User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EB15FM/WI

[. . . ] Product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Macrovision Statement If your computer has a DVD drive and an analog TV Out port, the following paragraph applies: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. [. . . ] Locate the target computers so that the infrared ports face each other. When infrared communication is available, a beep sounds and Send files to another computer icon ( ) appears on the desktop. You can now transfer data through infrared communication. To transmit data through infrared communication The procedures to transmit files to another computer are described below. Connect the target computers through infrared communication. Drag a file over the Send files to another computer icon in one of the computer. [Wireless Link] dialog appears on the other computer screen. When the file transmission is completed, click Close to close the [Receiving Files] dialog. To change infrared communication configuration To change the folder to save the received files, or to receive images from a digital camera, click Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Wireless Link and change the configuration. 62 Users Manual If you cannot use infrared communication 1. Start the computer, and press <F2> to enter System Setup. Select I/O Device Configuration in the Advanced menu, and press <Enter>. Select Infrared, and set the item to Enabled by pressing <F5> or <F6>. Save the configuration, and exit the Setup. Executes commands or opens a submenu. Customizing Your Computer 65 Changing Booting Priority You can select the booting priority among the devices such as the hard drive, CD-ROM drive, etc. The following example describes how to configure the hard drive as the first booting device when the CD-ROM drive is configured as the first booting device by default. Use < > key to move to the Boot Device Priority, and press <Enter>. Use < > key to move to the Hard Drive item, and press <F6> until it is at the very top. Press <F10> to save the changed configuration, and exit System Setup. Now you can boot the system with the hard disk drive as the first booting device. 66 Users Manual Configuring the Password Setting the Supervisor Password By configuring a supervisor password, you can restrict system access to authorized users only. Select the Security menu in the System Setup. To enter System Setup, see "Starting System Setup" on page 65. On the Set Supervisor Password item, press <Enter>. Enter a password, press <Enter>, re-enter the password for confirmation, and press <Enter> again. When a message confirming the password configuration appears in the [Setup Notice] window, press <Enter>. Setting the User Password You can configure user passwords so that other users can use the system. Before configuring a user password, a supervisor password must have been configured. [. . . ] An LCD screen displays thousands or millions of pixels. Plug and Play A plug and play operating system automatically configures computer components to work with your system. With this type of operating system, you normally do not need to set jumpers on devices or set memory addresses or IRQs. RAM (random access memory) The computer's system memory, including conventional and extended memory. [. . . ]