User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Before Use
- Getting Started
- Using Your VAIO Computer
- Using the Keyboard
- Using the Touch Pad
- Using Special-function Buttons
- Using the Built-in Camera
- Using the Optical Disc Drive
- Using "Memory Stick"
- Using Other Modules / Memory Cards
- Using the Internet
- Using the Network (LAN)
- Using the Wireless LAN
- Using the Bluetooth Function
- Using Fingerprint Authentication
- Using the TPM
- Using Peripheral Devices
- Customizing Your VAIO Computer
- Upgrading Your VAIO Computer
- Precautions
- Troubleshooting
- Trademarks
- Notice
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Getting Started >
Getting Started
This section describes how to get started with using your VAIO computer.
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Before starting your computer for the first time, do not connect any other hardware that did not originally come with your computer. Upon completion,
connect one device (for example, a printer, an external hard disk drive, a scanner, and so on) at a time, following the manufacturer's instructions.
❑ Locating Controls and Ports (page 12)
❑ About the Indicator Lights (page 18)
❑ Connecting a Power Source (page 19)
❑ Using the Battery Pack (page 21)
❑ Shutting Down Your Computer Safely (page 28)
❑ Using the Power Saving Modes (page 29)
❑ Updating Your Computer (page 31)