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Notice to Users © 1998 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. SON...

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Regulatory Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in ...

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FCC Part 68 This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. The ringer equivalence number (REN) and the FCC registration number are printed on the modem board. If requested, this information must be supplied to the telephone company. The ...

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v Contents Notice to Users .................................................................................... ii Safety Information .............................................................................. ii Regulatory Information...............

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference vi Replacing the Left Side Panel .......................................................27 Installing an Add-In Card ............................................................28 Removing an Add-in Card ................

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vii Chapter 6 — Fax/Modem Card Connectors ......................................................................................72 Chapter 7 — BIOS Setup Options Main Screen ...........................................................................

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viii Power Supply ...............................................................................102 CPU Environment ......................................................................102 ...

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1 Chapter 1 Identifying Components The following sections identify and describe each component that is visible from the exterior of the VAIO MicroTower. Internal components are identified in the appropriate section of this manual. ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 2 Front View Front panel OM04694X.VSD ...

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Identifying Components 3 Drives Drive Description Diskette drive 3.5-inch, 1.44 Mbyte. DVD-ROM drive DVD-ROM disc: 4X (maximum performance). * CD-ROM disc: 24X (maximum performance). * * DVD-ROM drive also plays CD-ROM discs. Data on the DVD-ROM is...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 4 Buttons and Switches Button or switch Description Power on/off switch Turns system power on and off. Diskette eject button Ejects a diskette. DVD-ROM disc eject button Automatically opens and closes the DVD-ROM t...

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Identifying Components 5 Indicators Indicator Description Power-on indicator On (amber) indicates the computer is in standby mode. On (green) indicates the computer is out of standby mode, ready to use. Off (no color) indicates the computer is t...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 6 Rear View Mouse Optional Keyboard USB Serial Printer Power socket Monitor Game Headphones Telephone S Video Out Video Out Line KY0001.VSD Line In Mic ...

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Identifying Components 7 Icons Icon Description Mouse connector Optional Keyboard connector Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors Serial port connector Printer port connector Game/MIDI port connector Headphones Line In jack (audio) Microphone jack...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 8 Monitor connector Line (for telephone line from primary service jack) Telephone (for phone) Icon Description ...

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Identifying Components 9 I/O Connectors The following section identifies the various I/O connectors. Optional Keyboard and Mouse The keyboard and mouse connectors are physically identical and have the same pinout. They are standard 6-pin PS/2-type f...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 10 Printer Port The printer port is a standard 25-pin DB-25 female connector. S Video Out The S Video Out connector is a standard 4-pin S Video jack. 13 1 25 14 KY0005.VSD 1 2 3 4 KY0006.VSD ...

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Identifying Components 11 Video Out The Video Out jack is for composite video. It is a standard RCA phono jack. Monitor The Monitor connector is a standard 15-pin female high-density VGA- type connector. Game Port The Game port is a standard 15-pin...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 12 Mic, Line In, and Headphones The Mic, Line In, and Headphones jacks are physically identical, but have different connections. They are standard 3.5 mm stereo mini-jacks. Telephone and Line The Telephone and Line...

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Identifying Components 13 Expansion Slots Two dedicated PCI slots are available for expansion. The ISA slot is occupied by the fax/modem card. OM04577B.VSD PCI ISA PCI ...

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15 Chapter 2 Configuring Your System This chapter contains information on configuring your system. Configuring your system can consist of the following: ❑ Making changes to the BIOS settings ❑ Making changes to the display's power managemen...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 16 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility You must access the BIOS Setup Utility to make changes to the BIOS settings (see “BIOS Setup Options” on page 73 for information on BIOS settings). 1 Reboot the system. The f...

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Configuring Your System 17 Changing the Display's Power-management Settings A display that has power management capability is designed to operate on reduced power or shut itself off after the system has been idle for a specified period of tim...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 18 Configuring the System Board The system board contains two configuration jumpers that provide three modes of operation: Normal mode, Clear Password mode, and BIOS Recovery mode. Normal mode allows normal access...

