Sony PCG-F390, PCG-F370 manual CompuServe, About the Software on Your Computer

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CompuServe® 2000

CompuServe, Inc.

CompuServe is the most comprehensive source of organized business and educational information online today. CompuServe allows you to access the vastness of the Internet, without wasting time wading through it. Maximize your time online with CompuServe.

DVgate™ Still

Sony Electronics

Connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK® connector and capture your own still images. You can save your images in a variety of popular file formats.

DVgate™ Motion

Sony Electronics

Connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK connector and capture your own video images. You can edit clips from your video, add others, and combine clips into new movie segments.

EarthLink Network TotalAccess™

EarthLink Network, Inc.

An Internet Service Provider that supplies access, information, and assistance to its customers, introducing them to the Internet. Member benefits include e-mail, newsgroups, a personal start page, a free 6 MB web site, a member newsletter, and 24-hour technical support.

McAfee VirusScan®

Network Associates, Inc.

Protect your computer from viruses. VirusScan can detect viruses from floppy disks, Internet downloads, e-mail attachments, intranets, shared files, CD-ROMs, and online services.

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Contents Page Vaio Notebook Computer User Guide Page Safety Information Regulatory InformationOwner’s Record FCC Part Telephone Consumer Guidelines Canada Telephone Consumer Protection Act United StatesIndustry Canada Notice Avis DE L’INDUSTRIE Canada Contents Vaio Notebook Computer User Guide Welcome FeaturesRecovery CDs Unpacking Your Notebook ComputerManuals Software CDs OtherUnpacking Your Notebook Computer Front Locating Controls and ConnectorsLeft Locating Controls and ConnectorsBack RightBottom Using the AC Adapter Connecting a Power SourceUsing Battery Power Connecting a Power SourceTo insert the battery pack Battery Indicator Light Status Meaning Battery Indicator MeaningTo remove the battery pack Starting Your Computer Shutting Down Your Computer Shutting Down Your ComputerConfiguring Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Registering Your Computer Registering Your ComputerKey Description Using the KeyboardUsing the Keyboard Description Combination Function Combinations and Functions with the Windows 98 KeyUsing the Keyboard IndicatorsIndicator Function Light OffCombinations and Functions with the Fn Key Combinations/ Function FeatureUsing the Keyboard Combinations/ Function Feature Action Description Using the TouchpadUsing the Floppy Disk Drive Using the Floppy Disk DriveTo insert a diskette To remove a disketteTo reinsert the floppy disk drive Using the DVD-ROM Using the DVD-ROMTo insert a disc To play DVD-ROMs Close the tray by pushing it gentlyTo play a DVD in Normal Display Mode Using the DVD-ROM Playing a DVDTo display wallpaper while playing a DVD Using PC Cards Using PC CardsTo insert a PC card Insert with the arrow facing forward PC card Using PC Cards To remove a PC card Using Smart Connect Using Infrared Communication Devices Using Infrared Communication DevicesTo use infrared communication with another computer Es1 Using Power Saving Modes Normal ModeSystem Idle Mode System Hibernation Mode System Suspend ModeTo activate System Suspend mode To activate System Hibernation modeUsing a Second Battery Pack Using a Second Battery PackTo insert a second battery pack Page Arrow 2 Release lever Arrow 1 Weight saver Release lever To attach the weight saver Using the Weight SaverUsing the Weight Saver To remove the Weight Saver Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting a Phone Line Connecting a Phone LineConnecting the Port Replicator Port replicator connector Power indicator light turns green Lever To connect a printer Connecting a PrinterConnecting an External Display Connecting an External DisplayTo connect a computer display To connect a projector Press Result Connecting an External Display To select a displayConnecting an External Mouse or Keyboard Connecting External Speakers Connecting External SpeakersTo connect external speakers To connect an external microphone Connecting an External MicrophoneConnecting a Digital Still Camera or Other Serial Device Connecting a Digital Still Camera or Other Serial DeviceTo connect a digital still camera To connect a digital video camera recorder Connecting a Digital Video Camera RecorderConnecting a Universal Serial Bus USB Device Connecting a Universal Serial Bus USB DeviceTo connect a USB device My computer does not start TroubleshootingTroubleshooting My computer locks up My software program locks up or crashesMy DVD-ROM drive tray does not open Troubleshooting Cannot play a CD-ROM Cannot play a DVD-ROMMy floppy disk drive cannot write to a diskette Vaio Notebook Computer User Guide My speakers have no sound My modem does not workMy modem connection is slow My mouse does not work My microphone does not workMy touchpad does not work My touchpad interprets a single tap as a double-clickMy PC card is not working Sound of my computer’s fan is too loudCannot print Power Management Changing the Window Design of Sony Software Using the System and Application Recovery CDs Using the System Recovery CDsUsing the System and Application Recovery CDs If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the DVD-ROM driveTo use the Application Recovery CDs Using the Application Recovery CDsAdobe PhotoDeluxe Business Edition About the Software on Your ComputerAbout the Software on Your Computer CompuServeMedia Bar PictureGear Smart Connect Application Recovery CDs About Your Recovery CDsFor Answers to Your Software Questions Sony Service Center Prodigy Internet Prodigy Communications CorporationQuicken Basic Intuit Inc Adding Memory To remove a memory module Typical expansion memory configurationTo view the amount of memory Vaio Notebook Computer User Guide To install a memory moduleMpeg SpecificationsPower Requirements Index Party phone lines 43 PBX Phone line LCD Vaio Notebook Computer User Guide USB