Sony VGX-XL2 Specification Guide

VGX-XL2

VAIO® XL2 Digital Living System™

Sony Electronics Inc. •  16530 Via Esprillo •  San Diego, CA 92127 •  1-800-222-7669 •  www.sony.com

Last Updated: 02/10/2006

 

 

Computer Type: Digital Living System™

 

Type of Use: Digital Living System™

 

Action Buttons: S1, Volume and Mute

 

Keyboard: Wireless Keyboard

 

Pointing Device: Electro Static Touch Pad

 

Type: Intel® Pentium® D Processor 920

 

Speed: 2.80GHz

 

Front Side Bus Speed: 800MHz

 

L2 Cache: 4MB (2x2MB)

 

Technology: Intel® Dual Core

 

Type: DDR2

 

Installed: 1GB (PC2-4200 512MB x 2)

 

Maximum: 2GB

 

Speed: 533MHz

 

Capacity: 320GB (160GBx2)

 

Speed: 7200rpm

 

Interface: SATA (Preconfigured RAID 0 ready)

 

DVD+R DL Write: 4x max.

 

DVD+R Write: 8x max.

 

DVD+RW Write: 8x max.

 

DVD-R Write: 8x max.

 

DVD-RW Write: 6x max.

 

CD-R Write: 24x max.

 

CD-RW Write: 24x max.

 

DVD±RW: yes

 

CD Read: 24x max.

 

DVD Read: 8x max.

 

3.5" (Internal): 3 (2 occupied)

 

Multimedia Card Reader: Memory Stick®  

Memory Stick PRO™  
Memory Stick Duo™  Reader 
Compact Flash® (Type I and Type II) 
Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard™  
SmartMedia™  
xD Picture Card®

 

PCI Slot: 2 (occupied)

 

x16 PCI Express: 1 (occupied by Graphics Card)

 

TV Tuner: 1 NTSC Giga Pocket® MPEG2 Realtime Encoder 

Board with Composite Video/Audio, S-Video, Coaxial (VHF/UHF) 
inputs 
1 ATSC over-the-air High Definition

 

Sound System: Sony® Sound Reality™  technology with DSD 

(Direct Stream Digital) support

 

Processor: NVIDIA® GeForce™  6600GT

 

Video RAM: 128MB (DDR SDRAM dedicated memory)

 

Chipset: Intel® 945P

 

Interface: HDMI™  (High Definition Multimedia Interface), DVI-D 

(through HDMI™  to DVI-D adapter), Component (YPbPr)

 

Composite Audio/Video Input(s): 1 (gold-plated)

 

Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s): 1

 

Ethernet Port: 1

 

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HDMI™  Connection Output(s): 1

 

Headphone Jack: 1

 

i.LINK® Interface: 3 i.LINK® interface (1 4-pin Front/2 6-pin 

Rear on VGX-XL2A

 

Microphone Input: 1

 

S-Video Input(s): 1 (Front)/ 1 (Back)

 

USB Port(s): 4 (2 Front/2 Rear) (2.0 compliant)

 

VHF/UHF Input(s): 2 (1 NTSC, 1 ATSC)

 

Composite Audio Output(s): 1 (gold-plated)

 

Composite Audio Input(s): 1 (gold-plated)

 

IR Output(s): 2

 

S/PDIF Output(s): 2.1

 

S/PDIF Input(s): 1

 

Coaxial Digital Output(s): 1

 

Ethernet Protocol: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)

 

Ethernet Speed: 10/100/1000Base-T

 

Wireless LAN: 802.11b/g

 

Power Management: ACPI 1.0 Compliant

 

Power Requirements: 100-240V

 

Power Consumption: 297W (max.)

