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Page 2: ... 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 versions Updates and additions to software may require an additional charge Subscriptions to online ser...

Page 3: ...ephone lines Avoid using the modem during an electrical storm Do not use the modem or a telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible Laser Output 1 3 mW CD Read 1 1 mW DVD Read 42 8 mW DVD Write 21 9 mW CD Write Wave Length 650 660 nm DVD 773 797 nm CD Laser Output 0 41 0 45 mW DVD 0 12 0 176 mW CD...

Page 4: ...ossible 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 Caution For ADSL HomePNA and V 90 modem models to reduce the risk of fire use only No 26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cord...

Page 5: ...e receiver 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 computer input output devices terminals printers etc that comply with FCC Class B limits may be attached to this computer product Operation with noncom...

Page 6: ...mer 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 is resolved Repair of this equipment should be made only by a Sony Service Center or Sony authorized agent For the Sony Service Center nearest you call 1 888 4 SONY PC 1 888 476 6972 ...

Page 7: ...urer s instructions The battery pack used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if mistreated Do not disassemble heat above 212 F 100 C or incinerate Dispose of used battery promptly Keep away from children Ne pas manipuler les batteries au lithium qui fuient ou sont endommagées Une batterie non conforme présente un danger d explosion La remplacer seulement par une batterie ide...

Page 8: ...uipment is 0 79B Avis de l Industrie Canada AVIS L étiquette d Industrie Canada identifie le matériel homologué Cette étiquette certifie que le matériel est conforme aux normes de protection d exploitation et de sécurité des réseaux de télécommunications comme le prescrivent les documents concernant les exigences techniques relatives au matériel terminal Le Ministère n assure toutefois pas que le ...

Page 9: ...delines Canada vi 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 4 Indicators 5 Connectors 6 Rear View 7 Icons 8 I O Connectors 10 Expansion Slots 14 Chapter 2 Configuring Your System 15 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility 16 Changing the Display s Power Management Settings 17 ...

Page 10: ...ternal Hard Disk Drive 39 To identify additional hard disk space 43 Removing the Power Supply 44 Replacing the Power Supply 45 Chapter 4 System Board 47 Memory Module DIMM Slots 48 Power Supply and Aux Power Headers 49 CLR CMOS Jumper 51 Chapter 5 CMOS Setup Options 53 Main Screen 55 Advanced Screen 57 Power Screen 59 Boot Screen 60 Exit Screen 61 Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Technical Information 63 U...

Page 11: ...73 AGP Bus 73 PCI Bus 74 Memory Modules 74 Memory Configurations 74 L2 Cache 74 Graphics 74 Audio 75 Communications 75 I O and Expansion Slots 76 Floppy Disk Drive and Controller 76 Hard Drives and Controllers 76 Optical Drives 76 System BIOS 77 Index 79 ...

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Page 13: ...ing Components The following sections identify and describe each component that is visible from the exterior of the VAIO Digital Studio computer Internal components are identified in the appropriate section of this manual ...

Page 14: ...VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 2 Front View ...

Page 15: ...ions sheet is supplied with your computer s original documentation Optical disc drive 2 See Specifications sheet for details Floppy disk drive 3 5 inch 1 44 MB Memory Stick media slot Accommodates Memory Stick media Optical disc drive 1 Optical disc drive 2 Floppy disk drive Memory Stick media slot on the RX580 model only ...

Page 16: ...tton or switch Description Optical disc eject button Automatically opens and closes the optical drive tray Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk Power on off switch Turns system power on off or into Stand by mode Optical disc eject Floppy disk eject Power on off ...

Page 17: ... drive activity Optical drive access indicator On red indicates optical drive activity Power Stand by indicator Stand by amber indicates the computer is in Stand by mode On blue indicates the computer is out of Stand by mode ready to use Off no color indicates the computer is turned off or in hibernation mode Floppy disk drive access Hard disk drive access Optical disc drive access Power Stand by ...

Page 18: ...e i LINK port 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 port A 4 pin i LINK connector cannot supply power to the device Connects to a digital device that has a 4 pin i LINK header USB1 USB2 ports Connects to USB devices USB1 USB2 ports i LINK port ...

Page 19: ... IN USB NETWORK ACT LINK i LINK S400 3 2 1 LINE TELEPHONE 4 MONITOR SERIAL Mouse Keyboard USB3 USB4 Ethernet Printer Parallel Headphones Line In Microphone Monitor Line AC Input port Telephone i LINK port Serial In models with an HPNA modem the telephone line jack does not exist ...

