Sony PCG-GRX560 Quick Start Manual

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3 Contents Welcome.......................................................5 Features .......................................................................5 Unpacking Your Notebook .........................................7 Registering Your Notebook ...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 4 Troubleshooting........................................45 Getting Help...............................................51 Support Options ........................................................51 Index.......................

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5 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. Features ❑ Exceptional perform...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 6 ❑ Microsoft® Windows® operating system — Your system includes Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, or Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional. ❑ Communications — Access ...

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Unpacking Your Notebook 7 Unpacking Your Notebook Remove the following hardware items from the box: Documents ❑ VAIO® Notebook User Guide — Asearchableonlinehelpfilethat contains detailed information on how to use your new notebook. (Windows XP)...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 8 ❑ VAIO® Notebook Specifications — Details the hardware specifications for your notebook. Depending on the specific model you purchased, the Specifications are either printed or an electronic file accessible via the ...

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Registering Your Notebook 9 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 trouble...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 10 Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection This section describes the basic steps for setting up your dial-up connection for the first time. The Connection Wizard guides you through the process of connecting to the Internet and...

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Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection 11 4 Select the location from where you are dialing and then click OK. The New Connection Wizard appears. Phone and Modem Options window ...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 12 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your dial-up connection. New Connection Wizard ...

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Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection 13 (Windows® 2000 Professional) 1 Double-click the Connect to the Internet icon on the Windows desktop. The Internet Connection Wizard appears. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your dial-up ...

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15 Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook This section describes all the controls and ports on your notebook, how to connect your notebook to a power source, and how to start and shut down your notebook. ❑ Locating Controls and Ports ❑ Connecting a Powe...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 16 Locating Controls and Ports Front 1 Memory Stick® media indicator 8 Hard disk drive indicator 2 Num Lock indicator 9 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen 3 Caps Lock indicator 10 Keyboard 4 Scroll Lock indicator 11 Spea...

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Locating Controls and Ports 17 Left 1 PC Card slots 6 Manual eject button 2 Back button for center Jog Dial™ control 7 Memory Stick® media slot 3 Center Jog Dial™ control 8 USB port 4 CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive or DVD-R/RW drive in multipurpose bay *...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 18 Right 1 Drive bay with hard disk drive 2 Battery bay 3 Headphone jack 4 Microphone jack * * There is a protruding dot above the Microphone jack to further distinguish it from other jacks and ports. Do not connect a micr...

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Locating Controls and Ports 19 Back 1 Air vent 5 Printer port 2 DC In port 6 USB port 3 Ethernet port 7 AV O u t ja ck 4 VGA port 8 Phone line jack Only connect 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX cables to the Ethernet port. Do not connect any other type of ne...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 20 Bottom 1 Tilt stands 2 Multipurpose bay RELEASE lever 3 Reset button 4 Port replicator connector ...

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Connecting a Power Source 21 Connecting a Power Source You can use either AC power or a rechargeable battery pack as a power source. Using the AC adapter 1 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter into the DC In port on the notebook. 2 Plug one end ...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 22 ❑ Unplug your notebook from the wall outlet if you will not be using the notebook for a long time. ❑ The LED indicator on the AC adapter may be turned on until the AC adapter is unplugged from your notebook. ❑ Whe...

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Connecting a Power Source 23 3 Lift the battery bay cover up until it clicks. To charge the battery pack 1 Connect the AC adapter to the notebook. 2 Insert the battery pack. The notebook automatically charges the battery. The battery indicator flashe...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 24 To remove the battery pack 1 Pushthebatterybaycoverdowntoopenit. 2 Pull out the battery pack. Battery indicators Battery Indicator Description 1 Indicates the status of the battery pack in the battery bay on the right s...

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Connecting a Power Source 25 3 Push in and lift up the battery bay cover until it clicks. Notes on the battery ❑ To determine the remaining battery charge, see “Displaying Battery Information” in the online User Guide for more information. ❑ ...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 26 ❑ The battery pack supplied with your notebook is a lithium-ion battery and can be recharged at any time. Charging a partially discharged battery does not affect battery life. ❑ For some software applications and so...

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Starting Your Notebook 27 Starting Your Notebook 1 Slide the LCD lock lever in the direction of the arrow, and lift the cover. 2 Press the power button on top of the notebook until the green power indicator turns on. 3 If necessary, adjust the bright...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 28 Shutting Down Your Notebook (For Windows® 2000) 1 Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar. 2 Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down Windows dialog box. 3 Select Shut Down. 4 Cl...

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Shutting Down Your Notebook 29 If you are unable to shut down your notebook. 1 Close or end all operations as follows: ❑ Close all applications. ❑ Remove the PC Cards. ❑ Disconnect USB devices. 2 (Windows XP) Press the Crtl+Alt+Delete keys simu...

