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Page 2: ...icense agreement This product contains software owned by Sony and licensed by third parties Use of such software is subject to the terms and conditions of license agreements enclosed with this product Some of the software may not be transported or used outside the United States Software specifications are subject to change without notice and may not necessarily be identical to current retail versi...

Page 3: ...he leak The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible DVD Laser Diode Properties Laser Output 0 4 mW DVD 0 14 mW CD Wave Length 650 655 nm DVD 785 nm CD CD RW Laser Diode Properties Laser Output 1 0 mW Read 43 5 mW Write Wave Length 780 787 nm To change the backup battery contact your nearest Sony Service Center Caution The use of optical instruments with t...

Page 4: ...s de la fuite L appareil doit être le plus près possible d une prise murale pour en faciliter l accès For questions regarding your product or for the Sony Service Center nearest you call 1 888 476 6972 in the United States or 1 800 961 7669 in Canada Sony Customer Support can be reached at http www sony com pcsupport Pour changer la pile de rechange veuillez contacter votre centre de service Sony ...

Page 5: ...ver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Only peripherals such as computer input output devices terminals and printers that comply with FCC Class B limits may be attached to this computer product Operation with nonco...

Page 6: ...ations in order to maintain uninterrupted service If trouble is experienced with this modem for repair or warranty information please contact 1 888 4SONY PC or write to the Sony Customer Information Center 12451 Gateway Blvd Fort Myers FL 33913 If the trouble is causing harm to the telephone network the telephone company may request that you remove the equipment from the network until the problem ...

Page 7: ...ng lithium batteries Ne pas manipuler les batteries au lithium qui fuient ou sont endommagées Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Une batterie non conforme présente un danger d explosion La remplacer seulement par une batterie identiqu...

Page 8: ...e provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed 5 The Ringer Equivalence Number for this equipment is 0 79B Avis de L industrie Canada AVIS L étiquette...

Page 9: ...cien selon le cas AVIS L indice d équivalence de la sonnerie IES assigné à chaque dispositif terminal indique le nombre maximal de terminaux qui peuvent être raccordés à une interface La terminaison d une interface téléphonique peut consister en une combination de quelques dispositifs à la seule condition que la somme d indices d équivalence de la sonnerie de tous les dispositifs n excède pas 5 L ...

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Page 11: ... Guidelines Canada vii Disposal Of Lithium Battery vii Industry Canada Notice viii Avis de L industrie Canada viii Chapter 1 Identifying Components 1 Front View 2 Drives 3 Buttons and Switches 5 Indicators 6 Connectors 7 Rear View 8 Icons 9 I O Connectors 11 Expansion Slots 15 Chapter 2 Configuring Your System 17 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility 18 Changing the Display s Power Management Settings ...

Page 12: ...lling a 3 5 inch Internal Hard Disk Drive 41 Removing the Power Supply 45 Replacing the Power Supply 46 Chapter 4 System Board 47 Connectors and Headers 48 Front Panel Header 48 Floppy Disk Drive Header 49 Memory Module DIMM Slots 50 PCI Slots 51 AGP Slot 52 IDE Headers 53 Keyboard and Mouse Ports 54 USB Ports USB Header and Ethernet Port 55 Printer Monitor and i LINK Connectors 57 i LINK Header 6...

Page 13: ...laneous Technical Information 81 About User and Supervisor Passwords 82 Beep Code Error Messages 83 PCI Configuration Status and Error Messages 84 DMA Channel Assignments 85 System I O Address Map 86 Memory Map 88 IRQ Settings 89 Chapter 8 Specifications 91 Processor 91 Chipset 91 PCI Bus 91 AGP Bus 91 DIMM Configurations 92 Memory Modules DIMMs 92 L2 Cache 92 Graphics 92 Audio 93 Communications 9...

Page 14: ...VAIO System Reference Manual xiv Floppy Disk Drive and Controller 94 Hard Drives and Controllers 94 Optical Drives 95 System BIOS 96 Index 97 ...

Page 15: ...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 the appropriate section of this manual ...

Page 16: ...VAIO System Reference Manual 2 Front View ...

