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V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual ii NO TICE © 2002 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.
iii Safety Information and Caution Y our computer’ s installed optical drives may v ary , depending on the system configuration you ha ve purchased. See the online specifications sheet for details on your installed optical driv es.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual iv ❑ Pour prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil à l’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout risq ue d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appareil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée.
v Regulatory Information Model No.: PCV A-IMB4A This device comp lies with Pa rt 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to th e following tw o conditions: (1) This device may not ca use harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept an y interference received, including interference th at may cause undesired operation.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual vi FCC Part 68 This equipment complies wi th Part 68 of the FCC rules. The FCC Ringer Equiv alence Number (REN) for this equipment is 0.79B. If requested, this information must be provided to the telephone company .
vii Disposal of Lithium Battery Y ou can return your unwant ed lithium batteries to your nearest Sony Service Ce nter or Factory Service Center . For the Sony Service Center nearest you, call 1-888-476-6972 in the United States or 1-800-961-7669 in Canada.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual viii Industry Canada Notice NO TICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This ce rtif ication means that the equipment meets certai n.
ix Contents NOTICE ................................................. ...................................................... ii Owner’s Record ....................... ............................................................ ii Safety Information and Caut ion .
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual x Chapter 3 — Upgrading and Maintaining Components . 25 Removing the Side Panel . ....................................................................... 26 Replacing the Side Panel .. ...................
xi Chapter 7 — Specifications...... ........................ .................. 77 Processors ......................... ....................................... ............................... 77 Chipset ........................................... ..
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1 Chapter 1 Identifying Components The following sections identify and describe each component that is visible from the exterior of the V AIO Digital Studio™ computer . For details on the hardwar e confuguration of your system, see the online specifications sheet.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 2 Front V iew.
Identifying Components 3 Drives Drive Description Optical disc drive #1 See online specifications sheet for details. Optical disc drive #2 See online specifications sheet for details. Floppy disk drive 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB. Memory Stick® media slot Acco mmodates Memory Stick media.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 4 Buttons and Switches Button or switch Description Optical disc eject button Automatically opens and closes the optical drive tray . Floppy disk eject button Ejects a floppy disk. Power on/off switch T urns system po wer on, off, or into Stand by mode.
Identifying Components 5 Indicators Indicator Description Floppy disk drive access indicator On (green) indicates floppy disk drive activity . Hard disk drive access indicator On (red) indicates har d disk drive activity . Optical disc drive access indicator On (red) indicates optical drive activity .
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 6 Connectors Connector Description Audio L In jack Connects to an audio cable (supplied). V ideo In jack Connects to a video cable (supplied). S-V ideo In jack Connects to an S-video cable (optional). Audio R In jack Connects to an audio cable (supplied).
Identifying Components 7 Rear V iew 4 3 2 1 VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO / VIDEO AUDIO VHF /UHF VIDEO 1 INPUT S VIDEO / VIDEO AUDIO MONITOR KEYBOARD MOUSE PRINTER HEADPHONES MIC LINE IN USB NETWORK ACT LINK SERIAL i.LINK S400 OPTICAL OUT LINE TELEPHONE USB Mouse port Keyboard port Ethernet port USB ports Printer/Parallel S/P DIF i.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 8 Icon Labels Icon Description Mouse port Keyboard port Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports Ethernet port (for LAN connection only) S/P DIF Optical Out port 4.
Identifying Components 9 Printer/Parallel port i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) port Headphones LINE IN jack (audio) Microphone jack Serial port VGA Monitor port Line jack Te l e p h o n e j a c k VHF/UHF port Au.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 10 I/O Connectors The following section identifi es the various I/O connectors. Keyboard and Mouse Ports The keyboard and mouse ports ar e physically identical and have the same pinout. They are standar d 6-pin PS/2® compatible female ports.
Identifying Components 11 Serial Port The serial port is a standard 9-pin DB-9 male port. Printer/Parallel Port The printer/parallel port is a standard 25-pin DB-25 female port.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 12 VGA Monitor Port The monitor port is a standard 15-pin female high-density VGA-type port located on the AGP plug-in card. Mic, Line In, and Headphones Jacks The microphone, line in, and headphones jacks ar e physically identical, but have differ ent connections.
Identifying Components 13 T elephone and Line Jacks The telephone and line jacks are physically identical and have identical connections. They are standar d RJ-1 1 female phone jacks. However , the line jack is for connecting to a telephone line that comes from the wall, and the telephone jack is for connecting the computer to a telephone.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 14 i.LINK (IEEE 1394) Ports The 6-pin i.LINK® port on the back of the system can supply power from the computer to a device if the device also has a 6-pin i.LINK port. The 6-pin port supplies 10 V to 12 V and a maximum power of 6 watts.