 

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 

Edition (2005) (Update Rollup 2)

 

Internet Services: America Online® (180-Day Subscription: For 

new users only)

 

Anti-Virus and Recovery Software: Norton® Internet 

Security™  (60-Day Subscription: Norton AntiVirus®, Norton 
Personal Firewall, Norton Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam®, 
Norton Parental Control) 
VAIO® Recovery Wizard 
VAIO® Support Central 
VAIO® Security Central 
VAIO® Update

 

Supplied Software: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 

Adobe® Premiere Standard 
InterVideo® WinDVD® 
Intuit® Quicken® 2006 New User Edition (Previous Quicken 
Users may require additional upgrade) 
Microsoft® Works 8.5 with Microsoft® 
Office 2003 60-Day Trial (Student/Teacher Edition 
Microsoft® Works 8.0 (Word Processing, Spreadsheet, 
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact Management and Database) 
Roxio® DigitalMedia SE

 

Sony® Original Software: Click to DVD® - DVD Creation 

DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video Capturing 
Image Converter - PSP Transfer 
LiteFlow - Passive Entertainment Screen Saver 
SonicStage® - Digital Music Jukebox 
SonicStage Mastering Studio™  - Audio Mastering & DSD File 
Management 
VAIO Media™  - Network File Sharing 
60-minute trial version of Wheel of Fortune® 
60-minute trial version of Jeopardy®

 

Telephone Support: 1 year (toll-free assistance, available 24-

hours, 7-days-a-week)

 

Limited Warranty and Onsite Service: 1 Year

 

Online and Email Support: Support available from, 

http://www.esupport.sony.com

 

Weight: 86 lbs (for both XL2A and XL1B)

 

Measurements: 17" x 13.8" x 19.5" (for both XL2A and XL1B)

 

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VGP-XL1B - Media Changer 

Capacity for 200 CD/DVD discs 
Optical Drive:  
DVD R Double Layer/DVD±RW drive  
DVD R DL Write (4x max.) 
DVD-R Write (16x max.) 
DVD-RW Write (6x max.) 
DVD R Write (16x max.) 
DVD RW Write (8x max.) 
CD-R Write (40x max.) 
CD-RW Write (24x max.) 
Port Connectors: i.LINK® interface 6-pin x 2

 

IR Remote Control / IR Blaster (1)

 

Wireless Keyboard

 

HDMI™  Cable/ i.LINK® Cable/ S/PDIF Optical Cable

 

HDMI-DVI Adapter

 

Wireless Antenna

 

AA Batteries (6)

 

Power Cords (2)

 

Color: Platinum/Black

 

UPC Code: 027242693616

 

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. DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible. 
4. 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. 

5. 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 protection function. 

6. When available. Sony will provide Onsite Service in fulfillment of its limited 

warranty obligations. Any such services are subject to the terms and 
conditions of the limited warranty. See actual Limited Warranty for details. 
Onsite Service will be provided via thrid-party technician to be dispatched 
as needed following phone-base trouble-shooting. Some repairs may be 
accomplished with self repair kits. Onsite Service may not be available in 
all locations. 

7. 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. 

8. Performance will vary depending on specific hardware and software in 

use. 

9. Requires 802.11b or 802.11g compatible access point. Some functionality 

may require Internet services, which may require a fee. 

10. The Microsoft Office 2003 60-Day Trial software is intended for 

evaluation purposes only. This trial software is installed on your system and 
you must activate the software before you can use it. Product activation 
procedures will be detailed during initial launch of the software; activation 
requires Internet access. This software has an expiration date of 60 days 
from date of first use, at which time the software will operate under 
reduced-functionality mode, limiting end-use options and operations. 

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 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 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. Some 
pre-installed software titles may not include full documentation. Software titles 
pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change without 
notice. Simulated graphic shown on display.  
©2006 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in 
part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Living 
System, SonicStage, SonicStage Mastering Studio, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus, 
Giga Pocket, VAIO Media, Click to DVD, like.no.other, and VAIO are 
trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel 
Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook 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 subject to change without 
notice. Weights and measurements are approximate.  
Printed in U.S.A. 02/06.  

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