Sony PCV-R558DS Specification Guide

PCV-R558DS

Intel

®

Pentium

® 

III Processor 866 MHz

†

256 KB Integrated On-Die Level 2

133 MHz

128 MB PC-133 SDRAM, expandable to 256 MB

40 GB

††

Ultra ATA-66 Hard Drive

16X max. DVD-ROM
40X max. CD-ROM

32X max. CD-ROM read, 8X max. CD-R write, 

32X max. CD-R read, 4X max. CD-RW write, 
8X max. CD-RW read

3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive

2X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration 

(nVidia Riva TNT 2 Pro)  

16 MB Video Memory (SDRAM)

V.90 Modem

10/100Base-T Ethernet port

One AGP (occupied by Graphics Card)
Three PCI (one occupied by Modem)

Two 5.25" Half-Height (occupied)
One External 3.5" (occupied)
Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied)

Three USB (one front/two rear)
One PS/2

®

Mouse

One PS/2 Keyboard
One VGA
One Serial
One Parallel
One Game/MIDI
One 6pin i.LINK
One 4pin i.LINK
One Headphone Out
One Line In
One Microphone

Speakers
VAIO Smart Keyboard
PS/2 Wheel Mouse
RJ-11 Phone Cord
Power Cord
4pin-4pin i.LINK cable

100-120V -3A (50/60Hz)

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 
Advanced Power Management (APM version 1.2) 

8.6"(W) x 14"(H) x 15.5"(D)

27.5 lbs.

One Year Limited Expressed Repair Service*

One Year Parts and Labor (upon registration; 90 days

without registration)*

Hardware: One Year
Software and Operating System: 90 Days

Microsoft

®

Windows

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98 Second Edition

DVgate

™

Media Bar

™

MovieShaker

™

PictureGear

™

Smart Capture
Smart Connect
Smart Label
Smart Publisher
Smart Write

Adaptec Direct CD

™

Adaptec Easy CD Creator

™

Adobe Acrobat

®

Reader

Adobe PhotoDeluxe

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Adobe Premiere

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LE

Apple QuickTime

™

ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro
Intuit

®

Quicken

®

2000 Basic

Microsoft

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Outlook

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Express

Microsoft

®

Word 2000

Sonic Foundry Sound Forge

®

XP

Infogrames: Boarder Zone

America Online

®

**

AT&T WorldNet

®

Service**

CompuServe

® 

2000**

EarthLink TotalAccess

™

**

Netscape

®

Communicator

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Prodigy Internet

™

**

Symantec

®

WinFax

™

Basic Edition

McAfee VirusScan

®

Sony Application Recovery CD(s)
Sony System Recovery CD(s)
DV Editing Tutorial CD

Sony Electronics Inc.
Personal Network Solutions Company
3300 Zanker Road, San Jose, California 95134
For more information: 1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/pc

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tude of varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is
not manufactured to 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 non-Sony add-on hardware option except those mentioned in this document.
Sony hereby disclaims any representations or warranty that this product is compatible with
any combination of non-Sony products you may choose to connect. While Sony representa-
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titles pre-installed on the Sony Notebook Computer are subject to change without notice.
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©2000 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without 
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, Multiscan, Trinitron, DVgate, Media Bar,
MovieShaker, PictureGear, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel, the Intel Inside logo, and
Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and the Windows
logo 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. The Energy Star emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any
product or service. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Non-met-
ric weights and measurements are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 04/00

• Intel

®

Pentium

®

III processor 866 MHz

†

•  128 MB PC-133 SDRAM (expandable to 256 MB) 

• PC-133 MHz Front Side Bus

• 40 GB

††

Ultra ATA-66 hard drive 

•  16X (max) DVD-ROM/40X CD-ROM (max)

•  CD-RW Drive (32X max. CD-ROM read, 

8X max. CD-R write, 32X max. CD-R read, 
4X max. CD-RW write, 8X max. CD-RW read)

•  High-speed Internet ready with 10/100Base-T

Ethernet port

• i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394) chipset on motherboard

•  Front accessible i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394) interface 

and USB connections

•  2X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration 

(nVidia Riva TNT 2 Pro) 

•  16 MB Video Memory (SDRAM) 

•  Programmable VAIO Smart

™

Keyboard 

•  V.90 compatible data/fax modem 

• Wheel mouse

• FREE i.LINK cable in box

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➢

➢

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i.LINK

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(IEEE 1394)

†

MHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may
affect application performance.

†† GB means one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.

Accessible capacity may vary.

* 

Certain restrictions apply.

**  Requires payment of additional fees or subscription for use.

Video Audio Integrated Operation