User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EB4MFX/W

[. . . ] Subscriptions to online service providers may require a fee and credit card information. Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions. 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). Please read this EULA carefully before installing or using the software distributed together with this EULA (the SONY SOFTWARE). [. . . ] Sets the password to secure your computer. Disables ports releases resources to the system. To change the serial settings, click Advanced on the Basic/ Advanced tab. Toggles 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 For more information about each option, click Help on the Notebook Setup screen to display the help file. Customizing your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 19 Managing power The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your notebook and provides key information about system activity and battery life. The automatic power management selects the most advantageous profiles, or lets you customize the profiles you choose, according to your own needs, with the goal of extended battery life. PowerPanel has the following features: Automatic Profile Selection (APS) based on the currently active application; Ability to select special Power Profiles manually from the menu; Ability to edit and create new profiles; Ability to display detailed battery information; It works in harmony with your Windows settings. When pointing on the PowerPanel icon, you will see a tooltip with the active power management profile. You can select a power profile from the menu or a power management profile by right-clicking this icon. You can use the PowerPanel toolbar as well: To use the PowerPanel toolbar, proceed as follows: 1 2 Right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbars from the shortcut menu, then click PowerPanel. PowerPanel appears on the taskbar ( you can change it into a floating window by dragging and dropping it on your desktop). 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 About the software on your Sony notebook nN 23 Selecting automatic profiles A Power Profile is a set of timer values for a variety of system devices. PowerPanel automatically selects the profile associated with the application you are using and changes profiles as you switch between applications. Power Management lets your system enter energy saving modes by levelling some energy consuming parameters, such as LCD brightness, or hard disk activity. To select automatic profiles, proceed as follows: 1 2 Right-click the PowerPanel icon on the taskbar. Or, Click the first icon on the PowerPanel taskbar. The PowerPanel icon (displayed in the taskbar) indicates the level of performance of the CPU. PowerPanel icon CPU performance Battery Optimized Performance ­ Used with a Battery. [. . . ] Please note that this option will delete all existing data both on the C: and D: drives before starting the recovery. Aborting the recovery process The recovery process always warns you when the decision you are asked to take cannot be undone. Whenever possible, the recovery screens allow you either to go back to the previous screen, or to abort the recovery process. Performing an application recovery The application recovery utility allows you to reinstall individual applications. Reinstalling a program can fix the problems encountered if it does not run correctly anymore. [. . . ]