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
Index
153
help
149
Hibernate mode 17, 42
I
i.LINK 76
connecting 76
VAIO A ction Setup 20
IEEE 1394 76
indicator lights 15
battery 15, 37
Caps Lock 16
hard disk 15
Num Lock 16
Scroll Lock 16
indicators 15–16
Insert key 13
installing
hard drives
30
hardware 53
memory module 104
peripherals 53
J
Jog Dial control
using
21
VAIO A ction Setup 20
K
keyboard
key combinations
14, 16
PS/2 61
using 12
L
LAN
see Local Area Network
Launcher Mode
22
LCD
selecting to display output
73
troubleshooting 134
Local Area Network
connecting
45
M
MagicGate 32
Maximum Battery Life power setting
87
Maximum Performance pow er setting
87
memory
adding
99
memory module
expansion
101
installing 104
removing 102
Memory Stick
using
32
VAIO A ction Setup 20
Memory S tick media 32
displaying contents 33
inserting 33
microphone
connecting
80
troubleshooting 142, 143
modem
troubleshooting
141
monitor
connecting
70
selecting 73
switching among 17
mouse
PS/2
61
troubleshooting 135
Mouse Properties 19
multimedia
audio device
62
multimedia computer d isplay 71
multiple phone lines 44
N
navigation keys 13
network