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 Software ....................................... 140
My software program stops responding or crashes. ........140
When I click an application icon, the message “You must
insert the application CD into your optical drive” appears
and the software does not start. ........................................140
What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software
functions? .........................................................................140
Why is my computer operating improperly after
downloading the CD-burning feature of RealJukebox®
software? .......................................................................... 140
I cannot use the DVgate™ software. ...............................140
Troubleshooting the Modem ................................... 141
My modem does not work. ..............................................141
My modem connection is slow. .......................................141
Troubleshooting Audio ........................................... 142
My speakers make no sound. ...........................................142
My microphone does not work. .......................................143
Troubleshooting the Printer ..................................... 144
I cannot print. ...................................................................144
Troubleshooting Wireless LAN .............................. 145
The computer cannot connect to a Wireless LAN Access
Point. ................................................................................ 145
I cannot access the Internet. .............................................145
The data transfer speed is slow. ....................................... 146
The communication speed is interrupted or slowed down
when MPEG2 data is transferred. .................................... 146
Data transfers are interrupted. ..........................................146
Getting Help .............................................149
Support Options ................... .................................... 149