Sony PCV-L620 - Vaio Slimtop Computer, Reference Manual

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Page 2: ...d the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony Microsoft Windows and the Windows 98 logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation K56flex is a trademark of Lucent Technologies Inc and Rockwell International All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners Safety Information Owner s Record The model number and serial number are l...

Page 3: ...erent from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Only peripherals computer input output devices terminals printers etc that comply with FCC Class B limits may be attached to this computer pr...

Page 4: ...pment If this happens the telephone company will notify you in advance in order for you to make the necessary modifications in order to maintain uninterrupted service If trouble is experienced with this modem for repair or warranty information please contact 1 888 4SONYPC or write to the Sony Customer Information Center One Sony Drive Park Ridge NJ 07656 This equipment cannot be used on telephone ...

Page 5: ...ifying Components Front View 2 Drives 3 Buttons and Switches 4 Indicators 5 Connectors 6 Slots 7 Rear View 8 I O Connectors 9 Expansion Slot 12 Chapter 2 Configuring Your System Accessing the CMOS Setup Utility 14 Changing the Display s Power Management Settings 15 Configuring the System Board 17 Clear CMOS Jumper 17 VGA Enable Jumper 19 INTEN Jumper 20 ...

Page 6: ...oard Connectors 44 Front Panel Header 44 Diskette Drive FLOPPY Connector 45 IDE Connectors 46 PCI Slot Connectors 47 Memory Module DIMM Connectors 48 Power ATX PWR Connector 49 Fan CPU FAN CTRL PWR Connectors 50 Keyboard Mouse KB MOUSE Connector 51 USB Connectors 52 PRINTER SERIAL and VGA MONITOR Connectors 53 LCD Connector 55 Wake On LAN WOL_CON Connector 56 LINE IN and LINE OUT Connectors 57 PHO...

Page 7: ...AD SETUP DEFAULTS Screen 78 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Screen 78 USER PASSWORD Screen 78 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Screen 78 SAVE EXIT SETUP Screen 78 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Screen 78 Chapter 7 Miscellaneous Technical Information About User and Supervisor Passwords 80 Beep Code Error Messages 81 PCI Configuration Status and Error Messages 82 DMA Channel Assignments 83 IRQ Assignments 84 System I O Address Map ...

Page 8: ...ter 8 Specifications Processor 89 Chipset 89 PCI Bus 89 Memory Modules DIMMs 89 DIMM Configurations 90 L2 Cache 90 Graphics 90 Audio 91 Communications 91 I O and Expansion Slots 91 i LINK Interface 92 Drives and Controllers 92 System CMOS 92 ...

Page 9: ...1 Identifying Components The following sections identify and describe each component that is visible from the exterior of the VAIO Computer Internal components are identified in Chapters 3 4 and 5 of this manual ...

Page 10: ...VAIO Computer Reference Manual 2 Front View SHA0001 VSD FD DISC HD Flip down panel ...

Page 11: ...ard 1X rate is 1385 kbytes s The average data transfer rate is 3 6X 4986 kbytes s Data on a CD ROM is read at a variable transfer rate ranging from 10 5X at the innermost track to 24X at the outermost track the data transfer standard 1X rate is 150 kbytes s The average data transfer is 18X 2700 kbytes s DVD ROM disc read 4 8X maximum performance CD ROM disc read 24X maximum performance SHA0002 VSD...

Page 12: ...ndby switch Turns system power on and off Floppy disk eject button Ejects a diskette DVD ROM disc eject button Automatically opens and closes the DVD ROM tray Emergency eject hole Ejects an optical disc SHA0003 VSD FD DISC HD Power on off Floppy disk eject DVD ROM disc eject Manual eject hole ...

Page 13: ...se Off no color indicates the computer is turned off Diskette drive access indicator On green indicates diskette drive activity DVD ROM drive access indicator On orange indicates optical disc activity Hard disk drive access indicator On green indicates hard disk drive activity SHA0004 VSD FD DISC HD Power on off Diskette drive access indicator DVD ROM drive access indicator Hard drive access indic...

Page 14: ... connector on the back of the system A 6 pin i LINK connector can supply power from the computer to the device if the device also has a 6 pin i LINK connector A 4 pin i LINK connector cannot supply power to the device Connects to digital device that has a 4 pin i LINK connector USB Connects to USB devices VOLUME Controls headphone volume SHA0005 VSD FD DISC HD MIC PHONES VOLUME USB i LINK ...

