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V AIO® Notebook User Guide PCG-F640.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 2 Notice to Users © 2000 Sony Ele ctronics In c. All rig hts reserved . T his m anua l an d the soft wa re descr ibe d he re in, in wh ol e or in part, ma y not be rep rodu ced, tra nsl ated , or redu ce d to a ny machin e-rea da b le form witho ut prior writ te n approval.
3 intende d for home and ot he r limited vi ewing uses on ly unle ss otherw ise aut horized by Macrovision C orporat i on. Reve rs e en ginee ri ng or disasse mbly i s proh ibited. All oth er trad ema rks ar e tr ad ema rks of th eir respec tive o wners.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 4 ❑ Ne jamais eff ectuer l’ ins tallatio n de f il m odem ou t éléphone d urant un or age électrique. ❑ Ne jamais eff ectuer l’ ins tallatio n d’une prise tél éphoniqu e dans un endroit mouillé à moi ns que la prise soit conçue à cet ef fet.
5 Regulatory Inf orm ation Dec laration o f Conf ormity This eq ui pmen t ha s bee n te ste d a nd fou nd to com ply wi th the limi ts fo r a Cl as s B d i gita l device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Rules. Thes e limits are d esigned to p rovide rea sonable prot ection agai nst har mful inter ference in a resident ial insta lla tion.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 6 The R EN is used to det erm ine th e qua ntity of devices which m a y be c onn ecte d to the telephone line . Excessiv e RENs on the teleph one li ne ma y resu lt in the devices not ringing i n resp onse to an inc om i ng call.
7 DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM I ON B A TTER Y Y ou can return yo ur unwan te d li th ium io n batteri es to your ne arest Sony Servic e Center or Fa ct ory Se rvic e Ce nter . For the Sony Service Cente r nea re st you, call 1- 888-47 6-69 72 in the Unit e d Sta tes or 1-80 0- 961-76 69 in Canad a.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 8 equipm ent m ay gi ve the te le c om muni ca ti on s compan y c ause to requ est th at th e user disco nne ct the eq uipm ent .
9 Contents Welcome ........ .......................................... ..13 Features ......... ............. ............. ............. .............. ...... 13 Unpacking Your Notebo ok ............ ...... ....... ....... ...... 1 4 Ergonom ic Consid erations .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 10 Conne cting Peripheral Devices .............. 59 Connect ing an i. LINK® Devi ce ........ ............. ......... 60 Connect ing a Phone L ine ...... ............. ............. ......... 6 2 Using Ethernet to C onnect to a N etwork .
Cont ents 11 Troubles hooting ................ ..................... 101 Specifications ........................................ 113 Index ............
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13 We l c o m e Cong ratulations on your purchase of the Son y V AIO® notebook . Son y has combined leading -edge technolog y in audio, vid eo, computing, an d communi cations to pro vide you with state-of-the-art per sonal computing.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 14 Unpack ing Y our Notebook Remove the foll owing hardware items from the box: Manual s ❑ VA I O ® User Gu ide — Contains infor mation o n setting u p your notebook , suppl ement ary upd at es an d so ft w a re inf ormat ion .
Unpac king Y our Note boo k 15 Software CDs ❑ Micr osoft® W ord 2000 — Allows you to r eins tall Micr o soft W ord to the V AIO no tebook yo u purch ased. Reco ver y CD s ❑ System Recov ery CD(s) — Allo ws you to res tore th e so ftware titles that shipped with y our computer if they become corrup ted or are erased.
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17 Er gonomic Considerations Y ou will be using your notebook computer as a portable dev ice in a v ariety of en vironments. W hene ver possible, you sho uld attempt to apply the following er gonomic con siderations to both s tationary and po rtable en vironments.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 18 ❑ V iewing angle of the computer’ s display — Use the display’ s til ting feature to f ind the best position. Y ou can reduce e y e strain and muscle fatigue b y adjustin g the tilt of the display to the proper p osition.
Er gonomic Consid erati ons 19 ❑ The com puter uses high -frequenc y radio signals and may cause interferen ce to radio or TV reception. Should this o ccur , relocate the computer a suitable distance a w ay from the set. ❑ Use only s pecified p eripheral equipment an d interface cables ; otherwise, pro ble ms ma y r e sul t .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 20 ❑ Do not scratch the LCD or ex ert pressure on it. This could cause malfunctio n. ❑ Using the comp uter in lo w temperature conditions may p roduce a resid ual image on the screen. This is no t a malf unction. When the comp uter returns to normal temperature, the screen returns to no rmal.
