Sony VGCRB40 Personal Computer User Manual


 
1.
Connect to the Internet.
2.
Go to the Sony online support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport.
3.
Click the Documentation button and follow the on-screen instructions to locate your model's
specifications sheet.
Creating CDs or DVDs with Sony software
Create picture & video with:
DVDs with Click to DVD software Make picture or personal video DVDs. Use JPEG, BMP, of TIFF files for slide
shows; import MPEG, AVI, or Microsoft
®
DVR-MS files for video, or capture footage from an i.LINK / IEEE 1394 camera
or analog source.
Create music CDs with:
SonicStage software Burn music CDs from MP3, WMA, and WAV; create ATRAC CDs for your Sony ATRAC CD
Walkman; or make backup copies of your CDs.
SonicStage Mastering Studio software Burn music CDs of your collection of vinyl records or cassette tapes.
Sonic RecordNow!
®
software Burn music CDs from MP3, WMA, WAV, and CDA files, or make backup copies of your
CDs.
Back up your data with:
Sonic RecordNow!
®
software Drag-and-drop to make custom data CDs or DVDs, or make backup copies of your
CDs and DVDs.
For more information about using the Sony software programs preinstalled on your computer, visit VAIO Control Center.
To access this software information:
1.
Click Start in the Windows
®
taskbar, click All Programs, then click VAIO Control Center.
2.
From the VAIO Control Center menu, click the Categories tab, then click the System Information folder.
3.
Click Software Information.
Hard Disk Drive Recovery
Your computer is equipped with the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program that recovers your computer's operating system
and preinstalled software.
For online information about hard disk drive recovery:
1.
Click Start in the Windows
®
taskbar, click All Programs, then click VAIO Control Center.
2.
From the VAIO Control Center menu, click the Categories tab, then click the Documentation folder.
3.
Click Recovery Guide.
You can create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit using CD-R, single layer DVD+R, or single layer DVD-R media on VAIO
computers equipped with the appropriate optical drive (a CD-RW, DVD-RW, or DVD±RW drive).
DVD+RW, DVD-RW, double layer DVD+R, and double layer DVD-R media cannot be used to create a VAIO Recovery Media
Kit.
Other
A software library, containing the Microsoft
®
software and Sony
®
end-user license agreements.
1
Your computer may not be equipped with Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Media Center Edition operating system or Media Center hardware features. See your
computer's online specifications sheet for more information.
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