Sony PCG-F430, PCG-F450

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Main Notice to Users S E NERGY S Safety Information WARNING ! AVERTISSEMENT Declaration of Conformit y FCC Part 68 Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (United States) Telephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada) DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited. ! AVIS DE LINDUSTRIE CANADA Page Contents Welcome...............................................................................1 Setting Up Your VAIO Notebook Computer....................5 Page Welcome Features Unpacking Your Notebook Computer Manuals Page Page # Setting Up Your VAIO Notebook Computer Locating Controls and Connectors Front Page Locating Controls and Connectors % Right Back Page Connecting a Power Source Using Battery Power 1 2 3 1 2 3 ! Starting Your Computer 1 2 3 Shutting Down Your Computer Registering Your Computer 1 2 3 4 $ Using the Keyboard Page & Combinations and Functions with the Windows 98 Key Indicators Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key Page Using the Touchpad Using the Floppy Disk Drive 1 2 Page Using the DVD-ROM 1 2 3 $ 4 1 2 ! Page Using PC Cards 1 ! 2 3 Page ! Using Smart Connect Page !" Using Power-Saving Modes Normal Mode System Idle Mode !$ System Suspend Mode System Hibernation Mode Using a Second Battery Pack 1 2 3 !& Page Using the Weight Saver Page Page "! Connecting Peripheral Devices "" Connecting a Phone Line 1 2 Connecting the Port Replicator "$ 1 2 3 4 5 Page Connecting a Printer # Connecting an External Display 1 2 3 # Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard #" Connecting External Speakers Page #$ Connecting a Digital Still Camera or Other Serial Device Connecting a Digital Video Camera Recorder #& Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device #' Troubleshooting $ Page $ Page $" 1 2 3 Page Changing the Window Design of Sony Software $& Using the System Recovery and Application Recovery CDs Using the System Recovery CD(s) ! Page % 5 6 7 Using the Application Recovery CD(s) About the Software on Your Computer Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe PhotoDeluxe Business Edition America Online AT&T Wo rldN et Service DVgate Still DVgate Motion EarthLink Network TotalAccess EarthLink Network, Inc. McAfee VirusScan Microsoft Outlook Express Microsoft Word 2000 Netscape Communicator Netscape Communications PictureGear %" Smart Capture Smart Connect Smart Label Smart Pad About Your Recovery CDs %$ For Answers to Your Software Questions Sony Service Center For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-4SONYPC (1-888-476-6972). Page %' Adding Memory ! & 1 2 3 5 4 Page VAIO Notebook Computer User Guide & Specifications Specifications &! Page &# Index A B C &$ D E F H I K L M && N O P R T U V W