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Contents
Welcome.......................................................9
Using Your VAIO Notebook......................11
Using the Keyboard...................................................12
Combinations and functions with the Windows key .........14
Indicators ...........................................................................15
Indicator lights ...................................................................16
Combinations and functions with the Fn key ....................16
Using the Touchpad ..................................................18
VAIO Action Setup...................................................20
Using the Center Jog Dial Control ............................21
Using the center Jog Dial control ......................................21
Launcher mode ..................................................................22
Guide mode........................................................................23
Center Jog Dial back button...............................................23
Using the center Jog Dial control with Sony software ......24
Using the center Jog Dial control with other software ......24
Using the Optical Disc Drive ....................................25
To insert a disc...................................................................25
To eject a disc ....................................................................26
To play a DVD...................................................................27
To play an audio CD..........................................................28
Notes on CD and DVD discs .............................................28
To write data to a CD-RW or CD-R disc...........................29
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Using PC Cards......................................................... 30
To insert a PC Card........................................................... 30
To remove a PC Card........................................................ 31
Using Memory Stick Media...................................... 32
Types of Memory Stick media.......................................... 32
Write-protecting Memory Stick media ............................. 34
Formatting Memory Stick media ...................................... 34
Notes on using Memory Stick media................................ 35
Using a Second Battery Pack.................................... 37
To insert a second battery pack......................................... 37
To charge the second battery pack.................................... 38
To remove the second battery pack................................... 39
Using the Weight Saver ............................................ 40
To attach the weight saver ................................................ 40
To remove the weight saver .............................................. 41
Using Power Saving Modes...................................... 42
Normal mode..................................................................... 42
Standby mode.................................................................... 42
Hibernate mode ................................................................. 42
Notes on power saving modes .......................................... 43
Connecting a Phone Line ......................................... 44
Connecting to a Local Area Network ....................... 45
Setting up your Ethernet connection................................. 45
Connecting to a Wireless LAN................................. 46
The Wireless LAN Access Point ...................................... 46
Communicating with an Access Point (infrastructure) ..... 47
Checking your connection status ...................................... 48
Confirming access point information................................ 49
Communicating without an Access Point (peer-to-peer).. 49
Turning Off Wireless LAN ............................................... 50
Notes on using Wireless LAN .......................................... 50
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Connecting Peripheral Devices ...............53
Connecting an External Floppy Disk Drive ..............54
To connect an external floppy disk drive...........................54
To insert a floppy disk into the external floppy disk drive 55
To remove a floppy disk from the external floppy disk drive
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To disconnect an external floppy disk drive when the
notebook is on....................................................................56
To carry an external floppy disk drive...............................56
Notes on handling floppy disks .........................................56
Connecting a Port Replicator ....................................57
To attach the notebook to the port replicator.....................57
To remove your notebook from the port replicator ...........59
Connecting a PS/2 External Mouse or Keyboard......61
To connect an external mouse or keyboard .......................61
Connecting an Audio Device ....................................62
To connect a CD player, active speaker, or an amplifier...62
Connecting an Audio-Video Device .........................64
To change the display ........................................................67
Connecting a Parallel Port Printer.............................68
To connect a printer to the notebook .................................68
Connecting a USB Printer .........................................69
To connect a USB printer to the notebook ........................69
Connecting an External Display................................70
To connect a computer display to the notebook ................70
To connect a multimedia computer display to the notebook .
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To connect a projector to the notebook .............................72
To change the display when connecting an external
computer display or projector ............................................73
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Connecting a Universal Serial Bus Device............... 74
To connect a USB device to the notebook........................ 74
Connecting an i.LINK Device .................................. 76
To connect a digital video camera recorder ...................... 76
Notes on connecting an i.LINK device............................. 77
Connecting with another VAIO computer................ 78
Connecting External Speakers .................................. 79
To connect external speakers ............................................ 79
Connecting an External Microphone ........................ 80
To connect an external microphone .................................. 80
Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities ................... 81
Personal Digital Assistant ................................................. 81
Wireless LAN Access Point.............................................. 81
Wireless LAN PC Card..................................................... 82
Customizing Your VAIO Notebook ..........83
Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen ........... 84
To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen: ................... 84
Sony Notebook Setup tabs ................................................ 85
Controlling Power Management............................... 86
Viewing the Power Management status icons .................. 86
Power Management profiles ............................................. 87
Power Management commands ........................................ 89
Conserving battery power ................................................. 89
Displaying Battery Information ................................ 90
Battery icon descriptions................................................... 91
Displaying detailed battery information ........................... 91
Selecting the Display Mode ...................................... 93
Changing the window design of Sony software................ 95
Using the Multilingual User Interface Language
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Option........................................................................96
To Change the Language Option .......................................96
To Change Numbers, Currency, Time, and Date Formats 97
Adding Memory .........................................99
Precautions and Procedures.....................................100
Typical expansion memory configuration...............101
Models with 256 MB Memory ........................................101
Removing a memory module ..................................102
Installing a memory module....................................104
Viewing the amount of memory..............................105
About the Software on Your Notebook .107
Software Overview..................................................108
Software Support Information.................................115
Sony Service Center.........................................................117
Using the Recovery CDs.........................119
Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs.....120
Using Your Recovery CDs......................................121
To use the Application Recovery CD(s)..........................121
To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) ..................................122
To use the System Recovery CD(s) .................................124
Troubleshooting ......................................129
Troubleshooting Your Notebook ............................130
My notebook does not start..............................................130
My notebook starts but a BIOS error appears..................130
My notebook starts, but the message "Operating system not