Document Outline

• Contents
• Welcome
• Using Your VAIO Notebook
  • Using the Keyboard
    • Combinations and functions with the Windows key
    • Indicators
    • Indicator lights
    • Combinations and functions with the Fn key
  • Using the Touchpad
  • VAIO Action Setup
  • Using the Center Jog Dial Control
    • Using the center Jog Dial control
    • Launcher mode
    • Guide mode
    • Center Jog Dial back button
    • Using the center Jog Dial control with Sony software
    • Using the center Jog Dial control with other software
  • Using the Optical Disc Drive
    • To insert a disc
    • To eject a disc
    • To play a DVD
    • To play an audio CD
    • Notes on CD and DVD discs
    • To write data to a CD-RW or CD-R disc
  • Using PC Cards
    • To insert a PC Card
    • To remove a PC Card
  • Using Memory Stick Media
    • Types of Memory Stick media
    • Write-protecting Memory Stick media
    • Formatting Memory Stick media
    • Notes on using Memory Stick media
  • Using a Second Battery Pack
    • To insert a second battery pack
    • To charge the second battery pack
    • To remove the second battery pack
  • Using the Weight Saver
    • To attach the weight saver
    • To remove the weight saver
  • Using Power Saving Modes
    • Normal mode
    • Standby mode
    • Hibernate mode
    • Notes on power saving modes
  • Connecting a Phone Line
  • Connecting to a Local Area Network
    • Setting up your Ethernet connection
  • Connecting to a Wireless LAN
    • The Wireless LAN Access Point
    • Communicating with an Access Point (infrastructure)
    • Checking your connection status
    • Confirming access point information
    • Communicating without an Access Point (peer-to-peer)
    • Turning Off Wireless LAN
    • Notes on using Wireless LAN
• Connecting Peripheral Devices
  • Connecting an External Floppy Disk Drive
    • To connect an external floppy disk drive
    • To insert a floppy disk into the external floppy disk drive
    • To remove a floppy disk from the external floppy disk drive
    • To disconnect an external floppy disk drive when the notebook is on
    • To carry an external floppy disk drive
    • Notes on handling floppy disks
  • Connecting a Port Replicator
    • To attach the notebook to the port replicator
    • To remove your notebook from the port replicator
  • Connecting a PS/2 External Mouse or Keyboard
    • To connect an external mouse or keyboard
  • Connecting an Audio Device
    • To connect a CD player, active speaker, or an amplifier
  • Connecting an Audio-Video Device
    • To change the display
  • Connecting a Parallel Port Printer
    • To connect a printer to the notebook
  • Connecting a USB Printer
    • To connect a USB printer to the notebook
  • Connecting an External Display
    • To connect a computer display to the notebook
    • To connect a multimedia computer display to the notebook
    • To connect a projector to the notebook
    • To change the display when connecting an external computer display or projector
  • Connecting a Universal Serial Bus Device
    • To connect a USB device to the notebook
  • Connecting an i.LINK Device
    • To connect a digital video camera recorder
    • Notes on connecting an i.LINK device
  • Connecting with another VAIO computer
  • Connecting External Speakers
    • To connect external speakers
  • Connecting an External Microphone
    • To connect an external microphone
  • Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities
    • Personal Digital Assistant
    • Wireless LAN Access Point
    • Wireless LAN PC Card
• Customizing Your VAIO Notebook
  • Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen
    • To display the Sony Notebook Setup screen:
    • Sony Notebook Setup tabs
  • Controlling Power Management
    • Viewing the Power Management status icons
    • Power Management profiles
    • Power Management commands
    • Conserving battery power
  • Displaying Battery Information
    • Battery icon descriptions
    • Displaying detailed battery information
  • Selecting the Display Mode
    • Changing the window design of Sony software
  • Using the Multilingual User Interface Language Option
    • To Change the Language Option
    • To Change Numbers, Currency, Time, and Date Formats
• Adding Memory
  • Precautions and Procedures
  • Typical expansion memory configuration
    • Models with 256 MB Memory
  • Removing a memory module
  • Installing a memory module
  • Viewing the amount of memory
• About the Software on Your Notebook
  • Software Overview
  • Software Support Information
    • Sony Service Center
• Using the Recovery CDs
  • Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs
  • Using Your 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
    • My LCD screen is blank.
    • My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen.
    • The image on my connected external display is not centered or sized properly.
    • I want to change the video resolution of my display.
    • I cannot switch the LCD display to TV, and vice versa.
  • Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad
    • My mouse does not work.
    • My touchpad does not work properly.
    • The pointer does not move while using the Touchpad or Mouse.
  • 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
    • My modem does not work.
    • My modem connection is slow.
  • Troubleshooting Audio
    • My speakers make no sound.
    • My microphone does not work.
  • Troubleshooting the Printer
    • I cannot print.
  • Troubleshooting Wireless LAN
    • The computer cannot connect to a Wireless LAN Access Point.
    • I cannot access the Internet.
    • The data transfer speed is slow.
    • The communication speed is interrupted or slowed down when MPEG2 data is transferred.
    • Data transfers are interrupted.
• Getting Help
  • Support Options
• Index