Sony PCG-FX310 Manuals
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Document Outline
- VAIO® All-in-one Notebook Quick Start
- Contents
- Welcome 5
- Setting Up Your VAIO Notebook 15
- Adding Memory to Your VAIO Notebook 31
- About the Software on Your Notebook 39
- Troubleshooting 55
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook 56
- Troubleshooting the LCD Screen 60
- Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad 62
- Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral Devices 64
- Troubleshooting i.LINK devices 67
- Troubleshooting Software 68
- Troubleshooting the Modem 70
- Troubleshooting Audio 71
- Troubleshooting the Printer 72
- Getting Help 73
- Index 77
- Welcome
- Unpacking Your Notebook
- Registering Your Notebook
- Sony Customer Support
- Limited Warranty
- 1 Make sure your notebook is connected to a phone line.
- 2 Click the registration icon on the VAIO® desktop.
- 3 Enter the information requested on the first online registration form. Press the Tab key to mov...
- 4 Click the Next button to advance to the next form.
- 5 Complete the remaining forms by clicking the Next button each time you complete a form.
- 6 The notebook automatically transfers your registration information using your built-in modem an...
- Setting up your dial-up connection
- Setting up your Internet connection (Windows XP)
- Setting up your dial-up connection (Windows 2000)
- Setting Up Your VAIO Notebook
- Locating Controls and Ports
- Connecting a Power Source
- Starting Your Notebook
- Shutting Down Your Notebook
- 1 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar.
- 2 (Windows XP) Click Turn Off Computer at the bottom of the Start menu to display the “Turn off c...
- 3 Select Turn Off.
- 4 Wait for your notebook to turn off automatically. The notebook is off when the power indicator ...
- 5 Turn off any peripherals connected to your notebook.
- If you are unable to shut down your notebook:
- 1 Close or end all operations as follows:
- 1 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar.
- Power Saving Modes
- Precautions and Procedures
- Removing a Memory Module
- Installing a Memory Module
- Viewing the Amount of Memory
- Software Overview
- Adobe Acrobat® Reader
- Adobe Photoshop® Elements
- Adobe Premiere® LE (On selected models)
- Apple QuickTime™
- Digital Print
- DVgate™
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer
- Microsoft® Office XP Pro (On selected models)
- Microsoft® Office XP Small Business (On selected models)
- Microsoft® Word
- Microsoft Corp.
- MovieShaker™
- Sony Electronics Inc.
- PC-Cillin®
- Trend Micro, Inc.
- PictureGear™
- Sony Electronics Inc.
- Quicken®
- Intuit Inc.
- RealJukebox
- Real Networks Inc.
- RealPlayer®
- Real Networks Inc.
- Smart Capture
- Sony Electronics Inc.
- SonicStage
- Sony Electronics Inc.
- Sony on Yahoo!
- Yahoo! Inc.
- SonyStyle ConnectSM
- Sony Electronics Inc.
- VAIO Action Setup
- Sony Electronics Inc.
- VAIO Support Agent
- Sony Electronics Inc.
- VisualFlow™
- Sony Electronics Inc.
- WinDVD™
- InterVideo Inc.
- Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs
- Using Your Recovery CDs
- To use the Application Recovery CD(s)
- To use the Driver Recovery CD(s)
- Reinstalling specific drivers with the Driver Recovery CD (Windows XP)
- 1 Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, close all applications.
- 2 When the Windows desktop appears, insert the Driver Recovery CD into the optical disc drive.
- 3 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.
- 4 Click Performance and Maintenance, then System. The System Properties dialog box appears.
- 5 From the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
- 6 Click with the left mouse button to highlight the unknown device (identified by a yellow questi...
- Device Manager screen
- 7 From the Action menu, click Uninstall. This will remove the device driver from your system. Cli...
- 8 Reboot your computer. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, and click Turn Off Computer, then Res...
- 9 When the Windows desktop reappears, Windows will automatically reinstall the device driver(s) f...
- Reinstalling all drivers with the Driver Recovery CD (Windows XP)
- 1 Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, close all applications.
- 2 When the Windows desktop appears, insert the Driver Recovery CD into the optical disc drive.
- 3 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.
- 4 Click Performance and Maintenance, then System. The System Properties dialog box appears.
- 5 From the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
- 6 Click with the left mouse button to highlight the device for which you wish to reinstall the dr...
- 7 From the Actions menu, choose Properties. Properties dialog box for that device appears.
- Properties dialog box
- Using the Driver Recovery CD(s) for Windows 2000
- 1 Turn on your notebook. If your notebook is already on, close all applications.
- To use the System Recovery CD(s)
- 1 Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the optical drive.
- 2 Shut down your notebook as described in “Shutting Down Your Notebook” on page28.
- 3 Wait at least four seconds and turn on your notebook.
- 4 Click OK to signify you have read and accept the Microsoft® End-User License Agreement.
- 5 When the System Recovery menu appears, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recove...
- If your notebook does not start from the Recovery CD
- 1 Press the power button and hold it for more than four seconds to turn off the notebook.
- 2 Turn on the notebook. When the Sony logo is displayed, press the F2 key. The BIOS setup menu sc...
- 3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
- 4 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values” and then press the Enter key. The message “...
- 5 Check that “Yes” is selected, then press the Enter key.
- 6 Press the arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes) and then press the Enter key. The message ...
- 7 Check that “Yes” is selected, then press the Enter key. The notebook restarts from the Recovery...
- Updating the task tray (Windows 2000)
- 1 Right-click the Adaptec Create CD icon in the task tray. The Task tray properties menu is displ...
- 1 Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the optical drive.
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook
- My notebook does not start.
- My notebook starts, but a BIOS error is displayed.
- 1 Press F2. The BIOS Setup menu appears.
