User manual SONY VAIO PCV-RX791 SYSTEM REFERENCE MANUAL

[. . . ] i ii VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual NOTICE © 2002 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machinereadable form without prior written approval. PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION. [. . . ] A 6-pin i. LINK connector can supply power from the computer to the device if the device also has a 6-pin i. LINK port. A 4-pin i. LINK connector cannot supply power to the device. Identifying Components 7 Rear View Mouse port Keyboard port Ethernet port KEYBOARD MOUSE USB ports Printer/Parallel port S/P DIF Out port i. LINK port Serial port Headphone jack Line In jack Microphone jack VGA Monitor port USB USB NETWORK ACT LINK PRINTER OPTICAL OUT AC Input port i. LINK S400 HEADPHONES SERIAL LINE IN MIC 4 MONITOR 3 AV Out jacks 2 OUTPUT S VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO 1 INPUT VHF/UHF port S VIDEO /VIDEO /VIDEO VHF /UHF AUDIO AUDIO AV In jacks Line jack 1 LINE TELEPHONE Telephone jack 8 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Icon Labels KEYBOARD MOUSE USB USB NETWORK ACT Icon Label Area LINK PRINTER OPTICAL OUT i. LINK S400 HEADPHONES SERIAL LINE IN MIC 4 MONITOR 3 2 OUTPUT S VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO 1 INPUT S VIDEO /VIDEO /VIDEO VHF /UHF AUDIO AUDIO Icon Label Area 1 LINE TELEPHONE Icon Description Mouse port Keyboard port Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports Ethernet port (for LAN connection only) S/P DIF Optical Out port Identifying Components 9 Icon Description Printer/Parallel port i. LINK® (IEEE 1394) port Headphones LINE IN jack (audio) Microphone jack Serial port VGA Monitor port Line jack Telephone jack VHF/UHF port Audio In jack Audio Out jack Video/S-video In jack Video/S-video Out jack 10 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 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. 2 3 1 4 5 6 USB Ports The USB ports are standard 4-pin USB ports. Two USB ports are located at the front, and two at the rear of the system. Ethernet Port The Ethernet port at the rear of the system is used to connect to a 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet network. Ethernet Identifying Components Serial Port 11 The serial port is a standard 9-pin DB-9 male port. 6 1 9 5 Printer/Parallel Port The printer/parallel port is a standard 25-pin DB-25 female port. 25 13 14 1 12 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual VGA Monitor Port The monitor port is a standard 15-pin female high-density VGA-type port located on the AGP plug-in card. 10 15 5 11 6 1 Mic, Line In, and Headphones Jacks The microphone, line in, and headphones jacks are physically identical, but have different connections. They are standard 3. 5 mm stereo mini-jacks. Headphones Line In Mic Connector Headphones Mic Line In Description 1. 0 Vrms (typical). 1. 0 Vrms (typical), 10 Kohm impedance. Identifying Components Telephone and Line Jacks 13 The telephone and line jacks are physically identical and have identical connections. They are standard RJ-11 female phone jacks. However, the line jack is for connecting to a telephone line that comes from the wall, and the telephone jack is for connecting the computer to a telephone. The modem installed on your computer may differ depending on the configuration you purchased. Line Telephone 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. 14 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual i. LINK (IEEE 1394) Ports The 6-pin i. LINK® port on the back of the system can supply power from the computer to a 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. on operating conditions and proper connections. Before connecting compatible i. LINK devices to your system, such as an optical disc or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. Refer to the documentation that came with your compatible i. LINK device for information The 4-pin i. LINK port at the bottom of the front panel does not supply power. 6-pin i. LINK port (IEEE 1394) 4-pin i. LINK port (IEEE 1394) On back of system At bottom of front panel Identifying Components 15 Expansion Slots There are three expansion slots. A V. 90 compatible modem has two jacks (Line and Telephone). See online specifications sheet for details. Slot No. 1 (Fax/modem card) 16 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Chapter 2 Configuring Your System This chapter contains information on configuring your system. Making changes to the BIOS settings. Making changes to the display's power management settings. 17 18 VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility Access the BIOS Setup Utility to make changes to the BIOS settings (see "CMOS Setup Options" on page 57 for information on BIOS settings). !1 2 Before rebooting the system, save and close all open files, and exit open applications. Reboot your computer by selecting Shut Down. . . from the Start menu, then selecting Restart. The following message appears at the bottom of the screen. Press <F2> for setup. 3 Press F2. [. . . ] 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. Two devices requested the same resource, resulting in a conflict. [. . . ]