Page 15: ... Components 7 Slots Slot Description PC Card Slot Accommodates one Type I or Type II PCMCIA card Memory Stick Media Slot Accommodates Memory Stick media SHA0006 VSD FD DISC HD PC Card Slot Memory Stick Media Slot ...

Page 16: ...vice i LINK IEEE 1394 To connect to a 6 pin i LINK device use the i LINK connector on the back of the system A 6 pin i LINK connector can supply power from the computer to the device if the device also has a 6 pin i LINK connector A 4 pin i LINK connector cannot supply power to the device Connects to digital device that has a 6 pin i LINK connector LCD Connects to VAIO Slimtop LCD monitor KEYBOARD...

Page 17: ...Port The PRINTER port is a standard 25 pin DB 25 female connector assigned as LPT1 SERIAL Port The SERIAL port is a standard 9 pin DB 9 male connector assigned as COM1 MONITOR The MONITOR connector is a standard 15 pin female high density VGA type connector KY0005 VSD 13 1 25 14 KY0057 VSD 5 1 9 6 SHA0009 VSD ...

Page 18: ...re standard 3 5 mm stereo mini jacks The PHONES and MIC jacks are located on the front panel The LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks are located on the rear panel Connector Description PHONES 1 0 Vrms output typical at 31 mW 32 ohm output max MIC Electrolet condenser microphone input LINE IN 1 0 Vrms input max 50 Kohm impedance LINE OUT 1 0 Vrms out max KY0003 VSD Rear panel Front panel KY0013 VSD LINE IN ...

Page 19: ...10V to 12V The total power supplied by the 6 pin i LINK connector cannot exceed 6 watts LCD The LCD connector is a 40 pin female MDR type connector KEYBOARD The KEYBOARD connector is a mini DIN type female connector Do not connect any other LCD monitor other than the Sony VAIO Slimtop LCD monitor 6 pin i LINK IEEE 1394 KY0087 VSD On rear panel 4 pin i LINK IEEE 1394 On front panel KY0004 VSD 4 1 3...

Page 20: ...k is for connecting the computer to a telephone Expansion Slot One PCI slot is available for expansion The other PCI slot is occupied by the fax modem card Accidentally plugging a phone line from the wall into the modem s PHONE jack and a telephone into the LINE jack will not damage the modem card or telephone equipment However the modem will not work correctly LINE PHONE KY0014 VSD PRINTER SERIAL...

Page 21: ...chapter contains information on configuring your system Configuring your system can consist of the following Making changes to the CMOS settings Making changes to the display s power management settings Changing the system board jumper position ...

Page 22: ...ence Press TAB to show the POST screen DEL to enter SETUP 2 Press DEL after the progress bar starts 3 Use the arrow keys to select an item from the main menu 4 Press Enter to display the options for the selected item 5 Use the arrow keys to select an option 6 Press Page Up or Page Down to modify the setting 7 Press ESC to return to the main menu 8 Select SAVE EXIT SETUP type Y then press Enter Fol...

Page 23: ...Properties dialog box opens with the Power Schemes tab displayed 3 Select the power scheme that is most appropriate for the way you use your computer To change a power scheme change the settings for System standby Turn off monitor and Turn off hard disks The System standby option allows you to specify the period of inactivity in minutes that you want to elapse before your computer goes on standby ...

Page 24: ...e mouse or press a key The Turn off hard disks option allows you to specify the period of inactivity in minutes that you want to elapse before your hard disks turn off when your computer is running on AC power 4 To save a new power scheme first modify the settings click Save As type a descriptive name and then click OK 5 Click the Advanced tab 6 Select the desired settings and then click OK ...

Page 25: ...put System BIOS uses the User CMOS settings as opposed to the System CMOS settings The CMOS and NVRAM settings are only cleared if the checksum test returns false Access to specific setup fields is controlled by a supervisor password or user password The Clear CMOS mode removes the password that is stored in CMOS No other parameters are cleared The configuration jumpers should never need changing ...

Page 26: ... following steps 1 Remove the system cover see Removing the System Cover on page 22 2 Set the jumpers as directed by a service technician also see CMOS Clear CMOS on page 62 3 Reinstall the system cover see Replacing the System Cover on page 23 KY0059 VSD 1 2 3 CMOS Clear Normal ...