Page 17: ...st track to 40X at the outermost track the data transfer standard 1X rate is 150 KBps The average data transfer rate is 28 6X 4293 KBps Data on a CD RW is read at a variable transfer rate ranging from 13X at the innermost track to 32X at the outermost track the data transfer standard 1X rate is 150 KBps The average data transfer rate is 22 5X 3375 KBps 16X maximum performance 40X maximum performan...

Page 18: ...ge data transfer rate is 14X 2100 KBps The CD RW writing speed may vary depending on the media The maximum CD RW writing speed is 8X Data on the CD R CD ROM is read at a variable transfer rate ranging from 13X at the innermost track to 32X at the outermost track the data transfer standard 1X rate is 150 KBps The average data transfer rate is 22 5X 3375 KBps The maximum CD R writing speed is 12X 1X...

Page 19: ...scription Power Stand by switch Turns system power on off or into Stand by mode Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk Optical disc eject button Automatically opens and closes the assigned optical drive tray Optical disc eject Floppy disk eject Power Stand by ...

Page 20: ... ready to use Off no color indicates the computer is turned off or in Hibernation mode Floppy disk drive access indicator On green indicates floppy disk drive activity Optical drive access indicator On red indicates optical disc activity Hard disk drive access indicator On red indicates hard disk drive activity Floppy disk drive access Hard disk drive access Optical disc drive access Power Stand b...

Page 21: ...nector on the back of the system A 6 pin i LINK connector can supply power from the computer to the device if the device also has a 6 pin i LINK connector A 4 pin i LINK connector cannot supply power to the device Connects to a digital device that has a 4 pin i LINK connector USB Connects to USB devices USB2 USB3 i LINK IEEE1394 ...

Page 22: ...VAIO System Reference Manual 8 Rear View Mouse Keyboard USB1 Ethernet Monitor Printer i LINK IEEE1394 Serial Headphones Line In Mic Line Telephone Power ...

Page 23: ...Identifying Components 9 Icons Icon Description Mouse port Keyboard port USB port Ethernet port Printer Parallel port Monitor port i LINK IEEE1394 port Serial port Headphones jack Label Area ...

Page 24: ...VAIO System Reference Manual 10 Line In jack audio Mic microphone jack Line jack for telephone line from service jack Telephone for telephone Icon Description ...

Page 25: ...keyboard and mouse ports are physically identical and have the same pinout They are standard 6 pin PS 2 type female ports USB Ports The USB ports are standard 4 pin USB ports Two USB ports are located at the front and one at the rear of the system Serial Ports The serial port is a standard 9 pin DB 9 male port 1 2 3 4 6 5 1 5 6 9 ...

Page 26: ...ference Manual 12 Printer Parallel Port The printer parallel port is a standard 25 pin DB 25 female port Monitor Port The monitor port is a standard 15 pin female high density VGA type port 13 1 14 25 5 1 6 11 15 10 ...

Page 27: ...and the telephone jack is for connecting the computer to a telephone Your computer will only have one RJ 11 female phone jack if you have a HomePNA modem installed The modem installed on your computer may differ depending on the configuration you purchased Connector Description Headphones 1 0 Vrms typical Mic Electret condenser microphone input Line In 1 0 Vrms typical 10 Kohm impedance Accidental...

Page 28: ...ly to designate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection The i LINK connection may vary depending on the software applications operating system and compatible i LINK devices All products with an i LINK connection may not communicate with each other Refer to the documentation that came with your compatible i LINK device for information on operating conditions and proper connections Before con...

Page 29: ...are three PCI slots two of which are available for expansion PCI No 2 and No 3 The other PCI slot is occupied by the fax modem card PCI No 1 There is one AGP slot that is available for expansion Slot No 4 AGP Slot No 3 PCI Slot No 2 PCI Slot No 1 PCI ...

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Page 31: ...ing Your System This chapter contains information on configuring your system Configuring your system can consist of the following Making changes to the BIOS settings Making changes to the display s power management settings ...

Page 32: ...elect a menu from the menu bar Use the up and down arrow keys to select items within a menu Once an item is highlighted use the plus minus keys to modify a setting If an item has a triangle to its left this indicates that a sub menu of options is available Press ENTER to access a sub menu If a sub menu contains items with a triangle there is another layer of options from which to select 4 Once you...

