Sony PCV-RS610 - Vaio Desktop Computer User manual

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©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO
Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate
Plus, PictureGear Studio, VAIO Media, Click to
DVD, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel and
Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel
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marks are trademarks of their respective owners.
This product meets the standards of the International
Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features
and specifications are subject to change without
notice. Weights and measurements are approximate.
Printed in U.S.A. 5/04
Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information:
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio
Model
PCV-RS610
HARDWARE
Processor
Intel®Pentium®4 Processor 2.80E GHz1
with Intel®Hyper-Threading Technology
Cache Memory
1MB L2 Cache
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Standard RAM
512MB3PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(expandable to 2.0GB)
Hard Drive2
160GB27200rpm ATA-100
Hard Drive
DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive5
DVD±RW5
-RW
(8X max. -R write / 4X max. -RW rewrite /
8X max. -R/-RW read)
+RW
(8X max. +R write / 4X max. +RW rewrite /
8X +R/+RW max. read)
CD-RW
(40X max. -R write / 24X max. rewrite /
40X max. -R/-RW read)
CD-ROM
40X max. CD-ROM read
Floppy Disk Drive
3.5” 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
Video & Graphics
Intel®Integrated Graphics
64MB max. Dynamically Shared
Graphics Memory
Audio
Integrated AC’97
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
Expansion Slots
Three PCI (one occupied)
8x AGP Slot (available)
Expansion Bays
Two 5.25” Half-Height (two occupied)
One External 3.5” (occupied)
Two Internal 3.5” (one occupied)
Port Connectors
Eight USB 2.0 (four front/four rear)
Two PS/2®(Mouse/Keyboard)
S/PDIF Digital Optical
One VGA
One Parallel Port
One 6pin i.LINK6Port (rear)
One 4pin i.LINK6Port (front)
One Headphone / One Microphone
One Line In
Supplied Accessories
Speakers (Stereo)
VAIO®Keyboard / PS/2®Wheel
Mouse
RJ-11 Phone Cord
Power Requirements
Min. 266W 100-120V 4.7A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Dimensions (CPU)
7.2”(W) x 15.6”(H) x 14.9”(D)
Weight (CPU)
26.5 lbs.
Pre-Installed Software:
Sony Original Software
Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation
PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo
DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video
SonicStage™ - Digital Music
VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing
Operating System
Microsoft®Windows®XP
Home Edition
VAIO®recommends Microsoft®
Windows®XP
Other Software Applications
Microsoft®Works®7.0 -
Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact
Management, and Database
Microsoft®Office®2003 60-Day
Student/Teacher Edition Trial
Intuit Quicken®2004
New User Edition
InterVideo®WinDVD®
MoodLogic®2.7 Trial4
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton®Internet Security™ 90 Day
Subscription
VAIO®Recovery Wizard
VAIO®Support Agent
Online Center
America Online®90 Day Trial7
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty
One Year Parts and Labor8
Service
One Year Limited Express Repair
Service9
Telephone Support
Hardware: One Year
Software and Operating System: 90
Days
On-line and Email Support
Free support available from
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport
1. GHz denotes microprocessor inter-
nal clock speed; other factors may
affect application performance. CPU
speed will be reduced under certain
operating conditions.
2. GB means one billion bytes when
referring to hard drive capacity.
Accessible capacity may vary. A por-
tion of hard disk space is reserved as
a recovery partition.
3. A Portion of Memory is allocated to
Video memory.
4. Limited duration trial edition.
5. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-
versally compatible.
6. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used
only to designate that a product con-
tains an IEEE 1394 connector. All
products with an i.LINK connector
may not communicate with each other.
7. New users only. Terms and condi-
tions apply.
8. Certain restrictions apply. For a copy
of Sony’s warranty, please visit
www.sony.com/pcsupport, call toll-
free 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC),
or write to Sony Electronics, 12451
Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL
33913.
9. Type of repair service provided is
solely at Sony’s discretion. Not all
types of repair service offered on all
models.
Sony recommends
Microsoft®Windows®XP
VAIO®Creation Suite
Software
Loaded with powerful VAIO®
original software empower-
ing you and your digital
lifestyle:
Click to DVD™Creation soft-
ware for easy and powerful
DVD creation.
PictureGear Studio™software
for your digital photo needs.
SonicStage™music software
to enhance your music listen-
ing experience.
The Right
Connections
Take comfort in that the
VAIO®RS610 comes will all
the right connections to
make it easy to import your
photos, music, and videos.
From i.LINK™6(iEEE 1394) to
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast
Ethernet to convenient USB
2.0 connections, your con-
nected in your new digital
lifestyle.
Technology
Turned On
Optimized for today’s ad-
vanced technologies such as
DVD±RW and Intel’s®Hyper-
Threading technology so you
can get the most out of your
Sony®VAIO®personal com-
puter.
DVD±RW 5and Click to
DVD™Software
Create professional quality
DVDs with just one click
using VAIO’s original Click to
DVD™creation software and
DVD±RW drive5. Burn dig-
ital home movies to person-
alized DVDs as well as cre-
ate slide shows from your
digital photos.
Ready for entertainment.
The Sony®VAIO®RS Series
comes loaded with soft-
ware to help you discover
how easy it is to create,
manage, and share your
digital photos, videos, and
music. Versatile. Empow-
ering. Ready for your digital
lifestyle.
Versatile. Empowering. Ready for entertainment. Desktop
PCV-RS610
Display not included
i.LINK®
(IEEE 1394)