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Sony VGN-AR78E manuals available for free PDF download: User Manual, Troubleshooting Manual
Sony VGN-AR78E User Manual (189 pages)
VAIO VGN-AR Series
Brand:
Sony
| Category:
Desktop
| Size: 1.78 MB
Table of Contents
User Guide
1
Table of Contents
2
Before Use
6
Notice
7
Documentation
8
Ergonomic Considerations
12
Getting Started
14
Locating Controls and Ports
15
About the Indicator Lights
22
Connecting a Power Source
24
Using the Battery Pack
25
Charging the Battery Pack
27
Removing the Battery Pack
29
To Remove the Battery Pack
29
Shutting down Your Computer Safely
30
Using Your VAIO Computer
31
Using the Keyboard
32
Using the Touch Pad
34
Using Special-Function Buttons
35
Using the Built-In MOTION EYE Camera
37
To Capture a Still Image
38
Using the Optical Disc Drive
40
Reading and Writing Optical Discs
42
Playing Cds
47
Playing Dvds
48
Using PC Cards
49
Removing a Pc Card
51
Using the Expresscard Module
52
Inserting an Expresscard Module
53
Removing an Expresscard Module
55
Using the Memory Stick Media
56
Inserting a Memory Stick Media
58
Removing a Memory Stick Media
61
Using Other Memory Cards
62
Inserting a Memory Card
63
Removing a Memory Card
64
Using the Internet
65
Using Wireless LAN (WLAN)
67
Communicating Without an Access Point (Ad-Hoc)
69
Communicating with an Access Point (Infrastructure)
71
Using the Bluetooth Functionality
74
Communicating with Another Bluetooth Device
78
Using Peripheral Devices
80
Connecting External Speakers
81
Connecting an External Display
82
To Connect a Computer Display
83
Connecting a Multimedia Computer Display
84
Connecting a Tv
85
Connecting a Projector
88
Selecting Display Modes
89
Using the Multiple Monitors Function
90
Connecting an External Microphone
92
Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device
93
Connecting a Usb Floppy Disk Drive
94
Disconnecting a Usb Floppy Disk Drive
95
Connecting a Printer
96
Connecting an I.link Device
97
Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder
98
Connecting to a Network (LAN)
99
Customizing Your VAIO Computer
100
Setting the Password
101
Changing/Removing the Power-On Password
104
Setting up Your Computer with VAIO Control Center
106
Using the Power Saving Modes
107
Using Sleep Mode
108
Using Hibernate Mode
110
To Activate Hibernate Mode
110
To Return to Normal Mode
111
Managing Power with VAIO Power Management
112
Configuring Your Modem
113
Upgrading Your VAIO Computer
115
Adding and Removing Memory
116
Removing and Installing a Memory Module
118
Viewing the Amount of Memory
120
Precautions
121
On Handling the LCD Screen
122
On Using the Power Source
123
On Handling Your Computer
124
On Using the Built-In MOTION EYE Camera
126
On Handling Floppy Disks
127
On Handling Discs
128
On Using the Battery Pack
129
On Using Headphones
130
On Handling Memory Stick Media
131
On Handling the Hard Disk
132
On Updating Your Computer
133
Troubleshooting
134
Computer
136
What Should I Do if a Bios Error Appears When I Turn on My Computer
137
What Should I Do if My Computer or Software Stops Responding
138
Why Doesn't My Computer Enter Sleep or Hibernate Mode
139
To the Computer
142
System Security
143
Battery
144
Can My Computer Enter Hibernate Mode While Using Battery Power
145
Built-In MOTION EYE Camera
146
Why Can't I Use the Built-In Motion Eye Camera
148
Internet
149
Why Is My Modem Connection Slow
150
Networking
151
What Should I Do if I Cannot Access the Internet
152
Why Is the Data Transfer Speed Slow
152
How Do I Avoid Data Transfer Interruptions
153
Bluetooth Technology
154
Why Is My Bluetooth Connection Slow
156
Can I Use a Device with Bluetooth Technology on Airplanes
157
Optical Discs
159
Display
163
Why Doesn't My Screen Display a Video
164
What Should I Do if My Screen Is Dark
165
What Should I Do if the External Display Remains Blank
166
How Do I Run Windows Aero
167
Printing
168
Microphone
169
Mouse
170
Speakers
171
Touch Pad
173
Keyboard
174
Floppy Disks
175
PC Cards
176
Audio/Video
178
Memory Stick Media
181
Peripherals
182
Support Options
183
Sony Support Information
184
E-Support
185
Trademarks
187
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Sony VGN-AR78E Troubleshooting Manual (36 pages)
Brand:
Sony
| Category:
Laptop
| Size: 0.3 MB
Table of Contents
Documentation
2
Printed Documentation
2
Non-Printed Documentation
2
Important
2
Table of Contents
3
Introduction to this Guide
5
Troubleshooting
5
Troubleshooting
8
Computer
8
What Should I Do if My Computer Does Not Start
8
What Should I Do if a BIOS Error Appears When I Turn on My Computer
9
What Should I Do if the Power Indicator (Green) Lights but My Screen Remains Blank
9
What Should I Do if My Computer or Software Stops Responding
10
What Should I Do if the Battery Indicator or Charge Indicator Is Blinking and My Computer Does Not Start
10
What Should I Do if a Message Window, Notifying of Incompatibility or Improper Installation of the Battery Pack, Appears and My Computer Enters Hibernate Mode
11
What Should I Do if Windows Does Not Start, Showing a Message, When I Start My Computer
11
What Should I Do if I Cannot Remember the BIOS Password
11
System Security
12
How Can I Protect My Computer against Security Threats, such as Viruses
12
How Do I Keep My Antivirus Software Updated
12
Recovering Your VAIO System
13
Before Using Your Computer
14
Important Information
15
Creating Your Own Recovery Discs
16
To Create Recovery Discs
16
Backing up and Restoring Your Data Using Backup and Restore Center
17
To Back up Your Data
17
To Create a Restore Point
21
Backing up and Restoring Your Data with the VAIO Software
22
To Back up Your Data with Rescue Data
22
To Restore Your Data with VAIO Data Restore Tool
24
Restoring the Preinstalled Software or Software Drivers
25
To Use Reinstall Programs or Drivers
25
Finding out What to Do in Case of Computer Malfunctions
26
If Your Computer Does Not Work Properly
26
If Windows Starts
27
If Windows Does Not Start
28
Recovering Your VAIO System
29
Before Starting the Recovery Process
29
Recovering Your VAIO System When You Can Start Windows
31
To Restore the C Drive
31
To Restore Your Entire Computer System
31
Recovering Your VAIO System When You Cannot Start Windows
32
To Recover Your Computer System Using Recovery Discs
32
To Recover Your Computer System from Recovery Partition
32
Changing the Partition Sizes
33
About Hard Disk Partitioning
33
Creating a Hard Disk Partition
33
To Create a Partition with the Windows Feature
34
To Create a Partition in the Recovery Process
34
Erasing Everything on Your Hard Disk
35
Erasing All of Your Data on Your Hard Disk with Wipe and Erase Data
35
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