Sony PCV-RX690G Specification Guide

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Information Technology Product Division
16765 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA 92127
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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
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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
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©2002 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without 
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, VAIO Smart, Giga Pocket,
Memory Stick, Visual Flow, SonicStage, DVgate, Media Bar, MovieShaker, PictureGear, 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. Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 1/02

• Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 processor 2.20 GHz

†

•  512 MB PC-800 RDRAM (expandable to 1 GB) 

• 400 MHz Front Side Bus

• 120 GB

††

Ultra ATA/100 hard drive 

• DVD-RW / CD-RW Drive

• DVD-ROM Drive

•  High-speed Internet ready with 

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

•  Front and rear accessible i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

interfaces and USB connections

1

• Memory Stick

®

Media Slot

•  4X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration 

(nVIDIA

®

GeForce2

™ 

Ti) 

•  64 MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR) 

•  Programmable VAIO Smart

™

Keyboard 

•  V.90 compatible data/fax modem 

• Wheel mouse

• External Stereo Speakers

• Optical Out for Dolby Digital

®

• Intel

®

850 chipset

➢ Giga Pocket

➢ Watch and record TV programs
➢ DVD-RW / CD-RW - create your own DVD!
➢ Intel

➢ Memory Stick

➢ 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet & V.90 Modem

Video Audio Integrated Operation

PCV-RX690G

Intel

®

Pentium

® 

4 Processor 2.20 GHz

†

256 KB Integrated On-Die Level 2

400 MHz

512 MB PC-800 RDRAM (expandable to 1 GB)

120 GB

††

Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

DVD-RW (2X max. write / 1X max. rewrite / 4X max. read)
CD-RW (8X max. write / 4X max. rewrite / 24X max. read)

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

3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive

4X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration 

(nVIDIA

®

GeForce2

™ 

Ti)

64 MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR)
MPEG2 Realtime Encoder/Decoder board

with TV Tuner

V.90 compatible data/fax modem

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet

One AGP (occupied by Graphics Card)
Three PCI (two occupied)
Memory Stick

®

Media Slot

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

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

®

Mouse

One PS/2

®

Keyboard

One VGA monitor port
One Serial
One Parallel
One 6pin i.LINK port
One 4pin i.LINK port
One Headphone
One Line In
One Microphone
Composit Video/Audio in

Speakers
VAIO Smart

™

Keyboard

PS/2

®

Wheel Mouse

RJ-11 Phone Cord
Power Cord
4pin-4pin i.LINK cable
TV Coaxial cable

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

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 

8.0"(W) x 14.2"(H) x 14.6"(D)

28.5 lbs.

One Year Limited Express Repair Service (upon 

registration; 90 days without registration)*

One Year Parts and Labor (upon registration; 90 days

without registration)*

Hardware: One Year
Software and Operating System: 90 Days

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home Edition

Giga Pocket

™

Personal Video Recorder

DVgate

™

Media Bar

®

MovieShaker

™

PictureGear

™

Smart Capture
VisualFlow

™

DigitalPrint
Simple DVD Maker
SonicStage

™

for VAIO

®

PC

Adobe

®

Acrobat

®

Reader

®

Adobe

®

Photoshop

®

Elements

Adobe

®

Premiere

®

LE

Apple QuickTime

®

ArcSoft PhotoPrinter

®

2000 Pro

EasySystems Record Now DX
Corel WordPerfect

®

Intuit Quicken

®

2002

2

Microsoft

®

Outlook

®

Express

Sonic Solutions DVDit!

® 

for VAIO

®

PC

America Online

®

**

EarthLink TotalAccess

™

**

Trend Micro PC Cillin

®

Sony Application Recovery CD(s)
Sony System Recovery CD(s)
VAIO Support Agent

* Camera and monitor are sold separately.

†

GHz 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.
1

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.

2  Previous Quicken users may require additional upgrade.