User manual SONY PCG-R505GCP QUICK START

[. . . ] VAIO® Computer Quick Start PCG-R505 Series Notice to Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Unpacking Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Applying Ergonomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Locating Controls and Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Locating Docking Station Controls and Ports. . . . . . . . . . . 24 Connecting the Docking Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Disconnecting the Docking Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Turning On Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Registering Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Locating Your VAIO Computer User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Setting Up A Dial-Up Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Expanding Your Computing Power . . . . . . . . . 43 Upgrading Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Locating Preinstalled Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Using the Recovery CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Application and System Recovery CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using Your Recovery CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 3 VAIO® Computer Quick Start Caring for Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Storing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Using Cables and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Cleaning Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Handling the LCD Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you are not able to register your computer during the first session, you are provided with additional registration opportunities later. 36 Turning On Your Computer Locating Your VAIO Computer User Guide The VAIO® Computer User Guide is a searchable online help file that contains detailed information on how to use your new computer. To open the user guide (Windows XP) 1 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, and then click Help and Support. The Help and Support Center window appears, displaying information about your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Turning on the Computer 2 Click VAIO User Guide in the Pick a Help topic column. A second Help and Support Center window appears, which offers detailed information about your computer. knil ediuG resU OIAV 37 VAIO® Computer Quick Start VAIO® User Guide Window 1 2 3 User guide table of contents -- List of computer help topics Electronic Flyer -- List of updates and supplemental information VAIO Computer Specifications -- List of specifications and software. To open the user guide (Windows 2K) Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, point to VAIO Help Center and click Documentation. The VAIO User Guide appears. 38 Turning On Your Computer VAIO User Guide 1 2 User guide table of contents -- List of computer help topics Electronic Flyer -- List of updates and supplemental information Setting Up A Dial-Up Connection This section describes the basic steps for setting up your dial-up connection to the Internet. The Connection Wizard guides you through the process of connecting to the Internet and choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or setting up an existing account. To set up a dial-up connection (Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system) 1 Connect a telephone cable to your computer. See "To connect a telephone cable" in the Internet and Network Connections chapter of your online VAIO® Computer User Guide. Click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories, Communications, and then click New Connection Wizard. The New Connection Wizard appears. 2 39 VAIO® Computer Quick Start New Connection Wizard 3 4 5 6 Click Next. If it is not already selected, click Connect to the Internet. Follow the on-screen instructions. 40 Turning On Your Computer To set up a dial-up connection (Microsoft® Windows® 2000 operating system) 1 Click Start, point to Programs, Accessories, Communications, and then click Internet Connection Wizard. The Internet Connection Wizard window appears. Internet Connection Wizard 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your Internet connection. 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 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar. 41 VAIO® Computer Quick Start 3 Select the Turn Off Computer or Shut Down command at the bottom of the menu. (Windows XP) Click Turn Off Computer at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Turn off computer window, and click Turn Off. (Windows 2000) Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down Windows window, and click Shut Down. 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. (Windows XP) Press the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Delete. The Windows Task Manager dialog box appears. (Windows 2000) Press the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Delete. 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. [. . . ] To remove a disc from the optical drive, make sure the computer is turned on. If the computer is in a power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate), the following instructions will not work. 1 2 Press any key to return to Normal mode. Press the Eject button. How can I open the optical drive tray if the Eject button does not work? [. . . ]