User manual SONY PCG-GRZ530 QUICK START

[. . . ] VAIO® Computer Quick Start PCG-GRZ530 Notice to Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Unpacking Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Applying Ergonomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Locating Controls and Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Turning On Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Registering Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Locating Your VAIO Computer User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Setting Up A Dial-Up Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Expanding Your Computing Power . . . . . . . . . 37 Upgrading Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using the Recovery CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Application and System Recovery CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using Your Recovery CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Caring for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Storing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using Cables and Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Handling the LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 3 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Troubleshooting Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Support Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 4 Notice to Users © 2002 Sony Electronics Inc. [. . . ] If it is not already selected, click Connect to the Internet. Follow the on-screen instructions. Turning Off Your Computer Using the power button to turn off your computer may result in loss of data. Follow the steps below to properly turn off your computer and avoid losing data. To turn off your computer 1 Close or end all operations. Close all programs. Disconnect USB devices. 2 3 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar. Select the Turn Off Computer or Shut Down command at the bottom of the menu. 34 Turning Off Your Computer Click Turn Off Computer at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Turn off computer window, and click Turn Off. Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents. 4 Wait for your computer to turn off automatically. The computer is off when the power indicator turns off. During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using the power saving modes. See "Controlling Power Management" in the online VAIO® Computer User Guide for more information. 5 If you are unable to turn off your computer, then restart the computer. Press the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Delete. The Windows Task Manager dialog box appears. Select Restart from the Shut Down menu. If you are still unable to shut down the computer, you can press the power button and hold it for more than four seconds. This operation may result in data loss. 35 VAIO® Computer Quick Start 36 Expanding Your Computing Power This section helps you get started upgrading computer memory and locating information about preinstalled software programs. Upgrading Memory Locating Preinstalled Programs 37 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Upgrading Memory Depending on the configuration you purchased, your computer may accept additional memory modules. For information about installation procedures, refer to the online VAIO® Computer User Guide and print those relevant steps. See "Locating Your VAIO Computer User Guide" on page 32. The specifications supplied with your computer list the amount of installed memory and required memory modules for upgrades. Locating Preinstalled Programs Your computer comes with a variety of preinstalled audio/video programs. The following sources offer a list of preinstalled programs, descriptions, and information: VAIO® Computer User Guide -- The Preinstalled Programs chapter of your online VAIO® Computer User Guide contains a list of programs, descriptions, and support information. See "Locating Your VAIO Computer User Guide" on page 32 for more information. VAIO® Computer Specifications (Windows XP) -- The online file details your computer's hardware specifications and lists preinstalled programs, descriptions, and support information. See "Locating Your VAIO Computer User Guide" on page 32 for more information. All Programs -- The All Programs list on the Start menu contains a list of all the preinstalled programs on your computer. 38 Using the Recovery CDs Application and System Recovery CDs Using Your Recovery CDs 39 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Application and System Recovery CDs Your computer comes with the following Application Recovery and System Recovery CDs. You will need an optical drive to use these recovery CDs. If your computer does not come with an optical drive, use an external optical drive. Application Recovery CD(s) Sony Electronics Inc. [. . . ] key 55 VAIO® Computer Quick Start If you still cannot restart your computer, press and hold the power button for more than four seconds to turn off the computer. If the pointer does not move while playing a disc, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete simultaneously to stop playback and restart the computer. If you are still experiencing problems, make sure another mouse was not installed. You may need to use your supplied Application Recovery CD(s) to reinstall the touch pad or mouse drivers. [. . . ]