User manual SONY VAIO VGN-SZ680N

[. . . ] Go to the Sony online support Web site at the following URLs: http://esupport. sony. com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA http://www. sony. ca/support for customers in Canada http://esupport. sony. com/ES/VAIO/ for customers in Spanish speaking Latin American countries or areas http://esupport. sony. com/ES/VAIO/BR/ for customers in Brazil VAIO Recovery Center User Guide -- Provides information about restoring individual software programs, software drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory installed settings. To access this on-screen guide: 1 2 3 Click Start and Help and Support. Click Manuals & Specifications. Click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide. SmartWiTM Connection Utility Help (Selected models only) -- Provides information about setting up Bluetooth, wireless LAN, and wireless WAN functionalities. To access this on-screen guide: 1 2 Click Start, All Programs, and SmartWi Connection Utility. [. . . ] Press the < or , key to select Exit and then Exit Setup; and press the Enter key. After your system restarts, click Execute in the Physical Presence Operations window. !Before enabling the TPM, be sure to set the power-on and hard disk passwords to protect against unauthorized modification of the TPM configuration. If the TPM is enabled, it will take longer before the VAIO logo appears due to security checks at computer startup. 3 4 5 You can also disable the TPM and clear the TPM configuration on the BIOS setup screen. Note that you will not be able to access any TPM-protected data if you clear the TPM ownership. Before clearing the TPM configuration, be sure to make backup copies of the TPM-protected data. n 130 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To install the Infineon TPM Professional Package Read the Readme. txt in the C:\Infineon\Readme folder. Then, double-click C:\Infineon\setup. exe to install the package. To install this package, you must have administrator rights on the computer. !You need to set a few passwords while installing Infineon TPM Professional Package. Without these passwords, you will not be able to restore any TPM-protected data or backup files. Be sure to write down the passwords and keep them safe and private from other people. To initialize and configure the TPM See the on-screen documentation for detailed information. To open the documentation, click Start, All Programs, Infineon Security Platform Solution, and Help. !The maintenance and management of TPM-protected data must be carried out at your own risk. Sony assumes no liabilities for any defects arising out of your data maintenance and management. n 131 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Setting Up Your Computer with VAIO Central The VAIO Central utility allows you to access system information and to specify preferences for system behavior. To use VAIO Central 1 2 3 4 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Central. Select the desired control item and change the settings. The setting of the desired item has been changed. Some of the control items will not be visible if you open VAIO Central as a standard user. n 132 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using VAIO Status Monitor The VAIO Status Monitor utility allows you to check various settings, such as the power management settings, security settings, and current usage of devices, in the VAIO Status Monitor window. To display the VAIO Status Monitor window 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Status Monitor. The VAIO Status Monitor window appears. You can change the settings for certain items in the VAIO Status Monitor window. To change the settings, select the desired item and click Settings. n 133 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using the Power Saving Modes When you use a battery pack as the power source for your computer, you can take advantage of the power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal operating mode, which allows you to turn off specific devices, your computer has two distinct power saving modes: Sleep and Hibernate. When using battery power, you should be aware that the computer will automatically enter Hibernate mode if the remaining battery charge becomes short, regardless of the power management setting you select. !If the battery level falls below 10%, you should either connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery pack or shut down your computer and install a fully charged battery pack. Using Normal Mode This is the normal state of the computer when it is in use. The green power indicator light is on in this mode. To save power while not working, you can turn off a specific device such as the LCD screen or the hard disk drive. n 134 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Sleep Mode Sleep mode turns off the LCD screen and places the storage device(s) and the CPU into a low power consumption mode. [. . . ] VAIO MediaTM software Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO MediaTM software brings multimedia to your network, enabling you to share music, video, and still image files between your VAIO® computers. You can set up one or more VAIO computers as "media servers, " which store your multimedia files and make them available to other compatible VAIO computers on your wired or wireless network. For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 213). [. . . ]