Page 33: ...n idle for a specified period of time 1 From the Start menu point to Settings Control Panel then click Power Options The Power Options Properties dialog box opens with the Power Schemes tab displayed 2 Select the power scheme that is most appropriate for the way you use your computer To change a power scheme change the settings for Turn off monitor Turn off hard disks System stand by and System hi...

Page 34: ...when your computer is running on AC power The System stand by option allows you to specify the period of inactivity in minutes that you want to elapse before your computer goes on Stand by when your computer is running on AC power Power is reactivated when you click the left mouse button or press spacebar on the keyboard The System hibernates option allows you to specify the period of inactivity i...

Page 35: ...Configuring Your System 21 4 Click the Advanced tab 5 Select the desired settings ...

Page 36: ...VAIO System Reference Manual 22 6 Click the Hibernate tab 7 Select the desired settings and then click OK ...

Page 37: ...ding reconfiguring and troubleshooting the components Before opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all open applications turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices shut down the computer and unplug the power cord Systems differ by model so your system may appear different from the illustrations in this chapter ...

Page 38: ...n cards power supply battery memory and internal drives 1 From the rear of the unit pull the metal tab shown in the next diagram 2 Pull the top of the side cover away from the unit about two inches then gently lift out the side cover Pull tab towards rear to release front panel Rotate top out a few inches then lift out ...

Page 39: ... Replacing the Side Cover 1 From the rear of the unit align the bottom of the side cover so that it slips into the lip on the bottom of the unit 2 Push the top of the side cover up against the top of the unit until the side cover snaps into position ...

Page 40: ...rew that secures the card 6 Attach any necessary cables to the card see the instructions that came with the add in card 7 Replace the side cover see Replacing the Side Cover on page 25 Before opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all open applications turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices shut down the computer and unplug the power cord Align the card s bracket...

Page 41: ...efore opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all open applications turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices shut down the computer and unplug the power cord Hold the add in card by its edges and do not touch any components or connector contacts on the card Static electricity in your body may damage sensitive components on the card As a precaution touch any exposed ...

Page 42: ...5 If you do not replace the card or install another add in card install a slot cover over the vacant slot at the rear of the chassis see Covering an Open I O Slot on page 40 6 Replace the side cover see Replacing the Side Cover on page 25 Grasp the card with one hand on each end and gently pull up as you rock the card from side to side ...

Page 43: ...slot see Removing a Slot Cover on page 39 3 Press down on the end latch see diagram before inserting the AGP card 4 Firmly insert the AGP card into the slot 5 Lift up the end latch if the latch does not automatically lock back into place Installing an AGP card disables the internal graphics Your system supports AGP 4X enabled graphics cards Before opening the system unit save and close all open fi...

Page 44: ...e screw removed in step 2 7 Replace the side cover see Replacing the Side Cover on page 25 8 Attach the monitor cable to the monitor port on the AGP card 9 Turn on the computer 10 Follow the instructions that came with the AGP card to install the AGP card driver ...

Page 45: ... will refer to this list when you restore the BIOS settings later 4 Select Exit Discarding Changes from the main menu using the right arrow key 5 Press Enter type Y when prompted to discard changes then press Enter to exit the BIOS Setup Utility 6 Turn off the computer 7 Remove the side cover see Removing the Side Cover on page 24 When you remove the lithium battery all values stored in the CMOS m...

Page 46: ...Insert the new battery into the battery holder with the plus side up and press down until the battery is secure 12 Replace any add in cards that were removed 13 Reconnect any cables that were disconnected 14 Replace the side cover see Replacing the Side Cover on page 25 15 Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer Touch any exposed metal part of the chassis to discharge static electricity ...

Page 47: ...omputer s BIOS settings were retained during the battery replacement and you can skip the remaining steps 17 Refer to the list you made in step 3 and restore any non default BIOS settings see CMOS Setup Options on page 73 18 Select Exit Saving Changes from the main menu using the right arrow key 19 Press Enter type Y when prompted to discard changes then press Enter to exit the BIOS Setup Utility ...

