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

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 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 particu-

lar 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.
©2003 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.10/03 

SPECIFICATIONS

¾

All-in-One Design - Slim, Sleek, and Sophisticated

¾

TV, Stereo, DVD, PC - The VAIO Experience

¾

Giga Pocket

TM

Personal Video Recorder with TV Tuner

¾

SonicStage Mastering Studio

TM

- Audio Mastering Software

¾

15” LCD Display with built-in Stereo Speakers

¾

Remote Control, Wireless Keyboard & Optical Mouse

¾

DVD-ROM / CD-RW Drive - Create your own CDs

¾

PCMCIA Type-II Card Slot for expansion capability

Sony VAIO

®

V Series PC

PCV

PCV

-

-

V100

V100

G

G

SONY

VAIO

®

PCV-V100G

Video Audio Integrated Operation

M

ODEL

PCV-V100G

D

ISPLAY

15” LCD XGA Resolution

P

ROCESSOR

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 2.40B GHz

C

ACHE

M

EMORY

512KB Integrated On-Die Level 2

F

RONT

S

IDE

B

US

S

PEED

533MHz

S

TANDARD

RAM

512MB PC-2700 DDR(expandable to 1 GB

8

)

H

ARD

D

RIVE

3

80GB

††

Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

3

DVD-ROM / CD-RW D

RIVE

DVD-ROM (8X max. DVD-ROM read)

CD-RW (8X max. write / 4X max. rewrite / 24X max.

CD-ROM read)

V

IDEO

& G

RAPHICS

SIS 651 Integrated Graphics

32MB Shared Graphics Memory

Giga Pocket

TM

MPEG2 Realtime Encoder board with

TV Tuner

E

THERNET

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

M

ODEM

V.90 compatible data/fax modem

E

XPANSION

S

LOTS

One PCMCIA Type-II Card Slot

Memory Stick

®

Media Slot

P

ORT

C

ONNECTORS

4 USB 2.0 (2 on side / 2 on back)

One 4pin i.LINK

One Headphone / One Microphone In / Line In

VHF/UHF / S-Video in / Composite V/A In

S

UPPLIED

A

CCESSORIES

IR Remote Control

Speakers (Stereo) (Built-in) 

VAIO Wireless RF Keyboard

7

VAIO Wireless RF Optical Mouse

7

P

OWER

R

EQUIREMENTS

100-120V 2.7A (50/60Hz)

P

OWER

M

ANAGEMENT

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 

D

IMENSIONS

(U

NIT

)

15”W x 13”H x 7”D

W

EIGHT

(U

NIT

)

16.80 lb

P

RE

-I

NSTALLED

S

OFTWARE

:

S

ONY

O

RIGINAL

S

OFTWARE

Giga Pocket

TM 

Personal Video Recorder

SonicStage Mastering Studio

TM 

Audio Mastering

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

Adobe

®

Premier

®

LE

Adobe

®

Photoshop Elements

®

Microsoft

®

Works

®

7.0 - 

Word Processing,

Spreadsheet, Calendar, Scheduling, Contact

Management, and Database

Microsoft

®

Age of Empires

®

II

6

MoodLogic

®

2.5 Trial

**

5

Intuit Quicken

®

2004

New User Edition

Microsoft

®

Money

®

2004

5

Microsoft

®

Encarta

®

Online

4

CyberLink

®

PowerDVD

TM

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

®**

Netscape

®

Navigator

®

EarthLink TotalAccess

™**

MSN

®

8

**

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

† 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.

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 subscription to Microsoft’s current online version.  Internet access required; addi-

tional fees (including telephone/long distance charges) may also apply.

5 Certain features are time limited.
6 Teen content may be suitable for persons age 13 and older.  May contain violent content, mild or

strong language, and/or suggestive themes.

7 To prevent Radio Frequency interference, range of wireless keyboard and mouse are limited to ~1

meter.

8 Please see an authorized VAIO service center for upgrade memory installation

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