21 Setting Up Y our V AIO® Notebook This s ection des cribes ho w to start using you r noteboo k and ho w to use yo ur computer ’ s internal and e xternal de vices, such as the touchpad, flopp y disk dri ve, and D VD-R OM dri ve.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 22 Left 1 i.LI NK® (I EEE1 394) S 400 con nect or 2 I nfrar ed po rt 3 Video ou t 4 Head phon e conne ctor 5 Mic ropho ne co nnecto r 6 PC card slots 7 Battery bay.
Locati ng Contro ls and C onnecto rs 23 Right 1 PPK bu ttons 2 Po wer butto n 3D V D - R O M d r i v e 4 Multipurp ose bay Bac k cove r.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 24 1 Mod em j ack 2 PS/2 Mouse/K eyboa rd co nnecto r 3 Seria l conn ector 4 Print er c onnec tor 5 Monito r co nnecto r 6 USB c onnec tors 7 DC In co nnec to r ✍ There is a venti lation slot locat ed betwe en the USB conne ctor and the DC In con nector .
Connec ting a P o w er Source 25 Connecting a P ower Sour ce Y ou can us e either A C po wer or a rech ar geable battery pack as a p ower source. Using the AC Adapte r 1 Plug the cable attach ed to the A C adapter into the DC In co nnector on the computer .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 26 Using Batter y Power Y ou can use one or tw o bat tery packs as a source of po w er. Th e second bat tery pack inserts into the multipurpos e bay on the r ight side o f the computer . (See “Po wer Sa ving Modes” on page 77.
Connec ting a P o w er Source 27 2 Insert the battery pack into the battery bay on the left side of the computer . 3 Close the cov er of the battery bay unti l it clicks. T o charge th e battery pack 1 Connect the A C adapter to the computer . 2 Insert the battery pack .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 28 There are two battery indicator lights on the comp uter Battery indica tor lights Battery Indica tor M eaning 1 Indi cates the status of t he batte r y pack in the batte r y bay o n the left side of the comput er .
Connec ting a P o w er Source 29 T o re mov e t he b att er y pa ck 1 Open the batter y bay co ver . 2 Pull out the battery p ack. 3 Close the co ver of the battery b ay .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 30 ❑ If the battery le vel f alls below 10%, you should either attach the A C adapter to rechar ge the b att ery o r shut do wn you r computer and ins ert a fully char ged battery . ❑ Y ou can extend battery lif e by changing the power -man agement modes in the Power Panel utility .
Star tin g Y our Co mput er 31 Star ting Y our Computer 1 Slide the LCD lock le ver in the direction of the arro w , and lift the cov er . 2 Press the po wer b utton on top of the computer un til the green po wer indicator light turns on.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 32 3 If necessar y , ad just the brightnes s controls for the LCD display: ❑ Decrease brightnes s, press Fn+F5 an d then the do wn or left arro w key . ❑ Increase brig htness, press Fn+F5 and then the up or righ t arro w ke y .
33 Using Y our V AIO® Noteboo k Using the Ke yboar d Y our ke yboard is very similar to a type writer’ s, but the ke yboard has additio nal k eys that p erform specif ic computer -related tasks . K ey boar d Key Desc ription Numeric keypad area Contai ns the keys found on a typica l calculat or .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 34 Combination s and Functions wit h the Windo ws K ey Fun c t ion keys The t w el ve functi on keys along th e top of t he keyboar d are use d to perform desig nated tasks. For example, in many applicatio ns, F1 is the Help key .
Using t he K ey board 35 + Ctrl + F Displ ays the W indows Find: Computer wi ndow where you can locat e other com pute rs. This i s th e eq uiv al e n t of select ing Find and then Co mput er f rom t he Star t m enu . + M Minimizes all displa yed windo ws.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 36 Indicator (c ontin ued) Lig ht On Off Num Lock The number keys in the nume ric ke ypad ar e act ive. The alph anumer ic char acter k eys in the keyp ad area a re activ e. Caps Lock The letters appea r in upperca se as yo u ty pe.