Page 20: ...ernet port for LAN connection only Serial port KEYBOARD MOUSE PRINTER HEADPHONES MIC LINE IN USB NETWORK ACT LINK i LINK S400 3 2 1 LINE TELEPHONE 4 MONITOR SERIAL Icon Label Area Icon Label Area KEYBOARD MOUSE PRINTER HEADPHONES MIC LINE IN USB NETWORK ACT LINK i LINK S400 3 2 1 LINE TELEPHONE 4 MONITOR SERIAL Icon Label Area ...

Page 21: ...g Components 9 Printer port i LINK IEEE1394 port Headphones Line In jack audio Microphone jack Monitor port Line jack Telephone jack In models with an HPNA modem the telephone jack does not exist Icon Description ...

Page 22: ...orts are physically identical and have the same pinout They are standard 6 pin PS 2 compatible female ports USB Ports The USB ports are standard 4 pin USB ports Two USB ports are located at the front and two at the rear of the system Ethernet Port The Ethernet port at the rear of the system is used to connect to a 10BASE T 100BASE TX Ethernet network 2 3 1 4 5 6 Ethernet ...

Page 23: ...ndard 9 pin DB 9 male port 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 located on the AGP plug in card 6 9 1 5 25 14 13 1 5 1 10 15 11 6 ...

Page 24: ...es from the wall and the telephone jack is for connecting the computer to a telephone Your computer has only 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...

Page 25: ...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 connecting compatible i LINK PC peripherals to your sys...

Page 26: ...are available for expansion slot No 2 and slot No 3 PCI slot No 1 is occupied by the fax modem card A Lucent modem has two jacks Line In and Phone while an HPNA modem has one jack Line In There is one AGP slot No 4 which is occupied by an AGP card Slot No 4 AGP Slot No 3 PCI Slot No 2 PCI Slot No 1 PCI ...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...eft and right arrow keys to select 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 fr...

Page 29: ...idle for a specified period of time 1 From the Start menu point to Settings click Control Panel then click Display 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 and Turn off hard disks System stand by and System ...

Page 30: ...turn off 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 ina...

Page 31: ...Configuring Your System 19 4 Click the Advanced tab 5 Select the desired settings ...

Page 32: ...VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 20 6 Click the Hibernate tab 7 Select the settings most appropriate for your system ...

Page 33: ...elect and configure an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS device for your system 9 Select and configure the settings most appropriate for your system and click OK For more information about configuring a UPS device refer to your Microsoft Windows XP operating system online Help ...

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Page 35: ...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 36: ...system board add in 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 cover away from the unit about two inches then gently lift out the cover Pull out top a few inches then lift out Pull out tab to release front panel ...

Page 37: ...ents 25 Replacing the Side Cover 1 From the rear of the unit align the bottom of the cover so that it slips into the lip on the bottom of the unit 2 Push the top of the cover up against the top of the unit until the cover snaps into position ...

Page 38: ... secures the add in card to the chassis 4 Remove the add in card from the PCI slot and store the card in an anti static wrapper 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 Grasp the card with one hand on each end and gently pull up as you...

Page 39: ... 6 Replace the side cover see Replacing the Side Cover on page 25 Hold the add in card by its edges and do not touch any components or contacts on the card Static electricity in your body may damage sensitive components on the card As a precaution touch any exposed metal part on the metal chassis preferably the metal part on the power supply before handling an add in card to discharge any static e...

Page 40: ...e a gentle rocking motion pressing down until the card is fully seated 5 Replace the screw that secures the card 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 so that the bottom of the bracket fits into the slot at the bottom of t...

Page 41: ...s 29 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 8 Turn on the computer and follow any instructions that came with the add in card ...

Page 42: ...s 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 and unplug the power cord 7 Remove the side cover see Removing the Side Cover on page 24 Before opening the system unit save and close all open file...

Page 43: ...new battery 11 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 chassis to discharge static e...

Page 44: ...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 53 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 45: ...dule you wish to remove 4 Push down the handle on each side of the memory module to eject the module from its socket 5 Grasp one edge of the memory module and lift out Store the module in a static free bag 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...

Page 46: ...on page 24 5 Remove the power supply see Removing the Power Supply on page 44 6 Remove the screw that secures the AGP add in card to the chassis 7 Press down on the handle at the edge of the AGP slot 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 mo...

Page 47: ...each end and gently pull up as you rock the card from side to side Hold the add in card by its edges and do not touch any components or contacts on the card Static electricity in your body may damage sensitive components on the card As a precaution touch any exposed metal part on the metal chassis preferably the metal part on the power supply before handling an add in card to discharge any static ...

Page 48: ...5 15 Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer Your computer automatically recognizes the extra memory and configures itself accordingly when you turn on the computer No further action is required 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...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...the most 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 ...

Page 51: ...0 hard disk drive to take full advantage of the system s features The hard disk drive access light blinks when either internal drive is active 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 Before opening the system unit save and close all open files exit all ope...

