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Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony VAIO Digital Studio computer! Your new, high-performance, multimedia computer combines audio, video, and information technology features.  About Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer  To Unpack Your Computer  To Choose an Ergonomic Location Click here to find the latest updates and supplemental information about your computer. Page 1

Section	Page
Welcome	1
About Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer	2
To Unpack Your Computer	4
To Choose an Ergonomic Location	5
Locating Controls And Connectors	6
Front Panel Overview	7
Back Panel Overview	9
Setting Up Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer	11
To Set Up Your Computer	12
Connecting a display (monitor)	13
Connecting the speakers	14
Connecting the keyboard and mouse	15
Connecting the modem cable	16
Connecting the power cords	17
To Turn on Your Computer	18
To Register Your Computer	19
To Set Up Your Dial-up Connection	20
To Set Up Power Management Modes	22
To Shut Down Your Computer	23
Configuring Your VAIO Computer	24
About Your Hard Disk Drive Partition	25
Defragmenting your hard disk drive	26
i.LINK Compatibility	27
Connecting an i.LINK (IEEE 1394) device	28
VAIO Action Setup	29
Changing the settings of the S keys	30
To Change the Sony Software Window Design	31
Changing the window design	32
About The Software On Your Computer	33
Overview Of Preinstalled Software Applications	34
For Answers To Your Software Questions	37
System and Application Recovery CD(s)	40
To Use The System Recovery CD(s)	41
System Recovery options	42
Using the System Recovery CD(s)	43
To Use The Application Recovery CD(s)	44
Reinstalling software applications	45
Reinstalling device drivers	46
Frequently Asked Questions	47
About VAIO Digital Studio Computer Functions	48
About Changing Your System's Default Settings	50
About Your System Recovery CDs	51
About Using The Optical Disk Drive(s)	52
About The Preinstalled Software	54
About the Speakers	55
About the Modem	56
About the Microphone	58
About the Mouse and Keyboard	59
About Using a Peripheral Device	60
Notes on Use	61
About The Power Source	62
About Disposing Of The Lithium Battery	63
About Handling The Computer System	64
About Upgrading Your Computer System	65
About Handling a Monitor (Display)	66
About DVD, CD, and Floppy Disk Media	67
Support Resources	68
Upgrading And Maintaining Your VAIO Digital Studio Computer	69
Overview	70
To Remove the Side Panel	71
To Install a PCI Add-on Card	72
To Install an AGP Add-on card	74
To Install Memory	75
To Replace the Lithium Battery	77
To Install an Additional Hard Disk Drive	78