Sony VGN-A270P CTO, VGN-A270 User Manual

Model

VGN-A270/A270P CTO

HARDWARE

Processor (Configurable)

1

Intel®Pentium®M Processor 765

(2.1GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)

Intel

®

Pentium®M Processor 755

(2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)

Intel

®

Pentium®M Processor 745

(1.80GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)

Intel

®

Pentium®M Processor 735

(1.70AGHz, 2MB L2 Cache)

Intel

®

Pentium®M Processor 725

(1.60AGHz, 2MB L2 Cache)

Intel

®

Celeron®M Processor 330

(1.40GHz, 512KB L2 Cache)

Intel

®

Celeron®M Processor 350

(1.30GHz, 1MB L2 Cache)

Front Side Bus Speed

400MHz

Chipset

Intel®855PM

Integrated Wireless LAN

Intel®PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network

Connection (802.11b/g)

3

Bluetooth™ (Configurable)

Integrated Bluetooth™ Technology or none

8

LCD (Configurable)

17” WUXGA (1920x1200) with XBRITE™
Technology and ErgoBright™ Technology or

17” WXGA+ (1440x900) with XBRITE™

Technology and ErgoBright™ Technology

Hard Drive (Configurable)

2

40GB (4200rpm), 60GB (4200rpm),
80GB (4200rpm), 80GB (5400rpm),
100GB (4200rpm)

Memory (Configurable)

256MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (256MBx1),
512MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (256MBx2),
512MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (512MBx1),
1GB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (512MBx2),
1GB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (1GBx1),
2GB PC-2700 333MHz DDR (1GB x 2)
(Expandable to 2GB Maximum)

Graphics

ATI Mobility™ Radeon™ 9700
64MB Video RAM

Graphics Interface

VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor

Video Interface

A/V mini jack ( Composite out/ Line out)

Optical Drive (Configurable)

DDVVDD++RR DDoouubbllee LLaayyeerr//DDVVDD±±RRWW DDrriivvee

DVD+R Double Layer

+R

DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX)

DVD±RW

4

±RW

DVD-R Write (8x MAX), DVD-RW Write (4x MAX)

DVD+R Write (8x MAX), DVD+RW Write (4x MAX)

DDVVDD±±RRWW//CCDD--RRWW

44

±RW

DVD-R Write (8x MAX), DVD-RW Write (4x MAX)
DVD+R Write (8x MAX), DVD+RW Write (4x MAX)

-RW

CD-R Write (24x MAX), CD-RW Write (24x MAX)

DDVVDD--RROOMM//CCDD--RRWW

44

DVD Read (8x MAX), CD-R Write (24x MAX),
CD-RW Write (24x MAX)

Modem

Integrated V.90 Modem with RJ-11 interface

Ethernet

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T
Ethernet with RJ-45 interface

Audio

Windows®sound system compatible,
Built-in stereo speakers

Audio Interface

Monaural mini microphone jack,
Headphone jack

Memory Stick®Media Slot

Supports optional Memory Stick, Memory
Stick PRO™ and Memory Stick DUO™
media

5

PC Card Slots

One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with
CardBus support

Other Interfaces

i.LINK®connector(IEEE 1394)

6

,

3 USB 2.0

ports, port replicator connector

Pointing Device

Electro-Static touch pad

Keyboard

QWERTY, 86 keys with 3mm stroke
and 19.05mm pitch

Action Buttons

Power On, S1(programmable), Magnify
Screen, Brightness, Volume(+), Volume(-),
Mute, Wireless LAN on/off

Power Requirements

135W+10%

Battery

Lithium-ion Battery (PCGA-BP2EA)

Estimated Battery Life

Standard Battery: 1.0-3.0 hours

7

Weight

8.6 lbs. with standard battery (weight is
approximate and may vary by components)

Size (W x H x D)

16” x 1.7”-1.8” x 11”

Supplied Accessories

Standard Lithium-ion battery (PCGA­BP2EA), Power cord & AC adapter
(PCGA-AC19V7)

Configurable Accessories

AV Entertainment11Dock w/Giga Pocket®
Engine MPEG2 Realtime, 4 USB 2.0 ports,
Monitor (VGA) port, VHF/UHF TV port, Printer
port, DC in, S-Video in/out, DVI-D, RJ-45
Ethernet, Optical out, Line in (RCA Pin), Line out
(RCA Pin)
Speakers (2) & Remote Control

Optional Accessories

Additional Battery (PCGA-BP2EA)
Port Replicator (VGP-PRA1)
AC Adapter for notebook depending on

configuration (PCGA-AC19V3)

AC Adapter for AV Dock depending on

configuration (PCGA-AC19V7)

802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN Router
Access Point (PCWA-AR800)

802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN Ethernet
Converter (PCWA-DE80)

3

Visual Communication Camera

(PCGA-UVC11A)

Wireless optical mouse (PCGA-WMS5/S)
USB Mobile Mouse- Black (PCGA-UMS3/B)
USB Mobile Mouse- Silver (PCGA-UMS3/S)
USB Optical VAIO Mouse (PCGA-UMS5)
Memory Card Adapter (VGP-MCA10)
512MB memory expansion(VGP-MM512G)
60GB External Hard Drive (PCGA-HDM06)

2

External Floppy Disk Drive(PCGA-UFD)

SOFTWARE

Operating System (Configurable)

Microsoft® Windows®
XP Home Edition(VGN-A270) or
XP Professional (VGN-A270P)

