User manual SONY VAIO VGN-FW590GUB

[. . . ] SONY may make improvements or changes to the products or the programs described in this publication at any time. It is possible that this publication may contain references to, or information about, SONY products (machines and programs), programming, or services that are not announced in your country. Such references or information must not be construed to mean that SONY intends to announce such SONY products, programming, or services in your country. Requests for technical information about SONY products should be made to your SONY authorized dealer or your SONY marketing representative. [. . . ] (Alternatively, if Hibernate when battery becomes low has been selected in the "Power Management Properties" window, the computer goes into hibernation mode. ) Note for the APM operating system: Even if you don't set the low-battery alarm, the charge indicator notifies you when the battery is low, and then the computer enters the power-saving mode automatically. This default low-battery behavior is independent of the operating system; so if you have set the low-battery alarm, the computer may not do what you specified. It chooses either your setting or the default setting, whichever is appropriate. If you are using the ACPI operating system, only the low-battery alarm is available. To cause the computer to return from standby mode and resume operation, do one of the following: v Press the Fn key. v Open the LCD cover (only if you are using Windows Me and you entered standby mode by closing the LCD cover). Also, the computer automatically returns from standby mode and resumes operation in either of the following events: v The ring indicator (RI) is signaled by a serial device or a PC Card device (Windows 2000 does not support ring indicator (RI) resume by PC Card device. ) v The time set on the resume timer elapses. In Windows 98, the Scheduled Tasks setting takes priority over the Resume on timer selection in the "Power Management Properties" window. General descriptions 29 Related service information Note: The computer does not accept any input immediately after it enters standby mode. Wait a few seconds before taking any action to reenter operation mode. Hibernation mode Note for Windows NT If you are using Windows NT in the default format, NTFS, you cannot create a hibernation file. If you want to use hibernation mode, you will need to reinstall Windows NT with FAT format. In hibernation mode, the following occurs: v The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are stored on the hard disk. To test the Ultrabay 2000 device, install it in the Ultrabay 2000 slot of the computer. To run the test, do as follows: Note: In the following procedure, you can select an item not only with the arrow keys, but also with the TrackPoint. Instead of pressing Enter, click the left button. Insert the PC-Doctor disk into the diskette drive; then power on the computer. If the computer cannot be powered on, go to "Power system checkout" on page 34, and check the power sources. General descriptions 31 Checkout guide If an error code appears, go to "Symptom-to-FRU index" on page 46. On the first screen, select the model and press Enter. Select Diagnostics with the arrow keys, and press Enter. (Its exact form depends on the model. ) The options on the test menu are as follows: Diagnostics v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v Run Normal Test Run Quick Test CPU/Coprocessor Systemboard Video Adapter Serial Ports Parallel Ports Fixed Disks Diskette Drives Other Devices ZIP Drive (*) LS-120 Drive (*) Communication Memory Test ­ Full Memory Test ­ Quick Interactive Tests v v v v v v v v v Keyboard Video Internal Speaker Mouse Joystick Test Diskette System Load CD-ROM/DVD Test Stereo Speaker Notes: v In the Keyboard test in Interactive Tests, the Fn key is scanned only once. Each key should be held down for at least 2 seconds; otherwise, it cannot be sensed. v On some models, the sound card is not recognized in the Stereo Speaker in the Interactive Tests. [. . . ] v The FRUs marked with one asterisk are CRU (customer replacable unit). v The FRUs marked with two asterisks are CSU (customer set-up unit). v The FRUs marked with OP are also available as optional FRU. No. FRU P/N a k See "Miscellaneous parts" on page 131. [. . . ]