Using t he K ey board 37 Fn+ / (F7) Swi tch to the external monitor/LCD T og gles thr ough the LCD, extern al display (conne cted to the Monitor c onnector ) and bot h LCD and e xternal display . Fn+ o nly/ (F8) Control TV out T og gles between LCD-only and dual LCD/TV display modes.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 38 Using the T ouc hpad Th e keybo ard co nta ins a cu r sor-po in tin g devic e ca lle d a to uchp ad. Y o u ca n p oin t to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using th e b uilt-in touch pad. T ouc hpad Action D escrip tion Point Slide on e finger on the touchpad to place the pointer on an item or object.
Using the T o uchpad 39 Right -cli ck Press th e righ t button once. In many appl ica tions, this action displays a shortc ut menu of cont ext-sen sitive cho ice s. Drag Slide one fi nger while pr essing the le ft button . Scr oll Move your finger al ong the r ight edge o f the touchpad t o scr oll ver tically .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 40 Using the Floppy Disk Drive Y our computer comes with the floppy disk driv e in the multipurpose bay . T o insert a diskette 1 Hold the disk ett e the label side f aci ng up. 2 Gently push the diskette into the dri ve until it clicks into place.
Using th e Flop p y Di sk Driv e 41 T o remo ve the floppy disk d rive 1 T urn of f the comput er . 2 There is a RELEASE lev er on the bottom of the computer . Slide this le ver in the direction of the arro w . 3 Slide the driv e out of the mul tip urpos e bay .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 42 3 Insert the floppy disk dri ve into th e mul tip urp ose b ay with the V AIO label facing up. Continue pushin g the dri v e into the bay until the RELEASE le v er locks into place.
Using the D VD-ROM Dri ve 43 Using the D VD-R OM Drive Y our c omputer comes with a D VD-R OM dri v e, which plays b oth D VD and CD. T o insert a disc 1 T urn on the computer . 2 Press the Eject b utton to o pen the D VD-R OM dri ve. The tray slides out.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 44 4 Push the disc onto the h ub until th e d isc clicks securely into place. Inserting a D VD/CD La be l sid e fa c i ng up.
Using the D VD-ROM Dri ve 45 5 Close the tray by pushing it gently . ✍ Be sure to se at the disc f irmly over t he hub fi ngers. If you do not seat the dis c firmly , you cou ld damage your DVD- ROM dri ve and yo u may not be ab le to open the tr ay .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 46 Pla yin g a D VD T o achie ve optimum per formance when play ing D VDs, it is recommen ded that your computer no t be connected to the port replicator while playing D VD mo vies or us ing D VD applicati ons. Cl ose an y open application s before pl aying a D VD mo vie.
Using the D VD-ROM Dri ve 47 Notes on CD and D VD media ❑ Do not drop or bend the d isc. ❑ Do not touch the surf ace of the disc. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of a disc may caus e read errors. Prop er care of the disc is essential to maintain its reliability .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 48 Using PC Car d s Y our compu ter includes two PC card slots. PC cards allow you to connect portable e xternal de vices such as anoth er hard disk d riv e, or to connect a netw ork. T o inser t a PC c ard 1 Pull the PC card release b utton out from the com puter , and then push it in to ward the computer .
Using PC Cards 49 3 Inser t the PC card int o the PC card slot, f ront label f acing up . Gently p ush the card into the slot until the card is fix ed into the connector . 4 The release b utton e xtends. F old the release b utton back do w n into the not ebook.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 50 T o rem ove a PC ca rd 1 Double-click in the system tas k tray . 2 The “Unpl ug or Ej ect hardw are” dialog bo x appears. 3 In the Unpl ug or Eject Hardw are dialog box, s elect the appropriate option, and then click Stop.
Using Infr ared Com munic ation De vices 51 Using Infrared Comm unication De vices Y our computer includes an infrared port, located on the left side. Y ou can use this port to commu nicate with other infrared- equipped de vices with compatible protocols, such as a digital still camera or oth er computers.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 52 Notes on using t he Infrar ed Por t ❑ If the de vices are too fa r apart or too clos e together , data transfer m ay be interrupted or there may be noise in the tr ansmission. The acti ve area of infrared trans mission e xten ds about 39 3 / 8 inches (1 meter) with a radius of approx imately 15 de grees.
