User Manual Part 2
Table Of Contents
- H1 - Welcome
- H1 - Using Your VAIO Computer
- H1 - Connecting Peripheral Devices
- H2 - Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive
- H2 - Connecting a PC Card Bus Drive
- H2 - Connecting an i.LINK Optical Disc Drive
- H2 - Connecting a USB Mouse or Keyboard
- H2 - Connecting a USB Device
- H2 - Connecting a USB Printer
- H2 - Connecting an i.LINK Audio-Video Device
- H2 - Connecting an External Display
- H2 - Connecting with another VAIO computer
- H2 - Connecting External Speakers
- H2 - Connecting a Microphone
- H2 - Expanding Your Computer Capabilities
- H1 - Customizing Your VAIO Computer
- H1 - Adding Memory
- H1 - About the Software on Your Computer
- H1 - Using the Recovery CDs
- H1 - Troubleshooting
- H2 - Troubleshooting Your Computer
- H3 - My computer does not start.
- H3 - My computer starts, but a BIOS error appears.
- H3 - My computer starts, but the message “Operating system not found” appears and Windows does no...
- H3 - My computer stops responding or does not shut down.
- H3 - The Power Management setting is not responding.
- H3 - The sound of my computer’s fan is too loud.
- H3 - Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower CPU speed than advertised?
- H2 - Troubleshooting the LCD Screen
- H2 - Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad
- H2 - Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral Devices
- H3 - My floppy disk drive icon doesn’t appear even though it is connected.
- H3 - My optical drive is not playing my disc properly.
- H3 - My optical disc drive tray does not open.
- H3 - I cannot use digital video (DV) devices. The message “DV equipment seems to be disconnected ...
- H3 - My PC Card is not working.
- H2 - Troubleshooting i.LINK devices
- H2 - Troubleshooting Software
- H3 - My software program stops responding or crashes.
- H3 - When I click an application icon, the message “You must insert the application CD into your ...
- H3 - I cannot use the DVgate software.
- H3 - My computer’s start-up time seems longer after I have installed AOL. What can I do?
- H3 - What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software functions?
- H2 - Troubleshooting the Modem
- H2 - Troubleshooting Wireless LAN functions
- H3 - I cannot use the Wireless LAN functionality.
- H3 - The computer cannot connect to a Wireless LAN Access Point.
- H3 - I cannot access the Internet.
- H3 - The data transfer speed is slow.
- H3 - The communication speed is interrupted or slowed down when MPEG2 data is transferred.
- H3 - Data transfers are interrupted.
- H2 - Troubleshooting Audio
- H2 - Troubleshooting Memory Stick Media
- H2 - Troubleshooting Your Computer
- H1 - Getting Help
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My computer stops responding or does not shut down.
It is best to shut down your computer using the Turn Off Computer command on
the Windows Start menu. Using other methods, including those listed here, may
result in loss of unsaved data.
❑ Try restarting the computer. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button,
click Turn Off Computer, and then click Restart.
❑ If you cannot restart as described in the preceding step, you can restart the
computer by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys at the same time. The
Windows Task Manager dialog box appears, and you can turn off the
computer from the Shut Down menu.
❑ If the previous step does not work, press and hold the power button for at
least four seconds. This turns off the power to the computer.
❑ If your computer stops responding while playing a CD or DVD, stop the
CD/DVD, and restart the computer by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys at
the same time. The Windows Task Manager dialog box appears, and you can
restart the computer from the Shut Down menu.
❑ Unplug the computer from the AC adapter and remove the battery pack from
your computer.
The Power Management setting is not responding.
Your computer’s operating system may become unstable if it is interrupted or if
you attempt to make changes before the computer completely enters a lower
power mode, such as Hibernate.
❑ To restore the computer to its normal operating stability:
1 Close all open applications.
2 Restart the computer by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys at the same
time to display Windows Task Manager, and then selecting Restart from
the Shut Down menu.
✍ Pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys to turn off the computer via Windows Task
Manager, or turning off the computer with the power switch may result in data loss
in files that are currently open.