Sony Original Software

Click to DVD™ - DVD Creation

(w/DVD±RW drive option)

Giga Pocket® Personal Video

Recorder (w/AV Dock)

SonicStage® Mastering Studio

software with MP3 encoder (w/AV Dock)
DVGate Plus™ - Digital Video
PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo
SonicStage® 2.1 - Digital Music
VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing

Standard Additional Software

Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User Edition

(VGN-A270)

10

InterVideo® WinDVD®
Microsoft® Works 8.0

Sonic RecordNow!® 7

(w/DVD±RW drive option)

Anti-Virus & Recovery Software

Norton®Internet Security™ 90-Day
Subscription - Norton AntiVirus™, Norton™

Personal Firewall, Norton™ Privacy Control, Norton
AntiSpam™ , Norton™ Parental Control

Sony VAIO Recovery Wizard software
Sony VAIO Help and Support software
Sony VAIO Update software

Internet Services

AOL Online™ 90-day Trial

Optional Software

Microsoft Office® 2003 60-Day Trial

(Student/Teacher or Small Business
Edition depending on OS)

Microsoft® Office 2003 (Basic, Small

Business, or Professional Edition)
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements
Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition
Adobe® Premiere® (Standard or

Professional Edition12)

SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION

Limited Warranty

1 Year Limited Warrany

9

Telephone Support

1 year toll-free technical telephone assis­tance, available 24-hours, 7-days-a-week13.

On-line and Email Support

Support available from
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

1. GHz denotes microprocessor internal 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 portion of hard
disk space is reserved as a recovery partition.

3. Requires compatible wireless LAN access point, sold
separately. Internet connection may require fees.

4. DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible.

5. Supports Memory Stick PRO™ high-capacity media test­ed up to 1GB. Does not support MagicGate™ functionality.

6. i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate
that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All
products with an i.LINK connector may not communi­cate with each other.

7. Estimated battery life. Actual battery life may vary on usage
and configuration options selected.

8. Interoperability among Bluetooth devices varies.
Please see website for compatibility details.

9. See actual Limited warranty for details. 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.

10.Previous Quicken users may require additional

Sony® VAIO®

Digital Studio™ PC

VGN -A270/A270P CTO

The Sony®VAIO®A Series
Personal Notebook seamlessly
unites desktop PC power and
functionality with a fully loaded
entertainment center, and per­formance that will rival any note­book computer. Optional AV
entertainment dock plugs you
into a powerful TV tuner, per­sonal video recorder, high-end
digital audio amplifier and pre­mium Sony speakers.

Portable Multimedia
Entertainment

Feature-packed desktop
replacement that performs
more like an entertainment
center. Plenty of power to
serve all your computing
needs.

Intel® Centrino

™

Mobile Technology

Intel® Centrino™Mobile
technology runs cool and
quiet, while keeping the pro­file slim and light, with
enhanced performance and
battery life

7

. A remarkable
blend of full-size power and
portability. Wireless capabili­ties let you connect wire free
around your home or on the
road

3

.

(Not applicable to all models.)

Superior LCD
Technology

Powerful combination of Sony
technologies is optimized for
high-impact multimedia pre­sentations or viewing multiple
documents. XBRITE

™

LCD
Technology delivers ultra crisp
graphics. ErgoBright™ auto­matically adjusts resolution to
any lighting environment.
Smart Display Sensor auto­matically adjusts to any pro­jector or display resolution.

AV Entertainment
Dock (optional)

Create professional quality
DVDs4or CDs for playback
on your notebook.

Choice of Integrated
Optical Drive

Plug in and access Sony’s
impressive Giga Pocket

®

TV
tuner/MPEG2 Encoder,
personal video recorder,
high-end S-Master™ digital
audio amplifier and premium
Sony speakers. Your note­book just turned into a digital
studio.

More than a PC. It’s a full-featured notebook.

Sony®recommends
Microsoft®Windows

®

XP Professional

upgrade.

11. AV Entertainment Dock Option only available at time of
purchase.

12. Not all features supported.

13. For certain third party software applications, Sony pro­vides first level Phone Support. Additional telephone sup­port may be available from the applicable 3rd party vendor.
Availability and schedule for any such support is deter­mined by the applicable software vendor.

Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan­dards, and therefore, there are a multitude 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 the performance of this
product with any particular software packages and/or non­Sony add-on hardware options except those mentioned in
this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representations
or warranty that this product is compatible with any combi­nation of 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 disclaimer. Purchasers
must determine for themselves the suitability and compati­bility of the hardware and software in each and every partic­ular instance. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony
Notebook Computer are subject to change without notice.
Simulated graphic shown on display. Preinstalled software
may not be identical to retail versions or have all documen­tation. This product meets the standards of the International
Energy Star Program for energy efficiency. Features and
specifications are subject to change without notice. Non­metric weights and measurements are approximate.

©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission
is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, Memory Stick, SonicStage,
Giga Pocket, and VAIO are registered trademarks of Sony.
XBRITE, ErgoBright, Smart Display Sensor, Memory Stick
PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, MagicGate, Click to DVD, S­Master, DVgate Plus, VAIO Media, Picture Gear Studio and
Like No Other are trademarks of Sony. Intel, Pentium and
Celeron are registered trademarks, and Centrino is a trade­mark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are reg­istered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other
trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
Printed in U.S.A. 8/04