User manual SONY VAIO PCG-GR170 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] VAIO® Notebook Quick Start PCG-GR150/150K PCG-GR170/170K 1 VAIO® Notebook Quick Start 2 Contents 1 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Unpacking Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Registering Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Setting Up Your VAIO® Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Locating Controls and Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You may be prompted to insert the second CD, depending on the application you wish to restore. 39 VAIO® Notebook Quick Start Using the Driver Recovery CD The Driver Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall individual drivers if they become corrupted or are accidentally 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 uses a vault feature on the Driver Recovery CD(s) to repair software applications. You must be in Windows to run the Driver Recovery CD utility. To use the Driver Recovery CD(s) 1 2 Turn on your notebook. If your notebook is already on, close all applications. When the Windows desktop appears, insert the Driver Recovery CD in the optical disc drive. Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to view the contents of the Driver Recovery CD. Select the appropriate driver. To repair software applications using VAIO Support Agent The Driver Recovery CD utility has an information vault that contains the original characteristics for the preinstalled software applications that are protected by VAIO Support Agent. See "VAIO Support Agent" on page 59 for instructions on how to fix your software problems. Using the System Recovery CD(s) This CD restores your notebook to its original state, so user data and applications will be lost. You can use the System Recovery CD(s) to format the C:\ partition of the hard disk drive, then reinstall the operating system and software titles that shipped with your notebook, if they become corrupted or erased. You may not need to reinstall the entire contents of your hard drive. If you experience a problem with your notebook, reinstalling an individual device driver or software title may correct the problem. Use the Application Recovery CD(s) to reinstall individual applications or use the Driver Recovery CD(s) to reinstall device drivers. See "Using the Application Recovery CD(s)" on page 39 to reinstall individual applications or see "Using the Driver Recovery CD" on page 40 for more information. 40 Using Your Recovery CDs The System Recovery CD contains a backup copy of all the software originally installed on your hard disk drive. It can be used only to recover the hard disk of the notebook you purchased. The System Recovery utility gives you Full Restore with Format. That is, it formats the hard disk drive, then restores all the original software. Full Restore with Format removes all the information on the hard disk drive. You will lose any software you have installed and any other files you have created since you started to use your notebook. This means you will have to reinstall any applications that were not included with the notebook when you purchased it. If you have any questions on using the System Recovery CD, contact Sony Customer Support. To use the System Recovery CD(s) 1 2 3 4 5 Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the optical disc drive. Shut down your notebook as described in the "Shutting Down Your Notebook" on page 24. Wait four seconds and turn on your notebook. Click OK to signify you have read and accept the Microsoft End-User License Agreement. When the System Recovery menu appears, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process. If your notebook does not start from the Recovery CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the power button and hold it for more than four seconds to turn off the notebook. [. . . ] The Agent automatically retrieves updates without further prompting. Deny the Agent your permission to contact the Sony Support Server for any updates or fixes. The Agent discontinues any update retrieval and does not prompt again for your permission to update. Deny the Agent your permission to contact the Sony Support Server for the current update or fix. [. . . ]