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31 Software and Support Information Your VAIO® notebook is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section provides the following: ❑ Software Overview ❑ Software Support Information ...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 32 Software Overview Your computer may not be supplied with all of the software listed below, depending on the configuration you purchased. Preinstalled software may not be identical to retail versions, or include supporti...

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Software Overview 33 ❑ Sony ScreenBlast™ ACID * — Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment ❑ Sony ScreenBlast™ Sound Forge * — Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment ❑ Sony on Yahoo! — Yahoo! Inc. ❑ VAIO Support Agent — Sony Electronics I...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 34 Software Support Information Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®, Photoshop® Elements, Premiere® LE (Adobe Systems Inc.) America Online® (America Online, Inc.) Arcsoft PhotoPrinter® 2000 Pro (ArcSoft, Inc.) Drag’n Drop CD ...

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Software Support Information 35 PC-Cillin® 2000 (Trend Micro, Inc.) Quicken® (Intuit Inc.) QuickTime® (Apple Computer, Inc.) RealJukebox®, RealPlayer® (RealNetworks, Inc.) Sony Applications (Sony Electronics Inc.) Web site http://www.antivirus.c...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 36 Windows® Operating System, Word (Microsoft Corp.) WinDVD® (InterVideo, Inc.) Sony Service Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4-SONY-PC (1-888-476-6972) or find Sony Customer Service on the Web ...

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37 Using the Recovery CDs This section provides you with details on your Sony Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs. ❑ Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs ❑ Using Your Recovery CDs ...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 38 Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs Your computer comes with the following Application Recovery, Driver Recovery, and System Recovery CDs. You will need an optical disc drive (supplied with selected models) to ...

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Using Your Recovery CDs 39 Using Your Recovery CDs The following sections describe how to use the Application Recovery and System Recovery utilities. To use the Application Recovery CD(s) The Application Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall i...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 40 3 Click Start in the Windows taskbar and click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears. 4 Click Performance and Maintenance and click System. The System Properties dialog box appears. 5 From the Hardware tab, cl...

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Using Your Recovery CDs 41 Reinstalling specific drivers with the Driver Recovery CD 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 d...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 42 driver or software title may correct the problem. Use the Application Recovery CD(s) to reinstall individual applications and to reinstall device drivers. See “To use the Application Recovery CD(s)” on page 39 for m...

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Using Your Recovery CDs 43 If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD 1 Press the power button and hold it for more than four seconds to turn off the computer. 2 Turn on the computer. When the Sony logo is displayed, press the F2 key. The B...

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45 Troubleshooting This section describes how to solve common problems you may encounter when using your notebook. Many problems have simple solutions, so try these suggestions before you visit the Sony Computing Support Web site at http://www.sony.c...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 46 My notebook starts, but a BIOS error is displayed. When the internal backup battery is low on power, it may not start your system properly. The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears at th...

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Troubleshooting 47 7 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values” and then press Enter. The message “Load default configuration now?” appears. 8 Select Yes, then press Enter. 9 Use the directional arrow keys to select Save and Exit, an...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 48 ❑ Unplug the notebook from the AC adapter and remove the battery pack from your notebook. Troubleshooting the LCD Screen My LCD screen is blank. ❑ Check that the notebook is plugged into a power source and that it i...

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Troubleshooting 49 2 Select the Touchpad tab using the arrow keys. 3 Select Enable Touchpad, and then press the Enter key. ❑ You must restart the notebook to make the touchpad work again. ❑ If your touchpad is interpreting a single tap as a doubl...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 50 ❑ You may need to use your supplied Driver Recovery CD to reinstall the touchpad or mouse drivers. See “To use the Driver Recovery CD(s)” on page 40 for more information. ...

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51 Getting Help Sony provides you with several support resources to answer questions about your VAIO® computer or the preinstalled software. Refer to these resources in the order they are listed. Support Options If you have questions about your comp...

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VAIO® Computer User Guide 52 4 VAIO Support Agent You can find VAIO Support Agent by clicking Start and selecting Help and Support. Using advanced diagnostic technology, Sony’s VAIO Support Agent runs scheduled protections of your applications, ...

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53 Index A AC adapter 7, 21 connection 21 notes 21 using 21 AC power 21 Application Recovery CD 39 B battery pack notes 25 battery packs 7, 22 charging 23 indicator light status 23 indicator lights 23 inserting 22 inserting into battery bay 22 recha...

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start 54 battery 23 charge status 23 inserting battery pack 22 Internet connection 10 J Jog Dial 17 L LCD lock lever 27 troubleshooting 48 lever LCD 27 locating controls and ports 16 M mouse troubleshooting 48 N Notebook fea...

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Index 55 U unpacking the computer 7 V ventilation slot 19 W Windows Start button 28 taskbar 28, 47 ...

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http://www.sony.com/vaio 56 Printed in USA © 2002 Sony Electronics Inc. 4-664-802-01 ...