Page 48: ...talled AGP cards 6 Remove the new memory module s from its anti static package Hold the memory module only by its edges to prevent static electricity damage Before opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all open applications turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices shut down the computer and unplug the power cord Memory module configurations MB The PCV RX450 PCV RX...

Page 49: ... Press down firmly and evenly at both corners until the module is fully seated When the module is fully seated the handles on each side are straight up and locked into the slot on each side of the module If the handles are not totally straight upright continue to press down on each side of the module until the handles lock into place 1 1 1 1 Press down here Handles Pin 1 side DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Memory ...

Page 50: ...pply on page 46 11 Replace the side cover see Replacing the Side Cover on page 25 12 Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer Your computer automatically recognizes the extra memory and will configure itself accordingly when you turn on the computer No further action is required ...

Page 51: ...ly on page 45 3 Locate the memory module you wish to remove Before opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all open applications turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices shut down the computer and unplug the power cord The memory modules are located beneath the power supply You need to remove the power supply to reach the memory modules Touch any exposed metal part ...

Page 52: ...ch around each side of the power supply and push down the handle on each side of the memory module to eject the module from its slot 5 Grasp one edge of the memory module and lift out Store the module in a static free bag Push out Handles ...

Page 53: ...ving the Side Cover on page 24 2 Locate the slot whose cover you want to remove 3 Lay the system on its side 4 Remove the screw from the slot cover 5 Remove the loose slot cover and retain it for future use Before opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all open applications turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices shut down the computer and unplug the power cord ...

Page 54: ...t heat 1 Slide the tip of the slot cover removed earlier between the chassis and system board 2 Push the slot cover down until it rests firmly on the lip in the chassis All add in card brackets and slot covers rest on this lip 3 Replace the screw removed earlier to secure the I O slot cover Before opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all open applications turn off the power t...

Page 55: ... 1 Configure the jumpers on the new drive as a slave device see your drive s documentation for configuration instructions 2 Remove the side cover see Removing the Side Cover on page 24 Some models such as Configure to Order CTO systems may already have a second hard disk drive installed Before opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all open applications turn off the power to al...

Page 56: ...42 3 Disconnect the drive connector A in diagram 4 Disconnect the power connector B in diagram 5 Pull out on the tab C that secures the drive holder to the chassis C B A Drive connector Power supply connector Tab Disk drive holder ...

Page 57: ...holder and align the holes on each side of the drive holder 8 Secure the drive to the drive holder using screws in each of the two holes on each side of the drive holder screws are provided with the new drive Do not overtighten the screws 9 Slide the drive holder back into the chassis so that the edge of the holder is flush with the chassis ...

Page 58: ...e first drive 14 Connect the second power connector E to the second drive 15 Replace the side cover see Replacing the Side Cover on page 25 16 Reconnect the power cord to the system and then turn on your computer Your computer automatically recognizes the new drive and configures itself accordingly when you turn it on Format and partition the new drive by following the instructions provided with t...

Page 59: ...the chassis 2 Pull the tab A that latches the power supply to the chassis 3 Slide the power supply up until the power supply clears the chassis 4 Rotate the power supply upside down and rest it on top of the chassis where the hard drive is located Before opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all open applications turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices shut down ...

Page 60: ...acing the Power Supply 1 Rotate the power supply down and slide it into the chassis along the rails to each side of the chassis until the tab snaps into position 2 Replace the screw that secures the power supply to the rear of the chassis ...

Page 61: ...ouse USB1 Ethernet Printer top Monitor i LINK i LINK Header to front panel Serial top Mic in Line in CD In to DVD ROM drive Aux In not used Slot No 4 AGP Slot No 3 PCI Slot No 2 PCI Slot No 1 PCI Battery CMOS Clear Processor CPU Fan Memory Power Supply Power Supply Secondary IDE Primary IDE Floppy Disk USB Header to front panel WOL_CON not used Front Panel Line out Header Fan CPU Therm ...

Page 62: ... board to the front panel Front Panel header Name Description CD LED Connects to the CD DVD drive access light on the front panel PWR LED Connects to the power on indicator light on the front panel HD LED Connects to the hard disk drive access light on the front panel SLEEP not used PWR Connects to the power on switch on the front panel RESET not used MSG LED Connects to the Stand by indicator lig...

