Model
VGC-RA822G
HARDWARE
Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 540 with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (3.20E GHz1, 1MB L2 Cache)
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Chipset
Intel® 915P
Memory
1GB PC-3200 400MHz DDR (512MB X 2/DDR) (Expandable to 2GB)
Hard Drive
200GB2 7200rpm SATA
Graphics
ATI Radeon™ X300
128MB Video Memory
Graphics Interface
TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-Out (DVI
output: 1280x1024x60Hz max.)
16x PCI Express
Giga Pocket® MPEG2 Realtime
Encoder/Decoder board with TV
Tuner
DVD+R Double Layer / DVD±RW
Drive5
Double Layer5
+R
DVD+R write (2.4x MAX)
DVD±RW5 -RW
DVD-R write (8x MAX),
DVD-RW write (4x MAX)
+RW
DVD+R write (16x MAX),
DVD+RW write (4x MAX)
CD-RW
-RW
CD-R write (32x MAX),
CD-RW write (24x MAX)
DVD-ROM Drive
DVD-ROM Read (16x MAX)
CD-ROM Read (32x MAX)
Floppy Disk Drive
3.5” 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
Audio
5.1Channel - Intel® High Definition Audio
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
Fast Ethernet (RJ-45)
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem (RJ-11)
Expansion Slots
Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory Stick®, Compact Flash™ Type I and Type II, xD Picture Card, SD/MMC, IBM Micro Drive™)
One x16 PCI Express (occupied by Graphics Card)
Two PCI (one available)
One PCI Express x1 (occupied)
Expansion Bays
Two 5.25” Half-Height (occupied) One External 3.5” (occupied) Three Internal 3.5” (one occupied)
(Four 3.5” SATA Hard Drives can be acco- modated if Floppy Drive is removed.)
Port Connections
Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear) Two PS/2 ® (Mouse/Keyboard)
One VGA/DVI-D Monitor Out Port One TV-In/Out Port
One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port One 6pin i.LINK® Port (rear)/ One
4pin (front)6
One Headphone / One Microphone/ One Line In
S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear) Composite Video / Audio Inputs
(front and rear) Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)
Power Requirements
364.7watts max. / 100-240V ~7A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Weight (CPU)
34.172 lbs.
Dimensions (CPU)
7.4”(W) x 15.6”(H) x 15.3”(D)
Supplied Accessories
Speakers (Stereo) w/Subwoofer
IR Remote Control and Receiver / IR
Blaster
VAIO® Keyboard / PS/2® Optical Mouse
SOFTWARE
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® Media Center Edition 2005
Sony Original Software
Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation SonicStage® Mastering Studio - Audio
Mastering & Remastering PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo DVgate Plus™- Digital Video SonicStage® 2.1 - Digital Music VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing
Other Software Applications
Adobe® Premiere® Standard
Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter
Edition
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements® 2.0
Microsoft® Works® 8.0 -
Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact
Management, and Database
Microsoft® Office® 2003 60-Day
Student/Teacher Edition Trial
Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User Edition
(Previous Quicken Users may require
additional upgrade)
InterVideo® WinDVD®
Sonic RecordNow!® 7
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton® Internet Security™ 90 Day
Subscription4 - Norton AntiVirus™,
Norton™ Personal Firewall, Norton™
Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam™,
Norton™ Parental Control
SONY® VAIO® Recovery Wizard
SONY® VAIO® Help and Support
SONY® VAIO® Update
Online Center
America Online® 90 Day Trial 3
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty and Onsite Service
1 Year Limited Warranty with Onsite
Service7
Telephone Support
1 Year toll-free technical telephone assistance, available 24-hours, 7- days-a-week8.
On-line Support
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 conditions apply.
4.Limited duration trial edition.
5.DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible.
6.i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communi cate with each other.
7.When available. Sony will provide Onsite Service in fulfifillment of its limited warranty obligations. Any such services are subject to the terms and conditions of the limited warranty. See actual Limited Warranty for details. Onsite Service will be provided via thrid- party technician to be dispatched as needed following phone-base trouble- shooting. Some repairs may be accom plished with self repair kits. Onsite Service may not be available in all loca tions.
8.For certain third party software appli- cations, Sony provides first level Phone Support. Additional telephone support may be available from the applicable 3rd party vendor. Availability and schedule for any such support is determined by the applicable software vendor.
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. 8/04
i.LINK®
(IEEE 1394)
Sony Electronics Inc. For more information: 1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio
