User manual SONY VGC-RA825GY

[. . . ] Welcome Thank you for purchasing a Sony VAIO® computer!Your new computer is a superb blend of high technology and easy-to-use functionality. The information provided here is designed to help you to become familiar with the hardware and software programs included with your computer. View the Electronic Flyer, which provides updates and supplemental information about your computer. Go to the Sony online support Web site, to view the VAIO® Computer Specifications, which lists your computer's hardware specifications and preinstalled software information. [. . . ] A final confirmation message appears. If you have not performed a back up of your computer's data, or you do not want to continue with the RAID configuration, respond to the final confirmation message by clicking "No" and exit the wizard. See the section, Before getting started, for advice on how to prepare for RAID configuration. RAID Configuration Wizard - Final confirm ation m essage 11. Do not remove the VAIO Recovery Media Kit disc from your computer's optical disc drive. Click Restart to start the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program. See the Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program section for more information. Page 96 Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program A complete hard disk drive recovery restores the original, factory settings and recovers all of the preinstalled software programs. From the VAIO Recovery Wizard main window, click Next. Select Custom Recovery (for Advanced Users), and click Next. Select either option, as shown below, and then click Next. 4. Complete Recovery with the Recovery Drive (Recommended) Complete Recovery without the Recovery Drive If installation messages and prompts appear, follow the instructions provided by each installation wizard and respond to each prompt or message. Your computer may restart during this process. 5. When the optical disc drive opens, remove the disc and close the drive door. Your computer may restart several times before it becomes available for use. Page 97 About the Intel Storage Utility program You can find information about RAID volume configuration in the Intel® Storage Utility program. This utility program contains the Intel® Application Accelerator RAID edition feature. Locating the Intel Storage Utility program 1. Click Start from the Windows® taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 2. From the Control Panel window, click . 3. From the Performance and Maintenance window, click The Intel® Storage Utility main window appears. . Intel® Storage Utility 4. Click to open Help. The Intel® Application Accelerator Help introduction window appears. Intel® Application Accelerator Help Page 98 The Intel® Application Accelerator Help file provides basic information on setting up additional hard disk drives as a RAID array. You can find more information on this topic at http://support. intel. com/support/go/iaa/kb_r. htm. Page 99 RAID Glossary This glossary contains some basic terms that may aid your understanding of RAID technology. Term Definition Array host computer. Two or more hard disk drives that are grouped together and function as a single drive to the Fault tolerance failed. The ability of a computer to continue its function, even after one or more hard disk drives have Intel® Application Accelerator RAID edition (IAA) Software program that replaces the original ATA drivers provided with the Microsoft® Windows ® operating system. The IAA replacement drivers are optimized for computers using certain Intel® chipsets. Logical drive Two or more hard disk drives that are grouped together so that they appear and function as a single or logical drive to the host computer. Mirrored/Mirroring protection. All data on a primary hard disk drive is duplicated on a secondary drive, to provide data Parity A type of data protection that uses verification to detect errors in data. Physical drive The actual hard disk drive. RAID An acronym for "Redundant Array of Independent Disks". This method of combining small, inexpensive hard disk drives offers advantages for data availability, equipment cost, and system performance. RAID-0 See "Striped/Striping" RAID-1 See "Mirrored/Mirroring" Redundant (Information Technology use) Additional computer components, such as hard disk drives, that are installed to back up the primary resources in case of failure. S-ATA An acronym for "Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. " This is a standard uses serial signaling technology and is used for connecting hard disk drives into computers. Striped/Striping is no data protection. Data is spread evenly over multiple hard disk drives for improved system performance. There Page 100 Troubleshooting This section describes how to solve common problems and provides helpful information about using your computer's hardware features and preinstalled software. Your computer may not be equipped with all of the features or software discussed in this section, depending on the computer model or configuration purchased. About VAIO Computer Functions About System Security About Media Center About Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder About the Mouse and Keyboard About the Modem About the Speakers About Using a Microphone About Using Peripheral Equipment Page 101 About VAIO Computer Functions My computer does not start. Verify that the computer is plugged into a power source and that it is turned on. Check that the power indicator is lit on the front panel of the computer. [. . . ] Web site http://www. sony. com/pcsupport telephone 888-4-SONY-PC (888-476-6972) hours 7 days a week, 24 hours a day Quicken® New User Edition Intuit Inc. Web site http://www. intuit. com/support telephone 900-555-4932; 800-644-31931 1 I ntuit I nc . Software: Support from 9 0 0 -5 5 5 -4 9 3 2 is fee-bas ed. 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