Page 27: ...CI add in card To change the VGA enable jumper perform the following steps 1 Remove the system cover see Removing the System Cover on page 22 2 Set the jumper to enable or disable see VGA Enable VGAEN on page 63 3 Reinstall the system cover see Replacing the System Cover on page 23 KY0092 VSD VGA Enable 1 2 3 VGA Disable ...

Page 28: ...a VGA PCI add in card To change the INTEN jumper perform the following steps 1 Remove the system cover see Removing the System Cover on page 22 2 Set the jumper to enable or disable see VGA INT on page 64 3 Reinstall the system cover see Replacing the System Cover on page 23 KY0093 VSD INT Enable 1 2 3 INT Disable ...

Page 29: ...ibes removing installing and replacing major components for upgrading reconfiguring and troubleshooting the components Before opening the system unit save any open files exit Windows turn off the power of the computer and all attached peripherals and then unplug the power cord ...

Page 30: ...ower supply battery and internal drives 1 From the rear of the unit push down on the two tabs that secure the system cover to the chassis 2 Slide the system cover back The panel slides back about inch 3 Lift straight up to remove it This works best if the spacers are installed on the unit or the unit sits on a rubber mat KY0064B VSD 3 ...

Page 31: ... the system cover extends past the front of the unit 2 Carefully lower the system cover down over the chassis The rear of the system cover should be about inch in from the rear of the unit 3 Carefully slide the system cover back until the tabs snap into place Check the front to make sure all drives and connectors are correctly aligned KY0077 VSD 3 3 ...

Page 32: ...bles to the card see the instructions that came with the add in card 5 Replace the system cover see Replacing the System Cover on page 23 6 Turn on the computer and follow any instructions that came with the add in card Before opening the system unit save any open files exit Windows turn off the power of the computer and all attached peripherals and then unplug the power cord Align the card s brac...

Page 33: ...e any open files exit Windows turn off the power of the computer and all attached peripherals and then unplug the power cord Grasp the card with one hand on each end and gently pull up as you rock the card from side to side Hold the add in card by its edges and do not touch any components or connector contacts on the card Static electricity in your body may damage sensitive components on the card ...

Page 34: ...f you do not replace the card or install another add in card install a slot cover over the vacant slot at the rear of the chassis see Covering an Open I O Slot on page 41 6 Replace the system cover see Replacing the System Cover on page 23 ...

Page 35: ...S options that are different from their default values You will refer to this list when you restore the BIOS settings later 4 Press ESC then select Exit from the main menu using the right arrow key The Exit Discarding Changes is automatically selected it is the first item in the list 5 Press Enter type N when prompted to save then press Enter to exit the BIOS Setup Utility 6 Turn off the computer ...

Page 36: ... of it according to the instructions that came with the new battery 11 While holding the diskette drive ribbon cable out of the way insert the new battery into the battery holder with the plus side up 12 Replace the system cover see Replacing the System Cover on page 23 13 Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer The Sony CR2032 battery is recommended Using a type of battery other than a ...

Page 37: ...ter s CMOS settings were retained during the battery replacement and you can skip the remaining steps 15 Refer to the list you made in step 3 and restore any non default CMOS settings see CMOS Setup Options on page 67 16 Select SAVE EXIT SETUP from the main menu using the arrow keys then press Enter 17 Type Y then press Enter to save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup Utility The computer s CMOS ...

Page 38: ...inimum memory size is 8 MB The maximum memory size is 256 MB The BIOS automatically detects the type size and speed of the memory modules Before opening the system unit save any open files exit Windows turn off the power of the computer and all attached peripherals and then unplug the power cord Memory module configurations MB DIMM1 DIMM2 0 8 16 32 64 128 0 8 16 32 64 128 Touch any exposed metal p...

Page 39: ...er see Replacing the System Cover on page 23 Your computer automatically recognizes the extra memory and configures itself accordingly when you turn it on No further action is required When the module is fully seated the handles on each side are straight up and locked into the slot on each side of the module If the handles are not totally straight upright continue to press down on each side of the...

Page 40: ...emove the system cover see Removing the System Cover on page 22 2 Locate the memory module you wish to remove Before opening the system unit save any open files exit Windows turn off the power of the computer and all attached peripherals and then unplug the power cord If the memory module you wish to remove is DIMM 2 skip steps 3 to 5 Otherwise continue KY0073 VSD ...

