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M

ODEL

PCV-RS520

P

ROCESSOR

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 3E GHz

with

Intel

®

Hyper-Threading Technology

C

ACHE

M

EMORY

1MB Integrated On-Die Level 2

F

RONT

S

IDE

B

US

S

PEED

800MHz

S

TANDARD

RAM

512MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (expandable to

2.0GB)

H

ARD

D

RIVE3

160GB

††3

7200rpm Ultra/ATA-100 Hard Drive

DVD±RW / CD-RW D

RIVE

***

DVD±RW 

-RW 

(4X max. write / 2X max. rewrite / 2X max. read)

+RW 

(4X max. write / 2.4X max. rewrite / 2.4X max. read)

CD-RW

(16X max. write / 10X max. rewrite / 32X max. read)

DVD-ROM

16X max. DVD-ROM Read / 40X max. CD-

ROM read

F

LOPPY

D

ISK

D

RIVE

3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive

V

IDEO

& G

RAPHICS

ATI Radeon

9200

128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR)

VGA-out / DVI-Out 

(DVI output:1280x1024x60Hz

max.) / 

TV-Out

AGP 8X 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration

E

THERNET

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

M

ODEM

V.90 compatible data/fax modem

E

XPANSION

S

LOTS

Three PCI (one occupied)

8x AGP Slot (occupied)

E

XPANSION

B

AYS

Two 5.25" Half-Height (two occupied)

One External 3.5" (occupied)

Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied)

P

ORT

C

ONNECTORS

Eight USB 2.0 (four front/four rear)

Two PS/2

®

(Mouse/Keyboard)

S/PDIF Digital Optical

One VGA/DVI Monitor Port / TV-Out

One Parallel Port

One 6pin i.LINK Port (rear)

One 4pin i.LINK Port (front)

One Headphone / One Microphone

One Line In

S

UPPLIED

A

CCESSORIES

Speakers (Stereo)

VAIO

®

Keyboard / PS/2

®

Wheel Mouse

RJ-11 Phone Cord

P

OWER

R

EQUIREMENTS

100-120V 4.7A (50/60Hz)

P

OWER

M

ANAGEMENT

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 

D

IMENSIONS

(CPU)

7.2"(W) x 15.6"(H) x 14.9"(D)

W

EIGHT

(CPU)

26.5 lbs.

P

RE

-I

NSTALLED

S

OFTWARE

:

S

ONY

O

RIGINAL

S

OFTWARE

Click to DVD

TM

DVD Creation

PictureGear Studio

TM

- Digital Photo

DVgate Plus

TM

- Digital Video

SonicStage

TM

- Digital Music

VAIO Media

TM

- Network File Sharing

O

PERATING

S

YSTEM

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home Edition

VAIO

®

recommends Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP

O

THER

S

OFTWARE

A

PPLICATIONS

Microsoft

®

Works

®

7.0 - 

Word Processing,

Spreadsheet, Calendar, Scheduling, Contact

Management, and Database

Microsoft

®

Office

®

2003 60-Day Trial

4

InterVideo

®

WinDVD

®

MoodLogic

®

2.5 Trial

**

5

Intuit Quicken

®

2004

New User Edition

Adobe

®

Acrobat

®

Reader

®

Apple QuickTime

®

RealNetworks

®

RealOne

TM

Player

A

NTI

-V

IRUS

& R

ECOVERY

S

OFTWARE

Norton

®

Internet Security

TM

90 Day Trial

**4

VAIO

®

Recovery Wizard

3

3

VAIO

®

Support Agent

O

NLINE

C

ENTER

America Online

®*

S

ERVICE

One Year Limited Express Repair Service 

L

IMITED

W

ARRANTY

One Year Parts and Labor 

T

ELEPHONE

S

UPPORT

Hardware: One Year

Software and Operating System: 90 Days

Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information: 1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio

Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks standards, and therefore, there are a multitude of

varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is not manufactured

to any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any warranty or representation with

respect to the performance of this product with any particular software packages and/or non-Sony add-

on hardware option except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representa-

tions or warranty that this product is compatible with any combination of non-Sony products you may

choose to connect. While Sony representatives or Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you

and may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to vary or waive this disclaimer.

Purchasers must determine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of the hardware and soft-

ware in each and every particular instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not include full doc-

umentation. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change without

notice. Simulated graphic shown on display.
©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without 

written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate

Plus, PictureGear Studio, VAIO Media,  Click to DVD,  and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and

Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trade-

marks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.   All other trademarks

are trademarks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of the International

Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are subject to change without

notice. Weights and measurements are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 1/04

SPECIFICATIONS

• 

Sony Exclusive Software:

•  Click to DVD

TM 

- DVD Creation Software -

Easily create your own DVDs

•  PictureGear Studio

TM 

- Digital Photo Software

•  SonicStage

TM 

- Digital Music Software

•  DVgate Plus

TM 

- Digital Video Software

•  DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive - With Click to DVD

TM

Software

• ATI Radeon

TM 

9200 128MB with VGA / DVI /

TV-Out

• Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 3E GHz

† 

with 1MB

L2 Cache and Hyper-Threading Technology

•  512MB PC-2700 DDR (expandable to 2.0GB)

• 160GB

††3

7200rpm ATA-100 Hard Drive 

• Front and Rear Accessible i.LINK (IEEE 1394)

Interfaces and USB 2.0 Connections

1

•  High-Speed Internet Ready with 

10 Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

¾

DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - 

With Click to DVD

TM 

Software

¾

ATI Radeon

TM

9200 128MB with VGA, DVI, and TV-out

¾

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 3E GHz

with 1MB L2 Cache and

HT Technology

¾

512MB PC-2700 DDR / 160

GB

††3

Hard Drive (7200rpm)

¾

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394) Interface and USB 2.0 Connectors

1

Sony VAIO Digital Studio™ PC

FEATURES

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

V

IDEO

A

UDIO

I

NTEGRATED

O

PERATION

PCV

PCV

-RS520

-RS520

DVD±R

W /

CD-RW

Drive

* Display sold separately.

† GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect appli-

cation performance.

†† GB means one billion bytes when referring to Hard Drive capacity.  Accessible

capacity may vary.

*  Certain restrictions apply.
**  Requires payment of additional fees or subscription for use.
***  DVD compatibility is not universal.

1 i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an

IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK 
connector may not communicate with each other.

2  Previous Quicken users may require additional upgrade.
3 A portion of Hard Disk space is reserved for the recovery partition.
4 Limited duration trial version.  
5 Certain features are time limited.

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