User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EE27FM/WI

[. . . ] 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. Read this first About the software on your Sony notebook nN 2 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). [. . . ] Check the country/region settings, and make sure it matches the place you are dialing from. If you modified your location settings, click Apply, and then click OK. Before applying new country settings, make sure your phone line is disconnected from your VAIO notebook. Customizing your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 21 Updating the modem driver and setting the modem regional options The modem driver currently installed on your system may have a Country Selector. Do not use this Country Selector to set your modem regional options. Depending on the way you update the driver, this Country Selector may or may not appear anymore. If you upgrade the driver using either the driver located on your disk drive under C:\Drivers\Modem or the one located on your Application CD-ROM in the Drivers\Modem folder, then the Country Selector will not be visible any more. If you first uninstall the currently installed driver and then install the driver located under C:\Drivers\Modem or the one located on your Application CD-ROM in the Drivers\Modem folder, then the Country Selector will be available. To update the driver, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 Click the Start button and open Control Panel. Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon. The Printers and Other Hardware window appears. The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears. Click the Modems tab and then click Properties to view the properties of your modem. Click OK, once you are satisfied with your choice. UI Design Selector disappears and changes the window design of Sony software as you selected. 3 4 5 6 Customizing your notebook About the software on your Sony notebook nN 24 Setting up your notebook The Sony Notebook Setup utility allows you to consult system information, specify preferences for system behavior, and change hardware settings for your VAIO notebook. To use Sony Notebook Setup, proceed as follows: 1 Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar. 2 In All Programs, select Sony Notebook Setup and then click Sony Notebook Setup. The Basic window appears; use the Basic / Advanced tab to display more features. 3 Select the tab for the item you want to change. This dialog box contains the following tabs: Tab About This Computer Printer Initial Setting Description Displays system information, including memory capacity, serial number, and BIOS version. Selects the drive and device order you wish to use for loading the operating system. You can specify the hard drive as well as other drives inserted into your computer. You can change the volume of the sounds while the operating system is loading. When you connect an optional mouse to your computer, you can disable your touchpad. [. . . ] Reinstalling a program can fix the problems encountered if it does not correctly run anymore. To perform an application recovery, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Take the last product recovery CD-ROM. Turn on your computer (using AC power only) and wait until Windows has booted up. Insert the product recovery CD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive. [. . . ]