User manual SONY VAIO VPCJ117FX/B DATASHEET

[. . . ] Protecting your computer Protecting your computer . Using your computer with a battery pack . Saving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Considerations when using a power management mode Using other battery-saving methods . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The "Display Properties" window appears. 2 3 4 5 6 Click the Settings tab. The "Update Device Driver Wizard" window appears. Click the Next button, and follow the instructions on the screen by selecting Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want; and then Show all hardware. Select Manufacturers and Models for your monitor, and follow the instructions on the screen. Click OK to close the "Properties" window after updating the driver. Set Colors and Screen area in the "Display Properties" window. Click the OK button. 7 8 9 10 How can I set up the external monitor if the Windows plug-and-play feature does not detect it?Do as follows: 1 Make sure that the external monitor is a DDC or plug-and-play monitor (see the manual for the external monitor). Chapter 7. Frequently asked questions 79 2 3 Make sure you are using a D-Sub (Subminiature-D) connector cable. Double-click My Computer, Control Panel, and then Display. The "Display Properties" window appears. 4 5 6 7 Click the Settings tab. Make a DOS system diskette that has the DOS FDISK. COM and FORMAT. COM utilities and the CD-ROM device driver for DOS. How can I use the Recovery CD to reload my factory-installed ThinkPad operating system and applications? User's Reference. Chapter 7. Frequently asked questions 81 82 SONY ThinkPad 570 Online Book Chapter 8. Installing software This section provides procedures for installing an operating system and the necessary software. Installing a new operating system and its device drivers Installing software for Windows 98 . Installing Windows 95 OSR2. 1 or OSR2. 5 . Installing software for Windows NT Version 4. 0 . Installing Microsoft Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 85 85 86 88 89 90 90 91 95 95 96 Copyright SONY Corp. 1999 83 Installing a new operating system and its device drivers Note You need a CD-ROM Drive and the ThinkPad 570 UltraBase, available as an option, to use the Software Selections CD. If you want to install a new operating system in your computer, you need to install the ThinkPad device drivers for it at the same time. The Software Selections CD includes the preloaded software and ThinkPad device drivers for Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT. This section describes how to install a supported operating system and corresponding device drivers using the Software Selections CD. [. . . ] A series of letters or numbers that you designate to restrict access to your computer. A card that is based on the PC Card standard. Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. Often referred to as random-access memory (RAM), measured in kilobytes (KB) or megabytes (MB) of information. [. . . ]