Sony VAIO PCGFX210 PCGFX215 User Guide

VAIO® Notebook User 
Guide
PCG-FX210
PCG-FX215 

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Notice to Users
© 2001 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights 
reserved. This manual and the software 
described herein, in whole or in part, may not 
be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any 
machine-readable form without prior written 
approval.
SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES NO 
WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS 
MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER 
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND 
HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY 
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR 
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copyright protection technology must be 
authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is 
intended for home and other limited viewing 
uses only unless otherwise authorized by 
Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering 
or disassembly is prohibited. i.LINK is a SONY 
trademark used only to designate that a product 
contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products 
with an i.LINK connector may not 
communicate with each other.
All other trademarks are trademarks of their 
respective owners.
Owner’s...

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mouillé à moins que la prise soit conçue à 
cet effet.
❑Ne jamais toucher un fil téléphonique à 
découvert ou un terminal à moins que la 
ligne téléphonique n’ait été débranché de 
l’interface réseau.
❑Soyez très prudent lorsque vous installez 
ou modifiez les lignes téléphoniques.
❑Évitez d’utiliser le modem durant un 
orage électrique.
❑Nutilisez pas le modem ni le téléphone 
pour prévenir dune fuite de gaz vous êtes 
près de la fuite.
❑L’appareil doit être le plus...

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However, there is no guarantee that interference 
will not occur in a particular installation. If this 
equipment does cause harmful interference to 
radio or television reception, which can be 
determined by turning the equipment off and 
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the 
interference by one or more of the following 
measures:
❑Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
❑Increase the separation between the 
equipment and the receiver.
❑Connect the equipment into an outlet on a...

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commission, public service commission, or 
corporation commission, for information.)
Telephone Consumer Protection Act 
of 1991 (United States)
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 
1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a 
computer or other electronic device to send any 
message via a telephone facsimile machine 
unless such message clearly contains, in a 
margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted 
page or on the first page of the transmission, the...

7 INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE
NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies 
certified equipment. This certification means 
that the equipment meets certain 
telecommunications network protective, 
operational and safety requirements as 
prescribed in the appropriate Terminal 
Equipment Technical Requirements 
document(s). The Department does not 
guarantee the equipment will operate to the 
user’s satisfaction.
Before installing this equipment, users should 
ensure that it is permissible to be connected to...

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qu’il est possible que la conformité aux 
conditions énoncées ci-dessus n’empêche pas la 
dégradation du service dans certaines 
situations.
Les réparations de matériel homologué doivent 
être coordonnées par un représentant désigné 
par le fournisseur. L’entreprise de 
télécommunications peut demander à 
l’utilisateur de débrancher un appareil à la suite 
de réparations ou de modifications effectuées 
par l’utilisateur ou à cause de mauvais 
fonctionnement.
Pour sa...

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Contents
Notice to Users ........................................................................... 2
1 Welcome ........................................................ 13
Features ........................................................................................ 14
Unpacking Your Notebook ............................................................ 15
Manuals .................................................................................... 15
Software...

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Notes on CD and DVD media ....................................................51
Using PC Cards .............................................................................52
To insert a PC card....................................................................52
To remove a PC card .................................................................54
Using a Second Battery Pack ........................................................55
To insert a second battery pack...