation used only to establish an i.LINK connection may not be securely plugged into the port on your system, such as a CD-RW or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. To turn off the Windows startup sound, follow these steps: 1 Click Start and Control...

User Guide - Page 152

... data from other devices? You may need to reformat your hard disk drive to save music files onto my Memory Stick? Before you reformat Memory...write data to Memory Stick? Why can 't I cannot use Memory Stick formatted on a VAIO computer on it. Sony is off. Copyright protected music can view video clips that cannot... from a CD or downloaded from the Memory Stick onto your Memory Stick.

User Guide - Page 165

... Component Sony Electronics Inc. For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 158). VAIO Control Center provides a centralized location that gathers resources to CDs, DVDs, or audio files in WAV format. VAIO® Control Center Sony Electronics Inc. Use SonicStage Mastering Studio to record songs from analog records or cassette tapes...