Page 63: ...System Board 49 Floppy Disk Drive Header 33 34 2 1 Key pin 5 ...

Page 64: ...es of each Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM look very similar The side with pin 1 has a small 1 to the left of pin 1 Be sure to orient a DIMM correctly in the DIMM slot a small triangle on the slot indicates pin 1 DIMM1 DIMM2 1 1 1 1 Indicates pin 1 Memory module DIMM ...

Page 65: ...o 3 are available The other PCI slot is occupied by the fax modem card No 1 Your modem may look different depending on whether it is a Lucent modem or an HPNA modem The PCI slots support 32 bit 5 V and Universal 3 3 5 V PCI add in cards A1 B1 A49 A52 A62 B49 B52 B62 Slot No 1 PCI Slot No 2 PCI Slot No 3 PCI ...

Page 66: ... slot enables you to install an AGP card to enhance your system s graphics capabilities The length of the AGP card should not exceed 9 05 inches Installing an AGP card disables the internal graphics Your system supports AGP 4X enabled graphics cards A1 A21 A26 A66 B1 B21 B26 B66 ...

Page 67: ...DE Integrated Drive Electronics headers on the system board a Primary IDE and a Secondary IDE header Each 40 pin IDE header supports up to two IDE drives using a ribbon cable with two connectors 39 40 1 2 Secondary IDE header Primary IDE header ...

Page 68: ...Mouse Ports The keyboard port and the mouse port are 6 pin female PS 2 type mini DIN ports They have identical pinouts Keyboard and Mouse Ports Pin Signal Name 1 DATA 2 NC 3 LOGIC GND 4 5V fused 5 CLOCK 6 NC 6 1 Keyboard Mouse 5 4 3 2 6 1 5 4 3 2 ...

Page 69: ...USB ports USB2 and USB3 that are accessible at the bottom of the front panel An internal cable connects USBHEAD to an interface board behind the front panel If more USB devices are needed connect an external hub to any USB port There is one Ethernet port is used to connect to a 100Base TX 10Base T Ethernet network USBHEAD connects to USB2 and USB3 on front panel Pin Signal Name 1 NC 2 NC 3 NC 4 NC...

Page 70: ... and Ethernet port Pin Signal Name 1 ACTLEDP 2 ACTLEDN 3 LILEDP 4 LILEDN 5 TXPCON 6 TXNCON 7 RXPCON 8 LANP5 9 LANP5 10 RXNCON 11 LANP8 12 LANP8 13 USBVCC1 14 USBP1 15 UCBP1 16 GND 17 NC 18 NC 19 NC 20 NC Uses over current protector USBHEAD connects to USB2 and USB3 on front panel cont ...

Page 71: ...density VGA type connector The 6 pin i LINK connector on the back of the system can supply power from the computer to a device if the device also has a 6 pin i LINK connector The 6 pin connector supplies 10V to 12V and a maximum power of 6 watts Printer connector Pin Signal Name 1 STROBE 2 DATA BIT 0 3 DATA BIT 1 4 DATA BIT 2 5 DATA BIT 3 6 DATA BIT 4 7 DATA BIT 5 8 DATA BIT 6 9 DATA BIT 7 10 ACK ...

Page 72: ...LOGIC GND 20 LOGIC GND 21 LOGIC GND 22 LOGIC GND 23 LOGIC GND 24 LOGIC GND 25 LOGIC GND Monitor connector Pin Signal Name 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 NC 5 DDC GND 6 RED GND 7 GREEN GND 8 BLUE GND 9 Reserved 10 GND 11 NC 12 SDA 13 HORIZONTAL SYNC 14 VERTICAL SYNC 15 SCL Printer connector cont Pin Signal Name ...

Page 73: ...System Board 59 i LINK connector Pin Signal Name 1 VP Power 2 Ground 3 TPB 4 TPB 5 TPA 6 TPA Uses over current protector ...