Page 41: ... Remove the two screws that secure the hard drive carrier to the diskette drive housing 4 Lift up the hard drive carrier about until the tabs reach the stops then pull sideways away from the front panel until the hard drive carrier is clear MAN002 VSD ...

Page 42: ...4 5 Flip the hard drive carrier upside down and let it rest on the power supply while you remove DIMM 1 6 Push out the handle on each side of the memory module to eject the module from its socket MAN003 VSD Handles Push out KY0042 VSD ...

Page 43: ...tion 9 Insert the drive carrier tabs into the chassis slots then slip the drive carrier down until the holes in the hard drive carrier align with the holes in the diskette drive carrier Touch any exposed metal part of the chassis to discharge static electricity in your body before handling the memory module If the memory module you removed is DIMM 2 stop Otherwise continue KY0043 VSD MAN002B VSD ...

Page 44: ...VAIO Computer Reference Manual 36 10 Replace the two screws that secure the hard drive carrier to the diskette drive housing 11 Replace the system cover see Replacing the System Cover on page 23 ...

Page 45: ...ntil it reaches the stops then pull sideways away from the front panel until the drive carrier is clear 4 Untwist the white cable tie that secures the power supply cable to the hard drive carrier Before opening the system unit save any open files exit Windows turn off the power of the computer and all attached peripherals and then unplug the power cord Be sure to back up any files on your hard dri...

Page 46: ...rive carrier 7 Remove the hard drive from the drive carrier 8 Configure the new hard drive as the Primary Master IDE drive refer to the instructions that came with the new hard drive 9 Insert the new hard drive into the drive carrier 10 Replace the four screws that secure the drive to the drive carrier 11 Reconnect the ribbon cable and power supply cable to the new hard drive MAN004 VSD ...

Page 47: ...in the hard drive carrier align with the holes in the diskette drive carrier 13 Replace the two screws that secure the hard drive carrier to the diskette drive carrier 14 Secure the power supply cable to the side of the hard drive carrier using the white plastic cable tie 15 Replace the system cover see Replacing the System Cover on page 23 MAN002B VSD ...

Page 48: ... in card that occupies a previously empty slot 1 Lay the system on its side with the open side facing up and the slot covers facing you 2 Locate the slot of the cover you want to remove 3 Remove the screw from the slot cover 4 Carefully remove the loose slot cover and retain it for future use KY0069 VSD ...

Page 49: ...rly cooled This may damage some components especially the main processor which generates the most heat 1 Fit the bottom end of the slot cover removed earlier between the chassis and system board 2 Push the slot cover in until it rests firmly on the lip in the chassis All add in card brackets and slot covers rest on this lip 3 Replace the screw removed earlier to secure the I O slot cover KY0076 VS...

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Page 51: ...per on the system board Printer Serial VGA Monitor USB1 Line In Line Out LCD Monitor Keyboard Mouse Primary IDE CPU IEEE 1394 VGAEN INTEN Front Panel header Memory Volume Phone Mic Wake On LAN Floppy Power Secondary IDE OM04581 VSD USB2 Sony Memory Stick PCI Riser Slot CTRL PWR i LINK not used not used i LINK IEEE 1394 CPU Fan Battery CMOS Clear ...

Page 52: ...D DVD ROM Connects to LED on DVD ROM 3 LED FDD Connects to LED on floppy disk drive 4 LED HDD Connects to LED on IDE hard disk drive 5 LED MODEM Connects to LED on modem card 6 Reserved not used 7 LED3 Connects to Standby Sleep red signal from power supply 8 LED4 Connects to Power green anode signal from power supply 9 POWER SW Connects to power switch 10 GND Connects to signal ground KY0031 VSD F...

Page 53: ...System Board 45 Diskette Drive FLOPPY Connector The FLOPPY connector is a 26 pin connector for a slim notebook type diskette drive OM04701H VSD FLOPPY ...

Page 54: ...ors a Primary IDE and a Secondary IDE connector The Primary IDE connector is a 40 pin 2 54mm pitch header type connector for the 3 5 inch hard disk drive The Secondary IDE connector is a 50 pin 2mm pitch header type connector for the slim notebook type CD ROM drive OM04701G VSD Primary IDE Secondary IDE ...

