User manual OPTICOM M3000 DATASHEET

[. . . ] It also includes information about the software programs included with your computer, as well as information on solving common problems. The User Guide is provided in the PDF format for easy browsing and printing. To view the on-screen guide: 1 Double-click the VAIO User Guide icon on the desktop. Specifications The online specifications describe the hardware and software configurations of your VAIO computer. 2 Go to the Sony online support web site at http://www. vaio-link. com. Contents Finding information on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Introduction to this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 What should I do if my computer does not start?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Use the Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore feature (available on models with Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows Vista Business only). You can make a backup copy of everything on your computer including the programs, system settings, and files on the computer. You can restore your computer system to the state when you made the backup copy. For instructions on how to use this feature, see "To make a backup copy of your file with the Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore feature" on page 20. Your computer may become unstable or slow after installing new software or changing the Windows settings. In such cases, you can use a restore point to restore your computer system to a previous state. For instructions on how to create a restore point, see "To create a restore point" on page 22. If an optical disc drive is not installed on your computer, you need an external hard disk drive or optical disc drive to make a backup copy of your data or need to create a new partition by changing the size of the C drive. For instructions on how to create a hard disk partition, see "Creating a hard disk partition" on page 34. 18 Before using your computer Be sure to create recovery discs immediately after your computer is ready for use. In case you cannot make a backup copy of your data due to computer malfunctions, you can use the recovery discs to make the backup copy. For instructions on how to create the recovery discs, see "To create recovery discs" on page 17. On models with an analog TV tuner, you may not back up the Recorded TV folder where the video contents recorded by Windows Media Center are saved, using Backup and Restore Center. If you are currently logged onto your computer as a standard user, enter an administrator name and password and click Continue. Click to select the check box next to the drive for which you want to create a restore point under Automatic restore points. Follow the on-screen instructions. 5 6 7 8 To use the restore point for restoring system files If you can start Windows, follow these steps: 1 2 3 1 Follow the steps 1 to 4 in "To create a restore point manually" as described above. Click System Restore on the System Protection tab in the System Properties window. Follow the steps 1 to 4 in "To restore your data from the backup copy made with the Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore feature" on page 21. Follow the on-screen instructions. If you cannot start Windows, follow these steps: 2 3 22 Before using your computer Backing up and restoring your data with the VAIO software You can also make a backup copy of your data with the Rescue Data software and restore the rescued data with the VAIO Data Restore Tool software. To back up your data with Rescue Data The Rescue Data software enables you to rescue (back up) your data on the hard disk even when you cannot start Windows. Normal data rescue Saves all the files which you can rescue on the hard disk to an external hard disk drive. Custom data rescue Saves files which you specified to an external hard disk drive, removal media, or an optical disc (CD, DVD, etc. ). Notes on using Rescue Data Handle rescued files with care to protect from unauthorized access. Keep recovery discs in a secure place to protect from unauthorized copying of your data on the hard disk because this software can be launched from the recovery discs. Rescued files which are not encrypted on the hard disk can be easily accessed by unauthorized users using recovery discs. To protect rescued files from unauthorized access, set the power-on or hard disk password or use the Windows hard disk drive encryption feature. [. . . ] Press the M or m key to select Start VAIO Recovery Center and press the Enter key. Follow the steps after step 1 in "To restore the C drive" on page 32 or "To restore your entire computer system" on page 32, depending on your computer state. 2 3 To recover your computer system from recovery partition 1 2 3 Turn on your computer. Follow the steps after step 1 in "To restore the C drive" on page 32 or "To restore your entire computer system" on page 32, depending on your computer state. After completing the recovery process, restore your data from the backup copy made with the Rescue Data software. To restore the data from the backup copy, see "Backing up and restoring your data with the VAIO software" on page 23. 33 Changing the partition sizes This section describes how to change the partition sizes. About hard disk partitioning Hard disk partitioning is to divide a hard disk into multiple partitions. [. . . ]