- 2 Set the date (month/day/year). Press Enter.
- 3 Press to select System Time, then set the time (hour: minute: second). Press Enter.
- 4 Press to select Exit, then press to select Get Default Values. The message “Load default config...
- 5 Select Yes and press Enter.
- 6 Select Exit (Save Changes), and then press Enter. The message “Save Configuration changes and e...
- 7 Select Yes, and then press Enter. The notebook restarts.
- 1 Press F2. The BIOS Setup menu appears.
- My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not found” appears and Windows does not start.
- 1 Turn off the notebook, and then remove the floppy disk.
- 2 Restart the notebook and confirm that Windows starts properly.
- 1 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive.
- 2 Turn off the notebook.
- 3 Remove any peripheral devices connected to the notebook.
- 4 Turn the notebook back on.
- 5 Press the F2 key when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS setup menu screen appears.
- 6 Press the directional arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
- 7 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values” and then press Enter. The message “Load def...
- 8 Select Yes, then press Enter.
- 9 Use the directional arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes), and then press Enter. The messa...
- 10 Select Yes, then press Enter. The notebook restarts.
- My notebook stops responding or does not shut down.
- The Power Management setting is not responding.
- The sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud.
- Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower CPU speed than advertised?
- Troubleshooting the LCD Screen
- My LCD screen is blank.
- My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen.
- The image on my connected external display is not centered or sized properly.
- I want to change the video resolution of my display.
- I want to change the display resolution for TV Out.
- 1 First ensure that your notebook has been started with the TV Out jack plugged in.
- 2 (Windows XP) Click Start, select Control Panel, and then click the Display icon. The Display Pr...
- 3 Click on the Settings tab, and click the Advanced button. The Sony Notebook LCD... dialog box a...
- 4 Click on the Intel® Graphics Technology tab.
- 5 Click on the Graphics Properties... button. The Intel®... Controller Properties dialog box appe...
- 6 Click the Television icon and choose 640 x 480 as the Screen Area display resolution.
- 1 First ensure that your notebook has been started with the TV Out jack plugged in.
- I cannot switch the LCD display to TV, and vice versa.
- Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad
- My mouse does not work.
- My touchpad does not work properly.
- The pointer does not move while I am using the Touchpad or Mouse.
- Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral Devices
- Troubleshooting i.LINK devices
- Troubleshooting Software
- My software program stops responding or crashes.
- When I click an application icon, the message “You must insert the application CD into your optic...
- I cannot use the DVgate software.
- My computer’s start-up time seems longer after I have installed AOL. What can I do?
- 1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar and select Control Panel.
- 2 Click Network and Internet Connections, and select Network Connections.
- 3 Right-click on the Local Area Connection with device name “WAN Network Driver,” and select Disa...
- 1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar and select Control Panel.
- Troubleshooting the Modem
- Troubleshooting Audio
- Troubleshooting the Printer
- Support Options
- Software Support Information
- Adobe Acrobat® Reader, Photoshop® Elements, Premiere (Adobe Systems Inc.)
- Apple QuickTime™ (Apple Computer, Inc.)
- PC-Cillin® (Trend Micro, Inc.)
- Quicken® (Intuit Inc.)
- RealJukebox, RealPlayer (Real Networks, Inc.)
- Sony Applications (Sony Electronics Inc.)
- Sound Forge® XP (Sonic Foundry, Inc.)
- Windows® Operating System, Internet Explorer, Word (Microsoft Corp.)
- WinDVD® (InterVideo, Inc.)
- Sony Service Center
- 4-658-868-11replace_pgs75-76.pdf
- Getting Help
- Sony provides you with several support options to answer questions about your VAIO® Notebook or t...
- Support Options
- Software Support Information
- Adobe Acrobat® Reader, Photoshop® Elements, Premiere (Adobe Systems Inc.)
- Apple QuickTime™ (Apple Computer, Inc.)
- Norton AntiVirus™ (Symantec Corporation)
- PC-Cillin® (Trend Micro, Inc.)
- Quicken® (Intuit Inc.)
- RealJukebox, RealPlayer (Real Networks, Inc.)
- Sony Applications (Sony Electronics Inc.)
- Sound Forge® XP (Sonic Foundry, Inc.)
- Windows® Operating System, Internet Explorer, Word (Microsoft Corp.)
- WinDVD® (InterVideo, Inc.)
- Sony Service Center
- Getting Help
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Document Outline
- Welcome
- Using Your VAIO Notebook
- Connecting Peripheral Devices
- Connecting a Port Replicator
- Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard
- Connecting a Parallel Port Printer
- Connecting a USB Printer
- Connecting an External Display
- Connecting a TV Display
- Connecting a USB Device
- Connecting an i.LINK Device
- Connecting VAIO computers
- Connecting External Speakers
- Connecting an External Microphone
- Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities
- Customizing Your VAIO Notebook
- Adding Memory to Your VAIO Notebook
- About the Software on Your Notebook
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook
- My notebook does not start.
- My notebook starts, but a BIOS error is displayed.
- My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not found” appears and Windows does not start.
- My notebook stops responding or does not shut down.
- The Power Management setting is not responding.
- The sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud.
- Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower CPU speed than advertised?
- Troubleshooting the LCD Screen
- My LCD screen is blank.
- My LCD screen continues to show the previous screen.
- The image on my connected external display is not centered or sized properly.
- I want to change the video resolution of my display.
- I want to change the display resolution for TV Out
- I cannot switch the LCD display to TV, and vice versa.
- Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad
- Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral Devices
- Troubleshooting Software
- Troubleshooting the Modem
- Troubleshooting Audio
- Troubleshooting the Printer
- Troubleshooting i.LINK devices
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook
- Getting Help
- Index
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