Page 55: ...nectors for PCI add in cards One PCI slot connector is available for an add in PCI card The other PCI slot connector is occupied by the fax modem card The PCI slots in the riser card support 32 bit 5V and Universal 3 3 5V PCI add in cards OM04599B VSD PCI slot for riser card KY0091 VSD Two PCI slot connectors PCI riser card plugs into PCI connector on system board ...

Page 56: ...l Inline Memory Module DIMM look very similar The side with pin 1 has a small 1 to the left of pin 1 Be sure to orient a DIMM correctly in the DIMM connector a small triangle on the connector indicates pin 1 OM04710A VSD DIMM2 DIMM1 1 1 1 1 Indicates pin 1 Memory module DIMM OM04908B VSD ...

Page 57: ...nector that provides power to the ATX system board Power connector Pin Name Pin Name 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 PS ON power supply remote on off control 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 PWRGD power good 18 NC 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V OM04701I VSD 1 10 11 20 ATX PWR ...

Page 58: ...ols the power supply cooling fan It connects to P3 from the power supply CPU Fan connector Pin Signal Name 1 GND 2 FAN_CTRL 12V 3 FAN_SEN CTRL PWR connector Pin Signal Name 1 Fan M 2 Fan C Power supply provides 12V to this pin when system is in Power On mode for fastest fan speed and 6V when system is in Suspend mode to reduce fan noise 3 3 3V sense 4 NC key 5 Reserved 6 Reserved KY0034 VSD 4 1 6 ...

Page 59: ...s a 6 pin female PS 2 type mini DIN connector that can accommodate the supplied VAIO Smart convertible keyboard and wheel mouse or a PS 2 keyboard only Keyboard Mouse connector Pin Signal Name 1 Keyboard data 2 Mouse data 3 GND 4 5V fused 5 Keyboard clock 6 Mouse clock KY0032 VSD 1 6 KB MOUSE ...

Page 60: ...nal hub If more USB devices are needed connect an external hub to either USB1 or USB2 USB1 is a standard USB connector accessible from the rear panel USB2 is a standard USB connector accessible from the front panel USB1 connector rear panel Pin Signal Name 1 Power 2 USBP0 3 USBP0 4 GND USB2 connector front panel Pin Signal Name 1 Power 2 USBP1 3 USBP1 4 GND KY0033 VSD USB1 USB2 ...

Page 61: ...pin D sub female connector PRINTER connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 STROBE 14 AUTO FEED 2 DATA BIT 0 15 FAULT 3 DATA BIT 1 16 INIT 4 DATA BIT 2 17 SLCT IN 5 DATA BIT 3 18 GND 6 DATA BIT 4 19 GND 7 DATA BIT 5 20 GND 8 DATA BIT 6 21 GND 9 DATA BIT 7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 ERROR 25 GND 13 SELECT OM04701D VSD PRINTER 13 1 25 14 SERIAL 1 5 6 9 VGA MONITOR 5 1 15 11 ...

Page 62: ...ctor Pin Signal Name 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI VGA MONITOR connector Pin Signal Name 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 GND 5 DDC GND 6 RED GND 7 GREEN GND 8 BLUE GND 9 NC 10 GND 11 GND 12 SDA 13 HORIZONTAL SYNC 14 VERTICAL SYNC 15 SCL ...

Page 63: ...stem Board 55 LCD Connector The LCD connector is a 40 pin MDR type connector for the Sony VAIO Slimtop LCD monitor Do not connect any other LCD other than the Sony VAIO Slimtop LCD monitor KY0094 VSD LCD ...

Page 64: ...erence Manual 56 Wake On LAN WOL_CON Connector The WOL_CON connector is a 3 pin header connector that provides the Wake On LAN function Wake On LAN connector Pin Signal 1 5V SB 2 GND 3 WOL signal KY0096 VSD 1 3 WOL_CON ...

Page 65: ...audio device not an audio source from a video device Connect a stereo audio output jack to the LINE IN jack and the LINE OUT jack to a stereo audio input jack LINE IN jack Pin Signal Sleeve GND Tip Audio Left In Ring Audio Right In LINE OUT jack Pin Signal Sleeve GND Tip Audio Left Out Ring Audio Right Out KY0058 VSD LINE IN LINE OUT ...

Page 66: ...ck 3 5 mm that connects to headphones The MIC jack is a stereo mini jack 3 5 mm that connects to a microphone PHONES jack Pin Signal Sleeve GND Tip Left out Ring Right out MIC jack Pin Signal Sleeve GND Tip Microphone mono in Ring Electret bias voltage KY0058A VSD PHONES MIC Volume control knob ...