Page 74: ... is accessible at the bottom of the front panel An internal cable connects the i LINK header to an interface board behind the front panel i LINK header Pin Signal Name 1 Shell Ground 2 Ground 3 TPA 4 TPA 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Ground 8 VP Power Uses over current protector i LINK header attaches to 4 pin i LINK connector on front panel ...

Page 75: ...mic jacks are stereo mini jacks 3 5 mm The headphones jack connects to headphones The line in jack connects to a stereo audio source not an audio source from a video device The mic jack connects to a microphone Serial connector Pin Signal Name 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 LOGIC GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Serial 1 5 6 9 Headphones Line In Mic ...

Page 76: ...VAIO System Reference Manual 62 Headphones Line In Mic Audio Right Out Audio Left Out Audio Right In L Imbalance Audio Left In Electret bias voltage MIC imbalance MIC mono in ...

Page 77: ...System Board 63 Power Supply Header The power supply header on the system board connects to the power supply connector labelled P1 20 11 1 10 ...

Page 78: ...ts to the CPU fan and controls the CPU cooling The PWR FAN header is a 1 x 3 pin straight header The PWR FAN connects to the power supply and controls the power supply cooling fan CPU_FAN header Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 FAN_CTRL 12V 3 FAN_SEN PWR FAN header Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 FAN_CTRL 12V 3 FAN_SEN PWR FAN 3 1 CPU_FAN 1 3 ...

Page 79: ...em Board 65 CD In Header The CD In header on the system board is a 1 x 4 pin header that connects to the DVD ROM drive CD In header Pin Signal Name 1 Left Line In 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Line In CD In 4 1 ...

Page 80: ...tem Reference Manual 66 Wake On LAN WOL CON Header The Wake On LAN header WOL CON on the system board is a 3 pin header It is not used Wake On LAN header Pin Signal Name 1 5Vsb 2 Ground 3 WOL signal Wake On Lan ...

Page 81: ...Audio Header The AUX Audio header is a 4 pin standard 2mm single line header that connects to the AUX Audio signal input not used AUX Audio header Pin Signal Name 1 Left Line In 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Line In AUX Audio ...

Page 82: ...CMOS Clear in the Normal position Do not change the position of this jumper unless directed by a technical support person CMOS Clear Jumper settings Jumper Plug Position Function 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear The configuration jumpers should never need changing unless otherwise directed by a technical support or service technician 1 2 3 CMOS Clear ...

Page 83: ...stalled with a HomePNA modem or Lucent 1648 modem depending on the configuration you purchased To determine the modem installed on your computer locate the RJ 11 jacks on the back of your system If one RJ 11 jack exists you have a HomePNA modem if two RJ 11 jacks exist you have a Lucent 1648 modem ...

Page 84: ... single jack RJ 11 If you want to use a single wall jack for your computer s Internet access and for a standard telephone you can use an optional 1 to 2 jack adapter splitter in the telphone wall jack to accomodate both lines Refer to the Home Networking Solutions Using the HomePNA Modem with Sony V AIO Computers documentation that accompanied your computer s and the installation instructions that...

Page 85: ... 1648 Modem There are two RJ 11 jacks one to connect a telephone line and one to connect a phone Connectors Name Connector Type Description Telephone RJ 11 Connects to phone Line RJ 11 Connects to telephone line Telephone Line ...

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Page 87: ...ear depending on which options you select The item shown in brackets in this guide is the default option The option shown in brackets on the screen is the option currently set for your system The other available options for each item are shown without brackets directly below the default option in this guide The available options are listed in the order they occur when you press the key Use the lef...

Page 88: ... Manual 74 Press F10 to save the changes and exit or press Esc to discard the changes Follow the on screen prompts for other choices The bottom of the screen presents a summary of the keys to use for navigation and control ...

Page 89: ...001 Primary Master see IDE Sub Menus on page 76 Primary Slave see IDE Sub Menus on page 76 Secondary Master see IDE Sub Menus on page 76 Secondary Slave see IDE Sub Menus on page 76 Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled Installed Memory 128 MB BIOS Revision 1002 ...

Page 90: ...nsfers Maximum Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors SMART Monitoring Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 ULTRA DMA Mode 5 Set Device As Auto Floppy Hard Disk This option appears when Type is set to User Type HDD Actual capacity depends on product This option appears when Type is set to Auto or User Type HDD This option appears when Type is set to Auto or User Type HDD This option a...

