User manual SONY VAIO PCG-C1VE

[. . . ] nN Sony Notebook Computer User Guide PCG-C1VE nN 2 Sony Notebook Computer User Guide Notice to Users © 2000 Sony Corporation. This manual and the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approval. Sony Corporation provides no warranty with regard to this manual, the software, or other information contained herein and hereby expressly disclaims any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose with regard to this manual, the software or such other information. In no event shall Sony Corporation be liable for any incidental, consequential, or special damages, whether based on tort, contract, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this manual, the software, or other information contained herein or to use thereof. [. . . ] Select View all Control Panel options if all icons are not displayed Select the Device Manager tab and click Refresh. Floppy disk drive To remove a diskette When you finish using the diskette, wait until the LED indicator turns off and then press the Eject button to remove the diskette. Eject button LED indicator To remove the floppy disk drive Follow the steps below to remove the floppy disk drive while your computer is on. If it is not removed properly, your system may crash and you may lose data that you did not save before. Do not follow these instructions if your computer is turned off. 1 2 Double-click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the task tray. Click USB Floppy from the list and click Stop. Connecting peripheral devices Floppy Disk Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Guide nN 52 3 4 5 In the Stop a Hardware device dialog box, confirm the device that you want to stop. Click OK when the You may safely remove this device dialog box appears. Close the Unplug or Eject Hardware window. You can now safely unplug the USB floppy disk drive. To carry the floppy disk drive Fold the floppy disk cable into the compartment on the side of the floppy disk drive. . Connecting peripheral devices CD-ROM Drive Sony Notebook Computer User Guide nN 53 CD-ROM Drive You can use an optional CD-ROM drive* with your notebook computer to read CDROMs, Audio CDs, CD Extras and Video CDs. * You can purchase the Sony PCGA-CD51/A CD-ROM drive as accessory. For more information, please contact your dealer. When the computer is in System Suspend or System Hibernation mode, you cannot insert a disk. The procedures for connecting the CD-ROM drive may vary, depending on the CD-ROM drive. See the manual supplied with your CD-ROM drive for more information on use. Connecting peripheral devices Printer Sony Notebook Computer User Guide Turn off your computer and the printer, unplug the AC adapter and the power cord before connecting the printer. See the manual supplied with your printer for more information on installation and use. Before using the printer, you may need to change the Printer setting in the Sony Notebook Setup software. Please refer to Sony Notebook Setup in the Software Guide for further details. Before you connect peripherals, turn off the computer and all peripherals. Connect the power cord only after connecting all cables. Turn on the computer only after turning on all peripherals. To Printer nN 54 Printer You can connect a Windows-compatible printer to the USB connector of your computer to print documents. To connect a printer using the USB connector You can connect a USB printer compatible with your version of Windows® to your computer. Use the symbol to locate the USB port on your computer and printer. Plug an optional USB printer cable into the USB connector. Notebook computer Power cord Printer To USB Printer cable (optional or supplied with the printer) To use a printer Install the driver software supplied with your printer. Connecting peripheral devices External Display Sony Notebook Computer User Guide See the manual supplied with your computer display for more information on installation and use. nN 55 External Display You can connect an external display to your notebook computer. For example, you can use the computer with the following: Computer display (monitor) Projector. TV Use your external display as a second screen, or set up a virtual desktop (Please refer to "Using the Dual Display Function" in your Software Guide for further details). Computer display To VGA Out Connector Display adapter Connecting cable SELV according to EN 60950 Display cable Power cord Connecting peripheral devices External Display Sony Notebook Computer User Guide See the manual supplied with your projector for more information on installation and use. You may not be able to display the computer's LCD and the external display together, depending on the types of computer display and projector used. To connect a computer display nN 56 Use the supplied Display Adapter to connect your external display to the computer. 1 2 Plug the supplied Display Adapter into the computer's mini VGA Out connector and the display cable to the "VGA Out" connector of the Display Adapter. If necessary, plug one end of the display power cord into the display, and the other end into an AC outlet. Connecting peripheral devices External Display Sony Notebook Computer User Guide To connect a projector nN 57 You can use a projector as an external display, such as the Sony LCD Projector. [. . . ] This is normal and is not cause for concern. Keep the battery pack away from all sources of heat. Do not open or try to disassemble the battery pack. Do not expose the battery pack to any mechanical shock. [. . . ]