Page 67: ...System Board 59 Sony Memory Stick Slot Connector The Sony Memory Stick slot connector is a 10 pin MCR 103 10S connector KY0097 VSD Sony Memory Stick ...

Page 68: ...ors A cable connects each 6 pin header connector to the riser card IEEE 1394 interface header connector rear panel Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TA1 3 TA1 4 TB1 5 TB1 6 Ground IEEE 1394 interface header connector front panel Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TPA2 3 TPA2 4 TPB2 5 TPB2 6 Ground IEEE 1394 rear panel MAN001 VS IEEE 1394 front panel ...

Page 69: ...ont panel connector to connect to devices that use a 4 pin i LINK IEEE 1394 connector Use the rear panel connector to connect to devices that use a 6 pin i LINK IEEE 1394 connector A 6 pin i LINK connector can supply power from the computer to the device if the device also has a 6 pin i LINK connector A 4 pin i LINK connector cannot supply power to a device i LINK rear panel MAN001A VS i LINK fron...

Page 70: ... CMOS Clear VGA Enable and INTEN CMOS Clear CMOS A jumper cap is installed on pins 1 and 2 Normal of the CMOS header when the computer is shipped Do not move the jumper cap to the CMOS Clear position unless otherwise directed by a technical support person KY0059 VSD 1 2 3 CMOS Clear Normal ...

Page 71: ...ard 63 VGA Enable VGAEN The VGAEN jumper is a 3 pin header that enables or disables the onboard VGA controller The computer ships with a jumper cap in the Enable position KY0092 VSD VGA Enable 1 2 3 VGA Disable ...

Page 72: ...Reference Manual 64 VGA INT The VGA INT jumper is a 3 pin header that enables or disables the onboard VGA interrupt The computer ships with a jumper cap in the Enable position KY0093 VSD INT Enable 1 2 3 INT Disable ...

Page 73: ... PCI slot 1 in the Riser card The fax modem card has two RJ 11 jacks that are accessible from the rear panel one to connect a telephone line and one to connect a phone Name Connector Type Description TELEPHONE RJ 11 Connects to phone LINE RJ 11 Connects to telephone line KY0038 VSD TELEPHONE LINE ...

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Page 75: ... EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Use the arrow keys to choose a menu item Press Enter to display the item s options Use the arrow keys to select an option Use the Page Up or Page Down keys to modify a setting Press Esc to go back to the main menu Press F10 to save the changes and exit or press Esc to discard the changes Follow the on screen prompts for other choices The bottom of the screen present...

Page 76: ...ndary Slave TYPE Auto None User MODE AUTO NORMAL LBA LARGE Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in Drive B None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Drive A Drive B Both Video EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Halt On All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key All Errors No Errors ...

Page 77: ...abled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Disabled HDD Sequence SCSI IDE First IDE SCSI Boot Sequence CDROM A C D A E A F A C only LS ZIP C LAN A C A C C A A CDROM C CDROM C A Floppy Disk Access Control R W Read Only IDE HDD Block Mode Sectors HDD MAX Disabled 2 4 8 16 32 MHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed Other factors may affect application performance ...

Page 78: ...p Disabled Enabled Video ROM BIOS Shadow Enabled Disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled Enabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Enabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Enabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Enabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Enabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status Off On Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Enabled Becomes enabled only when Boot Up Sound is enabled ...

Page 79: ...CMOS Setup Options 71 Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 500 750 1000 Security Option System Setup PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto Enabled ...

Page 80: ...8T 10T 12T 16T 32T Infinite 0T 2T 4T SDRAM MA Wait State Normal Slow Fast Graphics Aperture Size 64MB 128MB 256MB 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC PCI 2 1 Support Enabled Disabled DRAM are 64 Not 72 bits wide Data Integrity Mode Non ECC Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Disabled These settings depend on the setting in SDRAM Configuration and become enabled only when SDRAM Configurati...

Page 81: ...IRQ5 Disabled 3BCH IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Bi direct EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 1 Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both Primary Secondary Disable IDE Ultra DMA Mode Auto Disable IDE0 Master PIO DMA Mode Auto IDE0 Slave PIO DMA Mode 0 0 IDE1 Master PIO DMA Mode 1 0 IDE1 Slave PIO DMA Mode 2 0 each has identical options 3 1 4 2 This setting is enabled when Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP EPP ...

