User manual SONY EXS113

[. . . ] BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein is governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement. This product contains software owned by Sony and licensed by third parties. [. . . ] There is one AGP slot that is available for expansion. Slot No. 1 (PCI) 16 VAIO® System Reference Manual 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 management settings 17 18 VAIO® System Reference Manual Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility You must access the BIOS Setup Utility to make changes to the BIOS settings (see "CMOS Setup Options" on page 73 for information on BIOS settings). !1 2 3 Before rebooting the system, save and close all open files, and exit open applications. Reboot your computer by selecting Shut Down. . . from the Start menu, then selecting Restart. The AwardBIOS Setup Utility screen appears. Each menu presents options for modifying the system configuration. Use the left and right arrow keys to select a menu from the menu bar. Use the up and down arrow keys to select items within a menu. Once an item is highlighted, use the plus/minus (+/-) keys to modify a setting. If an item has a triangle ( ) to its left, this indicates that a sub-menu of options is available. Replace the side cover (see "Replacing the Side Cover" on page 25). Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components 29 Installing an Add-On AGP Card Your computer has one open AGP expansion slot. This slot enables you to install an AGP card to enhance your system's graphics capabilities. The length of the AGP card should not exceed 9. 05 inches. Installing an AGP card disables the internal graphics. Your system supports AGP 4X enabled graphics cards. ! Before opening the system unit, save and close all open files, exit all open applications, turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices, shut down the computer, and unplug the power cord. 1 2 3 Remove the side cover (see "Removing the Side Cover" on page 24). Remove the slot cover from the AGP slot (see "Removing a Slot Cover" on page 39). Press down on the end latch (see diagram) before inserting the AGP card. Press down on latch before inserting card 4 5 Firmly insert the AGP card into the slot. Lift up the end latch if the latch does not automatically lock back into place. 30 VAIO® System Reference Manual 6 7 8 9 10 Secure the AGP card with the screw removed in step 2. Replace the side cover (see "Replacing the Side Cover" on page 25). Attach the monitor cable to the monitor port on the AGP card. Follow the instructions that came with the AGP card to install the AGP card driver. 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 of three years, after which the battery may be too weak to power the CMOS memory. ! When you remove the lithium battery, all values stored in the CMOS memory (BIOS setup values and Plug and Play values) may be lost. [. . . ] The secondary IDE controller has requested a resource that is already in use. Serial port 1 has requested a resource that is already in use. A device has requested a resource that is already in use. A device has requested a resource that is already in use. PCI I/O Port Conflict PCI IRQ Conflict PCI Memory Conflict Primary Boot Device Not Found Primary IDE Controller Resource Conflict Primary Input Device Not Found Primary Output Device Not Found Secondary IDE Controller Resource Conflict Serial Port 1 Resource Conflict Static Device Resource Conflict System Board Device Resource Conflict Miscellaneous Technical Information 85 DMA Channel Assignments This shows the factory default values. [. . . ]