User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EB15FX/BI

[. . . ] This document includes the computer components and the connection procedures. Using the Index of the User Guide, you can easily find any information you are looking for. User Guide. Using the Glossary of the User Guide, you can easily If a problem occurs, refer to the Q & A included in the Some devices and software referred to in the User Guide may not be provided and/or changed by upgrade. Note that the computer environment referred in the User Guide may not be the same as your own environment. Images used in this User Guide may differ from actual product. [. . . ] NotonlycanyoumoveagadgetontotheSidebarbutalsooutoftheSidebar. Ifyouplacethemousepointeroveragadget, thecloseandoptionbuttonsappear. Note 71 Exiting the Sidebar Right-clickontheSidebaricon( ExittoexittheSidebar. )intheSystemTraywiththeclockonthetaskbarandselect Closing the Sidebar Note EvenifyouclosetheSidebar, theSidebarcontinuesrunningintheSystemTrayintheclockarea, thoughitisnotdisplayed ontheDesktop. ToclosetheSidebar, right-clickovertheSidebarontheDesktopandselectClose Sidebar. ToopentheSidebaragain, right-clickontheSidebaricon( )intheSystemTraywiththeclockonthetaskbarandselect Open. 7 Window Awindowisthebasicframeforacomputeroperation. Asanexample, let'sseethelayoutofaPictures Window. ClickStart > Pictures. TheitemsandnamesmaydifferdependingonyourcomputermodelandtheWindowsVistaversion. Note Window Layout 1 2 Move Button 3 Menu Bar 4 Toolbar Address Display Line 6 7 8 9 Window Button Search Box Sort Order Folder / File 10 Preview Window 5 Search Window 11 Detailed Information Window 73 1 Address Display Line 2 Move Button 3 Menu Bar 4 Toolbar 5 Search Window 6 Window Button 7 Search Box 8 Sort Order 9 Folder / File 10 Preview Window 11 Detailed Information Window Showsthelocationofthecurrentlyselectedfolderorfile. YoucanmovetothepreviousornextpagebyclickingtheBackorNextbuttons. Opensthenextpage, whenyouhavereturnedtoapreviouspage. Providesmenustorunfunctionsfortheselectedfolderorfile, etc. Providesiconstoquicklyrunfrequentlyusedfunctions. Youcanviewthedrivestructureandthecurrentlyopenedwindowlocation. IfyouclickKeep files, onlytheaccountisdeleted andthefilesbelongingtotheuseraresavedonthe Desktop. Note 1 2 3 4 5 ClickStart > Control Panel > User Accounts and Family Safety > User Accounts. ClickManage Another Account. Switching User Accounts Clickontheuseraccounttobedeleted. 1 ClickStart( User. )onthetaskbarandselectSwitch ClickDelete the AccountintheMakechangesto user'saccountmenu. Awindowappearsaskingwhetheryouwantto savethedesktop, documents, favorites, musicfiles, picturesandvideofoldersasnewfoldersonthe Desktopbeforedeletingtheaccount. 2 79 Ifyouclickonanotherusernameinthestartscreen, youcanloginwiththatuseraccount. Changing the screen resolution and the color Theresolutionreferstothenumberofpixelsdisplayedonthescreen. Whenincreasingtheresolution, theitemsonthe Desktopbecomesmallerandmoreitemscanbedisplayedonthescreen. Thehigherthecolorquality, themorecolors aredisplayedonthescreen. 1 2 ClickStart > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Personalization > Display Settings. Alternatively, right-clickontheDesktopandselectPersonalization > Display Settingsfromthepop-upmenu. ChangetheresolutionandcolorsettingsandclicktheOKbutton. You can check the graphicschipset. Tochangetheresolution, slidetheresolutionslidingbar toaparticularresolution. Tochangethecolorquality, click thisbuttonandselectaparticular quality. ThefollowingresolutionsandcolorqualitiesarerecommendedaccordingtothecomputerLCDpaneltype. Note LCDType WSXGA+ WXGA Resolution 1680x1050 1280x800 ColorQuality VeryHigh(32bit) VeryHigh(32bit) 80 Configuring the Start Menu Power Button ThePowerbuttonontheStartmenu( )performs variousoperationsdependingonthesettings. 3 ClickonChange Advanced Power Settings and open Start Menu Power Button in the Power Buttons and Liditem. 1 ClickStart > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options and then Change Battery Settings. 1 2 2 ClickonChange Plan Settingsinthecurrently selectedpowersetting. 81 4 SelectapowerplanandclicktheOKbutton. Type Description SetsthecomputertoenterSleepmode. Power Button Image after Setting Change Sleep Thescreenandharddiskwillbeturnedofftoreducethepowerconsumptionof theoverallsystem. IfyoupressthePowerbuttononthecomputer, Sleepmodeisdeactivatedand youcanstartworkingimmediately. Allworkisautomaticallysaved, thescreenisturnedoffandthecomputermakes nonoise. IfyoupressthePowerbuttonofthecomputermainbody, thework environmentisrestoredandyoucanstartworkingimmediately. Youhavetoshutdownthecomputerafterclosingallprogramsandopened folders. Hibernate Shut down ThePowerbuttonissettoSleepmodebydefault. IfthecomputerissettodownloadWindowsupdatesautomatically, theupdatemark( )isdisplayedonthePower buttonwhenanupdateisready. Ifyouclickthisbutton, theupdateisinstalledandthecomputerisshutdownwhentheupdateinstallationiscomplete. Note 8 Phishing Filter Phishingisamethodusedbyhackerstoillegallycollectpersonalinformationsuchascreditcardnumbers, passwords, otheraccountnumbers, etc. throughemailsorwebsites. ThePhishingFilterprotectsusersfromthesephishingattempts. [. . . ] Client This refers to a computer that uses a shared network resourceprovidedbyaserver. DDR SDRAM(DoubleDataRateSynchronousDynamic RandomAccessMemory) DRAMisamemorytypewhosecellsconsistofa capacitorandtransistormanufacturedatalowprice. SDRAMisamemorytypewhoseperformancehas beenimprovedbysynchronizingtheclockwiththe externalCPUclock. DDRSDRAMisamemorytype whoseperformancehasbeenimprovedbydoubling theoperatingspeedoftheSDRAMandiswidelyused nowadays. ThiscomputerusesDDRSDRAM. Device Manager Anadministrativetoolusedtomanagecomputer devices. Youcanaddorremovehardwareorupdatea devicedriverusingtheDeviceManager. Direct X AnapplicationinterfacedevelopedtoenableWindows applicationprogramstoaccesshardwaredevices ataveryhighspeed. Sincetheoperatingspeedof graphics, memoryandsoundcardsmustbeveryfast toprovidehighqualityvideoandsoundforgames, DirectXenablesfastercontrolandinteractionbetween applicationsandhardwaredevices. ByusingDirect X, themultimediaperformanceofWindowshasbeen hugelyimproved. [. . . ]