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19 3 Set the jumpers as directed by a service technician (also see “Configuration Jumpers” on page 67). 4 Reinstall the bottom panel (see “Removing the Bottom Panel” on page 23). 5 Reinstall the side panel (see “Replacing the Left Side Pa...

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21 Chapter 3 Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components This chapter describes removing, installing, and replacing major components for upgrading, reconfiguring, replacing, or troubleshooting the components. ! Before opening the system unit, ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 22 Removing the Left Side Panel You must remove the left side panel to access the system board, add-in cards, power supply, battery, and internal drives. 1 From the rear of the unit, remove the two thumb screws that ...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 23 Removing the Bottom Panel You must remove the bottom panel to access internal components. 1 Remove the left side panel (see “Removing the Left Side Panel” on page 22). 2 Remove the screw that se...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 24 Removing the Front Panel You must remove the front panel to install system memory, which requires pulling the diskette drive out about two inches. 1 Insert a straightened paper clip into the emergency-eject hole ...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 25 Replacing the Front Panel 1 Insert the two plastic tabs (located on the bottom of the front panel) into the slots at the bottom of the chassis. 2 Push the bottom of the front panel in until the tabs...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 26 Replacing the Bottom Panel 1 Lay the chassis down with the open side facing up and the bottom end facing you. The arrows show the location of the slots. 2 Position the bottom panel up against the bottom of the ch...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 27 Replacing the Left Side Panel 1 Position the left side panel against the side of the unit, with the left side panel offset from the rear of the unit by about ¼ to ½ inch. 2 Hold the unit in positio...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 28 Installing an Add-In Card 1 Remove the slot cover adjacent to the selected slot connector on the system board (see “Removing a Slot Cover” on page 40). 2 Insert the add-in card into the PCI slot connector. ...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 29 Removing an Add-in Card 1 Remove the left side panel (see “Removing the Left Side Panel” on page 22). 2 Remove the bottom panel (see “Removing the Bottom Panel” on page 23). 3 Disconnect a...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 30 6 If you do not replace the card or install another add-in card, install a slot cover over the vacant slot at the rear of the chassis (see “Covering an Open I/O Slot” on page 41). 7 Replace the bottom panel (...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 31 Replacing the Lithium Battery You may need to replace the lithium battery if your computer consistently loses the date or time settings after turning it off. The lithium battery has a typical life ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 32 9 If necessary, remove any add-in cards (see “Removing an Add-in Card” on page 29) to gain access to the battery. You may also need to disconnect some cables. 10 Insert a small flathead screwdriver into the ...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 33 18 If the error message “Error: Check date and time settings.” appears during the reboot sequence, press F3, then press F2 to access the BIOS Setup Utility. If no error message displays, the com...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 34 Installing System Memory 1 If necessary, remove the memory module you wish to replace (see “Removing a Memory Module” on page 37). 2 Remove the new memory module(s) from its anti-static package. Hold the mem...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 35 4 Align the module over the appropriate socket, noting the location of pin 1 on the module and pin 1 on the socket. 5 Carefully but firmly insert the edge of the module into the socket. 6 Press dow...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 36 9 Replace the front panel (see “Replacing the Front Panel” on page 25). 10 Replace the left side panel (see “Replacing the Left Side Panel” on page 27). Your computer automatically recognizes the extra mem...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 37 Removing a Memory Module You may need to remove a memory module if you change the memory configuration or replace a bad module. 1 Remove the left side panel (see “Removing the Left Side Panel” ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 38 7 Push out the handle on each side of the memory module to eject the module from its socket. 8 Lift the memory module out by grasping it by its edges. Store the module in a static-free bag. ! Touch any exposed...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 39 Detaching the Diskette Drive You need to detach the diskette drive and pull it out approximately two inches to access the system memory. 1 Remove the two screws that secure the diskette drive carrie...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 40 Removing a Slot Cover You remove a slot cover when you install an add-in card that occupies a previously-empty slot. 1 Locate the slot of the cover you want to remove. 2 Remove the left side panel (see “Removin...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 41 Covering an Open I/O Slot Slot covers prevent air from escaping through the empty hole. If air escapes, the components inside the computer cannot be properly cooled. This may damage some components...

