User manual SONY VAIO VGN-SR420J/B

[. . . ] This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. Adaptec® is a registered trademark of Adaptec, Inc. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. [. . . ] Automatically (no user input required) verifies the correct operation of different hardware components of the workstation. If a warning message is displayed, you should use the Advanced System Tests to investigate the error. You can also produce a Support Ticket containing a record of the system's configuration and test results. Independently tests a selected hardware component of the workstation. Because of this, the tests are more thorough than what is performed in the Basic System Tests. It should also be noted, the Advanced System Tests can only be performed after the Basic System Tests have been completed. Each test is selected through the on-line screen menu and can be repeated any number of times. For example, if there is doubt with a hard disk drive, select the hard disk drive test, then one of the proposed options. If a test fails, you can produce a support ticket. for more information For more information about using SONY e-Diagtools, consult the e-Diagtools User's Guide, available in PDF format on SONY's web site: www. hp. com/workstations/support/software/diagnostics. html On this web site you can also: · Download e-Diagtools · Order the SONY Diagtools CD-ROM · Get information about e-Diagtools, such as Frequently Asked Questions. 108 Chapter 4 5 hardware components This chapter describes: · · · · · · · Graphics cards Network cards SCSI adapter cards IEEE-1394 (Firewire) card Mass storage devices Connectors and sockets The rear panel Chapter 5 109 hardware components graphics cards graphics cards Your SONY workstation x1000 comes with a graphics card supplied by a third party manufacturer. This graphics card is one of the following, depending on the workstation model: · Matrox Millennium G450 (for more information than is presented below, see http://www. matrox. com/mga/home. htm) · nVIDIA Quadro2 MXR and Quadro2 Pro (for more information, see http://www. nvidia. com/Products. nsf) Matrox Millennium G450 graphics card The Matrox Millennium G450 Dual Head AGP graphics card has a total of 16MB of installed video memory (non-upgradeable). Main features include: · Powered by the 256-bit DualBus Matrox G450 chip · Matrox DualHead technology for connecting two monitors · Matrox DualHead technology with PowerDesk desktop manager: -- Simple support for multiple resolutions and refresh rates -- Tools for repositioning windows and dialog boxes. Note that this connector connects internally to your Adaptec 29160 SCSI card. For information on cables used by this external 68-pin SCSI connector and installing it, read the section "installing the external 68-pin SCSI connector and cable" found in Chapter 6 of this document. 118 Chapter 5 hardware components SCSI adapter cards additional SCSI card features The following table describes features of the Adaptec SCSI card. Feature Double Transition Clocking Description Changes the digital protocol to use both edges of the SCSI request/acknowledge signal clock. The signal in an Ultra2 SCSI runs a 40MHz, whereas data runs at only 20MHz or 80MB/sec on a 16-bit wide bus. Using both edges of the same signal at 40MHz, you can increase the data rate to 40MHz or 160MB/sec on a 16-bit wide bus. Cyclical Redundancy Check Provides extra data protection for marginal cables that are connected to external devices. The Ultra3 SCSI cyclical redundancy check detects all: · Single-bit errors · Double-bit errors · Odd number of errors · Burst errors up to 32-bits long Domain Validation Tests networks, cables, backplanes, terminators, and hard disk drives to ensure that the environment is operating at required specification. If reliability is at risk, the transfer speed is lowered. Chapter 5 119 hardware components IEEE-1394 (Firewire) card IEEE-1394 (Firewire) card This new IEEE standard allows you to connect your workstation to digital peripheral devices, such as set-top boxes, camcorders, DVCRs, DTV, DVDs/CD-ROMs, printers, scanners, hard disk drives and cameras. You no longer have to deal with the conversion of digital signals to analog signals and then back again, thus losing the quality of your signal. Using the high speed IEEE-1394 card your signal can remain digital and be used directly by the devices previously mentioned. Figure 5-5 shows an example of an IEEE-1394 card. Figure 5-5 IEEE-1394 (Firewire) Card The Firewire card is capable of standard speeds of 100, 200 and 400 Megabits per second. [. . . ] · x1000 Technical Reference Manual -- this manual. Technical information on system components, such as system board, chipset and BIOS; troubleshooting and parts replacement information. You will also find complete information on available service and support at the SONY World Wide Web site. To see the full set of services available, go to: www. hp. com/workstations/support. Chapter 7 201 troubleshooting your workstation hewlett-packard support and information services hewlett-packard support and information services collecting information before contacting hp support You can learn more about SONY service and support from the support Web site: www. hp. com/workstation/support Before you contact SONY Support, write down some of the information mentioned below. [. . . ]