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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 docu-

ment. Sony hereby disclaims any representations 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 software in each and every par-

ticular instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not include full documentation. 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 trademarks 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

• Personal Video Recorder powered by Sony

Giga Pocket

TM

engine

• Analog Video Input for 8mm or VHS
Camcorders

• Watch Live TV / Record Shows for Later Playback

• IR Remote Control and Receiver / IR Blaster

• Internet TV Programming Guide

• DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive

*** 

- With Click to

DVD

TM 

Creation Software

• Adobe

®

Premiere

®

LE and Photoshop

Elements

®

• ATI Radeon

®

9600XT 128MB

• TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-Out 

(DVI Output:

1280x1024x60Hz max.)

• 8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration 

• Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 3.40 GHz

† 

with HT

Technology

•  GigaBit Ethernet - Ready for the Network

Future

• 

High-Speed Internet Ready with 

10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-TX Fast Ethernet

•  

Sony

®

Subwoofer and Stereo Speakers

•  1GB PC3200 400MHz DDR 

• 250GB

††3

7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive 

• Optical Mouse

¾

Convert VHS tapes to DVD w

ith Sony Click to DVD

TM 

Creation

Software and 

DVD±RW / CD-RW drive

***

¾

Watch and record live TV with Personal Video Recorder powered by
Sony Giga Pocket

TM

engine and Microsoft

® 

Windows

® 

XP Media Center

2004 Edition 

¾

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 3.40 GHz

with HT Technology

¾

1GB PC3200 400MHz DDR / 250

GB

††3

7200rpm HD

¾

128MB ATI Radeon

®

9600XT Graphics w/TV-out

¾

Sony

®

Subwoofer and Stereo Speakers / GigaBit Ethernet

Sony VAIO Digital Studio

PC

PCV

PCV

-RZ56G

-RZ56G

FEATURES

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

Video Audio Integrated Operation

With 

Personal V

ideo

Recorder & DVD±R

W

Recorder

M

ODEL

PCV-RZ56G

P

ROCESSOR

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 3.40 GHz

with

Intel

®

Hyper-Threading Technology

C

ACHE

M

EMORY

512KB Integrated On-Die Level 2

F

RONT

S

IDE

B

US

S

PEED

800MHz

S

TANDARD

RAM

1GB PC3200 400MHz DDR 

(expandable to 2.0GB)

H

ARD

D

RIVE

3

250GB

††3

7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

DVD±RW / CD-RW D

RIVE

***

DVD±RW 

-RW

(8X max. write / 4X max. rewrite / 8X max. read)

+RW

(8X max. write / 4X max. rewrite / 8X max. read)

CD-RW 

(24X max. write / 24X max. rewrite / 32X max. read)

CD-RW D

RIVE

CD-RW

(40X max. write / 12X max. rewrite / 40X max. CD-

ROM read)

F

LOPPY

D

ISK

D

RIVE

3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive

V

IDEO

& G

RAPHICS

ATI Radeon

®

9600XT w/TV-Out

128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR)

TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-Out (DVI Output:

1280x1024x60Hz max.)

8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration

Giga Pocket

TM

Engine MPEG2 Realtime

Encoder/Decoder board with TV Tuner

A

UDIO

Creative

®

Soundblaster

®

Audigy

®

E

THERNET

GigaBit Ethernet: 10Base-T/100Base-

TX/1000Base-TX Ethernet (RJ-45)

M

ODEM

V.90 compatible data/fax modem

E

XPANSION

S

LOTS

One 8x AGP (occupied by Graphics Card)

Three PCI (none available)

Multi-Media Card Reader 

(Memory Stick

TM

Compact

Flash

TM

Type I & Type II, IBM Micro Drive

TM

, and Smart Media

TM

)

E

XPANSION

B

AYS

Two 5.25" Half-Height (occupied)

One External 3.5" (occupied)

Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied)

P

ORT

C

ONNECTORS

Seven USB 2.0 (Three front/four rear)

Two PS/2

®

(Mouse/Keyboard)

One VGA/DVI Monitor Port / TV-Out Port

One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port / One Line In

One 6pin i.LINK Port (rear)/ One 4pin (front)

One Headphone / One Microphone

S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear)

Composite Video / Audio Inputs (front and rear)

Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)

S

UPPLIED

A

CCESSORIES

Speakers (Stereo) w/Subwoofer

IR Remote Control and Receiver / IR Blaster

VAIO

®

Keyboard / PS/2

®

Optical Mouse

P

OWER

R

EQUIREMENTS

295 watts max. / 100-120V ~4.7A (50/60Hz)

P

OWER

M

ANAGEMENT

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 

D

IMENSIONS

(CPU)

7.75"(W) x 15"(H) x 15.4"(D)

W

EIGHT

(CPU)

30.86 lbs.

O

PERATING

S

YSTEM

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Media Center 2004

Edition

VAIO

®

recommends Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Media Center Edition

P

RE

-I

NSTALLED

S

OFTWARE

:

S

ONY

®

VAIO

®

O

RIGINAL

S

OFTWARE

Click to DVD

TM

DVD Creation

PictureGear Studio

TM

- Digital Photo

DVgate Plus

- Digital Video

SonicStage

- Digital Music

VAIO Media

TM

- Network File Sharing

O

THER

S

OFTWARE

A

PPLICATIONS

Adobe

®

Premiere

® 

LE

Adobe

®

Photoshop Elements

®

Sony

®

Screenblast

® 

Acid

®

Sony

®

Screenblast

® 

Sound Forge

®

Microsoft

®

Works

®

7.0 - 

Word Processing,

Spreadsheet, Calendar, Scheduling, Contact

Management, and Database

Microsoft

®

Office

®

2003 60-DayTrial

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

**5

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

* Display sold separately.

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

application 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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