Identifying Components 15 Expansion Slots There ar e three expansion slots. Expans ion slot No. 1 is occupied by the fax/modem card. A V .90 compatible modem has two jacks (Line and Te l e p h o n e ) . Expansion slot No. 2 is occupied by a Giga Pocket™ card.
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17 Chapter 2 Configuring Y our System This chapter contains informatio n on configuring your system. ❑ Making changes to the BIOS settings. ❑ Making changes to the display's power management settings.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 18 Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility Access the BIOS Setup Utility to make changes to the BIOS settings (see “CMOS Setup Options” on page 57 for information on BIOS settings). 1 Reboot your computer by selecting Shut Down.
Configuring Your System 19 Changing Power Management Settings Power Management capability is designed to enable your computer to reduce power or shut itself of f after being idle for a specified period of time. 1 From the Start menu, point to Settings, click Contr ol Panel, then click Display .
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 20 The T urn off monitor option enable s you to specify the period of inactivity (in minutes) that you want to elapse before your monitor turns off when your computer is r unning on AC power . The display reactivates when you move the mouse or pr ess a key .
Configuring Your System 21 4 Click the Advanced tab. 5 Select the desired settings..
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 22 6 Click the Hibernate tab. 7 Select the settings most appropriate for your system..
Configuring Your System 23 8 Click the UPS tab. The UPS tab enables you to select and configure an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) device for your system. 9 Select the settings most appropriate for your system and click OK. For more information about configuring a UPS device, r efer to your Microsoft® W indows® XP operating system Help.
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25 Chapter 3 Upgrading and Maintaining Components This chapter describes upgrade and maintenance procedur es. ! Before opening the system unit, save an d close all open files , exit all open applications , turn off the power to al l attached peripheral devices , shut down the computer , and unplug the power cord.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 26 Removing the Side Panel Y ou must remove the side panel to acce ss the system boar d, add-in cards, power supply , battery , memory , and internal drives. 1 Locate the tab on the upper right side of the rear panel, and pull it back until the side panel releases.
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 27 Replacing the Side Panel 1 Align the tabs on the side panel to the chassis frame. 2 Press the side panel firmly against the unit until it snaps into place.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 28 Removing a PCI Add-in Card 1 Remove the side panel (see “Removing the Side Panel” on page 26). 2 Disconnect any cables attached to the add-in card you want to rem ov e. 3 Remove the screw that secur es the add-in card to the chassis.
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 29 5 If you do not replace the car d 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 42). 6 Replace the side panel (see “Replacing the Side Panel” on page 27).
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 30 Installing a PCI Add-In Card 1 Remove the side panel (see “Removing the Side Panel” on page 26). 2 Locate an available expansion slot. 3 Remove the slot cover adjacent to the selected slot (see “Removing a Slot Cover” on page 41).
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 31 6 Attach any necessary cables to the card (see the instr uctions that came with the add-in card). 7 Replace the side panel (see “Replacing the Side Panel” on page 27). 8 T urn on the computer and follow any instructions that came with the add-in card.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 32 Replacing the Lithium Battery Y ou may need to replace the lithium ba ttery if your computer consistently loses the date or time settings after turning it off. The lithium battery has a typical life of three years, after which the battery may be too weak to power the CMOS memory .
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 33 8 If necessary , remove any add-in car ds (see “Removing a PCI Add-in Card” on page 28) to gain access to the battery .
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 34 16 If the error message “Err or: Check date and time settings.” appears during the reboot sequence, pr ess F2 during the reboot process to access the BIOS Setup Utility .
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 35 Removing a Memory Module Y ou may need to remove a memory module if you change the memory configuration or replace a bad module. By default, all of your computer ’s memory sockets are filled with a pa ir of RIMM modules and a pair of CRIMM modules.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 36 4 Push down the handle on each side of the memory module to eject the module from its socket. 5 Grasp one edge of the memory module and lift out.
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 37 Installing a Memory Module 1 Choose the size of the memory module and configuration as shown in the following table. Memory modules can vary in size and speed between sockets. The minimum memory size is 128 MB. The maximum memory size is 1 GB.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 38 8 Remove the AGP add-in card. ✍ 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 an y components or contacts on the card.
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 39 9 Align the module over the appropriate socket, noting the location of pin 1 on the module and pin 1 on the socket. 10 Carefully but firmly insert the edge of the module into the socket. 11 Press down firmly and evenly at both corners until the module is fully seated.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 40 12 Replace the AGP card and secur e using the screw removed earlier . 13 Replace the power supply (see “Replacing the Power Supply” on page 49). 14 Replace the side panel (see “Replacing the Side Panel” on page 27).