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42 Installing an Internal Hard Disk Drive Your system comes with an available bay to hold an additional hard disk drive. The drive you install must not require front panel access. The hard disk drive access light blinks when either internal drive i...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 43 7 Slide the drive holder forward (B), and then out (C). 8 Place the drive holder upside down on top of the power supply. KY0081.VSD C B A Drive holder KY0082.VSD First drive connector Drive holder F...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 44 9 Slide the new drive into the drive holder and align the holes on each side of the drive bay. 10 Secure the drive to the drive holder using any two of the three holes on each side of the drive holder (screws ar...

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Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 45 the drive holder back so that the tabs slip into the notches at the bottom of the slot (C). 14 Replace the two screws that secure the holder to the chassis. 15 Replace the bottom panel (see “Repla...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 46 Your computer automatically recognizes the new drive and configures itself accordingly when you turn it on. Format and partition the new drive following the instructions provided with the drive. ...

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47 Chapter 4 System Board This chapter identifies each component on the system board and provides a detailed description of each connector and jumper on the system board. Slot 1 (ISA) Processor Memory Power Secondary IDE Primary IDE Slot 2 (PCI) S...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 48 Connectors Front Panel Header The front panel header is a 20-inch header (1 pin is removed for the key) that provide connections to various front panel functions. A 20-pin connector with only eight wires is used ...

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System Board 49 Diskette Drive Connector OM04701H.VS D 12 3334 Key (pin 5) ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 50 Memory Module (DIMM) Connectors Both sides of each Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) look very similar. The side with pin 1 has a small "1" to the left of pin 1. Be sure to orient a DIMM correctly in th...

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System Board 51 Slot Connectors There are a total of three slot connectors: one ISA (slot #1) and two PCI slot connectors (slot #2 and #3). The ISA slot is occupied by the fax/ modem card. The two PCI slot connectors are available for PCI cards. IS...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 52 PCI Slot Connectors There are two PCI slot connectors. PCI slots support 32-bit 5V and Universal (3.3/5V) PCI add-in cards. B1 B62 B49 B52 A1 A62 A49 A52 OM04599B.VSD ...

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System Board 53 IDE Connectors There are two IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) connectors on the system board: a Primary IDE and a Secondary IDE connector. Each IDE connector supports up to two IDE drives using a ribbon cable with two connectors...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 54 Power Connector The power supply connector on the system board connects to the power supply connector labelled P1. OM04701I.VSD 1 10 11 20 ...

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System Board 55 Optional Keyboard and Mouse Connectors The optional keyboard connector and the mouse connector are 6-pin female PS/2 ® -type (mini-DIN) connectors. They have identical pinouts. Optional Keyboard and Mouse Pin Signal Name 1DATA 2...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 56 USB Connectors There are two standard USB ports that permit connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to the system without having to use an external hub. If more USB devices are needed, connect an exter...

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System Board 57 Serial, Printer, and Monitor Connectors The Serial, Printer, and Monitor connectors are mounted in a single bracket on the system board. The Serial connector is a DB-9 male connector. The Printer connector is a DB-25 female connect...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 58 Printer connector Pin Signal Name 1 STROBE - 2 DATA BIT 0 3 DATA BIT 1 4 DATA BIT 2 5 DATA BIT 3 6 DATA BIT 4 7 DATA BIT 5 8 DATA BIT 6 9 DATA BIT 7 10 ACK - 11 BUSY 12 PE 13 SELECT 14 AUTO-FEED - 15 ERROR - 16 INI...

