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Using a Floppy Disk Drive (optional)

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Using a Floppy Disk Drive (optional)

You can connect a floppy disk drive to the (USB) connector on your computer:

To Connect a Floppy Disk Drive

✍You do not need to shut down the computer before connecting or disconnecting a floppy disk drive.

Plug the USB cable from a floppy disk drive into the (USB) connector on the computer. The VAIO logo on the disk drive should be facing up.

Floppy disk drive (optional)

Attached USB cable

To Insert a Diskette

USB connector

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Hold the diskette with the label side facing up.

Gently push the diskette into the drive until it clicks into place.

Diskette

Floppy disk drive

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Sony PCG-SR7K, PCG-SR5K manual Using a Floppy Disk Drive optional, To Connect a Floppy Disk Drive, To Insert a Diskette

Contents

Vaio Notebook User Guide Page Avertissement Regulatory Information Telephone Consumer Protection Act United States Disposal of Lithium ION Battery Avis DE L’INDUSTRIE Canada Page Contents Connecting Peripheral Devices Index NEE Welcome Features Unpacking Your Notebook ManualsVaio Notebook User Guide Software CDs Recovery CDsOther Unpacking Your Notebook Ergonomic Considerations Ergonomic Considerations Page Front Locating Controls and Connectors Left Back Locating Controls and Connectors RightBottom Connecting a Power Source Using the AC AdapterUsing Battery Power Connecting a Power Source To Insert the Battery Pack Battery Indicator Light Status Meaning Vaio Notebook User Guide To Charge the Battery Pack To Remove the Battery Pack Connecting a Power Source Starting Your Computer Shutting Down Your Computer Shutting Down Your Computer Key Description Using the Keyboard Using the Keyboard Combinations Functions Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key Indicators Indicators FunctionsLight Off Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key Combinations/ Feature Using the Touchpad Using the TouchpadActions Descriptions To use Smart Pad Using Smart Pad Adjusting sound volume in the Recording Control window Switching the connector functionalityRecording from a microphone or audio equipment Recording from a microphone or audio equipment Sound device Function Adjusting volume Recording from a microphone or audio equipment Using Memory Stick Media What is MagicGate?Types of Memory Stick Media Handling and Storing Memory Stick Media Using Memory Stick Media Inserting a Memory Stick Media Removing a Memory Stick Media Write-Protecting a Memory Stick Media Using MG Memory Stick Media with Data from Another Device Formatting a Memory Stick Media Link Interface Using a Floppy Disk Drive optional Using a Floppy Disk Drive optionalTo Connect a Floppy Disk Drive To Insert a Diskette Removing a Floppy Disk Drive When the Computer is On Vaio Notebook User Guide To Remove a DisketteTo carry a floppy disk drive Using PC Cards Using PC CardsTo Insert a PC Card To Remove a PC Card Using PC Cards Jog Dial Control Vaio Action Setup Launcher Mode Using the Jog Dial ControlUsing the Jog Dial Control Using Launcher Mode Using the Jog Dial Control with Sony Software Guide ModeUsing the Jog Dial Control with Other Software Using Guide Mode Using the Jog Dial Control Using a Dialog Box Using Smart Connect Using Power Saving Modes Normal ModeSystem Idle Mode System Hibernation Mode System Suspend ModeTo activate System Suspend mode To activate System Hibernation mode Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting a Phone Line Connecting the Internal Modem to the Telephone Line Connecting the Internal Modem to the Telephone LineSet the Dialing Mode for the Modem Connect to the Telephone Line Connecting the Internal Modem to the Telephone Line Vaio Notebook User Guide Connecting to the Local Area Network LAN Using Ethernet to Connect to a NetworkConnecting to the Local Area Network LAN To set the connections, bindings, and provider order Setting Up Your Ethernet Connection Connecting the CD/CDRW/DVD Drive optional Connecting the CD/CDRW/DVD Drive optionalTo Connect the CD Drive To Insert a Disc To Remove the Drive To connect a Digital Video Camera Recorder Connecting an i.LINK device Connecting an i.LINK device To Connect a USB Device Connecting a Universal Serial Bus USB Device Connecting an External Display Connecting an External DisplayTo Connect a Monitor To Connect a Projector To remove the display adapterTo select a display Adding Memory Installing a Memory Module To install a Memory Module Palm rest Empty slot Removing a Memory Module Confirming Added Memory Capacity Importing Images and Sound Clips MovieShaker Click Open. The file is added to the Clip tray About Your Software Create a Movie using Shaker Editing Clips and Scenes Saving a Movie PictureGear Managing Your PicturesCreating a Photo Album Using Panorama Maker Making Still Images and Panoramic from MpegPictureGear Vaio Notebook User Guide AC Adapter Handling the LCD Screen Handling Your Notebook Setup On Moisture Condensation Handling DiskettesHandling CD or DVD Media Using Batteries Vaio Notebook User Guide Cleaning CD or DVD Media Cleaning Your Notebook Page My computer does not start TroubleshootingPage Window I have just closed continues to appear on my LCD Troubleshooting My LCD does not display anythingMy computer locks up My software program locks up or crashes My floppy disk drive cannot write to a diskette Cannot play a CD Troubleshooting My speaker has no sound My modem does not workMy modem connection is slow Vaio Notebook User Guide My mouse does not work Power ManagementCannot use DV devices and messages appear on the screen My computer does not shut down Getting Help Getting Help Using the System Recovery CDs Using the System and Application Recovery CDsPage To use the Application Recovery CDs Using the Application Recovery CDs Hard Drive Partition Using the System and Application Recovery CDs Mpeg Specifications PCG-SR5K PCG-SR7K SpecificationsPage Index Vaio Notebook User Guide Memory Stick card slot 8 Memory Stick cards 26 Phone Connecting line 46 jack