Page 52: ... Manual 40 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 A B C Disk drive holder Tab Power supply connector Drive connector ...

Page 53: ...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 54: ...Connect the outer drive cable connector C to the second drive 13 Connect the first power connector D to the 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 C E A B D Drive connectors Power connectors Tab Disk drive holder ...

Page 55: ...r Management window appears 4 From the file directory on the right go to Storage and then select Disk Management 5 Right click on the newly installed unformatted drive Disk label identified with red marking and from the shortcut menu select Initialize Disk 6 Click on the Unallocated area of the drive and then right click to display the shortcut menu 7 Select New Partition The New Partition wizard ...

Page 56: ...he 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 t...

Page 57: ...eplacing Components 45 Replacing the Power Supply 1 Rotate the power supply down and slide it down along the rails on each side of the chassis opening 2 Replace the screw that secures the power supply to the rear of the chassis ...

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Page 59: ...Power Supply Power Supply Secondary IDE Primary IDE Diskette Slot No 4 AGP Battery Front Panel Header USB23 Header CMOS Clear Slot No 3 PCI Slot No 2 PCI Slot No 1 PCI Keyboard Mouse USB3 USB4 1394 Header 2 Serial Port Mic In Line In 1394 Header 3 Video Aux in CD In Printer i LINK Ethernet Line Out CPU Fan not used not used not used ...

Page 60: ...Both sides 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 Indicates pin 1 Memory module DIMM 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 61: ... board connects to the power supply header labelled P1 Power Supply header Pin Signal Name 1 3 3 V 2 3 3 V 3 Ground 4 5 V 5 Ground 6 5 V 7 Ground 8 PWRGD Power Good 9 5 VSB 10 12 V 11 3 3 V 12 12 V 13 Ground 14 PS ON power supply remote on off control 15 Ground 16 Ground 10 1 11 20 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 62: ...VAIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 50 17 Ground 18 No Connection 19 5 V 20 5 V Aux Power header Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 12 V 4 12 V Power Supply header Continued Pin Signal Name ...

Page 63: ...rs the BIOS password setting CLR CMOS Jumper settings Jumper Plug Position Function 2 3 Normal 1 2 Clear CMOS Password The configuration jumpers should never need changing unless otherwise directed by a technical support or service technician 1 2 3 CLR CMOS ...

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Page 65: ...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 66: ...eference Manual 54 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 67: ...E Sub Menus on page 56 Secondary Master see IDE Sub Menus on page 56 Secondary Slave see IDE Sub Menus on page 56 Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled Installed Memory See Specifications sheet for details BIOS Revision Version 1003 depends on model The Specifications sheet is supplied with your computer s original documentation ...

Page 68: ...ends on model Multi Sector Transfers Maximum Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors SMART Monitoring Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 ULTRA DMA Mode 4 Set Device As Auto Floppy Hard Disk This option appears when Type is set to User Type HDD 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 appear...

Page 69: ...p Options 57 Advanced Screen CPU Internal Frequency 1500MHz I O Device Configuration see I O Device Configuration Sub Menu on page 58 PCI Configuration see PCI Configuration Sub Menu on page 58 Depends on model ...

Page 70: ...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 Sub Menu Slot 1 IRQ Auto to NA Slot 3 IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 VGA BIOS Sequence PCI AGP AGP PCI Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Enabled ...

Page 71: ... displays actual temperature Ignore CPU Temperature displays actual temperature Ignore CPU Fan Speed displays actual RPM Ignore Power Fan Speed displays actual RPM Ignore VCORE Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore 3 3V Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore 5V Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore 12V Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore 12V Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore ...

Page 72: ...1 ATAPI 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 INT18 Device Network SCSI Boot Device Silent Boot Enabled Disabled ...

Page 73: ...CMOS Setup Options 61 Exit Screen Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes ...

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Page 75: ...nformation This chapter contains information on the following subjects User and Supervisor password Beep code error messages PCI configuration status and error messages DMA channel assignments System I O address map Memory map IRQ settings ...

Page 76: ...ord is 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 Sup...

Page 77: ...ifies 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 needs 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 78: ...ogged PCI I O Port Conflict Two devices requested the same resource resulting in a conflict PCI IRQ Conflict Two devices requested the same resource 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 f...

Page 79: ... Static Device Resource Conflict A non Plug and Play ISA card has requested a resource that is already in use System Board Device Resource Conflict A non Plug and Play ISA card has requested a resource that is already in use Message Meaning ...

Page 80: ...ignments This shows the factory default values The Windows operating system reassigns resources to best meet the needs of a particular configuration DMA Channel Default Assignment Channel 4 Direct memory access controller Channel 2 Standard floppy disk controller ...

Page 81: ...ard resources 0x00000070 0x00000073 System CMOS real time clock 0x00000074 0x0000007F Motherboard resources 0x00000080 0x00000090 Direct memory access controller 0x00000091 0x00000093 Motherboard resources 0x00000094 0x0000009F Direct memory access controller 0x000000A0 0x000000A1 Programmable interrupt controller 0x000000A2 0x000000BF Motherboard resources 0x000000C0 0x000000DF Direct memory acce...

Page 82: ...board resources 0x00000A79 0x00000A79 ISAPNP Read Data Port 0x00000D00 0x0000FFFF PCI bus 0x0000B000 0x0000B01F Intel 82801BA BAM USB Universal Host Controller 2444 0x0000B400 0x0000B41F Intel 82801BA BAM USB Universal Host Controller 2442 0x0000B800 0x0000B80F Intel 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller 0x0000D000 0x0000D0FF Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC 0x0000D400 0x0000D4FF Lucent Wi...

Page 83: ...0 0xF5EFFFFF Intel 82845 Processor to AGP Controller 0xF4000000 0xF5EFFFFF nVIDIA RIVA TNT Model 64 Sony 0xF5F00000 0xF7FFFFFF Intel 82845 Processor to AGP Controller 0xF8000000 0xFBFFFFFF Intel 82845 Processor to AGP Controller 0xF6000000 0xF7FFFFFF nVIDIA RIVA TNT Model 64 Sony 0xF3800000 0xF38000FF Lucent Win Modem 0xF3000000 0xF30000FF Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC 0xF2800000 0x...

Page 84: ...atible Mouse IRQ 13 Numeric data processor IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel IRQ 16 nVIDIA RIVA TNT Model 64 Sony IRQ 17 SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio IRQ 18 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller IRQ 19 Intel 82801BA BAM USB Universal Host Controller 2442 IRQ 21 Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC IRQ 22 Microsoft ACPI Compliant System IRQ 23...

Page 85: ...cations for your VAIO Digital Studio computer Processors See Specifications sheet for details Chipset AGP Bus The Specifications sheet is supplied with your computer s original documentation Intel 845 chipset AGP interface specification version 2 0 supports 2x 4x 1 AGP slot ...

Page 86: ...s expandable to 512 MB Your model may ship with more than 128 MB SDRAM depending on the configuration you purchased Use only 133 MHz FSB supported memory Does not support EDO memory or buffered SDRAM memory DIMM2 0 8 16 32 64 128 256 0 8 16 32 64 128 256 Installed 256 KB of Advanced Transfer cache AGP Controller Supports DDC 1 and DDC 2b standards for Plug and Play displays The Specifications shee...

Page 87: ...pable of downloading at 56 Kbps using K56flex technology V 90 Your phone service online service or Internet Service Provider may not support this technology or operate at this speed BROADCOM BCM4211 TECHNOLOGY V 90 COMPATIBLE DATA FAX MODEM REN 0 0B 10 Mbps 1 Mbps data transfer rate HomePNA 2 0 compatible This modem is capable of transferring data at 10 Mbps HomePNA and downloading at 56 Kbps 14 4...

Page 88: ...B1 and USB2 front panel USB3 and USB4 rear panel PCI slots Not all PCI slots are available for expansion See Specifications sheet for details IDE headers Primary and secondary each supports two IDE drives Drive Description Floppy disk controller 82077 compatible supports up to 2 88 MB Floppy disk drive 3 5 inch 1 44 MB Drive Description IDE hard drive See Specifications sheet for details EIDE cont...

Page 89: ...at http www sony com pcsupport Passwords 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 ...

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Page 91: ...s beeps 65 communications specifications 75 computer lithium battery vii configuring power management 17 connectors i LINK 6 monitor 11 power 49 USB 6 cover 25 removing 24 cover slot 37 covering I O slot 38 CPU See processor D display power management 17 disposal of lithium battery vii DMA channel assignments 68 drive installing additional 3 5 drive 39 DVD ROM drive performance of discs 76 E error...

Page 92: ...cing 30 M map See I O address map and memory map memory See Also system memory memory configuration specifications 74 memory module connector 48 removing 33 specifications 74 messages error 65 status and error 66 microprocessor See processor modem See Also communications monitor See display monitor connector 11 mouse connector 10 O optical disc drive performance of discs 3 optical drive specificat...

Page 93: ...hics 74 hard drives and controllers 76 I O and expansion slots 76 L2 cache 74 memory configurations 74 memory module 74 optical drives 76 PCI bus 74 processor 73 74 status and error messages 66 supervisor password 64 system board CLR CMOS Jumper 51 memory module connector 48 power connector 49 system I O address map 69 system memory installing 34 U USB connectors 6 user password 64 ...

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