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System Board 59 Monitor connector Pin Signal Name 1RED 2GREEN 3 BLUE 4NC 5LOGIC GND 6RED GND RTN 7GREEN GND RTN 8 BLUE GND RTN 9 +5V PULL-UP 10 LOGIC GND 11 NC 12 DDC DAT 13 HORIZONTAL SYNC 14 VERTICAL SYNC 15 DDC CLK ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 60 Fan Connectors The CHA-Fan and CPU-Fan connectors are 1 x 3-pin straight header connectors and have the same pinout. PS-Fan is a 2 x 3-pin connector that controls the cooling fan in the power supply. CHA and ...

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System Board 61 Game Connector The Game connector is a female DB-15 connector for connecting to a game controller/joystick or MIDI device. Game Connector Pin Signal Name 1 +5 VDC (fused) 2 GP4 (JSBUTO) 3 GP0 (JSX1R) 4Ground 5Ground 6 GP1 (JSY1R) 7 ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 62 Headphones, Line In, Mic Connectors The Headphones jack is a stereo mini-jack (3.5 mm) that connects to headphones. The Line In jack is a stereo mini-jack (3.5 mm) that connects to a stereo audio source (not an a...

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System Board 63 Ring Connector The Ring connector (J20) is a 1 x 2-pin straight header that connects to the wake signal (J3) from the fax/modem card to enable the phone ring signal to wake the system from the sleep state. This permits the system t...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 64 Modem In Connector The Modem In connector (J9) on the motherboard is a 1 x 4-pin header connector and connects to the audio output connector (J4) on the fax/ modem card. J9 Pin Signal Name 1GND 2 MONO_O (to mo...

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System Board 65 CD In Connector The CD In connector (J12) on the motherboard is a 1 x 4-pin header connector and connects to the DVD-ROM drive’s audio output connector. J12 Pin Signal Name 1LEFT 2GND 3GND 4RIGHT KY0062.VS D J12 ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 66 TV Out Connector The TV Out connector (J16) on the motherboard is a 2 x 5-pin straight header connector and connects to the composite video out connector (J5) on the TV-Out Paddle card. J16 Pin Signal Name 1...

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System Board 67 Configuration Jumpers The configuration jumpers provide for CPU speed (JP1), password clear (JP2), and BIOS recovery (JP3) selections. CPU Speed The processor speed jumper (JP1) is a 2 x 5 header that is preconfigured for the maxim...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 68 Clear Password and BIOS Recovery The computer is shipped with an unused jumper cap on pins 2 and 3 (pin 3 is floating) for future use. The jumper cap should remain in this inactive position unless otherwise direc...

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69 Chapter 5 TV-Out Paddle Card The TV-Out Paddle card is installed in I/O slot #4, but does not occupy a slot on the system board. Instead, a ribbon cable connects between J5 on the TV-Out Paddle card and J16 on the system board. The two connector...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 70 Connectors Name Connector Type Description S Video Out S-video connector Connects to S video input of video device Composite Video Out RCA phono jack, yellow band Connects to video input of composite video dev...

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71 Chapter 6 Fax/Modem Card The fax/modem card occupies ISA slot #1. A two-wire twisted-pair cable connects JP3 on the fax/modem card to J20 (Ring) on the system board. Another two-wire twisted-pair cable connects J4 on the fax/modem card to J9 (M...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 72 Connectors Name Connector Type Description Telephone RJ-11 Connects to phone Line RJ-11 Connects to telephone line J4 4-pin connector on board Connects to Modem In (J9) connector on system board JP3 2-pin header...

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73 Chapter 7 BIOS Setup Options This chapter describes each screen in the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility (see “Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility” on page 16). The PhoenixBIOS setup has six menu items on the menu bar. These are: ❑ Main ❑ Advanced �...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 74 Press Esc to go back to the main menu. Press F10 to save the changes and exit, or press Esc to discard the changes. Follow the on-screen prompts for other choices. The bottom of the screen presents a summary of t...

