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ii Notice to Users Safety Information © 2000 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. This manual and the software Owner’s Record described herein, in whole or in part, may not The model number and serial number are be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any located on the back of your VAIO computer. machine-readable form without prior written Record the serial number in the space approval. provided here. Refer to the model and serial number when you call your Sony Service SONY ELE
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iii VAIO Computer Reference Manual For questions regarding your product, or for ❑ Connect the equipment into an outlet the Sony Service Center nearest you, call: on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 1-888-476-6972 ❑ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The phone number shown in the Declaration of Conformity is for FCC-related matters You are cautioned that any changes or only. modifications not expressly approved in this manua
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iv Repair of the modem should be made only FCC Part 68 by a Sony Service Center or Sony authorized This equipment complies with Part 68 of the agent. For the Sony Service Center nearest FCC rules. The ringer equivalence number you, call 1-800-222-SONY (1-800-222-7669). (REN) and the FCC registration number are printed on the modem board. If requested, this information must be supplied to the Telephone Consumer telephone company. Protection Act of 1991 The REN is used to determine the qua
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Contents Notice to Users .................................................................................... ii Safety Information .............................................................................. ii Regulatory Information..................................................................... iii FCC Part 68 ......................................................................................... iv Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991................................. iv Chapter
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vi VAIO Computer Reference Manual Chapter 3 — Removing, Installing, and Replacing Components Removing the System Cover .......................................................24 Replacing the System Cover ........................................................25 Installing an Add-In Card ............................................................26 Removing an Add-in Card ...........................................................27 Setting the Configuration Switches ..........................
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Contents vii Chapter 5 — Fax/Modem Card Chapter 6 — CMOS Setup Options STANDARD CMOS SETUP Screen ............................................ 74 BIOS FEATURES SETUP Screen.................................................. 75 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Screen.......................................... 78 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Screen.................................. 80 PNP AND PCI SETUP Screen ..................................................... 82 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Screen .......................
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viii VAIO Computer Reference Manual I/O and Expansion Slots .............................................................97 i.LINK Interface .............................................................................98 Drives and Controllers .................................................................98 System CMOS ...............................................................................98
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Chapter 1 Identifying Components The following sections identify and describe each component that is ® visible from the exterior of the VAIO Computer. Internal components are identified in Chapters 3, 4, and 5 of this manual. 1
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2 VAIO Computer Reference Manual Front View FD DISC HD Flip-down panel SHA0001.VSD
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Identifying Components 3 Drives FD DISC HD DVD-ROM disc drive Floppy disk drive SHA0002.VSD Drive Description Diskette drive 3.5-inch, 1.44 Mbyte. * DVD-ROM drive DVD-ROM disc read: 4.8X (maximum performance). CD-ROM disc read: 24X (maximum performance). * Data on a DVD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging from 2X at the innermost track to 4.8X at the outermost track (the data transfer standard 1X rate is 1385 kbytes/s). The average data transfer rate is 3.6X (4986 kbytes/s). Dat
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4 VAIO Computer Reference Manual Buttons and Switches Manual eject hole Power on/off Floppy disk eject DVD-ROM disc eject FD DISC HD SHA0003.VSD Button or switch Description Power/Standby switch Turns system power on and off. Floppy disk eject button Ejects a diskette. DVD-ROM disc eject Automatically opens and closes the DVD-ROM button tray. Emergency eject hole Ejects an optical disc.
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Identifying Components 5 Indicators Power on/off FD DISC HD Diskette drive access indicator DVD-ROM drive access indicator Hard drive access indicator SHA0004.VSD Indicator Description Power/Standby indicator Standby (amber) indicates the computer is in standby mode. On (green) indicates the computer is out of standby mode, ready to use. Off (no color) indicates the computer is turned off. Diskette drive access indicator On (green) indicates diskette drive activity. DVD-ROM drive access On
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6 VAIO Computer Reference Manual Connectors FD DISC HD MIC i.LINK USB PHONES VOLUME SHA0005.VSD Connector Description MIC Connects to microphone. PHONES Connects to headphones. ® i.LINK Connects to digital device that has a 4-pin i.LINK * (IEEE-1394) connector. USB Connects to USB devices. VOLUME Controls headphone volume. * To connect to a 6-pin i.LINK device, use the i.LINK connector on the back of the system. A 6-pin i.LINK connector can supply power from the computer to the device if the
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Identifying Components 7 Slots FD DISC HD PC Card Memory Stick Slot Media Slot SHA0006.VSD Slot Description PC Card Slot Accommodates one Type I or Type II PCMCIA card ™ Memory Stick Media Slot Accommodates Memory Stick media
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8 VAIO Computer Reference Manual Rear View Power LINE PHONE LINE PHONE USB LINE I.LINK PRINTER SERIAL MONITOR LCD KEYBOARD IN OUT S400 LCD KEYBOARD PRINTER SERIAL MONITOR i.LINK LINE OUT USB LINE IN SHA0007.VSD Connector Description Power AC input power LINE Connects to phone cable from wall jack PHONE Connects to telephone PRINTER Connects to parallel device SERIAL Connects to serial device MONITOR Connects to VGA monitor (optional) USB Connects to USB devices LINE IN Connects to output connec
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Identifying Components 9 I/O Connectors The following section identifies the various I/O connectors. PRINTER Port The PRINTER port is a standard 25-pin DB-25 female connector assigned as LPT1. 13 1 25 14 KY0005.VSD SERIAL Port The SERIAL port is a standard 9-pin DB-9 male connector assigned as COM1. 1 5 9 6 KY0057.VSD MONITOR The MONITOR connector is a standard 15-pin female high-density VGA- type connector. SHA0009.VSD
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10 VAIO Computer Reference Manual USB Connectors A USB connector is located on the front and real panels. Rear panel Front panel KY0003.VSD PHONE, MIC, LINE IN, and LINE OUT The PHONES, MIC, LINE IN, and LINE OUT jacks are physically identical, but have different connections. They are standard 3.5 mm stereo mini-jacks. The PHONES and MIC jacks are located on the front panel. The LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks are located on the rear panel. PHONES MIC LINE IN LINE OUT Front panel Rear panel KY0
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Identifying Components 11 i.LINK (IEEE-1394) The 6-pin i.LINK (IEEE-1394) connector on the rear panel can supply power from the computer to a device if the device also has a 6-pin i.LINK connector. The connector supplies 10V to 12V. The total power supplied by the 6-pin i.LINK connector cannot exceed 6 watts. 6-pin i.LINK (IEEE-1394) 4-pin i.LINK (IEEE-1394) On rear panel On front panel KY0087.VSD LCD The LCD connector is a 40-pin female MDR-type connector. KY0004.VSD ! Do not connect any
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12 VAIO Computer Reference Manual LINE and PHONE The LINE and PHONE jacks are physically identical and have identical connections. They are standard RJ-11 female phone jacks. However, the LINE jack is for connecting to a telephone line that comes from the wall jack, and the PHONE jack is for connecting the computer to a telephone. LINE PHONE KY0014.VSD ✍ Accidentally plugging a phone line from the wall into the modem’s PHONE jack, and a telephone into the LINE jack, will not damage the mod
