User manual SONY VAIO PCG-FX300 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] VAIO® All-in-one Notebook Quick Start PCG-FX300/310/340/350/370/390 (K) (P) Contents Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Unpacking Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Registering Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setting up your dial-up connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setting Up Your VAIO Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Locating Controls and Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Starting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Shutting Down Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Power Saving Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Adding Memory to Your VAIO Notebook 31 Precautions and Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Removing a Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Installing a Memory Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Viewing the Amount of Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 About the Software on Your Notebook . . . 39 Software Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs. . . . . . . 45 3 Change text in this variable definition to document title. Using Your Recovery CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Troubleshooting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Troubleshooting the LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you need to reinstall all the software titles that shipped with your notebook, use the System Recovery CD(s). See "To use the System Recovery CD(s)" on page 52 for more information. If you have any questions on using the Application Recovery CD, contact Sony Customer Support. You must be in Windows® to run the Application Recovery CD. If you have any 1 2 Turn on your notebook. If your notebook is already on, close all applications. questions on using the Application Recovery CD, contact Sony Customer Support. When the Windows desktop appears, insert the Sony Application Recovery CD in the optical drive. The Application Recovery utility loads automatically. When the Application Recovery menu appears, select the icon for the application you want to restore and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process. 3 Your system may include one or two Application Recovery CDs. If you have two Application Recovery CDs, insert the first CD to run the Application Recovery program. You may be prompted to insert the second CD, depending on the application you wish to restore. 46 Using Your Recovery CDs To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) The Driver Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall individual drivers and repair software applications if they become corrupted or are erased. You can reinstall an individual driver to correct a problem that you are experiencing with your computer, hardware, or software application. VAIO Support Agent, an application repair utility, uses a vault feature on the Driver Recovery CD during its software healing process. If you need to reinstall all of the software applications that shipped with your computer, use the System Recovery CD. You must be in Windows® to run the Driver Recovery CD utility. Reinstalling specific drivers with the Driver Recovery CD (Windows XP) 1 2 3 4 5 Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, close all applications. When the Windows desktop appears, insert the Driver Recovery CD into the optical disc drive. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, then System. The System Properties dialog box appears. From the Hardware tab, click Device Manager. 47 VAIO® All-in-one Notebook Quick Start 6 Click with the left mouse button to highlight the unknown device (identified by a yellow question mark) or the device for which you wish to reinstall the driver. Device Manager screen 7 8 9 From the Action menu, click Uninstall. This will remove the device driver from your system. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, and click Turn Off Computer, then Restart. When the Windows desktop reappears, Windows will automatically reinstall the device driver(s) from the Driver Recovery CD. 48 Using Your Recovery CDs Reinstalling all drivers with the Driver Recovery CD (Windows XP) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, close all applications. [. . . ] Refer to these resources in the order they are listed. Support Options 1 VAIO® Notebook User Guide and VAIO® Notebook Quick Start The online VAIO® Notebook User Guide and printed VAIO® Notebook Quick Start provide you with information on how to maximize your notebook capabilities and solve common problems. To access the online user guide, click Start on the Windows® taskbar, select Help and Support, and click on VAIO User Guide. The Quick Start is supplied in the box with your notebook. Manuals and Online Help Files The software preinstalled on your notebook may come with an online manual. [. . . ]