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 41 Removing a Slot Cover Y ou remove a slot cover when you install an add-in car d that occupies a previously empty slot. 1 Remove the side panel (see “Removing the Side Panel” on page 26). 2 Locate the slot whose cover you want to remove.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 42 Covering an Open I/O Slot Slot covers prevent air fr om escaping through the empty hole. If air escapes, the components inside the computer cannot be properly cooled. This may damage some components, especially the main processor , which generates the most heat.
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 43 Installing an Internal Hard Disk Drive Models that have one hard disk driv e ar e equipped with an available bay to hold an additional 3.5-inch hard disk drive. Y our system can support A T A-33, A T A-66 or A T A-100 hard disk drives.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 44 3 Disconnect the drive connector (A). 4 Disconnect the power connector (B). 5 Pull out on the tab (C) that secures the drive holder to the chassis.
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 45 6 Slide the drive holder up and out. 7 Slide the new drive into the bottom pa rt of the drive holder and align the holes on each side of the drive holder . 8 Secure the drive to the drive holder using scr ews in each of the two holes on each side of the drive holder (screws ar e provided with the new drive).
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 46 9 Slide the drive holder back into th e chassis so that the edge of the holder is flush with the chassis. 10 Push in on the tab (A) to securely latch the holder to the chassis. 11 Connect the inner drive cable connector (B) to the first drive.
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 47 T o identify additional hard disk space When you initialize the new hard disk drive, it must be configur ed as an extended partition in W indows NT file system (NTFS) format. 1 Log on in W indows® as Administrator .
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 48 Removing the Power Supply Y ou remove the power supply when you insert a memory module (see “Removing a Memory Module” on page 35). 1 Remove the screw that secur es the power supply to the rear of the chassis.
Upgrading and Maintaining Components 49 Replacing the Power Supply 1 Rotate the power supply down and slide it down along the rails on each side of the chassis opening.
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51 Chapter 4 System Board This chapter identifies and describes components on the system board. Processor CPU Fan Memory Power Supply Fan Aux Power Supply Power Supply Secondary IDE Primary IDE Diskette Slot No. 4 (AGP) Battery Front Panel Header USB23 Header CMOS Clear Slot No.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 52 Memory Module (RIMM) Slots Be sure to orient a RIMM module such that pin 1 of the RIMM module is on the same side as pin 1 of the slot. The RIMM module shows "A1" on the pin 1 end, and the system board show s “Pin 1” next to the pin 1 end of the slot.
System Board 53 Power Supply and Aux Power Headers The power supply header on the system board connects to the power supply header labelled P1. Power Supply header Pin Signal Name 1 +3.3 V 2 +3.3 V 3G r o u n d 4+ 5 V 5G r o u n d 6+ 5 V 7G r o u n d 8 PWRGD (Power Good) 9+ 5 V S B 10 +12 V 1 1 +3.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 54 16 Ground 17 Ground 18 No Connection 19 +5 V 20 +5 V Aux Power header Pin Signal Name 1G r o u n d 2G r o u n d 3+ 1 2 V 4+ 1 2 V Power Supply header (C.
System Board 55 CLR CMOS Jumper The CLR CMOS Jumper clears the BIOS password setting. CLR CMOS Jumper settings Jumper Plug Position Function 2-3 Normal 1-2 Clear CMOS Password ✍ T he configuration jumpers should never need changing unless otherwise directed by a technical support or service technician.
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57 Chapter 5 CMOS Setup Options This chapter describes each screen in the A ward BIOS Setup Utility (see “Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility” on page 18). The A ward BIOS setup has five menu items on the menu bar . These are: ❑ Main ❑ Advanced ❑ Power ❑ Boot ❑ Exit Options that you can change are enclos ed in brackets.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 58 Press F10 to save the changes and exit, or pr ess Esc to discard the changes. Follow the on-screen pr ompts for othe r choices. The bottom of the screen presents a summary of the keys to use for navigation and contr ol.
CMOS Setup Options 59 Main Screen System Time [00:00:00] System Date [01/01/2002] Primary Master (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 60) Primary Slave (see “IDE Sub-Menus” on page 60) Secondary Maste.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 60 IDE Sub-Menus Type [Auto] User Type HDD CD-ROM LS-120 ZIP-100 MO Other ATAPI None Translation Method * [LBA] Large Normal Match Partition Table Manual C.
