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VGN-BX570B Series

VAIO

®

 BX Series Notebook PC

Hardware

Processor (Confi gurable)

Intel

®

 Celeron

®

 M Processor 370 (1.50GHz

1

, 1MB L2 Cache) 

Intel

®

 Pentium

®

 M Processor 740 (1.73GHz

1

, 2MB L2 Cache) 

Intel

®

 Pentium

®

 M Processor 760 (2.00GHz

1

, 2MB L2 Cache) 

Intel

®

 Pentium

®

 M Processor 780 (2.26GHz

1

, 2MB L2 Cache)

 

   

Front Side Bus

 

 

533MHz (Intel

®

 Pentium

®

 M) or 400MHz (Intel

®

 Celeron

®

 M) 

   

Chipset

   

Intel

®

 915PM or Intel

®

 915GM 

   

LCD

10

 (Confi gurable)

 

 

17” WUXGA LCD (1920 x 1200) XBRITE™ Technology or
17” WXGA+ LCD (1440 x 900) XBRITE™ Technology

   

Hard Drive (Confi gurable)

 

 

40GB

9

 (5400RPM) SATA, 9.5mm Height

60GB

9

 (5400RPM) SATA, 9.5mm Height

80GB

9

 (5400RPM) SATA, 9.5mm Height

100GB

9

 (5400RPM) SATA, 9.5mm Height

120GB

9

 (5400RPM) SATA, (60GB x 2), 9.5mm Height

160GB

9

 (5400RPM) SATA, (80GB x 2), 9.5mm Height

200GB

9

 (5400RPM) SATA, (100GB x 2), 9.5mm Height

240GB

9

 (5400RPM) SATA, (120GB x 2), 9.5mm Height

   

Memory (Confi gurable) 

 

256MB (256MB/DDR2/533/SO-DIMMx1) 
512MB (256MB/DDR2/533/SO-DIMMx2) 
512MB (512MB/DDR2/533/SO-DIMMx1) 
1GB (512MB/DDR2/533/SO-DIMMx2) 
1GB (1GB/DDR2/533/SO-DIMMx1) 
2GB (1GB/DDR2/533/SO-DIMMx2) 
(Expandable to 2GB - On-board memory confi gured at time of purchase) 

   

Graphics (Confi gurable) 

 

Intel

®

 915GM Integrated 128MB dynamically allocated shared video memory (Intel

®

 

915GM) or 
ATI Mobility™ Radeon

®

 X700 PCI Express 128MB Dedicated Memory with 

HyperMemory™

12 

supporting up to 256MB (Intel

®

 915PM) 

   

Graphics Interface 

 

VGA out with Smart Display Sensor 

   

Optical Drive (Confi gurable) 

 

DVD±RW

DL/CD-RW Multi-Bay Unit 

  DVD+R Write (8x MAX), DVD+R DL Write (4x MAX), DVD+RW (8x MAX) 
  DVD-R Write (8x MAX), DVD-RW (6x MAX) 
  CD-R Write (24x MAX), CD-RW Write (24x MAX) 
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive Multi-Bay Unit 
  CD-R Write (24x MAX), CD-RW Write (24x MAX) 

   

Modem

   

Integrated V.90 Modem with RJ-11 interface 

   

Audio 

 

Windows

®

 sound system compatible 

Built-in stereo speakers 

   

Audio Interface

 

 

Monaural mini microphone jack 
Headphone jack 

   

Media Slots 

 

Supports optional Memory Stick

®

,  Memory Stick Duo™ media

7

 and Secure Digital (SD) 

media 

   

PC Card Slot

 

 

One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support 

   

Other Interfaces

 

 

i.LINK

®

 connector (IEEE 1394)

8

, 3 USB 2.0 ports, docking station connector 

   

Pointing Devices

 

 

Electro-Static touch pad and Pointing Stick 

   

Keyboard 

 

QWERTY, 85 keys with 2.5mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch 

   

Action Buttons

 

 

Power On, S1, S2, Wireless LAN On/Off, Mute, Camera Off (if confi gured with optional 
camera) 

   

Power Requirements 

 

105W+10% 

   

Battery (Confi gurable) 

 

Standard 6 cell Battery (VGP-BPS4) 
Large Capacity 12 cell Battery (VGP-BPL4) 

   

Estimated Battery Life 

 

1.0 – 1.5 hours

6

 

   

Communication

 

 

Intel

®

 PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (802.11b/g)

2

 Mini-PCI 

Fast Ethernet 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T (RJ-45) 
Integrated Bluetooth

®3 

Ver 2.0 Technology 

Optional Motion Eye

®

 0.3M Built In Camera for video conferencing

16

 

   

Security

   

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) TCG Ver 1.1b Compliant with Wave Software 
Biometric Fingerprint Sensor with Protector Suite QL Software 

Cisco™ V3 Compatibility

 

 

The Sony VAIO BX Series Notebook has been tested in accordance with test criteria set by 
Cisco and is compatible with Cisco’s Aironet 1200AG Series Access Point platform and 
Cisco’s Access Control Server v3.3

14

 

   

Weight

 

 

8.31lbs.

(with standard battery)  

 

   

Size (W x H x D)

10

   

15.65”(W) x 1.58” (H) x 11.7”(D) 

   

Color

 

 

Silver Casing 

   

   

Supplied Accessories 

 

Standard Lithium-Ion Battery (VGP-BPS4) or Large Capacity Battery (VGP-BPL4) 
AC Adapter (VGP-AC19V10) 
Power Cord
System Recovery Disc 

   

Optional Accessories

Multi-Function Docking Station with battery charger (VGP-PRBX1)

 

  AC Adapter included (VGP-AC19V9)
  Docking Station I/O:
  Multi-Function 

Bay

  Battery 

Charger

  Serial 

Port

    Hi Speed USB (USB 2.0) Ports x 4
    Security Lock and Lock/Unlock Switch
  Printer 

Port

    Monitor (VGA) Port
    Monitor (DVI-D) Port
    Fast Ethernet 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T (RJ-45)
Additional Standard Battery (VGP-BPS4) 
Large Capacity Battery (VGP-BPL4) 
AC Adapter (VGP-AC19V10) 
DVD+R Double Layer/DVD±RW

5

 Multi-Bay unit (VGP-DRWBX1) 

CD-RW/DVD-ROM Multi-Bay unit (VGP-CRWBX1) 
HDD Adapter Multi-Bay unit (VGP-HDABX1) 
  Compatible with PATA 2.5” 9.5mm Height 
80GB

9

 SATA 5400RPM 9.5mm Height HDD Multi-Bay unit (VGP-HDBX08) 

   

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