Sony VGC-RA710G dimensions Hardware, PRE-INSTALLED Software, Service and Warranty Information

Sony VAIO® R Series

High Performance, Cool Running.

VGC-RA710G

Liquid Cooled.

Double Layer DVD cre-

Television at your

The Advantage in the

Desktop

Just Plain Cool

ation - You’re a Pro now

Fingertips

Solutions

The Sony VAIO® R Series exem-

Higher specs and demanding

Featuring advanced DVD+R

Take control of your television

The Sony VAIO® R Series

plifies cutting edge design and

applications mean hotter run-

Double Layer 8.5GB record-

with the

personal

video

delivers

the

high

quality

superior performance.

A sleek

ning

temperatures -

but

ing capacity. With the ability

recorder

functionality

pow-

video,

music,

and

digital

black chassis with a revolutionary

Sony’s® advanced liquid cool-

to store up to 4 hours of high

ered by Sony Giga Pocket™

imaging

solutions

you

liquid heat pipe cooling system.

ing system handles heat with

quality MPEG-2 video com-

Engine TV Tuner / MPEG2

demand. Create your own

Spectacular acoustic

presence

ease.

A

unique

liquid

flow

bined

with VAIO’s® Click to

encoder

and Microsoft®

professional quality

DVDs.

and

breakneck

performance.

heat

pipe

draws

heat

away

DVD™ creation

software,

Windows® XP Media Center

Master

your

own

audio

Topped off with loads of expan-

from the processor with a side

you

become

the

pro.

Edition 2004. Watch, record,

recordings or remaster older

sion

headroom

to take your

benefit of eliminating a noisy

Borrowing technology

from

burn to DVD - you have the

tapes or records.

Watch &

VAIO®

PC experience

wherever

CPU fan. Air intake from mid-

Sony’s professional systems,

power.

record

television

on your

your passion leads you.

dle section maximizes air flow

the best tools of the trade are

schedule.

while minimizing noise.

in your hands.

Model

VGC-RA710G

HARDWARE

Processor

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.20E

GHz1 with Intel® Hyper-Threading

Technology

Cache Memory

1MB Integrated On-Die Level 2

Front Side Bus Speed

800MHz

Standard RAM

512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR

(expandable to 2.0GB)

Hard Drive

250GB2 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

DVD+RW Double Layer / DVD±RW Drive5

Double Layer5 +R

(2.4 max. +R write) DVD±RW5 -RW

(8X max. -R write / 4X max. -RW rewrite / 8X max. -R/-RW read)

+RW

(8X max. +R write / 4X max. +RW rewrite / 8X max. +R/+RW read)

CD-RW

(40X max. -R write / 24X max. rewrite / 40X max. -R read / 32X max. -RW read)

DVD-ROM Drive

16X max. DVD-ROM Read / 40X max. CD-ROM read

Floppy Disk Drive

3.5” 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive

Video & Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 w/TV-Out 128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR) TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-Out (DVI

output: 1280x1024x60Hz max.) 8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware

Acceleration

Giga Pocket™ MPEG2 Realtime Encoder/Decoder board with TV Tuner

Audio

Integrated AC’97

Ethernet

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)

Modem

V.90 compatible data/fax modem

Expansion Slots

One 8x AGP (occupied by Graphics Card)

Three PCI (none available) Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory Stick™, Compact Flash™ Type I and Type II, IBM Micro Drive™)

Expansion Bays

Two 5.25” Half-Height (occupied) One External 3.5” (occupied) Two Internal 3.5” (one occupied)

Port Connections

Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear) Two PS/2 ® (Mouse/Keyboard)

One VGA/DVI Monitor Port / TV-Out Port

One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port / One Line In

One 6pin i.LINK Port (rear)/ One 4pin (front)

One Headphone / One Microphone S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear) Composite Video / Audio Inputs

(front and rear) Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)

Supplied Accessories Speakers (Stereo) w/Subwoofer

IR Remote Control and Receiver / IR Blaster

VAIO® Keyboard / PS/2® Optical Mouse

Power Requirements

364.7watts max. / 100-120V ~4.7A (50/60Hz)

Power Management

ACPI 1.0 Compliant

Dimensions (CPU)

7.4”(W) x 15.6”(H) x 15.3”(D)

Weight (CPU)

34.172 lbs.

PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE

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

SOFTWARE

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® Media Center Edition 2004

VAIO® recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP

Other Software Applications

Adobe® Premiere® LE

Adobe® Photoshop Elements® 2.0

Microsoft® Works® 7.0 -

Word Processing, Spreadsheet,

Calendar, Scheduling, Contact

Management, and Database

Microsoft® Office® 2003 60-Day

Student/Teacher Edition Trial

Intuit Quicken® 2004 New User Edition

InterVideo® WinDVD®

MoodLogic ® 2.7 Trial4

Anti-Virus & Recovery Software

Norton® Internet Security™ 90 Day

Subscription4

VAIO® Recovery Wizard

VAIO® Support Agent

Online Center

America Online® 90 Day Trial 3

SERVICE AND WARRANTY

INFORMATION

Service

One Year Limited Express Repair Service

Limited Warranty

One Year Parts and Labor 7

Telephone Support

Hardware: One Year

Software and Operating System:

90 Days

On-line and Email Support

Free support available from http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

1.GHz denotes microprocessor inter- nal 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.New users only. Terms and condi- tions apply.

4.Limited duration trial edition.

5.DVD Media/Formats are not uni- versally compatible.

6.i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product con- tains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other.

7.Certain restrictions apply. For a copy of Sony’s warranty, please visit www.sony.com/pcsupport, call toll- free 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC), or write to Sony Electronics, 12451 Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33913.

8.Type of repair service provided is solely at Sony’s discretion. Not all types of repair service offered on all models.

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.

©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, 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 trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. 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. Weights and measure- ments are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 7/04

i.LINK®

(IEEE 1394)

Sony recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional

Sony Electronics Inc. For more information:

1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)

Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio