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Using your VAIO computer
Setting up your computer with Sony Notebook Setup
The
Sony Notebook Setup
utility allows you to consult system information, specify preferences for system behaviour, and set up
password protection for your VAIO computer.
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
Sony Notebook Setup
window appears.
Tab
Description
About This Computer
Displays system information, including memory capacity, serial number, and BIOS version.
Initial Setting
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 played while
the operating system is loading.
Device
Disables ports or devices to release resources to the system. To change the port settings, select a port and click
Settings
in the
Device
tab.
S Buttons (depending on your model)
You can link an action that you often perform to the
S1
or S2 buttons (buttons next to the power button). In
Sony
Notebook Setup
there are some pre-defined actions: Muting*, VAIO Zone (if installed),
Standby
,
Hibernate
,
Max. Brightness*, Bass Boost*, VAIO Power Management Viewer* (if installed),
External Display
,
Launch
Application
.
* Depending on your model
Plug and Display (depending on your
model)
By default, when you connect your computer to an external display, the external display is automatically detected
and Hotkey Utility automatically outputs to this display. If you want to disable this function or change the settings,
you can do
so on this tab.
Station/Port replicator
(depending on your model)
You can select if you want the digital and/or analogue output to the speaker and the optical out on the docking
station/port replicator.
