Sony VGC-RA825G Quick Start Manual

High Performance, Cool Running.
Liquid Cooled.
Just Plain Cool
Higher specs and demanding
applications mean hotter run-
ning temperatures - but
Sony's advanced liquid cool-
ing system handles heat with
ease. A unique liquid flow
heat pipe draws heat away
from the processor with a side
benefit of eliminating a noisy
CPU fan. Air intake from mid-
dle section maximizes air flow
while minimizing noise.
Model
VGC-RA825GY
HARDWARE
Processor
Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor 560 with
Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology
1
(3.60 GHz , 1MB L2 Cache)
LCD
SDM-HS93 19" Display
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Chipset
Intel ® 915P
Memory
1GB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(512MB X 2)
(Expandable to 2GB)
Hard Drive
250GB 2 7200rpm SATA
Graphics
ATI Radeon™ X300
128MB Video RAM
Graphics Interface
TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-Out (DVI
output: 1280x1024x60Hz max.)
16x PCI Express
Giga Pocket ® MPEG2 Realtime
Encoder/Decoder board with TV
Tuner
DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW
Drive 5
Double Layer 5
+R
DVD+R write (2.4x MAX)
5
DVD±RW
-RW
DVD-R write (8x MAX),
DVD-RW write (4x MAX)
+RW
DVD+R write (16x MAX),
DVD+RW write (4x MAX)
CD-RW
-RW
CD-R write (32x MAX),
CD-RW write (24x MAX)
DVD-ROM Drive
DVD-ROM Read (16x MAX)
CD-ROM Read (32x MAX)
Double Layer DVD cre- Television at your
ation - You're a Pro now Fingertips
Featuring advanced DVD+R
Take control of your television
Double Layer with up to
with
8.5GB recording capacity.
recorder functionality pow-
With the ability to store up to
ered by Sony
4 hours of high quality
Engine TV Tuner / MPEG2
MPEG2 video combined with
encoder
VAIO Click to DVD™ cre-
®
Windows
ation software, you become
Edition 2005. Watch, record,
the pro. Borrowing technolo-
burn to DVD
gy from Sony's professional
power.
systems, the best tools of the
trade are in your hands.
Floppy Disk Drive
3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
Audio
5.1 Channel - Intel ® High Definition
Audio
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
(RJ-11)
Expansion Slots
Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory
™
Stick ® , Compact Flash Type I and
Type II, xD Picture Card, SD/MMC,
™
IBM Micro Drive )
One x16 PCI Express (occupied by
Graphics Card)
Two PCI (one available)
One PCI Express x1 (occupied)
Expansion Bays
Two 5.25" Half-Height (occupied)
One External 3.5" (occupied)
Three Internal 3.5" (one occupied)
(Four 3.5" SATA Hard Drives can be acco-
modated if Floppy Drive is removed.)
Port Connections
Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear)
Two PS/2 ® (Mouse/Keyboard)
One VGA/DVI-D Monitor Out Port
One TV-In/Out Port
One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port
One 6pin i.LINK ® Port (rear)/ One
6
4pin (front)
One Headphone / One Microphone/
One Line In
S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear)
Composite Video / Audio Inputs
(front and rear)
Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)
Power Requirements
364.7 watts max. / 100-240V ~7A
(50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Weight (CPU)
34.172 lbs.
Dimensions (CPU)
7.4"(W) x 15.6"(H) x 15.3"(D)
Featuring One Year Onsite Service
and 24/7 Telephone Support
Sony VAIO
Digital Studio
The Advantage in the
Solutions
The Sony VAIO
delivers the high quality
the personal video
video, music, and digital
imaging
Giga Pocket
® ®
demand. Create your own
professional quality DVDs
and Microsoft
®
Master your own audio
XP Media Center
®
recordings or remaster older
tapes or records. Watch &
5 - you have the
record television on your
schedule.
