Sony Vaio PCG-GR150K Manuale utente

VAIO®Notebook

Quick Start

PCG-GR150/150K

PCG-GR170/170K

VAIO® Notebook Quick Start

Contents

1 Welcome ..........................................................5

Features.......................................................................................... 6

Unpacking Your Notebook.............................................................. 7

Registering Your Notebook ............................................................ 9

2 Setting Up Your VAIO®Notebook ...............11

Locating Controls and Ports......................................................... 12

Connecting a Power Source ......................................................... 17

Starting Your Notebook................................................................ 23

Shutting Down Your Notebook..................................................... 24

Using Power Saving Modes.......................................................... 25

3 Adding Memory .............................................27

Precautions and Procedures......................................................... 28

Removing a Memory Module ....................................................... 30

installing a Memory Module ......................................................... 31

Viewing the amount of memory ................................................... 32

4 About the Software on Your Notebook .......33

Overview of Software ................................................................... 34

Using Your Recovery CDs ............................................................ 39

5 Troubleshooting............................................43

Troubleshooting the Notebook ..................................................... 44

Troubleshooting the LCD Screen.................................................. 48

Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad .................................. 49

Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards, and Peripheral Devices.......... 51

Troubleshooting Software ............................................................ 53

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Troubleshooting the Modem.........................................................54

Troubleshooting Audio..................................................................55

Troubleshooting the Printer ..........................................................56

6 Getting Help .................................................. 57

Support Options............................................................................58

VAIO Support Agent......................................................................59

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony VAIO®Notebook. Sony has

combined leading-edge technology in audio, video, computing, and

communications to provide you with state-of-the-art personal computing.

In this chapter, you will find information on the following topics:

❑Features

❑Unpacking Your Notebook

❑Registering Your Notebook

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Features

❑Exceptional performance — Your notebook includes a Mobile Intel®

Pentium®III processor-M*and a V.90/K56flex-compatible modem.†

❑Portability — Rechargeable battery pack provides hours of use without AC

power.

❑Sony audio and video quality — Enjoy high-quality MPEG1/MPEG2

video, which supports full-screen display and enables you to take advantage

of today’s advanced multimedia applications, games, and entertainment

software.

❑Multimedia features — Use the stereo speakers or plug a pair of

headphones (not supplied) to listen to audio CDs and DVDs.

❑Microsoft®Windows®operating system — Your system includes

Microsoft®Windows®Millennium Edition (Windows Me™) or Microsoft®

Windows®2000 Professional Edition.

❑Communications — Access popular online services, send e-mail, browse

the Internet, and use fax features.

❑Removable hard disk drive — Take advantage of the increased computing

versatility and expansion capabilities that a removable drive affords.‡

❑Optical disc drive — Your system includes either a CD-RW/DVD Combo

Drive or a DVD-ROM drive. The CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive utilizes a new

optical storage technology that combines the features of both a CD-RW drive

and DVD-ROM drive, providing increased storage capacity and a rich

multimedia computing experience. If your model is equipped with

Windows®2000, this drive is hot-swappable. Optical disc drives play DVD-

ROM, CD-ROM, CD-RW, and CD-R discs.

✍For a complete description of the specifications of your VAIO®Notebook, see the

Specifications flyer supplied with your notebook.

* The processor may be reduced to a lower operating speed when operating on battery power.

† Actual upload and download speeds may vary due to line conditions, ISP support, and gov-

ernment regulations.

‡ Sony does not guarantee interoperability with removable hard disk drives other than the one

provided.

Unpacking Your Notebook

Remove the following hardware items from the box:

Main unit*

* The removable hard disk drive and removable optical disc drive are preinstalled in your notebook.

Power cord

AC adapter

Rechargeable battery pack Weight saver

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Documentation

❑VA IO ®Notebook Quick Start — Contains information on unpacking and

setting up your notebook, supplementary updates, and software information.

❑Microsoft®Windows Millennium Edition Getting Started or Microsoft®

Windows 2000 Professional Edition Getting Started manual — Explains

how to use the basic features of this latest Windows operating system.

❑Safety Information — Explains notes on use and offers safety tips.

❑Specifications Flyer — Details the hardware specifications for your

notebook.

Software CDs

❑Microsoft®Word — Enables you to reinstall Microsoft Word to the VAIO®

Notebook you purchased.

Recovery CDs

❑Application Recovery CD(s) — Enables you to reinstall individual

applications if they become corrupted or are erased.

❑Driver Recovery CD(s) — Enables you to reinstall individual device

drivers if they become corrupted or are erased.

❑System Recovery CD(s) — Enables you to format the C:\ partition of the

hard disk drive, then reinstall the operating system and software titles that

shipped with your notebook if they become corrupted or are erased.

Other

❑Packet containing special product offers

❑Warranty card

Registering Your Notebook

Take advantage of Sony’s commitment to quality customer support and receive

these benefits by registering your notebook:

❑Sony Customer Support — Talk to a Support Representative to

troubleshoot problems you may be having with your notebook.

❑Limited Warranty — Protect your investment. See the Warranty Card for

more details.

If you did not register your notebook when you first turned it on, following these

steps to use the online computer registration service.

1Make sure your notebook is connected to a phone line.

2Click the registration icon on the VAIO desktop.

3Enter the information requested on the first online registration form.

4Click the Next button to advance to the next form.

5Complete the remaining forms by clicking the Next button each time you

complete a form.

6The notebook automatically transfers your registration information using

your built-in modem and a toll-free telephone number or a local number.

✍Press the tab key to move from box to box.

✍You may sign up for Internet access with a Sony preferred Internet Service Provider.

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