Page 82: ...n Video Off Method DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend PM Timers HDD Power Down Disable 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15 Min Suspend Mode Disable 30 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour Enabled only when Power Management is not set to Disable ...

Page 83: ...plays actual RPM Ignore Thermal Monitor CPU Temperature displays actual temperature Ignore MB Temperature displays actual temperature Ignore Voltage Monitor VCORE Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore 3 3V Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore 5V Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore 12V Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore 12V Voltage displays actual voltage Ignore Displays only when Automat...

Page 84: ...11 12 14 15 PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Clock 255 PCI Clock 0 PCI Clock 1 PCI Clock 31 PCI Clock IRQ 3 Used By ISA No ICU Yes IRQ 4 Used By ISA No ICU Yes IRQ 5 Used By ISA Yes No ICU IRQ 7 Used By ISA No ICU Yes IRQ 9 Used By ISA No ICU Yes IRQ 10 Used By ISA No ICU Yes IRQ 11 Used By ISA No ICU Yes IRQ 12 Used By ISA No ICU Yes ...

Page 85: ...A 1 Used By ISA No ICU Yes DMA 3 Used By ISA No ICU Yes DMA 5 Used By ISA No ICU Yes ISA MEM Block BASE No ICU C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DC00 USB IRQ Enabled Disabled ONB VGA BIOS First No Yes Onboard Audio Enabled Disabled Onboard Cardbus Enabled Disabled Onboard 1394 Enabled Disabled ...

Page 86: ...llow the prompts USER PASSWORD Screen Press Enter to change set or disable the user password Follow the prompts IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Screen Press Enter to auto configure the hard disk drives SAVE EXIT SETUP Screen Press Enter to save changes in the CMOS and exit CMOS Setup Utility Follow the prompts EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Screen Press Enter to exit CMOS Setup Utility without saving the changes Foll...

Page 87: ...formation This chapter contains information on the following subjects User and Supervisor password Beep code error messages PCI configuration status and error messages DMA channel assignments IRQ assignments System I O address map Memory map ...

Page 88: ...is optional Access to the BIOS Setup Utility depends on which passwords were previously set as indicated next If you set these passwords the following passwords are required User password only User password is required at bootup Supervisor password only No password is required at bootup Supervisor password is required by most setup options Both passwords User password is required at bootup Supervi...

Page 89: ...ies that the system is OK Other beep patterns signify errors The number of beeps indicates the specific error that occurred The Sony Online Support technical representative will need to know how many beeps your system produces if there is an error so be sure to count the number of beeps before calling for support ...

Page 90: ...me resource resulting in a conflict PCI IRQ Conflict Two devices requested the same resource resulting in a conflict PCI Memory Conflict Two devices requested the same resource resulting in a conflict Primary Boot Device Not Found The designated primary boot device hard disk drive diskette drive DVD ROM drive or network drive could not be found Primary IDE Controller Resource Conflict The primary ...

Page 91: ...ents This shows the factory default values Windows 98 reassigns resources to best meet the needs of a particular configuration DMA Channel Default Assignment 2 Standard diskette drive controller 3 ECP printer port LPT1 for ECP 4 Direct memory access controller ...

Page 92: ...S real time clock 09 Intel 82371AB EB PCI to USB universal host controller 09 Vortex AU8810 PCI audio 09 SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus 09 Vortex AU8810 multifunction PCI platform 09 LT Win Modem 09 ACPI IRQ holder for PCI IRQ steering 09 ACPI IRQ holder for PCI IRQ steering 09 Ricoh RL5C475 cardbus controller 10 Sony OHCI i LINK IEEE 1394 PCI host controller 10 ACPI IRQ holder for PCI IRQ steering 11 R...

Page 93: ... 0091h 0093h Motherboard resources 0094h 009Fh Direct memory access controller 00A0h 00A1h Programmable interrupt controller 00A2h 00BFh Motherboard resources 00C0h 00DFh Direct memory access controller 00E0h 00EFh Motherboard resources 00F0h 00FFh Numeric data processor 0170h 0177h Secondary IDE controller dual FIFO 0170h 0177h Intel 82371AB EB PCI bus master IDE controller 01F0h 01F7h Primary ID...

