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Locating Controls And Ports

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Locating Controls And Ports This section is intended to familiarize you with the controls, ports and jacks that are available on your computer. To view the specific hardware configuration for your system, see the online specifications sheet. ✍ i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. The i.LINK connection may vary, depending on the software applications, operating system, and compatible i.LINK devices. All products with an i.LINK connection may not communicate with each other. Please refer to the documentation that came with your compatible i.LINK device for information on operating conditions and proper connection. Before connecting compatible i.LINK devices to your system, such as an optical or hard disk drive, confirm their operating system compatibility and required operating conditions. 17

Section	Page
Safety Information and Caution	4
Regulatory Information	6
FCC Part 68	7
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (United States)	8
Telephone Consumer Guidelines (Canada)	8
Disposal of Lithium Battery	9
Industry Canada Notice	10
Avis de L’Industrie Canada	10
Getting Started	13
Unpacking your Computer	14
Manuals	15
Hard Disk Drive Recovery	15
Other	15
Locating Controls And Ports	17
About the Front Panel	18
About the Side Panels	20
Setting Up Your Computer	23
Connecting a USB Optical Mouse	24
Using an optical mouse	24
Connecting the Telephone and Modem Cables	25
Connecting the Power Cord	27
Turning on Your Computer	28
Registering your Computer	28
Turning Off your Computer	29
To turn off your computer	29
About the power button	29
Troubleshooting	31
My computer does not start.	31
Why did my computer or software stop responding?	32
VAIO Recovery Options	33
About Recovery Options	34
Accessing the VAIO Recovery Wizard	34
System and software recovery options	34
About the Recovery Media Kit	36
Recovery Media Kit overview	36
Creating the Recovery Media Kit	37
To create the Recovery Media Kit	37
To order the Recovery Media Kit	39
Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard	40
Starting the VAIO Recovery Wizard	40
To access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from Windows XP	40
To access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Recovery Media Kit	40
To start the VAIO Recovery Wizard using the F10 Key (for notebook computers only)	41
Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard	41
To use Windows System Restore from the VAIO Recovery Wizard	41
To recover drive C	42
To recover drives C and D (and reclaim all space on the hard disk drive)	42
To recover software applications	44
To perform a complete hard disk drive recovery	45
Additional Information	46
Support Options	47
Immediate Help and Support	48
Help and Support Resources	49
Software Help and Support	49
Sony Computing Support Web site	49