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Using your VAIO desktop
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Expansion capabilities
There are four expansion slots at the rear of your VAIO computer, as follows:
PCI Card slot containing the modem card
AGP slot containing the graphics card
Empty slot
Empty slot
The empty slots allow you the choice of adding to the expansion capabilities of your computer. See
Upgrading your VAIO computer
for more details.
You are strongly advised not to add hardware yourself. Please contact your local Sony dealer for advice on
changing the internal hardware components.
Using power saving modes
The color of the power indicator light on the main unit tells you which mode the computer is in.
Using Standby mode
If you plan to stop using your computer for a short period of time (not overnight), you can put it into
Standby
mode instead of turning it off completely. Putting the computer into
Standby
mode saves energy
and allows a quick return to normal computer use.
Color
Mode
Umber
Computer is in
Standby
mode
Blue
Computer is in
Normal
mode
No color
Computer is turned off or in
Hibernate
mode