Page 94: ...07h LT Win Modem A800h A81Fh Intel 82371AB EB PCI to USB universal host controller B000h B007h Primary IDE controller dual FIFO B000h B00Fh Intel 82371AB EB PCI bus master IDE controller B008h B00Fh Secondary IDE controller dual FIFO B400h B407h Vortex AU8810 PCI audio B400h B407h Vortex AU8810 multifunction PCI platform B800h B807h Vortex AU8810 PCI audio B800h B807h Vortex AU8810 multifunction P...

Page 95: ...Win Modem E0000000h E003FFFFh Vortex AU8810 PCI audio E0000000h E003FFFFh Vortex AU8810 multifunction PCI platform E0800000h E0803FFFh Sony OHCI i LINK IEEE 1394 PCI host controller E1000000h E10007FFh Sony OHCI i LINK IEEE 1394 PCI host controller E1800000h E3EFFFFFh Intel 82443BX Pentium III processor to AGP controller E1800000h E1800FFFh RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X English E1820000h E183FFFFh RAGE LT PR...

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Page 97: ... denotes microprocessor internal clock speed Other factors may affect application performance Intel 440BX 100 AGP PCI ISA chipset PCI Level 2 1 33 MHz zero wait state 2 PCI slots 1 open Installed memory 128 Mbytes SDRAM Maximum memory 256 Mbytes 128Mbytes in each socket Voltage 3 3 V memory only Pins 168 pins with gold plated contacts SDRAM type PC100 100 MHz unrestricted CAS latency 2 unbuffered ...

Page 98: ... not mix 66 MHz memory with 100 MHz memory DIMM2 0 16 32 64 128 0 16 32 64 128 Installed 512 kbytes secondary write back cache in processor direct mapped organization BSB cache Controller Intel 440BX Host Bridge Controller Controller Supports DDC 1 and DDC 2b standards for Plug and Play displays ATI Rage LT Pro 64 bit 2X AGP graphics accelerator including 1X and 2X modes with sidebands Video memor...

Page 99: ...nnector Modem K56flex technology V 90 compatible data fax modem Due to FCC limitations the maximum permissible data speed is 53 kbps during download transmissions Actual data speeds may vary due to a variety of factors Fax 14 4 kbps maximum Serial ports One high speed NS16C550 compatible port Parallel port One high speed bi directional Centronics compatible port with ECP and EPP modes Modem ports ...

Page 100: ...m performance Data on a DVD ROM is read at a variable transfer rate ranging from 2X at the innermost track to 4 8X at the outermost track the data transfer standard 1X rate is 1385 kbytes s The average data transfer rate is 3 6X 4986 kbytes s Data on a CD ROM is read at a variable transfer rate ranging from 10 5X at the innermost track to 24X at the outermost track the data transfer standard 1X ra...

Page 101: ... features setup screen 69 menu items 67 PNP and PCI setup screen 76 standard CMOS setup 68 codes beeps 81 COM1 port See serial port communications specifications 91 computer safety information ii configuration jumpers CMOS clear 62 interrupt enable 64 VGA enable 63 configuring CMOS setup utility 14 power management 15 system board 17 connectors fan 50 i LINK IEEE 1394 6 61 i LINK header 60 IDE 46 ...

Page 102: ...ations FCC Part 68 iv front panel header 44 front view 2 buttons and switches 4 connectors 5 6 drives 3 indicators 5 G graphics controller specifications 90 H hard drive replacing 37 header See front panel header I i LINK IEEE 1394 connectors 6 11 61 i LINK header connectors 60 i LINK interface specifications 92 I O address map 85 I O connectors i LINK IEEE 1394 11 KEYBOARD 11 LCD 11 LINE and PHON...

Page 103: ... LCD connector 9 See Also display N notice to users ii O output devices iii P passwords user and supervisor 80 PCI bus specifications 89 riser slot connector 47 PHONE connector 10 58 PNP and PCI setup screen 76 power connector 49 power management configuring 15 PRINTER connector 9 53 processor specifications 89 R radio interference iii RAM See Also system memory rear view 8 I O connectors 9 record...

Page 104: ... drive connector 45 fan connectors 50 front panel header 44 IDE connectors 46 jumpers 62 keyboard mouse connector 51 memory module connector 48 power connector 49 PRINTER connector 53 SERIAL connector 53 slot connectors 47 USB connectors 52 VGA MONITOR connector 53 system cover removing 22 replacing 23 system I O address map 85 system memory installing 30 T Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 199...