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Customizing your notebook
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Displaying CPU information
You can also view the level of performance of your notebook.
There, you just have to hoover your cursor over the CPU icon in your taksbar.
You have two icons:
Maximum Performance
: this icon appears when you use your notebook with the AC adapter, then
the CPU operates at high speed.
Battery Optimized Performance
: this icon appears when you use your notebook with a battery,
then the CPU operates at low speed.
Starting your favorite software
The
VAIO Action Setup
software enables you to start your favorite software by simply pressing a
programmable power key.
This section briefly describes how to use programmable power keys. You can also refer to the VAIO Action
Setup Help for more detailed information.
1
Double-click the
VAIO Action Setup
icon on the system tray.
The
VAIO Action Setup
screen appears.
2
Click on the icon representing the key combination you want to use to launch automatically your
application.
The
Select Application
screen appears.
3
Select the application you need by using the browse options to the left.
4
Click
Next
.
5
Confirm the name and path of the selected application.
