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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Index
A
About This Computer tab 85
AC Profile power setting 87
Access Point, Wireless LAN 81
adding
hardware
53
memory 99
peripherals 53
printers 68–69
Alt key 13
Application Recovery CD 121
Applications key 13
audio
connecting
62
connecting external speakers 79
external microphone 80
troubleshooting 142
Audio tab 85
audio-video (AV)
connecting
64
B
Basic/Advanced tab 85
Battery Information toolbar 90
battery pack
Battery Information toolbar
90
power management settin gs 86
power saving modes 42
using a second 37
battery packs
charge status icons
91
charging 38
indicator lights 15, 37
removing 37, 39
brightness
adjusting
16
built-in speakers
See also speakers
16
buttons
Eject
25
C
cameras
digital video recorder
76
canceling commands 13
Caps Lock
indicator light
16
CD/DVD discs
ejecting
26
inserting 25
CD-R software 140
CD-RW software 140
CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive or DVD-
ROM drive
25
charging battery packs 38
coin-operated te lephones 44
computer
connecting to another
78
customizing 83
expanding capabil iti es of 81
online support 149
setup screen 84
troubleshooting 130
connecting
another computer
78
audio device 62