User manual SONY VAIO VGN-FW490DEB

[. . . ] Specifications -- The online Specifications describe the hardware and software configuration of your VAIO computer. To view the online Specifications: 1 2 Connect to the Internet. Go to the Sony online support Web site at http://esupport. sony. com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA, at http://www. sony. ca/support for customers in Canada, or at http://esupport. sony. com/ES/ for customers in Latin American countries or areas. VAIO Recovery Guide -- Provides information about restoring individual software programs, software drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory installed settings. To access this on-screen guide: 1 2 3 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Support Central. [. . . ] The umber power light flashes in this mode. To activate Standby mode 1 2 Click Start and then Turn Off Computer. Click Stand By. To return to Normal mode Press any key. !If you press the power button for more than four seconds, the computer will turn off automatically. You will lose any unsaved data. When the computer is in Standby mode, you cannot insert a disc. The computer comes out of Standby mode quicker than out of Hibernate mode. Standby mode uses more power than Hibernate mode. !If the battery runs down when the computer enters Standby mode, you will lose any unsaved data. Going back to the previous work state is impossible. To avoid loss of data, you should save your data frequently. If the computer is not used for 25 minutes, it will enter Standby mode. To avoid this, you can change the Standby mode settings. n 127 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To change the Standby mode settings 1 2 3 4 5 Click Start and then Control Panel. The Power Options Properties window appears. The VAIO Power Management window appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to change the settings. n 131 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Activating VAIO Power Management Power Schemes VAIO Power Management provides several predefined power schemes. Each power scheme consists of a group of power management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals, ranging from maximum power management to no power management. To activate a VAIO Power Management power scheme 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Click Start and then Control Panel. The Power Options Properties window appears. Select the tab for power scheme settings. Select a power scheme from the drop-down list. If you now select the VAIO Power Management tab, you see that the selected power scheme appears on the tab. If necessary, you can change the items in the list, for example, the LCD brightness of your computer screen. The power scheme has been activated. You must have administrator rights on the computer to set up a power scheme. n 132 N Upgrading Your VAIO Computer Upgrading Your VAIO Computer Your computer and memory modules use high precision components and electronic connectors technology. To avoid the invalidation of your guarantee due to mishandling, we recommend that: You contact your dealer to install a new memory module. You do not install it yourself, if you are not familiar with upgrading memory on a computer. [. . . ] VAIO Central provides a central location that gathers resources to configure your VAIO computer and view your computer's configuration and specifications. For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 198). VAIO® Edit Component Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO Edit Component provides enhanced editing functionality when using Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Premiere Standard, or Adobe Premiere Elements on your VAIO computer. [. . . ]