Using a Second Battery P ac k 53 T o insert a second bat tery pac k 1 If another de vice is in the multipurpos e bay , remo ve the de v ice. 2 Insert the battery pack into the multipurp ose bay . If the b attery is being used, the battery 2 indi cator lig ht turns on.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 54 T o c harge the second battery pac k K eep the batter y pack in the computer wh ile it is connected to A C po wer . The battery indicator flas hes while the battery is char ging. See also “T o charge th e battery pack” on page 27 for more informati on.
Using a Second Battery P ac k 55 1 There is a Release le ver on the bottom of the weight sa ver . T o remo ve the battery pack , slide this le v er in the dir ection of arro w 1, then slide the RELEASE le v er on the bottom of the computer in the direction of arr ow 2 .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 56 Using the W eight Sa ver The weight sa ver protects the multipurpo se bay when it is empty . T o attac h the weight sa ver 1 If anoth er de vice is in the multipurpos e bay , remo ve the de vice. See “T o remo ve the second battery p ack” on page 54.
Usin g the W eight Sa v e r 57 T o remove the W eight Sa ver 1 There is a releas e lev er on the bottom of the weight sa ver . T o remo ve the weight sav er , slide this lev er in the direction of arrow 1, then slide the Release le ver on the bo ttom of the computer in th e direction of arro w 2.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 58 Using Smar t Connect Windows Me™ Y ou can connect your V AIO® notebook to anot her V AIO computer that has the preinst alled W indo ws Me oper ating sys tem or the S ony Smart Co nnect 3.0 software p reinstalled. Y ou may use an i.
59 Connecting P er ipher al De vices Y ou can add functionality to your computer by connecting any of these peripher als: ❑ i.LINK de vice (page 60) ❑ Phone line (page 62) ❑ Local Area Netw ork .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 60 Connecting an i.LINK® De vice Y ou can conn ect an i.LINK-enabled digital vid eo camera reco rder to the i.L INK® S400 (IEEE1394 ) connector . T o conne ct a digi tal vide o camera reco rder ❑ Plug o ne end of the i.
Connec ting a n i.LINK® D e vice 61 ✍ The Sony d igital vi deo came ra recorder is pictured ; you may need to connec t your camera di fferentl y . On Sony digital vi deo came ras, con nectors la beled “ DV In/Out ” or “i.LINK” are i.LINK- compati ble.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 62 Connecting a Phone Line Y ou need to co nnect a phone line to take ad van tage of on line services and the Internet . 1 Plug one end o f the phone cable into the p hone line jack on the com puter . 2 Plug the other end into the wall jack.
Usin g Ethernet to Conn ect to a Netwo rk 63 Using Ethernet to Connect to a Netw ork Y ou can exchang e data wit h other de vices on a n etwork b y conn ecting your notebo ok to you r Local Area Net work (LAN). T o connect the no tebook to a network , you ne ed a netwo rk PC card or a por t replicator (PCGA-PRF1A).
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 64 Printer con nector ✍ See the ma nual tha t came wi th your pr inter for more i nformat ion on instal lation and use. If your prin te r stops functi onin g aft er resu ming fr om a pow er -savin g mode, see “T r oubl eshoo ting the pri nter ” on pa ge 11 1.
Connec ting an Ex ter nal Mouse or K e yboa rd 65 Connecting an External Mouse or Ke yboar d Y ou can con nect a USB or PS/2® style mouse or ke yboard.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 66 Connecting an External Displa y Y ou can connect an exter nal display to your notebook . Fo r e xample, you can use the comput er with any o f the follo w ing: ❑ Compu.
Connect ing an External Displ a y 67 T o connect a multimedia com puter display Y ou can con nect the notebook to a multimedia computer d isplay that includes b uilt-in speakers and a microph one. 1 Use the symbol to lo cate the Monitor connector . Plug the display cable into this connector .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 68 T o select a display When you connect an e xternal display to the monitor conn ector , you can toggle the output between the Liquid Crystal Disp lay (LCD), the e xternal monitor , or both device s. Use the Fn +F7 k e ys to select a display .
