User manual SONY VAIO VGN-P530H/R

[. . . ] However, actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration, customer data, and operator control. Since implementation by customers of each product may vary, the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by SONYC. To allow for design and specification improvements, the information in this document is subject to change at any time, without notice. Reproduction of this document or portions thereof without prior written approval of SONYC is prohibited. As an ENERGY STAR partner, SONY Computers Inc. [. . . ] A series of hardware detection screens display, the system reboots and the Windows Setup screen appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Windows. You are required to reenter your Microsoft license number. Using the Operating System and Utilities 4-13 Partition Only Restore If your preinstalled software on drive C: of your multiple partitioned drive becomes unusable and you cannot boot from the hard disk, use the Product Recovery Utility to restore your primary partition to its initial shipping configuration. Use the Partition Only restore option only if your hard disk drive consists of multiple partitions and if drive C: contains the operating system and related drivers. Move all other data and applications to other partitions (drives) or the Partition Only restore process will erase them completely. The Partition Only restore option deletes all files on drive C: and replaces them with the original factory installed files. Only use the Partition Only restore option if the preinstalled software on drive C: is unusable. For important information about partitioning your hard disk drive, see the section, "Partition Magic, " earlier in this chapter. Use the Product Recovery Utility to perform a Partition Only restore as follows: 1. 4. Check the Product Recovery CD title and make sure that it is the correct CD for your SONY Versa computer and operating system. Power off your system before connecting the external CD-ROM drive to your SONY Versa. Put the CD into the CD-ROM drive tray, close the drive door, and reboot your computer. Read the License Agreement screen that appears. Eject Button -- Press this button to eject/remove a diskette from the floppy diskette drive. Floppy Diskette Drive Bay -- Insert your floppy diskettes in this bay. Floppy Diskette Drive Cable Connector -- Attach the small end of the connector to the floppy diskette drive cable. !! 5-2 Using the System Drives and Bays ! Floppy Diskette Drive Cable -- Use this cable to connect the floppy diskette drive to your SONY Versa FXi system. FDD/Parallel Port Cable Connector -- Attach the large end of the connector to the FDD/Parallel port on the left side of your system. ! Connecting the External Floppy Diskette Drive Follow these steps to connect the external floppy diskette drive to your SONY Versa FXi system. 1. 3. Locate the external floppy diskette drive and cable that ships with your system. Attach the large cable connector to the connector on the floppy diskette drive. Attach the small cable connector to the FDD/parallel port on the SONY Versa FXi system. Connecting the external floppy diskette drive A ­ Floppy Diskette Drive Cable B ­ Floppy Diskette Drive Connector 4. C ­ FDD/Parallel Port Insert a floppy diskette into the drive bay and you are ready to go! Using the System Drives and Bays 5-3 Disconnecting the External Floppy Diskette Drive When disconnecting the external floppy diskette drive cable, squeeze the release clips before pulling the cable away from the system port or the diskette drive. Failure to squeeze the release clips may result in damage to the cable connectors. Floppy diskette drive cable A ­ Release clips External 24X CD-ROM Drive Your SONY Versa FXi ships with an external 24X CD-ROM drive and cable that feature the latest in CD-ROM technology. Use the CD-ROM drive to load and start programs from a compact disc (CD). You can also use the CD-ROM drive to play your audio CDs. When your audio CD finishes playing the last track, the CD-ROM drive cover automatically opens. [. . . ] See nonvolatile memory. W warm boot Process of resetting the computer without turning off the power through keyboard input (pressing Ctrl, Alt, and Del keys simultaneously). The system returns to an initial or arbitrarily selected condition. warm swap Process of swapping devices in and out of a computer system without turning off the power. The system must be in a sleep state before removing or inserting a device. waveform A graphic representation of a sound wave as displayed on an oscilloscope, which converts sound waves into electronic signals. write To record or store information to a storage device. X XGA Extended Graphics Array. This high-resolution graphics standard supports 640 x 480 ­ 1024 x 768 pixel and 16 million simultaneous colors. [. . . ]