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Sony VGN-FW21E manuals available for free PDF download: User Manual, Troubleshooting And Recovery Manual
Sony VGN-FW21E User Manual (183 pages)
VAIO VGN-FW Series
Brand:
Sony
| Category:
Desktop
| Size: 2.34 MB
Table of Contents
User Guide
1
Table of Contents
2
Before Use
6
Notice
7
Documentation
8
Ergonomic Considerations
11
Getting Started
13
Locating Controls and Ports
14
About the Indicator Lights
20
Connecting a Power Source
21
Using the Battery Pack
22
Charging the Battery Pack
25
Removing the Battery Pack
28
To Remove the Battery Pack
28
Shutting down Your Computer Safely
29
Using Your VAIO Computer
30
Using the Keyboard
31
Using the Touch Pad
32
Using Special-Function Buttons
33
Using the Built-In MOTION EYE Camera
34
To Capture a Still Image
35
Using the Optical Disc Drive
37
Reading and Writing Optical Discs
39
Playing Cds
43
Playing Dvds
44
Using the Expresscard Module
46
Inserting an Expresscard Module
47
Removing an Expresscard Module
48
Using the Memory Stick
49
Inserting a Memory Stick
51
Removing a Memory Stick
54
Using the SD Memory Card
55
Inserting an Sd Memory Card
56
Removing an Sd Memory Card
57
Using the Internet
58
Using Wireless LAN (WLAN)
59
Communicating Without an Access Point (Ad-Hoc)
61
Communicating with an Access Point (Infrastructure)
63
Using the Bluetooth Function
66
Communicating with Another Bluetooth Device
70
Stopping Bluetooth Communications
71
Using Peripheral Devices
72
Connecting External Speakers
73
Connecting an External Display
74
Connecting a Multimedia Computer Display
76
Connecting a Tv
77
Connecting a Projector
79
Selecting Display Modes
80
To Select a Display
81
Using the Multiple Monitors Function
82
Connecting an External Microphone
85
Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device
86
Connecting a Usb Floppy Disk Drive
87
Disconnecting a Usb Floppy Disk Drive
88
Connecting a Printer
89
Connecting an I.link Device
90
Connecting a Digital Video Camcorder
91
Connecting to a Network (LAN)
92
Customizing Your VAIO Computer
93
Setting the Password
94
Changing/Removing the Power-On Password
97
Setting up Your Computer with VAIO Control Center
99
Using the Power Saving Modes
100
Using Sleep Mode
101
Using Hibernate Mode
103
To Activate Hibernate Mode
103
To Return to Normal Mode
104
Managing Power with VAIO Power Management
105
Vaio Power Management Viewer
106
Configuring Your Modem
107
Upgrading Your VAIO Computer
109
Adding and Removing Memory
110
Removing and Installing a Memory Module
112
Viewing the Amount of Memory
115
Precautions
116
Handling the LCD Screen
117
Using the Power Source
118
Handling Your Computer
119
Handling the Built-In MOTION EYE Camera
121
Handling Floppy Disks
122
Handling Discs
123
Using the Battery Pack
124
Using Headphones
125
Handling the Memory Stick
126
Handling the Hard Disk
127
Updating Your Computer
128
Troubleshooting
129
Computer
131
What Should I Do if the Green Power Indicator Light Turns on but My Screen Remains Blank
132
What Should I Do if My Computer or Software Stops Responding
132
Why Doesn't My Computer Enter Sleep or Hibernate Mode
133
To the Computer
136
System Security
138
Battery
139
Can My Computer Enter Hibernate Mode While Using Battery Power
140
Built-In MOTION EYE Camera
141
Why Can't I Use the Built-In Motion Eye Camera
143
Internet
144
Why Is My Modem Connection Slow
145
Networking
146
What Should I Do if I Cannot Access the Internet
147
Why Is the Data Transfer Speed Slow
147
How Do I Avoid Data Transfer Interruptions
148
Bluetooth Technology
150
Why Is My Bluetooth Connection Slow
152
Can I Use a Device with Bluetooth Technology on Airplanes
153
Optical Discs
155
Why Can't I Write Data to Blu-Ray Disc Media
159
Display
160
Why Doesn't My Screen Display a Video
161
What Should I Do if My Screen Is Dark
161
What Should I Do if the External Display Remains Blank
164
How Do I Run Windows Aero
164
Printing
165
Microphone
166
Mouse
167
Speakers
168
Touch Pad
169
Keyboard
170
Floppy Disks
171
Audio/Video
172
Hdmi Port
173
Memory Stick
175
Peripherals
176
Support Options
177
Sony Support Information
178
E-Support
179
Trademarks
181
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Sony VGN-FW21E Troubleshooting And Recovery Manual (40 pages)
Brand:
Sony
| Category:
Laptop
| Size: 0.3 MB
Table of Contents
Finding Information on Your Computer
2
Table of Contents
3
Introduction to this Guide
5
Troubleshooting
5
Troubleshooting
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 Green Power Indicator Light Turns on but My Screen Remains Blank
9
What Should I Do if My Computer or Software Stops Responding
10
What Should I Do if the Charge Indicator Light Is Blinking Fast 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 and a Message Appears, When I Start My Computer
11
What Should I Do if I Cannot Remember the Power-On Password
11
Recovering Your VAIO System
13
Before Using Your Computer
14
Important Information
15
Creating Your Own Recovery Discs
16
To Create Recovery Discs
17
Backing up and Restoring Your Data Using Backup and Restore Center
18
To Back up Your Data
18
To Create a Restore Point
22
Backing up and Restoring Your Data with the VAIO Software
23
To Back up Your Data with Rescue Data
23
To Restore Your Data with VAIO Data Restore Tool
25
Restoring the Preinstalled Software or Software Drivers
26
To Use Reinstall Programs or Drivers
26
Finding out What to Do in Case of Computer Malfunctions
27
If Your Computer Does Not Work Properly
27
If Windows Starts
28
If Windows Does Not Start
29
Recovering Your VAIO System
30
Before Starting the Recovery Process
30
Recovering Your VAIO System When You Can Start Windows
32
To Restore the C Drive
32
To Restore Your Entire Computer System
32
Recovering Your VAIO System When You Cannot Start Windows
33
To Recover Your Computer System Using Recovery Discs
33
To Recover Your Computer System from Recovery Partition
33
Changing the Partition Sizes
34
About Hard Disk Partitioning
34
Creating a Hard Disk Partition
34
To Create a Partition with the Windows Feature
35
To Create a Partition in the Recovery Process
35
Erasing Everything on Your Hard Disk
36
Erasing All of Your Data on Your Hard Disk with Wipe and Erase Data
36
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