A V De vices 69 A V De vices Y ou can enjoy playing aud io/video b y connecting A V de vices to you r computer . See also t he manuals s upplied wit h your A V de vices. T o Connect a TV ❑ Connect the computer to a TV usi ng audi o/video cabl es. Swit ch the input channel of the TV to e xternal inpu t.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 70 Connecting the P or t Replicator Y our n otebook sup ports th e use of an optional port re plicator ( PCGA-PRF1A ). Attaching a port rep licator enables you to connect additio nal peripherals to your computer .
Connec ting t he P or t Repli cator 71 1 T urn of f your computer and di sconnect all peripheral de vices. 2 On the bo ttom of the computer , slide the po rt replicator connector cov er ope n. 3 Attach the bottom of the computer to the port replicator conn ector until it clicks.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 72 4 Plug the cab le attached to the A C adapter into the DC IN connector on t he port replicator . Plug the po wer cord into the A C adapter and an A C outlet. The power indicato r light turn s gr een. 5 T urn on the comp uter .
Connec ting t he P or t Repli cator 73 T o remo ve your co mputer fro m the po rt repl icator whe n the po wer is of f 1 T urn of f your compu ter and the co nnected perip herals. 2 Pull the le vers on eac h side of the p ort replicator to disengage the computer from th e port rep licator .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 74 Connecting Exter nal Speaker s Y ou can enhance the sound quality of your computer by connecting e xtern al speakers. T o conne ct external speakers ❑ Use the symbol to locate the Headpho ne connector . Plug the speak er cable into t his connector .
Connec ting an Ex ter nal Mic rophone 75 Connecting an External Micr ophone Y ou can enhance the quality of sound input by using an ex ternal microph one. T o conn ect an ext ernal m icrophon e ❑ Use the to loca te the Micr opho ne connector . Pl ug the microphone cable into this con nector .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 76 Connecting a Univer sal Seria l Bus (USB) Device Y ou can connect a USB de vice to your computer . T o conne ct a USB device ❑ Use the symbol to locate the USB conn ector . Plug on e end of the USB cable into this port and the other end in to the USB de vice.
P ow er Sa ving M odes 77 P o w er Sa ving Modes When you use a batte ry as the s ource of po wer for y our comput er , you can tak e adv antage of po wer management settings to conserve battery life.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 78 System Suspend Mode In System Susp end Mode the comp uter sa ves th e current state of th e system in RAM and s witches of f po wer to the CPU.
P ow er Sa ving M odes 79 ❑ Po w e r co ns um p tio n System Idle uses more po wer than System Suspend, and System Suspend uses mo re po wer than System Hibern ation.
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81 Adding Memor y In the future you may want to install mem ory modules to expand the functi onality of your com puter . F or this mode l, 128 MB of m emory is pre- instal led (64 MB x 2). Y ou can increase memory up to 192 MB (64 MB + 128 M B) or 256 M B (128 M B x 2), by re placi ng one or bot h m emor y mo dule s in the memor y module bay .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 82 T ypical expa nsion memory configu ration T o r emove a memo r y modu le 1 Shut do wn your co mputer and dis connect all perip h eral de vices, such as yo ur prin ter . 2 Unplug the comp uter and re mov e the battery pack( s).
Addi ng Me mor y 83 5 Remo ve the memory modu l e. 6 T i gh ten the sc r ew on th e mem ory b a y cover . T o in stall a m emory module 1 Fo llo w st eps 1 to 4 of “T o remo v e a memory module.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 84 3 Install the memory mo dule. 4 T ighten the scre w on the co ver of the memo ry bay . T o v iew the a mou nt of me mo r y 1 Restart the comp uter . 2 Click the Start button on the W indows status bar , point to V AIO option, and click “S ony Noteboo k Setup .
85 About the Softw are on Y our Notebook Y our V AIO notebook is r eady to help you work, play , learn, an d communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you an overview of the a ctivities you can perform with your softw are titles. Fo r support info rmatio n, see “F or Answ ers to Y our Software Questions” o n page 94.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 86 Ar cSoft® Ph otoPrinter™ 2000 Pr o Ar cSoft, In c. ArcSof t Phot o Print er 200 0 is an eas y-t o- use, a dvance d pr inti n g pro gram th at lets y ou quick ly lay o ut mult iple imag es in multiple siz es on a single sheet of paper .
