Owner's Guide VAIO notebook
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome
- Using Your VAIO Notebook
- Using the Keyboard
- Using the Touchpad
- VAIO Action Setup
- Using the Center Jog Dial Control
- Using the Optical Disc Drive
- Using PC Cards
- Using Memory Stick Media
- Using a Second Battery Pack
- Using the Weight Saver
- Using Power Saving Modes
- Connecting a Phone Line
- Connecting to a Local Area Network
- Connecting to a Wireless LAN
- Connecting Peripheral Devices
- Connecting an External Floppy Disk Drive
- Connecting a Port Replicator
- Connecting a PS/2 External Mouse or Keyboard
- Connecting an Audio Device
- Connecting an Audio-Video Device
- Connecting a Parallel Port Printer
- Connecting a USB Printer
- Connecting an External Display
- Connecting a Universal Serial Bus Device
- Connecting an i.LINK Device
- Connecting with another VAIO computer
- Connecting External Speakers
- Connecting an External Microphone
- Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities
- Customizing Your VAIO Notebook
- Adding Memory
- About the Software on Your Notebook
- Using the Recovery CDs
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook
- My notebook does not start.
- My notebook starts but a BIOS error appears.
- My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not found” appears and Windows does not start.
- My notebook stops responding or does not shut down.
- The power management setting is not responding.
- The sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud.
- Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower CPU speed than advertised?
- Troubleshooting the LCD Screen
- Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad
- Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards, and Peripheral Devices
- I cannot establish a connection between two VAIO® computers when using an i.LINK cable.
- My floppy disk drive (optional) cannot write to a floppy disk.
- My optical disc drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly.
- My optical drive tray does not open.
- I cannot use Digital Video (DV) devices. The message “DV equipment seems to be disconnected or tu...
- My PC Card is not working.
- Troubleshooting Software
- My software program stops responding or crashes.
- When I click an application icon, the message “You must insert the application CD into your optic...
- What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software functions?
- Why is my computer operating improperly after downloading the CD-burning feature of RealJukebox® ...
- I cannot use the DVgate™ software.
- Troubleshooting the Modem
- Troubleshooting Audio
- Troubleshooting the Printer
- Troubleshooting Wireless LAN
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook
- Getting Help
- Index

Software Support Information
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Software Support Information
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®, Photoshop® Elements, Premiere® LE
(Adobe System s Inc.)
America Online® (America Online, Inc.)
Arcsoft PhotoPrinter® 2000 Pro (ArcSoft, Inc.)
Drag’n Drop CD (DigiOn, Inc. , and Easy Systems Japan Ltd.)
EarthLink Network Total Access® (EarthLink, Inc.)
Web site http://www.adobe.com/
e-mail techdocs@adobe.com
phone 206-675-612 6 (fee-based support)
fax 206-628-5737
hours M-F, 6 AM-5 PM (PST)
Web site http://www.aol.com/
phone 800-8 27-636 4
hours 7 days a week, 24 h ours a day
Web site http://www.arcsoft.com
e-mail support@arcsoft.com
phone 510-4 40-990 1
fax 510-440-1270
hours M-F, 8:30 AM-5:30 PM (PST)
Web site http://www.easy.co.j p/dde/sony/tosuppo rt ne.html
Web site http://support.earthlink .net/
e-mail support@earthlink.net
phone 800-890-512 8 or 800-890-6356
hours 7 days a week, 24 h ours a day










