Sony PCG-R505ELK User Manual
Welcome
Welcome
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®
computer, and welcome to the online VAIO
®
Computer User Guide.
This user guide provides detailed information on all aspects of using your new VAIO computer, from keyboard functions to
preinstalled software applications.
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Welcome
- Using Your VAIO Computer
- Connecting Peripheral Devices
- Connecting the Docking Station
- Using the Floppy Disk Drive
- Using an Optical Disc Drive
- Connecting an i.LINK Optical Disc Drive
- Connecting a Parallel Port Printer
- Connecting a USB Printer
- Connecting an External Display
- Connecting a USB Device
- Connecting an i.LINK Device
- Connecting VAIO Computers
- Connecting External Speakers
- Connecting an External Microphone
- Expanding Your Computer Capabilities
- Customizing Your VAIO Computer
- Adding Memory
- About the Software on Your Computer
- VAIO AV Applications
- Additional Software Information
- Legal Information
- Using the Recovery CDs
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Your Computer
- My computer does not start.
- My computer starts but a BIOS error appears.
- My computer starts, but the message Operating system not found appears, and Windows does not start.
- My computer stops responding or does not shut down.
- My computer is unstable.
- The sound of my computer's fan is too loud.
- Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower CPU speed than advertised?
- Troubleshooting the Docking Station
- I cannot operate the optical drive in the docking station, when the docking station is connected to the computer.
- I cannot operate the optical drive in the docking station, when the docking station is connected to the computer and the computer is connected to another computer via an i.LINK connection.
- An error message appears while disconnecting the docking station, even after following the correct procedure for disconnecting the docking station.
- I cannot remove the disc.
- The disc tray does not eject even after I press the Eject button.
- Troubleshooting the LCD Screen
- Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad
- Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards, and Peripheral Devices
- Troubleshooting the Software
- My software program stops responding or crashes.
- When I click an application icon, the message You must insert the application CD into your optical drive appears, and the software does not start.
- The application cannot find a file while a PC Card is inserted.
- What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software functions?
- Troubleshooting i.LINK Devices
- Troubleshooting the Modem
- Troubleshooting Audio
- Troubleshooting Wireless LAN functions
- I cannot use the Wireless LAN functionality
- I cannot set up a Wireless LAN.
- The computer cannot connect to a Wireless LAN Access Point.
- I cannot access the Internet.
- The data transfer speed is slow.
- The communication speed is interrupted or slowed down when MPEG2 data is transferred.
- The IBSS Ad-hoc mode channel is different from the one I specified.
- The settings cannot be saved in Edit Configuration, even when I enter the encryption key with Use hexadecimal.
- The computer connects automatically to a Wireless LAN Access Point.
- Troubleshooting the Printer
- Troubleshooting Your Computer
- Getting Help