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
Connecting peripheral devices
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Connecting two VAIO computers
You can connect your VAIO desktop to another VAIO computer using an i.LINK™ cable (not supplied). With
the software on your VAIO desktop, you can copy, edit or delete files on another VAIO computer that also
has Windows
®
XP installed.
You can also print a document on a printer connected to another VAIO computer.
To connect your VAIO desktop to another VAIO computer, proceed as follows:
1 Insert one end of the i.LINK™ cable into one of the i.LINK™ connectors on the main unit of the VAIO
desktop.
2 Connect the other end to the other VAIO computer.