User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EB4MFX/B

[. . . ] Subscriptions to online service providers may require a fee and credit card information. Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions. © 2000 Sony Corporation All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. End User Software License Agreement This End User Software License Agreement (the "EULA") is a legal agreement between you and Sony Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "SONY"), a corporation organized under Japanese Law, the manufacturer of your SONY computer system (the "SONY HARDWARE"). [. . . ] Turn the Bass Boost function on / off (only with headphones). You can also check the effect of the Bass Boost function by selecting a sample from "soundfile" and playing it. Set the password to secure your computer. Disabling ports releases resources to the system. To change the serial settings, click Advanced on the Basic/ Advanced tab Toggle between Advanced mode (additional screens with advanced settings) and Basic mode of display. Advanced mode includes Serial and View Resources tabs. . Touchpad Bass Boost Power On Password Enable Ports Basic/Advanced Customizing Your Notebook Computer Changing the window design with UI Design Selector About the Software on your Notebook Computer For more information about each option, click Help on the Notebook Setup screen to display the help file. nN 23 Changing the window design with UI Design Selector You can change the window design of Sony software compatible with UI Design Selector. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Click Start, point Settings, then click Control Panel. Click on << or >> and select the design you like. The UI Design Selector window design changes, to give you a preview of the design you chose for the Sony Software. To try another design, click on << or >>. Once you are satisfied with your choice, click OK. Camera ­ Optimizes performance and power requirements for camera usage. DVD ­ Optimizes performance and power requirements for DVD usage. Customizing Your Notebook Computer PowerPanel About the Software on your Notebook Computer nN 28 Power Management Commands PowerPanel provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management functions and to control power for a specific device. You might use these commands when you want to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action, such as putting the system into Video Standby mode before the Video Standby timer expires. Icon Description System Idle - This mode is convenient if you do not need to use your computer for a short period. The hard disk and the video display enter a low power state and the CPU clock and processor stop. To return the system to the active state, press any key or the power switch on your computer. System Suspend ­ Puts the system into System Suspend mode, a power management state that saves the state of the system and peripheral devices in memory (RAM). Power consumption reduces to a minimum, and the system remains on. To return the system to the active state, press any key or the power switch on your computer. System Hibernation ­ Provides for the lowest level of power consumption. The system writes the state of the system and peripheral devices to the hard disk and turns off the system power. To return the system to the original state, use the power switch to turn on power. Customizing Your Notebook Computer PowerPanel About the Software on your Notebook Computer nN 29 Automatic Profiles Selection (APS) A Power Profile is a set of timer values for a variety of system devices. [. . . ] Select the file system you want to use: FAT32 or NTFS. When the recovery process is finished, remove the Recovery CD-ROM from the drive and press any key to restart your notebook computer. Recovering the system with modified partition sizes 1 2 3 Press P to modify partitions on your notebook computer. Select this option only if you need change the sizes of your partitions. Please note that this option will delete all existing data both on the C: and D: drives before starting the recovery. [. . . ]