Page 91: ...rd 1394 Controller Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Controller Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 Disabled 3BCH IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP PCI Configuration Slot 1 IRQ Auto to NA Slot 3 IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Enabled ...

Page 92: ...Enabled Hardware Monitor MB Temperature displays actual temperature CPU Temperature displays actual temperature CPU Fan Speed displays actual RPM Power Fan Speed displays actual RPM VCORE Voltage displays actual voltage 3 3V Voltage displays actual voltage 5V Voltage displays actual voltage 12V Voltage displays actual voltage 12V Voltage displays actual voltage ...

Page 93: ... CD ROM displays installed drive Disabled 2 Removable Device Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP 100 ATAPI MO Disabled 3 IDE Hard Drive displays installed drive Disabled 4 Other Boot Device Disabled Network SCSI Boot Device 5 Silent Boot Enabled Disabled ...

Page 94: ...VAIO System Reference Manual 80 Exit Screen Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes ...

Page 95: ... chapter contains information on the following subjects User and Supervisor password Beep code error messages PCI configuration status and error messages DMA channel assignments IRQ assignments System I O address map Memory map PCI configuration space map ...

Page 96: ...s optional Access to the CMOS Setup Utility depends on which passwords were previously set as indicated next If you set these passwords the following passwords are required User password only User password is required at bootup Supervisor password only No password is required at bootup Supervisor password is required by most setup options Both passwords User password is required at bootup Supervis...

Page 97: ...ies that the system is OK Other beep patterns signify errors The number of beeps indicates the specific error that occurred The Sony Online Support technical representative will need to know how many beeps your system produces if there is an error so be sure to count the number of beeps before calling for support ...

Page 98: ...resulting in a conflict PCI Memory Conflict Two devices requested the same resource resulting in a conflict Primary Boot Device Not Found The designated primary boot device hard disk drive floppy disk drive CD ROM drive or network drive could not be found Primary IDE Controller Resource Conflict The primary IDE controller has requested a resource that is already in use Primary Input Device Not Fou...

Page 99: ...nments This shows the factory default values The Microsoft Windows Me operating system reassigns resources to best meet the needs of a particular configuration DMA Channel Default Assignment 2 Standard floppy disk controller 4 Direct memory access controller ...

Page 100: ... Motherboard resources 0070h 0073h System CMOS real time clock 0074h 007Fh Motherboard resources 0080h 0090h Direct memory access controller 0091h 0093h Motherboard resources 0094h 009Fh Direct memory access controller 00A0h 00A1h Programmable interrupt controller 00A2h 00BFh Motherboard resources 00C0h 00DFh Direct memory access controller 00E0h 00EFh Motherboard resources 00F0h 00FFh Numeric dat...

Page 101: ...ealtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC B400h B4FFh Lucent WDM Communication Device B800h B807h Lucent WDM Communication Device B800h B80Fh BCM V 90 56K Modem C000h CFFFh SiS Accelerated Graphics Port C800h C87Fh SiS 730S D400h D4FFh Sis 7018 Audio Driver D800h D80Fh SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller D800h D807h Primary IDE controller dual fifo D808h D80Fh Secondary IDE controller dual fifo E40...

Page 102: ...0000h E98000FFh Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC E5000000h E5000FFFh BCM V 90 56K Modem For HPNA modem models only E5800000h E5800FFFh BCM HPNA 10Mbps NIC EA000000h EA0000FFh Lucent WDM Communication Device For Lucent modem models only EA800000h EA81FFFFh SiS 730S EA800000h EAFFFFFFh SiS Accelerated Graphics Port F0000000h F7FFFFFFh SiS 730S F0000000h FEBFFFFFh SiS Accelerated Graphics...

Page 103: ...els only 04 Communications Port COM1 06 Standard Floppy Disk Controller 07 Printer Port LPT1 08 System CMOS real time clock 09 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller 09 Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC 09 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering 09 SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus 10 SiS 7018 Audio Driver 10 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering 11 SiS 730S 11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering...

