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
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Troubleshooting the LCD Screen
My LCD screen is blank.
❑ Check that the notebook is plugged into a power source and that it is
turned on.
❑ Check that the power indicator on the noteb ook is on.
❑ Check that the battery pack is inserted properly and th at it is charged.
❑ The notebook may be in LCD (Video) Standby mode. Press any key to
activate the screen.
❑ The display mode may be set to external display mode. Press and hold the Fn
key while pressing the F7 key several tim es.
My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen.
Press the Windows key and the D key twice to refresh the screen.
The image on my connected external display is not centered
or sized properly.
Use the controls on your external display to adjust the im age. See the manual that
came with your display for more information.
I want to change the video resolution of my display.
Follow this procedure to change the vid eo resolu tion of your display.
❑ Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click the Display icon.
The Display Properties dialog box appears.
❑ Click the Settings tab.
❑ Move the Screen Area slider to change your video reso lution.
I cannot switch the LCD display to TV, and vice versa.
❑ Make sure that the TV is connected, configured and powered on correctly
before starting the notebook. See “Selecting the Di splay Mode” in the online
User Guide for more in formation.