Document Outline

• Read this first
  • Energy Star
  • Owner's record
  • Safety Information
    • General
  • Regulatory information
  • Disposing of lithium ion batteries
  • Disposing of internal memory backup battery
• Welcome
  • Documentation pack
    • Printed documentation
    • Non-printed documentation
• Using your VAIO computer
  • Connecting a power source
    • Using the AC adapter
  • Using the battery pack
    • Attaching the battery pack
      • Charging the battery pack
      • Removing the battery pack
    • Troubleshooting power supply
      • My computer does not start or the power switch is disabled (The power indicator flashes quickly)
      • A message appears and my computer is in Hibernate mode
  • Setting the password
    • Adding the password
    • Changing/removing the password
  • Setting up your computer with Sony Notebook Setup
  • Shutting down your computer safely
  • Using the keyboard
    • Connecting/disconnecting the folding keyboard
    • Combinations and functions with the <Fn> key
    • Indicators
    • Troubleshooting the keyboard
      • A key top has fallen off
    • Troubleshooting sound
      • My speakers are not producing sound
  • Using the touch panel
    • Calibrating the touch panel
    • Using the stylus
    • Troubleshooting the touch panel
      • My screen does not display anything
  • Using the pointing device
    • Troubleshooting the pointing device on the computer
      • The multi-pointer is not working
      • The pointer does not move
      • My computer responds to click when I touch the multi-pointer
    • Troubleshooting the pointing device on the folding keyboard
      • The cursor moves on its own during character input
      • The multi-pointer is not working
      • The pointer does not move
      • The pointer moves on its own while I'm not touching the multi-pointer
      • My computer responds to click when I touch the multi-pointer
  • Using special buttons
    • On the computer
    • On the port replicator
    • On the display/LAN adapter
    • Troubleshooting special buttons
      • Pressing the ZOOM button does not change the screen resolution
      • Pressing the ROTATE button does not rotate the screen view
      • Pressing the ROTATE button displays the BIOS setup screen
  • Using the port replicator
    • Attaching your computer to the port replicator
    • Disconnecting your computer from the port replicator
  • Using a disc drive
    • Connecting the disc drive
    • Disconnecting the disc drive
    • Reading and writing CDs and DVDs
    • Playing DVDs
    • Troubleshooting the optical disc drive
      • My disc drive tray does not open
      • I cannot play a disc
      • I cannot play a DVD
      • I cannot play a DVD when using two screens
      • I cannot play a DVD VIDEO
      • The reading speed of CD/DVD-RWs is very slow
      • The disc tray does not eject even when the eject button is pressed
      • The disc tray ejects even when it has been locked into place
  • Using the stick remote commander and the ear set
    • Connecting the stick remote commander and the ear set
    • Attaching an ear piece
    • Using the clip on the stick remote commander
    • Troubleshooting the stick remote commander
      • The remote commander does not work
      • I cannot control Windows Media Player
      • I can control Windows Media Player, but Stick Remote Commander display does not display any infor...
      • I cannot suspend my system after listening to Windows Media Player contents from the welcome screen.
      • I cannot bring my system into normal mode from power-saving mode with the stick remote commander
  • Using the display/LAN adapter
    • Connecting the display/LAN adapter
  • Using Memory Stick media
    • Write-protecting a Memory Stick
    • Inserting a Memory Stick
    • Removing a Memory Stick
  • Using Compact Flash Cards
    • Inserting a Compact Flash Card
    • Removing a Compact Flash Card
  • Using Wireless LAN (WLAN)
    • Communicating without Access Point (ad-hoc)
    • Communicating with an Access Point (infrastructure)
    • Using the WiFi protected access (WPA)
    • Wireless LAN channel selection
      • (a) With an Access Point ("Infrastructure")
      • (b) Without Access Point ("Ad-Hoc")
    • Troubleshooting Wireless LAN
      • I cannot use the Wireless LAN functionality
      • The Wireless LAN Access Point and your computer cannot communicate
      • The data transfer speed is slow
      • I cannot access the Internet
      • I cannot use a Wireless LAN network
  • Using power saving modes
    • Using Normal mode
      • Using Standby mode
    • Using Hibernate mode
    • Troubleshooting power management
      • The power management setting is not responding
  • Managing power with VAIO Power Management
    • Activating VAIO Power Management
    • Activating VAIO Power Management power schemes
    • Restoring the default settings
    • VAIO Power Management Viewer
• Connecting peripheral devices
  • Connecting an external display
    • Connecting a computer display
    • Connecting a projector
    • Troubleshooting external displays
      • I cannot display contents on two or more displays at the same time
  • Selecting display modes
  • Using the Multiple Monitors function
    • Selecting the Multiple Monitors mode
    • Setting the colors and resolution for each display
    • Customizing the multiple monitors
    • Deactivating the Multiple Monitors function
  • Connecting external speakers
    • Troubleshooting sound
      • My speakers are not producing sound
  • Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device
    • Connecting a USB mouse
    • Connecting a USB floppy disk drive
      • Inserting a floppy disk
      • Removing a floppy disk
    • Connecting a printer using the USB connector
    • Troubleshooting floppy disks
      • My USB floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk
      • The optional USB floppy disk drive is not recognized as drive A
  • Connecting an i.LINK device
    • Connecting two VAIO personal computers
    • Troubleshooting i.LINK devices
      • I cannot establish an i.LINK connection between two VAIO computers
      • I cannot use digital devices
  • Connecting to a network (LAN)
• Upgrading your VAIO computer
• Getting help
  • Sony support options
  • Other sources of information
  • Program Support Information
    • Adobe® Photoshop® Elements, Photoshop® Album, Premiere®, Reader®
    • America Online® (Broadband or Dial-Up)
    • AOL® Instant Messenger™
    • Click to DVD™
    • CLIÉ Converter
    • DVgate Plus™
    • Giga Pocket® Personal Video Recorder
    • Google Toolbar™
    • ImageStation®
    • Microsoft® Office Basic Edition, Office Professional Edition, Office Small Business Edition, Offi...
    • Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Movie Maker, Media® Player, Works
    • MoodLogic
    • Netscape® Internet Service
    • Norton Internet Security™
    • PenPlus for VAIO
    • PictureGear Studio™
    • Quicken® New User Edition
    • RecordNow
    • ritePen®
    • SonicStage®
    • SonicStage™ Mastering Studio
    • Sony® VAIO® Product Registration
    • TurboTax® for the Web
    • VAIO Action Setup
    • VAIO Edit Components
    • VAIO Media™
    • VAIO Software Keyboard
    • VAIO Update
• Precautions
  • On handling the hard disk
  • On handling the LCD screen
  • On using the power source
  • On handling your computer
  • On using the supplied strap
  • On storing the computer and keyboard in the protective pouches
    • Storing the computer
    • Storing the supplied folding keyboard
  • On using the supplied protective pouches
  • On handling floppy disks
  • On handling discs
  • On using the battery pack
  • On using headphones
  • On handling Memory Stick media
• Trademarks