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Welcome.......................................................7
Using Your VAIO Notebook ........................9
Using the Keyboard...................................................10
Functions of the keyboard keys .........................................11
Indicators ...........................................................................12
Indicator lights ...................................................................13
Combinations and functions with the Windows key .........13
Combinations and functions with the Fn key ....................15
Using the Touchpad ..................................................17
VAIO Action Setup ...................................................19
Using the Center Jog Dial Control ............................20
Using the center Jog Dial control ......................................20
Launcher mode ..................................................................21
Using Guide Mode.............................................................22
Using the center Jog Dial control with Sony software ......22
Using the center Jog Dial control with other software ......23
Using a PC Card ........................................................24
To insert a PC Card............................................................24
To remove a PC Card.........................................................25
Using Memory Stick Media ......................................28
Types of Memory Stick media...........................................28
Write-protecting a Memory Stick media ...........................30
Formatting a Memory Stick media ....................................31
Notes on Memory Stick media ..........................................31
Using Power Saving Modes ......................................33
Normal mode .....................................................................33
Standby mode ....................................................................33
Hibernate mode ..................................................................33
Notes on power saving modes ...........................................34
Connecting a Phone Line ..........................................35


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Connecting to a LAN ................................................ 36
Setting up your Ethernet connection................................. 36
Connecting to a Wireless LAN ................................. 38
Turning On Wireless LAN................................................ 38
The Wireless LAN Access Point ...................................... 38
Communicating with Access Point (infrastructure).......... 39
Communicating without Access Point (ad-hoc) ............... 41
Turning Off Wireless LAN ............................................... 43
Notes on using Wireless LAN .......................................... 43
Connecting Peripheral Devices ...............45
Connecting the Docking Station ............................... 46
Connecting the notebook to the docking station............... 48
Disconnecting the notebook from the docking station...... 50
Disconnecting the docking station when the notebook is on
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Using a Floppy Disk Drive ....................................... 54
Using an Optical Disc Drive ..................................... 56
Notes on CD and DVD discs ............................................ 59
Connecting a Parallel Port Printer ............................ 60
Connecting a USB Printer......................................... 61
Connecting an External Display ............................... 62
Connecting a USB Device ........................................ 66
Connecting an i.LINK Device .................................. 68
Connecting VAIO Computers .................................. 71
If your notebook is connected to the docking station ....... 72
Connecting External Speakers .................................. 74
Connecting an External Microphone ........................ 75


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Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities ...................76
Personal Digital Assistant ..................................................76
Wireless LAN Access Point ..............................................76
Customizing Your VAIO Notebook ..........79
Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen ...........80
Sony Notebook Setup tabs .................................................81
Controlling Power Management ...............................82
Viewing the Power Management status icons ...................82
Power Management profiles ..............................................83
Power Management commands .........................................85
Conserving battery power ..................................................85
Displaying Battery Information ................................86
To activate the battery information toolbar .......................86
Battery icon descriptions ...................................................86
Displaying detailed battery information ............................87
Selecting the Display Mode ......................................89
To select the display mode.................................................89
To change the window design of Sony software ...............89
Adding Memory .........................................91
Precautions and Procedures.......................................92
Typical expansion memory configuration .........................93
Removing a Memory Module ...................................94
Installing a Memory Module.....................................95
Viewing the Amount of Memory ..............................98
About the Software on Your Notebook ...99
Overview of the Software on Your Notebook ........100


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Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs .... 107
Using Your Recovery CDs ..................................... 108
To use the Application Recovery CD(s) ......................... 108
To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) ................................. 109
To use the System Recovery CD(s) ................................ 111
To recover Microsoft Word ............................................ 113
Troubleshooting......................................115
Troubleshooting Your Notebook ............................ 116
My notebook does not start............................................. 116
My notebook starts but a BIOS error appears................. 116
My notebook starts, but the message "Operating system not
found" appears, and Windows does not start.................. 117
My notebook stops responding or does not shut down... 118
My notebook is unstable. ................................................ 119
The sound of my notebook's fan is too loud................... 119
Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower
CPU speed than advertised?............................................ 119
Troubleshooting the Docking Station ..................... 120
I cannot operate the optical drive in the docking station when
the docking station is connected to the notebook. .......... 120
I cannot operate the optical drive in the docking station when
the docking station is connected to the notebook and the
notebook is connected to another computer via an i.LINK
connection. ...................................................................... 120
An error message appears while disconnecting the docking
station, even after following the correct procedure for dis-
connecting the docking station........................................ 120
I cannot remove the disc. ................................................ 121
The disc tray does not eject even after I press the Eject but-
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Troubleshooting the LCD Screen............................122
My LCD screen is blank. .................................................122
My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen. .122
The image on my connected external display is not centered
or sized properly. .............................................................122
I want to change the video resolution of my display. ......122
Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad .............123
My mouse does not work.................................................123
My touchpad does not work properly. .............................123
The pointer does not move when I use the Touchpad or
Mouse...............................................................................124
Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards, and Peripheral De-
vices.........................................................................125
My floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk.........125
My optical drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly.....
125
My optical drive tray does not open. ...............................126
I cannot use Digital Video (DV) devices. The message "DV
equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off" appears.
126
My PC Card does not work..............................................126
Troubleshooting the Software .................................127
My software program stops responding or crashes. ........127
When I click an application icon, the message "You must in-
sert the application CD into your optical drive" appears, and
the software does not start. ..............................................127
The application cannot find a file while a PC Card is insert-
ed......................................................................................127
What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software func-
tions? ................................................................................127
Troubleshooting i.LINK Devices ............................128
I cannot establish a connection between two VAIO comput-