M
ODEL
PCV-RXA842
P
ROCESSOR
AMD Athlon
TM
XP Processor 2400+ operating at
2.0GHz
†
C
ACHE
M
EMORY
128KB Integrated On-Die Level 1
256KB Integrated On-Die Level 2
F
RONT
S
IDE
B
US
S
PEED
266MHz
S
TANDARD
RAM
512MB PC-2100 DDR (expandable to 1GB)
H
ARD
D
RIVE
80GB
††
Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
CD-RW D
RIVE
CD-RW (32X max. write / 12X max. rewrite / 40X
max. read)
DVD-ROM D
RIVE
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
nVIDIA
®
nForce
TM
220 IGP
32MB Shared Graphics Memory
E
THERNET
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
M
ODEM
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
E
XPANSION
S
LOTS
One 4x AGP
Three PCI (one occupied by Modem)
Memory Stick
®
Media Slot
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
Four USB 2.0 (two front/two rear)
Two PS/2
®
(Mouse/Keyboard)
One VGA monitor port
One Parallel
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 Smart
™
Keyboard
PS/2
®
Wheel Mouse
RJ-11 Phone Cord
P
OWER
R
EQUIREMENTS
100-120V -3A (50/60Hz)
P
OWER
M
ANAGEMENT
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
D
IMENSIONS
(CPU)
8.0"(W) x 14.2"(H) x 14.6"(D)
W
EIGHT
(CPU)
28.5 lbs.
P
RE
-I
NSTALLED
S
OFTWARE
:
S
ONY
O
RIGINAL
S
OFTWARE
PictureGear Studio
TM
- Digital Photo
DVgate
™
- Digital Video
SonicStage
™
for VAIO
®
PC
- Music
MovieShaker
™
- Digital Video
Network Smart Capture
- Video Webcast
VAIO Media
TM
- Network File Sharing
O
PERATING
S
YSTEM
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Home Edition
Sony PCs use Genuine Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Operating Systems
www.microsoft.com/piracy/howtotell
O
THER
S
OFTWARE
A
PPLICATIONS
Corel WordPerfect
®
Office 2002
Wordperfect
®
- Word Processing
Quattro Pro
®
- Spreadsheet
Corel
®
Presentations
TM
-
Slide Show Creation
CorelCENTRAL
TM
-
Personal Info Manager
Intuit Quicken
®
2002
2
Adobe
®
Acrobat
®
Reader
®
Adobe
®
Photoshop
®
Elements Trial
*
Apple QuickTime
®
Microsoft
®
Outlook
®
Express
RealNetworks
®
RealOne
TM
Player
A
NTI
-V
IRUS
& R
ECOVERY
S
OFTWARE
Trend Micro PC-Cillin
®
2002**
Sony Application Recovery CD(s)
Sony System Recovery CD(s)
O
NLINE
C
ENTER
VAIO Support Agent
America Online
®**
EarthLink TotalAccess
™**
S
ERVICE
One Year Limited Express Repair Service (upon
registration; 90 days without registration)*
L
IMITED
W
ARRANTY
One Year Parts and Labor (upon registration; 90
days without registration)*
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.
©2002 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, VAIO Smart, SonicStage, Memory
Stick, DVgate, MovieShaker, PictureGear Studio, VAIO Media, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony.
Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 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. 8/02
SPECIFICATIONS
•
AMD AthlonTM XP Processor 2400+ Operating
at 2.0GHz†
• 512MB PC-2100 DDR (expandable to 1GB)
• 80GB
††
Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
• CD-RW Drive - Create your own CDs!
• DVD-ROM Drive
•
Music, Movies, and Photo Software:
• PictureGear Studio
TM
• DVgate
TM
• MovieShaker
™
•
SonicStage™ for VAIO
®
PC
• Memory Stick
®
Media Slot
• 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
CD-RW Drive - Create your own CDs!
¾
AMD Athlon
TM
XP Processor 2400+ operating at 2.0GHz
†
¾
512MB PC-2100 DDR / 80
GB
††
Hard Drive
¾
DVD-ROM Drive
¾
High-speed Internet Ready with
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
¾
i.LINK
®
(IEEE 1394) Interface and USB 2.0 Connectors
1
Sony VAIO
®
PC
FEATURES
i.LINK
®
(IEEE 1394)
V
IDEO
A
UDIO
I
NTEGRATED
O
PERATION
PCV
PCV
-RXA842
-RXA842
CD-RW
Create your
own CDs
* 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.
1 i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product con-
tains 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.
