Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] 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. SONY CANNOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS GUIDE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. SONY ALSO ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, OR OTHER PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN ANY DESCRIBED WEB SITE, OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO, OR AUDIO FROM ANY DESCRIBED WEB SITE. WEB SITE INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND MAY BE INACCURATE. [. . . ] A 4-pin i. LINK cable cannot supply power to the device.
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Rear View (Model Equipped with Giga Pocket Features)
Speaker DC Out jack AC Input port
Mouse port Keyboard port
MONITOR
VGA Monitor port i. LINK port USB3, USB4, USB5, USB6 ports Microphone, Headphone, Line In jacks VGA Monitor port (Not available on all models) AV Out jacks AV In jacks Telephone jack
USB
Printer port
S/P DIF Out port Ethernet port
MIC
HEADPHONES LINE IN
MONITOR
DVI Monitor port (Not available on all models)
AUDIO S VIDEO/VIDEO VIDEO1 INPUT VHF/UHF
AUDIO S VIDEO/VIDEO VIDEO OUTPUT
VHF/UHF port Modem line jack
PHONE
LINE
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Icon Labels
MONITOR
Icon Label Area
USB
MIC
HEADPHONES LINE IN
MONITOR
Icon Label Area
AUDIO S VIDEO/VIDEO VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO S VIDEO/VIDEO VIDEO1 INPUT VHF/UHF
PHONE
LINE
Icon
Description Mouse port Keyboard port VGA Monitor port i. LINK® S400 (IEEE 1394) port
Universal Serial Bus (USB 2. 0) ports
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Icon
Description Microphone jack Headphones jack Line In jack (audio)
Audio Out jack
Video/S-video Out jack
Audio In jack
Video/S-video In jack
Telephone jack Printer port S/P DIF Optical Out port
Ethernet port (for LAN connection only) DVI Monitor port VHF/UHF port Modem Line jack
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I/O Connectors
The following section identifies the various I/O connectors.
Keyboard and Mouse Ports
The keyboard and mouse ports are physically identical and have the same pinout. They are standard 6-pin PS/2® compatible female ports.
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USB Ports
The USB ports are 4-pin USB 2. 0 ports. Two USB ports are located at the front, and four at the rear of the system. USB 2. 0 technology supports high/full/low-speed USB devices.
Ethernet Port
The Ethernet port at the rear of the system is used to connect to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet network.
Ethernet
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Printer Port
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The printer port is a standard 25-pin DB-25 female port.
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VGA Monitor Port
The monitor port is a standard 15-pin female high-density VGA-type port located on the AGP plug-in card.
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Microphone, Headphones, and Line In Jacks
The microphone, headphones, and line in jacks are physically identical, but have different connections. They are standard 3. 5 mm stereo mini-jacks.
Microphone Headphones Line In
Connector Microphone Headphones Line In
Description Electret condenser microphone input. 1. 0 Vrms (typical), 10 Kohm impedance.
Telephone and Modem Line Jacks
The telephone and modem line jacks are physically identical and have identical connections. They are standard RJ-11 female phone jacks. However, the line jack is for connecting a telephone line that comes from the wall to the computer, and the telephone jack is for connecting the telephone to a computer.
Telephone Line Modem Line
S/P DIF Optical Out Port
The Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) output port for the Sony®/Phillips Digital Interface (S/P DIF) can be used to connect compatible audio or video equipment, such as CD/DVD players or MiniDisc recorders.
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i. LINK S400 (IEEE 1394) Ports
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The 6-pin i. LINK® port on the back panel of the system can supply power from the computer to an i. LINK device if the device also has a 6-pin i. LINK port. The 6-pin port supplies 10 V to 12 V and a maximum power of 6 watts.
i. LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an
IEEE 1394 connection. The i. LINK connection may vary, depending on the software applications, operating system and compatible i. LINK devices. All products with an i. LINK connection may not communicate with each other.
Refer to the documentation that came with your compatible i. LINK device for information on operating conditions and proper connections. The display reactivates when you move the mouse or press a key. The Turn off hard disks option enables you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) that you want to elapse before your hard disks turn off when your computer is running on AC power. The System stand by option enables you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) that you want to elapse before your computer goes on Stand by when your computer is running on AC power. Power is reactivated when you click the left mouse button or press spacebar on the keyboard. The System hibernates option enables you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) before your computer goes in the hibernate state. Power is reactivated when you push the power button.
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To save a new power scheme, first modify the settings, click Save As, type a descriptive name, and then click OK.
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Click the Advanced tab.
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Select the desired settings.
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Click the Hibernate tab.
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Select the settings most appropriate for your system.
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Click the UPS tab. The UPS tab enables you to select and configure an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) device for your system.
A UPS device is an optional accessory not supplied with your system.
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Select the settings most appropriate for your system and click OK. For more information about configuring a UPS device, refer to the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system Help.
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Chapter 3 Upgrading and Maintaining Components
This chapter describes upgrade and maintenance procedures.
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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.
System configuration may vary, depending on the model purchased. Your computer may
not include all of the hardware features shown in the illustrations of this section.
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Removing the Side Panel
You must remove the side panel to access the system board, add-on cards, power supply, battery, memory, and internal drives.
To remove the side panel (PCV-RZ series model)
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Shut down your computer and turn off all peripheral devices, such as your printer. Unplug your computer and disconnect any peripheral devices. Locate the two tabs on the back edge of the right side panel. [. . . ] The parallel port has requested a resource that is already in use. This message is displayed when more than 15 PCI conflict errors are detected. Two devices requested the same resource, resulting in a conflict. Two devices requested the same resource, resulting in a conflict. [. . . ]