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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coin-operated telephones
44
digital video recorder 76
external speakers 79
floppy disk drive 54
hard drives 30
i.LINK device 76
Local Area Network (LAN) 45
microphone 80
monitor 70
multimedia computer displ ay 71
multiple phone lines 44
network 30
party phone lines 44
PBX 44
phone line 44
port replicat or 57
printer 68–69
projector 72
PS/2 keyboard 61
PS/2 mouse 61
TV/VCR 64
USB device 74
weight saver 40
correction keys 13
Ctrl key 13
cursor-movement keys 13
customizing your computer 83
D
digital video camera 76
disconnecting port replicator 59
display
mode
93
options 73
selecting 73
Driver Recovery CD 122
drives
floppy disk
54, 137
installing additional hard disk 30
optical 25
DV In/Out 76
E
Eject button 25, 26, 55
ejecting
battery packs
39
CD/DVD discs 26
floppy disks 55
weight saver 41
Escape key 13
expanding your notebook capabilities
81
expansion memory configuratio n 101
external devices
display
73
display, see also monitor 70
speakers 16, 79
external display
connecting
70
F
floppy disk drive 137
connecting 54
disconnecting 56, 59
troubleshooting 137
floppy disks
ejecting
55
handling 56
Fn key 13
combination commands 16
function keys 13
G
getting help 149
Guide Mode 23
H
handling
floppy disks
56
hard drives
indicator light
15
installing additional 30