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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10 Type a five-dig it nam e in the Network key box.
11 Click OK. Your new Network nam e appears in the Preferred networks
window.
12 Click Advanced. The Advanced dialog box open s.
13 Select the Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only option.
14 Click Close.
15 Click OK.
Turning Off Wireless LAN
When you are not using the Wireless LAN network, disconnect the PC Card
when the notebook is turned Off. Press the PC Card slot eject button, and hold
both sides of the card to pull it out of the slot.
To remove the wireless LAN PC Card when the notebook is turned on
1 Double-cli ck X located near the bottom right of the n otebook.
2 Select ORiNOCO Wireless LAN PC Card from the list.
3 Click Stop.
4 Confirm the device wh en the confirm screen is displ a yed.
5 Click OK.
6 When “...is safe to remove” is displayed in the notification area, press the PC
Card slot eject button.
7 Hold both sides of th e card to pull it out of the slot.
Notes on using Wireless LAN
❑ Sony Wireless LAN devices support the IEEE 802.1 1 b standar d. Devices
connecting to a Wireless LAN us ing th e IEEE 802.11a standard cannot
connect to devices using the IEEE 802.11b standard.
Removing the PC Card when the notebook is turned On can damage the
system if done incorrectly.










