Setting Up Your Computer With Sony Notebook Setup - Sony PCG-K215B Hardware Manual

Setting up your computer with Sony Notebook Setup

The Sony Notebook Setup utility allows you to consult system information, specify preferences for system behaviour, and set up
password protection for your VAIO computer.
To use Sony Notebook Setup, proceed as follows:
1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.
2
In All Programs, select Sony Notebook Setup and then click Sony Notebook Setup.
The Sony Notebook Setup window appears.
Tab Description
About This Computer Displays system information, including memory capacity, serial number, and BIOS version.
Initial Setting Selects the drive and device order you wish to use for loading the operating system. You can specify
the hard drive as well as other drives inserted into your computer. You can change the volume of the
sounds played while the operating system is loading.
Power On Password Sets the password to secure your computer.
If you use this option, remember the password at all times. If you forget the password, you cannot
change this setting anymore, and you will not be able to start your computer.
Device Disables ports or devices to release resources to the system. To change the port settings, select a port
and click Settings in the Device tab.
3 Select the tab for the item you want to change.
4
Once finished, click OK.
The item has been changed.
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For more information about each option, click Help on the Sony Notebook Setup screen to display the help file.
If you open Sony Notebook Setup as a limited user, then only the About This Computer tab will be visible.
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