Document Outline

• Notice to Users
  • Owner’s Record
• Safety Information
  • For questions regarding your product or for the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-476-6...
• FCC Part 68
• Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (United States)
• Telephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada)
• DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY
• INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE
• AVIS DE L’INDUSTRIE CANADA
• Contents
• Welcome
  • Features
  • Unpacking Your Notebook
    • Manuals
    • Recovery CDs
    • Software CDs
    • Other
• Using Your Notebook
  • Locating Controls and Connectors
    • Front
    • Left
    • Right
    • Back
    • Bottom
  • Connecting a Power Source
    • Using the AC Adapter
      • To insert the battery pack
      • To charge the battery pack
      • To remove the battery pack
  • Starting Your Computer
  • Shutting Down Your Computer
  • Registering Your Computer
  • Using the Keyboard
    • Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key
    • Indicators
  • VAIO Action Setup
    • Programmable Power Keys
    • Internal Timer
  • Using the Touchpad
  • Using the Floppy Disk Drive
    • To insert a diskette
    • To remove a diskette
    • To remove the floppy disk drive
    • To reinsert the floppy disk drive
  • Using the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM
    • To insert a disc
    • To play DVD-ROMs (PCG-F490/PCG-F480 only)
    • Playing a DVD
    • To play DVDs in Normal Display Mode (For PCG-F420/PCG-F480)
    • To display wallpaper while playing a DVD (For PCG-F480 only)
  • Using PC Cards
    • To insert a PC card
    • To remove a PC card
  • Using Smart Connect
  • Using Infrared Communication Devices
    • To use infrared communication with another computer
  • Using Power Saving Modes
    • Normal Mode
    • System Idle Mode
      • To activate System Idle mode
      • To return to normal mode
    • System Suspend Mode
      • To activate System Suspend mode
      • To return to normal mode
    • System Hibernation Mode
      • To activate System Hibernation mode
      • To return to normal mode
  • 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
• Connecting Peripheral Devices
  • Connecting a Phone Line
  • Connecting the Port Replicator
    • To attach your computer to the port replicator
    • To remove your computer from the port replicator when the power is off
  • Connecting a Printer
    • To connect a printer
  • Connecting an External Display
    • To connect a computer display
    • To connect a multimedia computer display
    • To connect a projector
    • To select a display
  • Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard
  • Connecting External Speakers
    • To connect external speakers
  • Connecting an External Microphone
    • To connect an external microphone
  • Connecting a Digital Video Camera Recorder
    • To connect a digital video camera recorder
  • Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device
    • To connect a USB device
• Troubleshooting
  • My computer does not start
  • When I turn on my computer, the message “Operating system not found” appears and Windows does not...
  • My LCD does not display anything
  • The screen image on my external display is not centered or sized properly
  • My computer “locks up”
  • My software program “locks up” or crashes
  • My DVD-ROM drive tray does not open
  • I cannot play a CD-ROM
  • I cannot play a DVD-ROM
  • When I click an application icon a message appears, such as “You must insert the application CD i...
  • My floppy disk drive cannot write to a diskette
  • My speakers have no sound
  • My modem does not work
  • My microphone does not work
  • My mouse does not work
  • My touchpad does not work
  • I cannot use DV devices. The message “DV equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off” appears.
  • My touchpad interprets a single tap as a double-click
  • My computer does not shut down
  • My PC card is not working
  • The sound of my computer’s fan is too loud
  • I cannot print
  • Power Management
  • Using the System and Application Recovery CDs
    • Using the System Recovery CD(s)
      • To use the System Recovery CD(s)
      • If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD
    • Using the Application Recovery CD(s)
      • To use the Application Recovery CD(s)
• Adding Memory
  • PCG-F480/PCG-F420
  • PCG-F490
  • To remove a memory module
  • To install a memory module
  • To view the amount of memory
  • Specifications
• Index