Sony PCG-FX401 PCG-FX404 PCG-FX405 User Manual

Table of Contents

• Read this first
  • Notice
  • Energy Star
  • Safety information
    • Owner's record
    • Warnings
      • General
      • Audio/video
      • Connectivity
      • Optical disc drive
  • Regulatory information
  • Disposing of lithium ion batteries

• Welcome
  • Documentation pack
    • Printed documentation
    • Online documentation
  • Your notebook and its accessories
  • Ergonomic considerations

• Using your notebook
  • Locating controls and connectors
    • Right
    • Left
    • Front
    • Back
    • Bottom
  • Connecting a power source
    • Using the AC adapter
    • Using the battery pack
      • Inserting the battery pack
      • Charging the battery pack
      • Removing the battery pack
    • Using the second battery pack
      • Inserting the second battery pack
      • Charging the second battery pack
      • Removing the second battery pack
  • Starting your notebook
  • Shutting down your notebook
  • Registering your notebook
  • Using the keyboard
    • Combinations and functions with the Windows key
    • Indicators
    • Combinations and functions with the Fn key
  • Using the touchpad
  • Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
    • Using the CD-RW function
    • Using the DVD function
  • Using the weight saver
  • Using the floppy disk drive
    • Inserting the floppy disk drive
      • Inserting a diskette
      • Removing a diskette
    • Removing the floppy disk drive
  • Using PC Cards
    • Inserting a PC Card
    • Removing a PC Card
  • Using Memory Stick™
    • Why Memory Stick™?
      • The future of Memory Stick™
    • Generic Memory Stick™
    • MagicGate Memory Stick™
      • MagicGate
      • SonicStage
      • Copyright protection
    • Compatible devices
    • Inserting a Memory Stick™
    • Removing a Memory Stick™
    • Write-protecting a Memory Stick™
  • Using the modem
  • Using power saving modes
    • Using Normal mode
    • Using Standby mode
    • Using Hibernate mode

• Connecting peripheral devices
  • Connecting a port replicator
    • Attaching your computer to the port replicator
    • Disconnecting your computer from the port replicator
  • Connecting an external display
    • Connecting a computer display
    • Connecting a multimedia computer display
    • Connecting a TV
    • Connecting a projector
  • Connecting external speakers
  • Connecting an external microphone
  • Connecting a Universal Serial Bus (USB) mouse
  • Connecting a printer
    • Connecting a printer using the USB connector
    • Connecting a printer using the printer connector
  • Connecting an i.LINK™ device
    • Connecting a digital video camera recorder
  • Connecting to a network (LAN)

• Getting help
  • Sony support options
    • Printed documentation supplied with your notebook
    • Online user guides on your Documentation CD-ROM
    • Other sources of information
  • Troubleshooting
    • About the computer and software
      • My computer does not start
      • The message Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup appears at startup
      • My computer does not shut down
      • My computer locks up
      • My software program locks up or crashes
      • My touchpad interprets a single tap as a double-click
      • My mouse does not work
    • About the display
      • My LCD does not display anything
      • The screen image on my external display is not centered or sized properly
    • About CDs and diskettes
      • My CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive tray or DVD-ROM drive tray does not open
      • I cannot play a CD-ROM
      • I cannot play a DVD-ROM
      • My floppy disk drive cannot write to a diskette
      • When I double-click an application icon a message such as You must insert the application CD into...
      • Why does my CD-RW drive not record at the highest speed?
      • The disc tray does not eject even when the Eject button is pressed
      • The disc tray ejects even when it has been locked into place
    • About sound
      • My speakers are not producing sound
      • My microphone does not work
    • About the modem
      • My internal modem does not work
      • My modem cannot establish a connection
      • My modem connection is slow
    • About peripherals
      • I cannot establish an i.LINK™ connection between two VAIO computers
      • I cannot use DV devices. The message DV equipment seems to be disconnected or turned off appears
      • My PC Card is not working
      • I cannot print
    • About digital video captures and DVgate
      • While I am recording images to a digital video device using DVgate, my system displays the messag...
    • About power management
      • The power management setting is not responding

• Precautions
  • Changing the memory
    • Removing a memory module
    • Installing a memory module
  • Other precautions
    • On handling the hard disk
    • On handling the LCD screen
    • On using power source
    • On handling your notebook
    • On handling diskettes
    • On handling CDs
    • On using the battery pack
    • On using earphones
    • On handling Memory Stick™ (optional)

• Specifications

• Glossary