Owner & Service Manual

The following notebook operating and troubleshooting manual apply for Sony Vaio VGN-X505ZP series. VGN-X505 features nickel carbon body (makes it ultra-light yet strong and beautiful), ultra low voltage Intel Pentium M Processors 1.10Ghz with 1MB integrated on-die L2 cache and 400MHz Front Side Bus Speed. Using Intel 855GM Chipset Integrated, 20GB hard drive, 512MB memory.

The operating and troubleshooting manual is divided into sections which are ergonomics and caring for your computer, caution notes, location of controls and ports, powering your computer, using PC cards, using memory stick media, CDs and DVDs, audio and video connections, using speakers, Internet and network connections, troubleshooting and system security.

The troubleshooting section discusses the following questions: What do I do if a BIOS error appears when my computer starts?; What do I do if the message “Operating system not found” appears when my computer starts, and why won’t Windows start?; What do I do if my computer stops responding?; Why won’t my computer enter Standby or Hibernate mode?; Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower CPU speed than the maximum?; Why don’t my changes appear on the computer screen (LCD)?.

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The following notebook user and operating manual apply for Sony Vaio VGN-Z500 series including VGN-Z520, VGN-Z530, VGN-Z540, VGN-Z550, VGN-Z570, VGN-Z590  VGN-Z591 and VGN-Z598. Here you will find detail information and description about the operating procedures of the notebook.

This manual is divided into sections and subsections which are Getting Started (contains descriptions on how to get start using the controls and ports, connecting to power source, using the battery pack, and safely shutting down the notebook), Using the Peripheral, Precautions, Troubleshooting, and Support Option.

The troubleshooting sections covers discussion on the computer, system security, battery, camera, Internet, networking, printing, display, etc.

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