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Upgrading And Maintaining Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer, System Reference Manual

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Upgrading And Maintaining Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer In the future you may want to increase the functionality of your VAIO Digital Studio computer. This section describes how to open your computer and insert add-on cards, add memory, replace the lithium battery, and install an additional hard disk drive. For more information on upgrading your Sony computer, see the System Reference Manual. You can download the System Reference Manual from the Sony Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport. Page 76

Section	Page
Welcome	1
Features	2
Unpacking Your Computer	4
Computer and supplied accessories	5
To Choose an Ergonomic Location for Your Computer	6
Planning your workspace	7
Locating Controls And Connectors	8
Front Panel Overview	9
Back Panel Overview	11
Setting Up Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer	13
To Set Up Your Computer	14
Connecting a display (monitor)	15
Connecting the speakers	16
Connecting the keyboard and mouse	17
Connecting the modem cable	18
Connecting the power cords	19
To Turn on Your Computer	20
To Register Your Computer	21
Setting up your dial-up connection	22
To Set Up Power Management Modes	24
Setting up your system's power management	25
Stand by mode indicators	26
To Shut Down Your Computer	27
VAIO Action Setup	28
Shortcut Keys	29
Changing the settings of the S keys	30
To Change the Sony Software Window Design	31
Changing the window design	32
Configuring Your VAIO Computer	33
Hard Disk Drive Partition	34
Defragmenting your hard disk drive	35
i.LINK (IEEE1394) Compatibility	36
Connecting an i.LINK (IEEE1394) device	37
System, Application And Driver Recovery CD(s)	38
To Use the System Recovery CD(s)	39
System Recovery Options	40
Using the System Recovery CD(s)	41
To Use the Application Recovery CD(s)	42
Using the Application Recovery CD(s)	43
To Use the Driver Recovery CD	44
Reinstalling device drivers with the Driver Recovery CD	45
Troubleshooting	46
Topics	47
To contact Sony for technical support	53
Notes on Use	54
The power source	55
Disposal of the lithium battery	56
Handling the computer system	57
Moisture condensation	58
Upgrading the computer system	59
Handling a display	60
Using the hard disk drive	61
Handling floppy disks	62
Handling CD or DVD media	63
Cleaning CD or DVD media	64
Resources	65
About The Software On Your Computer	66
Overview of Software Applications	67
For Answers to Your Software Questions	71
Support for preinstalled software	72
Sony Service Center	75
Upgrading And Maintaining Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer	76
Overview	77
Before you upgrade your computer	78
To Remove the Side Cover	79
To Insert a PCI Add-on Card	80
Inserting an add-on card	81
To Add Memory	82
To Replace the Lithium Battery	84
To Install an Additional Hard Disk Drive	85