Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Read this first
- Welcome
- Using your VAIO desktop
- Locating connectors
- Starting your computer
- Shutting down your computer
- Using the keyboard
- Using the shortcut keys
- Setting up the monitor
- Using the mouse
- Using the CD and DVD drives
- Using the floppy disk drive
- Using the modem
- Expansion capabilities
- Using the Memory Stick™
- Using the Net MD drive (depending on your model*)
- Using power saving modes
- Connecting peripheral devices
- Getting help
- Sony's support options
- Troubleshooting
- About the computer and software
- My computer does not start
- The message 'Press
to continue, to enter setup' appears at startup - My computer does not shut down
- My system is running slowly
- My computer locks up
- My computer or software program is not responding
- Windows® locks up during shutdown
- My mouse does not work
- My mouse needs to be set up for left-hand use
- About the display
- About CDs and floppy disks
- My CD/DVD tray does not open
- I cannot play a CD
- I cannot play a DVD-ROM
- My floppy disk drive cannot write to a disk
- When I double-click an application icon, a message such as 'You must insert the application CD in...
- Why does my CD/DVD-RW not record at the highest speed?
- The reading speed of CD-RWs/DVD-RWs* is slow
- About sound
- About the modem
- About peripherals
- About digital video captures and DVgate
- About i.LINK™ devices
- About the computer and software
- Upgrading your VAIO computer
- Precautions
- Glossary
Sony VAIO Desktop User Guide
Using your VAIO desktop
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Using the CD and DVD drives
Depending on your model, your computer is equipped with one of the following combinations:
DVD-RW and CD-ROM drive
DVD-ROM and CD-RW drive
DVD-RW and a DVD-ROM drive, or
DVD-ROM/CD-RW combined drive and a Net MD MiniDisc player.
❑ The DVD-RW drive (top) reads data from a DVD and writes to a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.
❑ The DVD-ROM drive (top) reads data from a DVD or CD.
❑ The CD-ROM drive (bottom) reads data from a music CD or other CD-ROM.
❑ The CD-RW drive (bottom) reads data from a CD and writes to a CD-R or CD-RW disc.
To insert a disc, proceed as follows:
1 Turn on the computer.
2 Press the appropriate eject button to open the drive.
The tray slides out.
3 Place a disc in the tray with the label side facing upwards. Make sure the disc is secure in the centre of
the tray.
4 Close the tray by pushing it gently or by pressing the eject button.
✍ When the computer is in Standby or Hibernate mode, you cannot insert or remove a disc.
Be sure to seat the disc firmly in the tray. If you do not seat the disc firmly, you could damage your disc drive and you may not be able to open the tray.
When you have finished using a disc, wait until the LED indicator turns off before pressing the eject button to remove the disc.
If the disc does not come out when you press the eject button, go to Windows Explorer or My Computer. Select the drive, click the right button
of your mouse and select Eject.