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BIOS Setup Options 75 Main Screen System Time: [00:00:00] System Date: [01/01/1988] Language: [English (US)] Legacy Diskette A: [Disabled] 360 KB 5¼” 1.2 MB 5¼” 720 KB 3½” 1.44/1.25 MB 3½” 2.88 MB 3½” Legacy Diskette B: [Disabled] 360...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 76 Primary Master [Example: 8455MB] Type: [AUTO] NONE CD-ROM ATAPI Removable IDE Removable USER CHS Format Cylinders * : [Example: 16383] Heads*: [Example: 16] Sectors*: [Example: 63] Total Sectors*: [Example: 1651406...

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BIOS Setup Options 77 Primary Slave [None] Type: [AUTO] NONE CD-ROM ATAPI Removable IDE Removable USER Maximum Capacity * :0 MB Multi-Sector Transfers † :[Disabled] 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control † :[Disabled] Enabled 3...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 78 Secondary Master [CD-ROM] Type: [AUTO] NONE CD-ROM ATAPI Removable IDE Removable USER Maximum Capacity * :0 MB Multi-Sector Transfers † :[Disabled] LBA Mode Control † :[Disabled] 32 Bit I/O † : [Enabled] Disa...

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BIOS Setup Options 79 Secondary Slave [None] Type: [AUTO] NONE CD-ROM ATAPI Removable IDE Removable USER Cylinders * :[0] Heads*: [1] Sectors*: [0] Maximum Capacity*: 0 MB Multi-Sector Transfers † :[Disabled] LBA Mode Control † :[Disabled] Enable...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 80 Advanced Screen Plug and Play OS: [No] Yes Reset Configuration Data: [No] Yes USB Legacy Support: [Enabled] Disabled PCI Configuration PCI Device, Slot #1 Option ROM Scan: [Enabled] Disabled Enable Master: [Disa...

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BIOS Setup Options 81 I/O Device Configuration Serial port A: [Auto] Disabled Enabled Base I/O address * : [3F8] 2F8 3E8 2E8 Interrupt*: [IRQ 4] IRQ 3 Parallel port: [Enabled] Disabled Auto Mode † :[ECP] Output only Bi-directional EPP Base I/O addr...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 82 Advanced Chipset Control Enable memory gap: [Disabled] Conventional Extended ...

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BIOS Setup Options 83 Security Screen User Password Is: Clear Supervisor Password Is: Clear Set User Password [Enter] Set Supervisor Password [Enter] Password on boot: [Disabled] Enabled ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 84 Power Screen Power Savings: [Disabled] Customized Maximum Power Savings Maximum Performance Auto Suspend Timeout: [Off] 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 20 Minutes 30 Minutes 40 Minutes 60 Minutes Resume on Modem Ri...

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BIOS Setup Options 85 Keyboard, Mouse, Video [Enabled] Disabled PCI Bus Mastering [Disabled] Enabled ...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 86 Boot Screen 1. [ATAPI CD-ROM Drive] 2. [Removable Devices] 3. [Hard Drive] Hard Drive 1. [Example: IBM-DHEA-38451] 2. [Bootable Add-in Card] Removable Devices 1. [Legacy Floppy Drives] Floppy check: [Enabled] Disa...

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BIOS Setup Options 87 Exit Screen Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes ...

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89 Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Technical Information This chapter contains information on the following subjects: ❑ User and Supervisor password ❑ Beep code error messages ❑ PCI configuration status and error messages ❑ DMA channel assignments �...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 90 About User and Supervisor Passwords The system allows you to specify up to two passwords (a User password and a Supervisor password) in the BIOS Setup Utility. The User password is required; the Supervisor passw...

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Miscellaneous Technical Information 91 Beep Code Error Messages During a normal bootup, a single short beep signifies that the system is OK. Other beep patterns signify errors. The number of beeps indicates the specific error that occurred. The S...

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VAIO MicroTower System Reference 92 PCI Configuration Status And Error Messages The following is a list of status and error messages that may appear on your system from time to time. Message Meaning Floppy Disk Controller Resource Conflict The di...