About the Soft ware on Y our Note book 87 Med ia Ba r™ Sony El ectr o nics Medi a B ar softwa re is you r all-i n-one so lut i on for a udi o/vi deo pl aybac k. Med i a Bar software handl es al l common comput e r mult im edi a format s and contro l s selected Sony de vice s.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 88 Pr odig y Int ernet® Pr odigy Communic a tions Corpo r ation An on line servic e that helps you f ind wh at yo u nee d onlin e f aster and smar ter .
About Y our Softw are 89 About Y our Softw are Mo vieShaker™ This application can be u sed to create fun and inno v ati ve movies without an y kno w ledge of f ilm editing. In a fe w simple steps, motion pictures can be combined with special effects, still images (pictures), and m us ic files and then sa ved in a format mos t computers can play .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 90 Create a Mo vie using Shaker After adding clip(s ) to the Clip tray , you can cr eate a short movie us ing the Shaker featur e. Shaker randomly select clips from th e Clip tray to create a 30 - second s cene. 1 Click the Shake tab .
About Y our Softw are 91 Editing Cl ips and Scenes Y ou can edit yo ur mo vie b y adding ef fects and tex t, adjusting the color and contrast, and modifyin g the length of clips. Adding effects to a scene or a clip: 1 Double-click the clip or scene to mo ve it to the W orking Panel.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 92 3 Select the format in which you w ant the documen t to be sa ved. 4 Click Next. 5 Loc ate th e fo ld er t o wh ic h y ou w an t th e f ile sa v ed .
Pi ctur eGea r™ 93 4 No w add mor e pictures, frames, te xt, and eff ects. 5 When you are f inish ed, select Create Albu m in File menu or click the Create Alb um i con on th e toolb ar . 6 Designate the folder you wh ere want to sav e the Albu m. 7 Enter the T arget Alb um name, select Thumb nails and click Okay .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 94 Ab out Y our Re co ve ry CDs A pplication Recovery CD(s ) Sony Elect r onic s This prog ram allo ws you to reinsta ll indi vidual app lications an d de vice dri ve rs. Use it to restore corru pted or acci dental l y erased files.
F or Ans wers to Y our Softw are Que stions 95 EarthLink Network T otalAccess® (EarthLink Netwo rk, Inc.) . McAfee® V irusScan® (Network Associates, I nc.) Netscape Communicator® (Netscape Communications Corpora tion) Phot oPrinter™ 20 00 Pr o (Ar cSo ft, Inc.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 96 Quicken® 2000 (Intu it Inc.) Windo ws Me Operating System, Inter net Explor er (Micr osoft Corpora tion) Wi nF ax™ Basic Edi tion (Syman tec Cor poration) Son y Servi.
Using t he System and Ap plication Reco v er y CD s 97 Using the System and Applicatio n Reco ver y CDs The follo wing sections describe ho w to use the System Reco very and Applicat ion Recov ery utilities. Using the System Reco very CD(s) Y ou can reinstall software titles th at sh ipped with your compu ter if they are corrupt ed or erased.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 98 If you r compute r does not st art from t he Recovery CD 1 Press the po wer b utton and hold i t for mo re than four seconds t o turn of f the computer . 2 T urn on the comp uter . When the Son y logo is d isplayed, press the F2 ke y .
Using t he System and Ap plication Reco v er y CD s 99 T o use t he App lication Re covery CD(s) 1 T urn on your computer . If you r computer is alread y on, close all applications. 2 When the W indo ws desktop appears , insert the Son y Application Reco v ery CD in the D VD- R OM dri ve.
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101 T roub leshooting This section des cribes ho w to solv e commo n problem s you may encounter when using your notebo ok. Man y problems ha v e simpl e solutio ns, so try these sugges tions befo re you contact Son y PC Suppo rt (ht tp://www .son y .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 102 My notebook starts, but my system d oesn’t start properly . ❑ When the internal backup batter y is low on po wer , it may not start your system properly . The mes sage “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears at the b ottom of the screen.
T rou bleshoo ti ng 103 7 Select Y es, then press Enter . 8 Use the directional arro w k eys to select “Exit” (Sa ve Changes ), and then press Enter . The message “Sav e configu ration changes and exit no w?” appears. 9 Select Y es, then press Enter .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 104 ❑ Click the Advanced b ut ton on the General tab, and Confirm the follo wing informatio n: 1 Enable Deep Sleep is s elected with a checkmark. 2 The messag e “Standb y fu nction is enabled ” is dis played . If the mes sage reads “Standb y function is disabled”, click the Enable b utton.
