Sony PCG-GR150K User Manual
Sony Notebooks
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- VAIO® Notebook Quick Start
- Contents
- 1 Welcome 5
- 2 Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook 11
- 3 Adding Memory 27
- 4 About the Software on Your Notebook 33
- 5 Troubleshooting 43
- 6 Getting Help 57
- Features
- 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.
- 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 VAIO® Notebook
- Locating Controls and Ports
- Connecting a Power Source
- Starting Your Notebook
- Shutting Down Your Notebook
- Using Power Saving Modes
- Precautions and Procedures
- Removing a Memory Module
- installing a Memory Module
- Viewing the amount of memory
- Overview of Software
- Adobe Acrobat® Reader™
- Adobe Photoshop® Elements (Windows Me only)
- Adobe Premiere® LE (On selected models)
- America Online®
- ArcSoft® PhotoPrinter™ 2000 Pro (Windows Me only)
- CompuServe® 2000
- DVgate™
- Easy CD Creator™ (On selected models)
- Microsoft® Word
- MovieShaker™
- Netscape Communicator®
- Norton AntiVirus™
- OpenMG™ Jukebox (Windows Me only)
- PictureGear™
- PowerPanel
- Prodigy Internet®
- Quicken® 2001
- QuickTime™
- RealJukebox®
- RealPlayer®
- RealProducer® G2
- Smart Capture
- Smart Connect (Windows 2000 only)
- Sound Forge® XP (On selected models)
- VAIO Action Setup
- VAIO Support Agent
- WinDVD®
- Using Your Recovery CDs
- Using the Application Recovery CD(s)
- Using the Driver Recovery CD
- Using the System Recovery CD(s)
- To use the System Recovery CD(s)
- 1 Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the optical disc drive.
- 2 Shut down your notebook as described in the “Shutting Down Your Notebook” on page24.
- 3 Wait 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 Enter. The notebook restarts from the Recovery CD.
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting the Notebook
- My notebook does not start.
- My notebook starts but a BIOS error appears.
- 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.
- 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 Turn off the notebook.
- 2 Remove any peripheral devices connected to the notebook.
- 3 Turn the notebook back on.
- 4 Press the F2 key when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS setup menu screen appears.
- 5 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
- 6 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values” and then press Enter. The message “Load def...
- 7 Select Yes, then press Enter.
- 8 Use the directional arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes), and then press Enter. The messa...
- 9 Select Yes, then press Enter. The notebook restarts.
- My notebook stops responding or does not shut down.
- My notebook does not enter the power saving mode I selected. (Windows Me only)
- The power management setting is not responding.
- The sound of my notebook’s fan is too loud.
- Troubleshooting the LCD Screen
- Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad
- My mouse does not work.
- My touchpad does not work properly.
- 1 Press the Windows key and use the arrow keys to select Programs, and then Sony Notebook Setup.
- 2 Select the Touchpad tab using the arrow keys.
- 3 Select Enable Touchpad, and then press Enter.
- 1 Press the Windows key and use the arrow keys to select Control Panel, and then Mouse.
- 2 Change the button assignments in the Mouse Properties dialog box. (One of the buttons is assign...
- The pointer does not move while using the Touchpad or Mouse.
- Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards, and Peripheral Devices
- Troubleshooting Software
- Troubleshooting the Modem
- Troubleshooting Audio
- Troubleshooting the Printer
- Support Options
- VAIO Support Agent
- VAIO Support Agent main window
- Using the Quick Fix Wizard
- 1 From the VAIO Support Agent main window, click the Quick Fix Wizard button. The Welcome window ...
- 2 Click Next. The “Quick Fix Wizard: Begin VAIO Support Agent Diagnostics” dialog box appears.
- 3 Select the “Diagnose and fix my software” option.
- 4 Select the software you wish to repair from the drop-down list.
- 5 Next, select a date/time from the drop-down list that corresponds to the last time when the sof...
- 6 Click Next to continue. Follow the instructions on the screen.
- Quick Fix Wizard: Begin VAIO Support Agent Diagnostics dialog box
- 1 From the VAIO Support Agent main window, click the Quick Fix Wizard button. The Welcome window ...
- Using Common Solutions
- About Automatic Updates
- Update Notification
- VAIO Support Agent Properties
- Using Support Central
- Index