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Page 105: ...Bus PCV RX460 1 2 GHz AMD Athlon processor with 200 MHz FSB PCV RX450 1 GHz AMD Athlon processor with 200 MHz FSB GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed Other factors may affect application performance SiS 730S PCI Level 2 2 33 MHz zero wait state 3 PCI slots 2 open AGP interface specification rev 2 0 compliance supports 2x 4x 1 AGP slot open ...

Page 106: ...Maximum memory 512 MB 256 MB in each socket Voltage 3 3 V memory only Pins 168 pins with gold plated contacts SDRAM type PC 133 60 ns unrestricted CAS latency 2 unbuffered Intel 4 clock 64 bits non ECC Installed 256 KB Chipset SiS 730S Gfx Video memory Shared with system memory 16 MB Resolution displayed resolution depends on the video monitor you use The use of 1024 x 768 True color 24 bits or Hi...

Page 107: ...ximum i LINK IEEE1394 400 Mbps OHCI chipset Ethernet 10Base T 100Base TX HomePNA 10 Mbps 1 Mbps HomePNA 2 0 compatible For HPNA modem models only Serial ports One high speed NS16C550 compatible port Parallel port One high speed bi directional Centronics compatible port with ECP and EPP modes Modem ports Two RJ 11 connectors for line and phone USB ports USB1 on rear panel USB2 and USB3 on front pan...

Page 108: ... 82077 compatible supports up to 2 88 MB Floppy disk drive 3 5 inch 1 44 MB Drive Description EIDE controller Supports up to four EIDE drives supports PIO Mode 4 EIDE drives and Ultra DMA 100 Mode drives IDE hard drive Bus mastering EIDE driver installed PCV RX460 60 GB ATA 100 C 16 GB D 44 GB PCV RX450 40 GB ATA 100 C 16 GB D 24 GB ...

Page 109: ...rate is 150 KBps The average data transfer rate is 22 5X 3375 KBps 16X maximum performance 40X maximum performance 32X maximum performance CD RW drive CD RW read CD RW write CD R read CD R write CD ROM read Data on a CD RW is read at a variable transfer rate ranging from 8X at the innermost track to 20X at the outermost track the data transfer standard 1X rate is 150 KBps The average data transfer...

Page 110: ...ds User and supervisor passwords supported Power management APM 1 2 Advanced features ACPI 1 0 compliant hardware for use with APM and PNP BIOS APIs Plug and Play devices Supported with steerable DMA channels and interrupts Special features PC 99 compliant multi boot PCI add in card auto configure ...

Page 111: ...figuration jumper 68 codes beeps 83 COM1 port See SERIAL connector communications specifications 93 computer lithium battery vii computer safety information ii configuration jumper CMOS Clear 68 configuring BIOS setup utility 18 power management 19 connectors 4 pin on modem card 70 71 AGP 52 CD In 65 fan 64 i LINK 7 57 IDE 53 KEYBOARD 54 line 70 71 modem card 70 71 MONITOR 57 MOUSE 54 PCI 51 PRINT...

Page 112: ...front panel header HEADPHONES connector 13 61 I i LINK connector 7 14 57 I O address map 86 slot specifications 93 I O connectors Ethernet 55 HEADPHONES 13 61 i LINK 14 KEYBOARD 11 LINE 13 LINE IN 13 61 MIC 13 61 MONITOR 12 MOUSE 11 PRINTER 12 SERIAL 11 TELEPHONE 13 USB 11 55 I O slot covering 40 icons description of 9 IDE connectors 53 IEEE1394 See i LINK installing 3 5 inch hard disk drive 41 ad...

Page 113: ...erial port See SERIAL setup BIOS 18 slot See I O slot slot cover removing 39 specifications AGP bus 91 audio 93 BIOS 96 chipset 91 communications 93 DIMM configurations 92 floppy disk drive and controller 94 graphics 92 hard drives and controllers 94 I O and expansion slots 93 L2 cache 92 memory module 92 optical drives 95 PCI bus 91 processor 91 system BIOS 96 status and error messages 84 supervi...

Page 114: ...VAIO System Reference Manual 100 T TELEPHONE connector 13 Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 vi TV interference v U USB connectors 7 11 55 user password 82 ...

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