Sony Personal Computer VGC RB38G User Manual

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VGC-RB38G  
Next Generation Entertainment. Everyday Essential Computing.  
Desktop  
The VAIO® RB Desktop  
Computer comes loaded with  
the tools you need to easily  
create, manage, share and  
enjoy your digital photos,  
home videos, movies and  
music. View high-quality TV.  
Record your favorite shows.  
Turn your home videos into  
high-quality DVDs. Intuitive.  
Versatile. Empowering. Ready  
for your digital lifestyle.  
Take control of  
your TV  
Give new life to great  
memories  
Powerful Performance  
and Versatility  
Ready for your  
creativity  
The VAIO® RB Desktop  
comes loaded with the tools  
you need to create, manage,  
share and enjoy your digital  
photos, home videos, movies  
and music. Sony® original  
With the VAIO® RB Desktop  
you can watch and record  
high-quality television from  
your PC. It's convenient and  
easy with integrated pro-  
gram listings and on-screen  
navigation. Enjoy your own  
personal TV library on your  
schedule.  
The VAIO® RB Desktop is  
loaded with the software and  
hardware you need for your  
growing multimedia enter-  
tainment demands and  
everyday essential comput-  
ing needs. The stylish, mod-  
ern and sleek design compli-  
ments any room in your  
home or office.  
Convert your VHS or 8mm  
home videos to professional  
quality DVDs. With Click to  
DVD™ software and the  
DVD+R  
Double  
Layer/  
DVD RW drive, high-quality  
DVDs are just one click away5.  
Create or record up to 8.5GB  
of TV shows, music or digital  
photos - or up to 4 hours of  
software  
includes  
PictureGear Studio™ for dig-  
ital photos, Click to DVD™  
for DVD creation, and Sonic  
Stage® for digital music.  
MPEG-2 video  
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on one  
Double Layer DVD disc.  
the performance of this product with any par-  
ticular software packages and/or non-Sony  
add-on hardware option except those men-  
tioned in this document. Sony hereby dis-  
claims any representations or warranty that  
this product is compatible with any combina-  
tion of non-Sony products you may choose to  
connect. While Sony representatives or Sony  
authorized dealers may be able to assist you  
and may make recommendations, they are  
NOT authorized to vary or waive this dis-  
claimer. Purchasers must determine for them-  
selves the suitability and compatibility of the  
hardware and software in each and every par-  
ticular instance. Some pre-installed software  
titles may not include full documentation.  
Software titles pre-installed on the Sony  
Desktop Computer are subject to change with-  
out notice. Simulated graphic shown on dis-  
play.  
Ethernet  
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet  
(RJ-45)  
Model  
SOFTWARE  
1. GHz denotes microprocessor internal  
clock speed; other factors may affect  
application performance. CPU speed  
will be reduced under certain  
VGC-RB38G  
Operating System  
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Microsoft Windows XP Media Center  
Edition 2005  
Expansion Slots  
HARDWARE  
Processor  
Multi-Media Card Reader6 (Memory  
Sony® Original Software  
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operating conditions.  
Stick , Memory Stick PRO/Duo™,  
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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. When available, Sony will provide  
Onsite Service in fulfillment of its limit-  
ed warranty obligations. Any such serv-  
ices are subject to the terms and condi-  
tions of the limited warranty. See actual  
Limited Warranty for details. Onsite  
Service will be provided via third -party  
technician to be dispatched as needed  
following phone-based troubleshooting.  
Some repairs may be accomplished with  
the self repair kits. Onsite Service may  
not be available in all locations.  
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Intel Pentium 4 Processor 550 with  
Click to DVD - DVD Creation  
Compact Flash Type I and Type II,  
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Intel Hyper-Threading Technology  
SD/ MultiMediaCard™, Smart  
PictureGear Studio - Digital Photo  
1
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(3.40GHz , 1MB L2 Cache)  
Media/xD Picture Card )  
DVgate Plus - Digital Video  
SonicStage® - Digital Music  
Front Side Bus Speed  
800MHz  
One x1 PCI Express  
Two PCI (one occupied)  
One x16 PCI Express (occupied by  
Graphics Card)  
VAIO Media - Network File Sharing  
Chipset  
Other Software Applications  
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Intel 915G  
Microsoft Works 8.0 - Word  
Expansion Bays  
Memory  
Processing, Spreadsheet, Calendar,  
Scheduling, Contact Management,  
and Database  
Two 5.25” Half-Height (occupied)  
One External 3.5” (occupied)  
Four Internal 3.5” (one occupied)  
Port Connections  
1GB PC-3200 400MHz DDR  
(512MB x 2)  
®
(Expandable to 2GB)  
Microsoft Office 2003 60-Day  
©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights  
reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part  
without written permission is prohibited. Sony,  
i.LINK, SonicStage, Memory Stick, Memory  
Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, DVgate Plus,  
PictureGear Studio, VAIO Media, Click to  
DVD, Like No Other, VAIO Zone and VAIO are  
trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are reg-  
istered trademarks of Intel Corporation.  
Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of  
Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks  
are trademarks of their respective owners. This  
product meets the standards of the  
International Energy Star Program for energy  
efficiency. Features and specifications are sub-  
ject to change without notice. Non-metric  
weights and measurements are approximate.  
Hard Drive2  
Student/Teacher Edition Trial  
Six USB7 2.0 (two front/four rear)  
Intuit Quicken 2005 New User Edition  
®
2
250GB 7200rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive  
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Two PS/2 (Mouse/Keyboard)  
Sonic RecordNow! 7- CD/DVD Data  
Graphics  
ATI Radeon X300  
128MB Video Memory  
Graphics  
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One VGA Out/ One DVI-D out  
One Parallel Port  
Writing  
4. For certain third party software applica-  
tions, Sony provides first level Phone  
Support. Additional telephone suuport  
may be available from the applicable 3rd  
party vendor. Availability and schedule  
for any such support is determined by  
the applicable software vendor.  
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Intervideo WinDVD  
® 7  
One 6pin i.LINK Port (rear) / One  
Online Center  
America Online 90-Day Trial - New  
Users Only  
®
®
4pin i.LINK Port (front)  
TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-D Out  
16x PCI Express  
One Line In  
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One Headphone  
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software  
Giga Pocket MPEG2 Realtime  
One Microphone  
Norton Internet Security™ 90-Day  
Encoder/Decoder board with TV  
5. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-  
versally compatible.  
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S-Video Input (rear)  
S-Video Output  
Subscription - Norton AntiVirus ,  
Tuner  
DVD+R Double Layer / DVD RW5 /  
6. Does not support Memory Stick media  
and Memory Stick PRO media using the  
MagicGate function. Tested to support  
Memory Stick PRO media for up to 1GB.  
Does not support 5.0V SmartMedia  
media or the ID function of SmartMedia  
media with IDs. Does not support the  
SD Memory Card media copyright pro-  
tection function.  
Norton Personal Firewall, Norton  
®
Composite Video/Audio Inputs (rear)  
Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)  
Power Requirements  
Min. 305W  
100-240V 7A (50/60Hz)  
Power Management  
ACPI 1.0 Compliant  
Weight (CPU)  
Privacy Contol, Norton AntiSpam ,  
CD-RW Drive  
Double Layer  
+R  
Printed in U.S.A. 12/04  
and Norton Parental Control  
Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day Trial  
®
VAIO Recovery Wizard  
DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX)  
®
5
VAIO Update  
DVD RW  
®
VAIO Help and Support  
-RW  
DVD-R Write (8x MAX),  
7. Not all products with USB connectors  
may communicate with each other due to  
chipset variations.  
8. 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.  
DVD-RW Write (4x MAX)  
SERVICE AND WARRANTY  
INFORMATION  
25.35 lbs. (weight is approximate and  
may vary)  
+RW  
DVD+R Write (16x MAX),  
DVD+RW Write (4x MAX)  
Dimensions (CPU)  
7.13”(W) x 16.9”(H) x 15.24”(D)  
Supplied Accessories  
VAIO® Keyboard  
Limited Warranty and Onsite  
Service  
®
CD-RW  
i.LINK  
(IEEE 1394)  
CD-R Write (32x MAX),  
CD-RW Write (24x MAX)  
DVD-ROM  
1 Year Limited Warranty and Onsite  
Service3  
®
PS/2 Mouse  
Telephone Support  
16x MAX DVD Read  
40x MAX CD-ROM Read  
Modem  
V.90 compatible data/fax modem  
(RJ-11)  
Speakers  
Computer Interface: The computer industry  
lacks standards, and therefore, there are a mul-  
titude of varying software packages and add-  
on hardware options. This personal computer  
is not manufactured to operate any specific  
software, and Sony does not and cannot make  
any warranty or representation with respect to  
1 Year toll-free technical telephone  
assistance, available 24-hours, 7  
days-a-week4  
IR Receiver  
Power Cord  
Remote Control  
Sony Electronics Inc.  
For more information:  
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)  
On-line and Email Support  
Support available from  
ander  
3
Featuring One Year Onsite Service  
4
and 24/7 Telephone Support  
 

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