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VAIO Notebook Computer User Guide

Notebook Setup Tabs

Tab

Descriptions

 

 

About This Computer

Display system information, including memory

 

capacity, serial number, and BIOS version.

 

 

Printer/FDD

Switch between connecting a printer or floppy disk

 

drive without turning off the power. Change printer

 

port mode settings.

 

 

Power On

Select the order of drives and devices from which

Device Sequence

you want to load the operating system. You can

 

specify the hard drive inserted into the docking

 

station as well as other drives inserted into your

 

computer.

 

 

Touchpad

When you connect an optional mouse to the Serial

 

port of your computer, you can make your touchpad

 

inactive. You can also customize the settings of your

 

mouse using the mouse utility.

 

 

Drive Bay

Change the device in the drive bay without turning

 

off the power.

 

 

Power On Password

Set the password to secure your computer.

 

 

Enable Ports

Change the hardware resources such as I/O address,

 

IRQ, or DMA depending on the optional hardware

 

or software you use. Disabling ports releases

 

resources to the system. To change the serial, audio,

 

and modem settings, click Advanced on the Basic/

 

Advanced tab.

 

 

Basic/Advanced

Toggle between Advanced mode (additional screens

 

with advanced settings) and Basic mode of display.

 

Advanced mode includes Serial, Audio, Built-in

 

Modem, Enable Ports, View Resources, and Infrared

 

tabs.

 

 

For more information about each option, click Help on the Sony Notebook Setup screen to display the help file.

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