CMOS Setup Options 61 Advanced Screen CPU Internal Frequency [1500MHz] * I/O Device Configuration (see “I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu” on page 62) PCI Configuration (see “PCI Configuration Sub-Menu” on page 62) * CPU Internal F requency may vary , depending on the model purchased.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 62 I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Enabled] Disabled Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Disabled Onboard Lan Controller [En.
CMOS Setup Options 63 Power Screen Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] Enabled PWR Up On Modem Act [Disabled] Enabled Wake On LAN [Disabled] Enabled Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [(displ.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 64 Boot Screen 1. ATAPI CD-ROM [(displays installed drive)] Disabled 2. Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] LS120 ZIP-100 ATAPI MO Disabled 3.
CMOS Setup Options 65 Exit Screen Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes.
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67 Chapter 6 Miscellaneous T echnical Information This chapter contains informat ion on the following subjects: ❑ User and Supervisor password ❑ Beep code error messages ❑ PCI configuration stat.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 68 User and Supervisor Passwords The system allows you to specify up to two passwords (a User passwor d and a Supervisor password) in the CMOS Setup Utility . The User password is r equired; the Supervisor password is optional.
Miscellaneous Technical Information 69 Beep Code Error Messages During a normal bootup, a single short beep signifies that the system is OK. Other beep patterns signify errors .
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 70 PCI Configuration Status and Error Messages The following is a list of status an d error messages that may appear on your system from time to time. Message Meaning Floppy Disk Controller Resource Conflict The floppy disk controller has r equested a resour ce that is already in use.
Miscellaneous Technical Information 71 Static Device Resource Conflict A non-Plug and Play ISA card has requested a r esource that is alr eady in use. System Board Device Resour ce Conflict A non-Plug and-Play ISA card has requested a r esource that is alr eady in use.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 72 DMA Channel Assignments This shows the factory default values. The W indows® operating system reassigns r esources to best meet the needs of a particular configuration.
Miscellaneous Technical Information 73 System I/O Address Map Address Range (hex) Description 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller 0x00000D00-0x0000FFFF .
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 74 0x000000A0-0x000000A1 Pr ogrammable interrupt controller 0x00000080-0x00000090 Direct memory access contr oller 0x00000094-0x0000009F Direct memory acce.
Miscellaneous Technical Information 75 Memory Map Address range Default configuration 0x0000-0x9FFFF System board 0xF0000-0xFFFFF System board 0x100000-0x1FFFFFFF System board 0xFEC00000-0xFEC000FF Sy.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 76 IRQ Summary IRQ Description 0 System timer 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Micr osoft® Natural PS/2® Keyboard 4 Communications Port (COM1) 5 Sony Memory Sti.
77 Chapter 7 Specifications This chapter describes the technical specifications for your V AIO Digital Studio™ computer . Processors See online specifications sheet for details. Chipset AGP Bus Intel 850 chipset AGP interface specification, version 2.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 78 PCI Bus Memory Modules Memory Configurations L2 Cache Graphics PCI Level 2.2, 33 MHz zero wait state 3 PCI slots - not all slots are availabl e. (See online specifications sheet for details.) Installed memory See online spec ifications sheet for details.
Specifications 79 Audio Communications Giga Pocket I/O Sound chip Y amaha AC-XG Audio W ave synthesis Software synthesis Sound effects DirectX® softwar e Audio sampling rate Up to 48 kHz at 16-bits R.
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 80 I/O and Expansion Slots Floppy Disk Drive and Controller Hard Drives and Controller Optical Drives Serial port One high-speed NS16C550-compatible port Parallel port One high-speed bi-directional Centronics-compatible port with ECP and EPP modes Modem jacks T wo RJ-1 1 jacks (telephone and line).
Specifications 81 System BIOS Make and model A ward-based ROM 2 Mb Flash-ROM Passwords User and supervisor passwords supported Power management APM 1.2 Advanced features ACPI-1.
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83 Index A address map, system 73 AGP bus specifications 77 audio specifications 79 B battery - See lithium battery beep codes 69 BIOS Setup Utility See CMOS Setup Utility BIOS setup utility advanced .
V AIO Digital Studio System Reference Manual 84 I i.LINK connector 6 I/O address map 73 I/O connectors i.LINK 14 keyboard and mouse 10 mic, line in, headphones 12 monitor 12 printer port 11 serial port 1 11 telephone and line 13 USB ports 10 I/O slot covering 42 I/O slot specifications 80 icons, description of 8 IEEE 1394 - See i.
Index 85 specifications AGP bus 77 audio 79 BIOS 81 chipset 77 communications 79 floppy disk drive and controller 80 Giga Pocket 79 graphics 78 hard drives and controllers 80 I/O and expansion slots 8.
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