T rou bleshoo ti ng 105 T r oubleshooti ng the LCD scr een My LCD screen is blank. ❑ Check that the notebook is p lugged into a po wer source and that it is turn ed on. ❑ Check that the po wer indicator on the no tebook is on. ❑ Check that the b attery pack(s ) is inserted prop erly and that the y are char ged.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 106 ❑ If you connected a n ext ernal mous e while your notebook is on, you must restart your not ebook. ❑ If you are u sing an optional Son y USB mouse PCGA-UMS1, check that the mouse is pl ugged into the USB connecto r .
T rou bleshoo ti ng 107 My flo ppy disk dr ive can no t write to a diskett e. ❑ If the di skette is write-protected, disab le the write-protect feature or use a diskette that is not write-p rotected . ❑ Check that the diskette is proper ly inserted into the floppy disk driv e.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 108 ❑ Click Start >Control P anel > System > De vice Manager . Check th at the correct dr i vers are installed proper ly . ❑ Do not use adhesi ve lab els to identi fy the CD. The label may c ome of f while the disc is in u se in the optical dri ve and ca use the dri ve to malfunction .
T rou bleshoo ti ng 109 ❑ Use t he Sony Notebo ok S etup u tility t o dis able devices yo u are not c urre ntly usi ng. ❑ If you are using two PC cards, use the S on y Noteboo k Setup utility to disable the de vices you are no t currently using. T r oubles hooting soft ware My soft ware prog ram stops r esponding o r crashes.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 110 T roub leshooti ng the modem My mode m does not work. ❑ Check that the ph one line is plugg ed into the line jack. See “C onnecting a Phone Li ne” on page 62 for d etails. ❑ Check that the ph one line is working.
T rou bleshoo ti ng 111 1 Double click Sy stem in Control Panel. 2 Set the sound de vice to enable in De vice Manager . ❑ If yo ur notebook is p owered b y batteries, check th at the battery packs ar e inserted pro perly and that the y are c harged .
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Speci fication s 113 Specifications Mo del PCG- F640 Pr ocess or 650 M Hz* Intel® Pentium® III with Intel® Speed Ste p™ T ec hnol ogy † Hard Dis k Drive C / D Partition (Approxim ate) 12 G B ‡ 40% an d 60% Stan dard RAM 128 MB SDR AM, e xpa ndable to 25 6 MB LCD S cre en 13.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 114 Conn ection Capab ilities 2 USB port s i.LINK ††† Serial port K e y bo ard /mou s e (USB an d PS/ 2® style) VGA monitor P arallel (printer) Phone line (RJ-11 ) T.
Speci fication s 115 * MHz denote s micropro cessor interna l clock speed ; other factors may aff ect appl ication per forma nce. † The pr ocessor m ay be re duc ed to a low e r ope rating spe ed when operat ing on ba tt er y power. ‡ The size of y our hard disk may di ffer if you pu rchased a special ly configu red system .
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 116.
117 Inde x A About Your Recovery CDs 94 AC adapter 21, 25 AC power 25 adding hardware 59 memory 81 peripherals 59 printers 63 adjusting brightness 32, 36 Alt key 34 Application Recovery CD 99 Applicat.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 118 lithium ion batt ery 7 setting up 21 starting 31 troubleshooting 101, 109 unpacking 14 connecting coin-operated telephones 62 digital video recorder 60 external spea ke.
Inde x 119 45 weight saver 57 Energy Star 2 ergonomic considerations 17 Escape key 34 expansion memory configuration 82 external devices display 6 8 See also monitor speakers 36, 74 F faxes laws gover.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 120 K keyboard 34 L LCD lock lever 31 selecting to display output 68 troubleshooting 105 LCD screen handling 19 lever LCD 31 weight saver rele ase 55 lithium ion batt ery d.
Inde x 121 P party phone lines 62 PBX 62 PC ca rd inserting 48 release button 48 slot protector 48 slots 48 troubleshooting 108 phone cable 21 connecting line 62 jack 62 laws governing 6 port replicat.
V AIO Not ebook User Guid e 122 speakers external 74 switching 36 troubleshooting 110 volume 36 Specifications 113 starting computer 31 startup problems 32 switching display 37 monitor 37 System Hiber.
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