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ability and compatibility of the hardware and soft-
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©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO
Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate
Plus, PictureGear Studio, VAIO Media, Click to
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Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features
and specifications are subject to change without
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Printed in U.S.A. 5/04
Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information:
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio
Model
PCV-RS612P
HARDWARE
Processor
Intel
® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.80E GHz1
with Intel
® Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel
® 865P Chipset
Cache Memory
1MB L2 Cache
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Standard RAM
512MB3 PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(expandable to 2.0GB)
Hard Drive 2
160GB2 7200rpm ATA-100
Hard Drive
DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive 5
DVD±RW5
-RW
(8X max. -R write / 4X max. -RW rewrite /
8X max. -R/-RW read)
+RW
(8X max. +R write / 4X max. +RW rewrite /
8X +R/+RW max. read)
CD-RW
(40X max. -R write / 24X max. rewrite /
40X max. -R/-RW read)
CD-ROM
40X max. CD-ROM read
Floppy Disk Drive
3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
Video & Graphics
ATI RadeonTM 9200
128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR)
VGA-out / DVI-Out (DVI output:
1280x1024x60Hz max.)/TV-Out
8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware
Acceleration
Audio
Integrated AC'97
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
Expansion Slots
Three PCI (one occupied)
8x AGP Slot (available)
Expansion Bays
Two 5.25" Half-Height (two occupied)
One External 3.5" (occupied)
Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied)
Port Connectors
Eight USB 2.0 (four front/four rear)
Two PS/2
® (Mouse/Keyboard)
S/PDIF Digital Optical
One VGA/DVI Monitor Port/TV Out
One Parallel Port
One 6pin i.LINKTM6 Port (rear)
One 4pin i.LINKTM6 Port (front)
One Headphone / One Microphone
One Line In
Supplied Accessories
Speakers (Stereo)
VAIO
® Keyboard / PS/2® Wheel
Mouse
RJ-11 Phone Cord
Power Requirements
Min. 266W 100-120V 4.7A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Dimensions (CPU)
7.2"(W) x 15.6"(H) x 14.9"(D)
Weight (CPU)
26.5 lbs.
Pre-Installed Software:
Sony Original Software
Click to DVDTM - DVD Creation
PictureGear StudioTM - Digital Imaging
DVgate PlusTM - Digital Video
SonicStageTM - Digital Audio
VAIO MediaTM - Network File Sharing
Operating System
Microsoft
® Windows® XP
Professional Edition
VAIO
® recommends Microsoft®
Windows
® XP Professional
Other Software Applications
Microsoft
® Works® 7.0 -
Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact
Management, and Database
Microsoft
® Office® 2003 60-Day Small
Business Edition Trial
InterVideo
® WinDVD®
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton
® Internet SecurityTM 90 Day
Subscription
VAIO
® Recovery Wizard
VAIO
® Support Agent
Online Center
America Online
® 90 Day Trial7
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty
One Year Parts and Labor8
Service
One Year Limited Express Repair
Service9
Telephone Support
Hardware: One Year
Software and Operating System: 90
Days
On-line and Email Support
Free support available from
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport
1. GHz denotes microprocessor inter-
nal clock speed; other factors may
affect application performance. CPU
speed will be reduced under certain
operating conditions.
2. GB means one billion bytes when
referring to hard drive capacity.
Accessible capacity may vary. A por-
tion of hard disk space is reserved as
a recovery partition.
3. A Portion of Memory is allocated to
Video memory.
4. Limited duration trial edition.
5. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-
versally compatible.
6. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used
only to designate that a product con-
tains an IEEE 1394 connector. All
products with an i.LINK connector
may not communicate with each other.
7. New users only. Terms and condi-
tions apply.
8. Certain restrictions apply. For a copy
of Sony's warranty, please visit
www.sony.com/pcsupport, call toll-
free 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC),
or write to Sony Electronics, 12451
Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL
33913.
9. Type of repair service provided is
solely at Sony's discretion. Not all
types of repair service offered on all
models.
Sony recommends
Microsoft® Windows®
XP Professional
VAIO® Creation Suite
Software
Loaded with powerful VAIO®
original software empower-
ing you and your digital busi-
ness:
Click to DVDTM Creation soft-
ware for easy and powerful
DVD creation.
PictureGear StudioTM software
for your digital image needs.
SonicStageTM audio software
to create audio CDs of pre-
sentations and speeches.
The Right
Connections
Take comfort in that the
VAIO® RS612P comes will all
the right connections to
make it easy to manage your
data.
From
i.LINKTM6 (iEEE
1394) to convenient USB
2.0 connections to 10Base-
T/100Base-TX
Fast
Ethernet, your connected in
your new digital lifestyle.
Technology
Turned On
Optimized for today's ad-
vanced technologies such as
DVD±RW and Intel's® Hyper-
Threading technology so you
can get the most out of your
Sony® VAIO® personal com-
puter.
DVD±RW 5 and Click to
DVDTM Software
Create professional quality
DVDs with just one click
using VAIO's original Click to
DVDTM creation software and
DVD±RW drive5.
Quickly
and easily create DVD based
Sales and Training presenta-
tions for ultimate impact:
include videos,
slideshow
presentations (after convert-
ing to JPEG
images), and
corporate photography.
Ready for business.
The Sony
® VAIO® RS Series
comes loaded with the
tools to help you discover
how easy it is to create,
manage, and share your
data. Versatile. Empow-
ering. Ready for your digital
business.
Versatile. Empowering. Ready for Business.
Desktop
PCV-RS612P
Display not included
i.LINK®
(IEEE 1394)