Supplied Accessories
Speakers (Stereo) w/Subwoofer
IR Remote Control and Receiver / IR
Blaster
VAIO ® Keyboard / PS/2 ® Optical Mouse
SOFTWARE
Operating System
Microsoft ® Windows ® Media Center
Edition 2005
Sony Original Software
™
Click to DVD - DVD Creation
SonicStage ® Mastering Studio - Audio
Mastering & Remastering
™
PictureGear Studio - Digital Photo
™
DVgate Plus - Digital Video
SonicStage ® 2.1 - Digital Music
™
VAIO Media - Network File Sharing
Other Software Applications
Adobe ® Premiere ® Standard
Adobe ® Photoshop ® Album Starter
Edition
Adobe ® Photoshop ® Elements ® 2.0
Microsoft ® Works 8.0 -
Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact
Management, and Database
Microsoft ® Office 2003 60-Day
Student/Teacher Edition Trial
Intuit ® Quicken ® 2005 New User
Edition (Previous Quicken Users may
require additional upgrade)
InterVideo ® WinDVD ®
Sonic RecordNow! ® 7
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton Internet Security™ 90 Day
Subscription 4 - Norton AntiVirus ® ,
Norton Personal Firewall, Norton
Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam ® ,
Norton Parental Control
VAIO Recovery Wizard
®
VAIO ® Help and Support
VAIO ® Update
Online Center
3
America Online ® 90 Day Trial
8
®
R Series
™
VGC-RA825GY
The Sony VAIO
R Series plifies cutting edge design and
®
superior performance - A sleek
black chassis with a revolutionary
solutions you
liquid heat pipe cooling system,
Spectacular acoustic presence
5 .
and breakneck performance.
Topped off with loads of expan-
sion headroom to take your
VAIO
your passion leads you.
SERVICE AND WARRANTY Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan-
dards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying
INFORMATION
software packages and add-on hardware options. This
Limited Warranty and Onsite
personal computer is not manufactured to any specific
software, and Sony does not and cannot make any war-
Service
ranty or representation with respect to the performance
1 Year Limited Warranty with Onsite
of this product with any particular software packages
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Service
and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those
Telephone Support
mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any
1 Year toll-free technical telephone
representations or warranty that this product is compat-
8 .
assistance, available 24/7
ible with any combination of non-Sony products you
may choose to connect. While Sony representatives or
On-line Support
Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and
Support available from
may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport
vary or waive this disclaimer. Purchasers must deter-
mine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of
1. GHz denotes microprocessor inter-
the hardware and software in each and every particular
nal clock speed; other factors may
instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not
affect application performance. CPU
include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed
speed will be reduced under certain
on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change
operating conditions.
without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display.
2. GB means one billion bytes when
©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
referring to hard drive capacity.
Reproduction in whole or in part without
Accessible capacity may vary. A por-
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO
tion of hard disk space is reserved as
Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus,
a recovery partition.
PictureGear Studio, Giga Pocket, VAIO Media, Click to
3. New users only. Terms and conditions
DVD, Like No Other, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony.
apply.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel
4. Limited duration trial edition.
Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trade-
5. DVD Media/Formats are not universally
marks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark
compatible.
of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks are trade-
6. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only
marks of their respective owners. This product meets the
to designate that a product contains an
standards of the International Energy Star Program for
IEEE 1394 connector. All products with
energy efficiency. Features and specifications are sub-
an i.LINK connector may not communi
ject to change without notice. Weights and measure-
cate with each other.
ments are approximate.
7. When available. Sony will provide
Onsite Service in fulfifillment of its
Printed in U.S.A. 8/04
limited warranty obligations. Any such
services are subject to the terms and
conditions of the limited warranty. See
actual Limited Warranty for details.
Onsite Service will be provided via thrid-
party technician to be dispatched as
needed following phone-base trouble-
shooting. Some repairs may be accom
plished with self repair kits. Onsite
Service may not be available in all loca
tions.
8. For certain third party software appli-
cations, Sony provides first level Phone
Support. Additional telephone support
may be available from the applicable 3rd
party vendor. Availability and schedule
Sony Electronics Inc.
for any such support is determined by
For more information:
the applicable software vendor.
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio
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PC
Desktop
R Series exem-
®
PC experience wherever
®
i.LINK
®
(IEEE 1394)