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
Getting help
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Getting help
This section describes how to get help and support from Sony, as well as troubleshooting tips for your
computer.
Sony provides several support options for your computer.
Sony's support options
Printed documentation supplied with your VAIO desktop
The printed part of your documentation pack includes the following:
❑ A Getting Started brochure, where you will find a brief description of the items in your box, and how
to set up your computer;
❑ A Specifications leaflet, with your detailed specifications on one side, and illustrations showing the
connectors on your computer, on the other.
❑ A Troubleshooting Guide, where you will find all the basic information to start using your VAIO
desktop, as well as troubleshooting and VAIO-Link information;
❑ You r Sony Guarantee conditions;
❑ A Safety Regulations Guide for your information;
❑ A Modem Regulations leaflet applying to the modem.
Online user guides
Your computer comes with a documentation CD-ROM, including the following:
1 The Sony VAIO Desktop User Guide:
❑ Using your VAIO desktop shows you how to use the standard components of your system. In this
part of the manual you will also find out what you can do with a Memory Stick™.