Model
VGC-RA930G CTO
HARDWARE
Processor (Configurable)
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 570J
with Hyper-Threading Technology
(3.80GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 560J
with Hyper-Threading Technology
(3.60GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 550J
with Hyper-Threading Technology
(3.40GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 540J
with Hyper-Threading Technology
(3.20GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache)
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Chipset
Intel® 915P
Memory (Configurable)
2GB (512MB X 4) 1GB (512MB X 2) 512MB (256MB X 2) PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(Expandable to 2GB)
Hard Drive (Configurable)
1.6TB (400GB2 x 4) 7200rpm SATA
1TB (250GB2 x 4) 7200rpm SATA
800GB (400GB2 x 2) 7200rpm SATA
500GB (250GB2 x 2) 7200rpm SATA
400GB2 7200rpm SATA
250GB2 7200rpm SATA
200GB2 7200rpm SATA
160GB2 7200rpm SATA
RAID Support (Configurable)
Supports RAID 0 (default when config- ured with multiple drives) or non-RAID
(User Configurable)
Graphics (Configurable)
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600
(256MB Video Memory),
ATI Radeon® X300
(128MB Video Memory), or ATI Radeon® X800XT
(256MB Video Memory)
Graphics Interface (Configurable)
TV-Out/ VGA-Out/ DVI-D Out avail- able with ATI Radeon® X300 graph- ics and NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600
TV-Out/ DVI-I x 2 Out available with ATI Radeon® X800XT graphics
16x PCI Express
Giga Pocket® MPEG2 Realtime Encoder board with TV Tuner
DVD+R Double Layer /
DVD±RW Drive3
Double Layer +R
DVD+R write (2.4x MAX)
DVD±RW3 -RW
DVD-R write (8x MAX), DVD-RW write (4x MAX)
+RW
DVD+R write (16x MAX),
DVD+RW write (4x MAX)
CD-RW
CD-R write (32x MAX), CD-RW write (24x MAX)
Optical Drive #2 (Configurable)
DVD-ROM
DVD-ROM Read (16x MAX),
CD-ROM Read (40x MAX)
or none
Floppy Disk Drive
3.5” 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive (Drive
not available when configured with 4 hard drives.)
Audio
5.1Channel - 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 Reader5 (Memory
Stick®, Memory Stick PRO/Duo™, Compact Flash® Type I andType II, SD/ MultiMediaCard™, xD Picture Card®)
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” (two 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 Monitor Out Port One TV Out Port
One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port One 6pin i.LINK®4 Port (rear)/ One 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
364.7watts max. / 100-240V ~7A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Weight (CPU)
34.17lbs. (weight is approximate & may vary)
Dimensions (CPU)
7.4”(W) x 15.6”(H) x 15.3”(D)
Supplied Accessories
(Configurable) 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
or 2.1 Surround Sound Speakers
IR Remote Control and Receiver / IR Blaster
Wireless Keyboard
Wireless Mouse
Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Receiver
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® - Digital Music
VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing
Additional Software
Adobe® Premiere® Standard Edition
Microsoft® Works 8.0
Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User Edition
(Previous Quicken Users may require
additional upgrade.)
InterVideo® WinDVD®
Sonic RecordNow!® 7
Optional Software
Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter
Edition
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements® 2.0
Adobe® Premiere® Professional Edition
Microsoft® Office 2003 60-Day Trial
Student/Teacher Edition
Microsoft® Office 2003 60-Day Trial
Small Business Edition
Microsoft® Office 2003 Basic, Small
Business or Professional Edition
Anti-Virus & Recovery
Software
Norton® Internet Security™ 90-Day
Subscription
Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day
Subscription
VAIO® Recovery Wizard
VAIO® Help and Support
VAIO® Update
Internet Services
America Online® 90-Day Trial - For new users only
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty and Onsite Service (Configurable)
1 or 3 Year Limited Warranty with Onsite Service6
Telephone Support
1 Year toll-free technical telephone assistance, available 24/77.
On-line Support
Support available from http://www.sony.com/pcsupport
1.GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect application performance. CPU speed will be reduced under certain operating conditions.
2.GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A por tion of hard disk space is reserved as a recovery partition.
3.DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible.
4.i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communi- cate with each other.
5.Does not support Memory Stick media and Memory Stick PRO media using the MagicGate function. Tested to support Memory Stick PRO media for up to
1GB. Does not support 5.0V SmartMedia media or the ID function of SmartMedia media with IDs. Does not support the SD Memory Card media copyright protection function.
6.When available. Sony will provide Onsite Service in fulfifillment of its 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 accomplished with self repair kits. Onsite Service may not be available in all locations.
7.For certain third party software applications, Sony provides first level Phone Support. Additional tele- phone support may be available from the applicable 3rd party vendor. Availability and schedule for any such support is determined by the applicable software vendor.
Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan- dards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is not manufactured to any specific software, and Sony does not and cannot make any war- ranty or representation with respect to the performance of this product with any particular software packages and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representations or warranty that this product is compat- ible with any combination of non-Sony products you may choose to connect. While Sony representatives or Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to vary or waive this disclaimer. Purchasers must deter- mine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of the hardware and software in each and every particular instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display.
©2005 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus, PictureGear Studio, Giga Pocket, VAIO Media, Click to DVD, Like No Other, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trade- marks of their respective owners. This product meets the standards of the International Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and specifications are sub- ject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate.
Printed in U.S.A. 1/05.
