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Installing additional hard disk drives If you have purchased a RAID-ready computer, you may be required to install an additional drive(s). You can find details about installing additional hard disk drives in the About Hard Disk Drive Installation section. 1. Place all S-ATA hard disk drives into the drive holder inside the computer's chassis. 2. Connect one end of the S-ATA data cable(s) to the S-ATA connection, starting with Port-0 on the motherboard. Connect the data cables of any additional drives to Ports 1, 2, and then 3. Motherboard - detail 3. Connect the other end of the S-ATA data cable(s) to the corresponding S-ATA hard disk drive. 4. Connect the S-ATA power cable(s) to the corresponding S-ATA hard disk drive. If your hard disk drive is equipped with two power connectors, connect the S-ATA power cable. See the information supplied with your hard disk drive for details on proper power connections. When all additional hard disk drives are installed, you are ready to configure the RAID volume. See the About RAID Levels section for brief descriptions of RAID-0 and RAID-1 levels. Page 94

Section	Page
Welcome	1
Getting Started	2
Unpacking Your Computer	3
Planning an Ergonomic Work Space	5
Locating Controls And Ports	6
About the Front Panel	7
Front panel	8
About the Back Panel	12
Back panel	13
About the Sub-woofer	16
Sub-woofer unit	17
About the Keyboard	18
VAIO keyboard with Media Center features	19
About the Remote Control	21
Remote control	22
Setting up the remote control	26
About the i.LINK Port	27
Connecting an i.LINK (IEEE 1394) device	28
Setting Up Your Computer	29
Connecting a Display (Monitor)	30
Connecting the Speakers	31
Connecting 5.1 (6-Channel) Speaker Systems	33
Configuring Software for Your Speaker System	34
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse	36
Connecting the Telephone and Modem	37
Connecting the Power Cords	38
Turning On Your Computer	39
Setting Up Media Center	40
Setting Up TV Connections	41
Connecting to standard cable access (CATV)	42
Connecting to a standard antenna (air) system	43
Connecting a Cable or Satellite Set-top Box	44
Connecting the Remote Sensor and Remote Sensor Control	46
To connect the remote sensor	47
To connect the remote sensor control	48
Connecting Other Devices	49
Connecting a TV monitor (display)	50
Registering Your Computer	51
About the benefits of registering with Sony	52
Turning Off Your Computer	53
To turn off your computer	54
About the power button	55
Using Memory Cards and Memory Card Readers	56
About Your Memory Card Readers	57
Inserting a Memory Card	58
Removing a Memory Card	59
About Memory Stick Media	60
Sharing Memory Cards	61
Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer	62
Overview	63
Before upgrading your computer	64
About Opening the Computer	65
Removing the top cover	66
Removing the side panel	67
About Closing the Computer	68
Replacing the side panel	69
Replacing the top cover	70
About Add-on Card Installation	71
Installing an add-on card	72
Installing Memory	74
Removing a memory module	75
Installing a memory module	76
About the Lithium Battery	77
Replacing the lithium battery	78
Resetting the computer's date and time	79
About Hard Disk Drive Installation	80
Replacing the original hard disk drive	81
Installing an additional hard disk drive	82
Identifying the additional hard disk space	84
About RAID Systems	85
A RAID Overview	86
Reasons for using a RAID array system	87
RAID array organization	88
About RAID Levels	89
RAID-0	90
RAID-1	91
Configuring a RAID Array	92
Before getting started	93
Installing additional hard disk drives	94
Using the RAID Configuration Wizard	95
Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program	97
About the Intel Storage Utility program	98
RAID Glossary	100
Troubleshooting	101
About VAIO Computer Functions	102
My computer does not start.	103
What can I do if my computer or software stop responding?	104
Why does the Windows operating system stop responding during shutdown?	105
Why is my computer running slowly?	106
How do I change the video resolution of my display?	107
Why doesn't my computer resume normal operation from Stand by mode?	108
About System Security	109
How can I protect my computer against security threats, such as viruses?	110
How do I keep my preinstalled antivirus software updated?	111
About Media Center	112
Why doesn't the REW button on the remote control work when I use My Music?	113
Why aren't the song information edits I made using SonicStage software shown in My Music?	114
Why do my song information edits revert to the original content when I use My Music?	115
Why do my optimized music files take so long to appear in My Music?	116
Why do I get the error message, The input media is invalid when I try to play an MP3 file in My Music?	117
Why won't My Music show the albums (playlists) I recorded with SonicStage software?	118
Why did my Click to DVD software recording session capture television instead of video?	119
Why can't I view or record a movie when my computer is connected to an external device, such as a VCR or DVD player, or when I am using an analog input connection?	120
Why can't I fast forward or rewind a video?	121
How do I use the Media Center software or remote control to adjust my monitor when viewing TV programs?	122
What can I do if my computer freezes and restarts while I'm watching a DVD or live TV?	123
About Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	124
Why can't I see an image or an image that is displayed properly when I am using a VCR?	125
Why does my Giga Pocket viewing window or the images played back from a Video Capsule, appear distorted or corrupted?	126
Why does my computer seem to slow down when I play a Video Capsule?	127
Why did I get the error message, Event buffer of audio overflow?	128
Why did my on-screen display shift or split?	129
Why can't I create new Video Capsules?	130
About the Mouse and Keyboard	131
Why doesn't my mouse work properly?	132
How do I set up my mouse for left-hand use?	133
Why doesn't my keyboard work properly?	134
About the Modem	135
Why is my modem connection slow?	136
Why doesn't my modem work properly?	137
How do I change my modem to rotary or touch-tone dialing?	138
How do I set up a dial-up connection?	139
About the Speakers	140
Why is there no sound in any software program?	141
Why is the S/PDIF option disabled in the Microsoft<sup	142
Why can't I hear dialogue during DVD movie playback, using my 5.1 channel speaker system?	143
About Using a Microphone	144
Why doesn't my microphone work properly?	145
Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?	146
About Using Peripheral Equipment	147
How do I install a printer?	148
The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode.	149
Notes On Use	150
About the Power Source	151
About Handling the Computer	152
About Using Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder	154
About Handling a Monitor (Display)	155
About Disposing of the Lithium Battery	156
About Recording and Data Storage Media	157
Support Options	158
Immediate Help and Support	159
Software Help and Support	160

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Installing additional hard disk drives

If you have purchased a RAID-ready computer, you may be required to install an additional drive(s). You can find details

about installing additional hard disk drives in the

About Hard Disk Drive Installation

section.

Place all S-ATA hard disk drives into the drive holder inside the computer's chassis.

Connect one end of the S-ATA data cable(s) to the S-ATA connection, starting with Port-0 on the motherboard.

Connect the data cables of any additional drives to Ports 1, 2, and then 3.

Motherboard - detail

Connect the other end of the S-ATA data cable(s) to the corresponding S-ATA hard disk drive.

Connect the S-ATA power cable(s) to the corresponding S-ATA hard disk drive.

If your hard disk drive is equipped with two power connectors, connect the S-ATA power cable. See the

information supplied with your hard disk drive for details on proper power connections.

When all additional hard disk drives are installed, you are ready to configure the RAID volume. See the

About RAID Levels

section for brief descriptions of RAID-0 and RAID-1 levels.

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