Sony PCV-V310P Specification Guide

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Model
PCV-V310P
HARDWARE
Display
15” LCD XGA Resolution
TM
with
XBRITE Technology
Processor
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 2.80GHz
1
Cache Memory
512KB Integrated On-Die Level 2
Front Side Bus Speed
533MHz
Standard RAM
512MB
3
PC-2700 DDR (expandable
to 1GB
10
)
Hard Drive
2
120GB
2
Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
CD-RW / DVD-ROM Combo Drive
CD-RW
(24X max. -R write / 2.4X max. rewrite /
24X max. -R read / 24X max. -RW read)
DVD-ROM
(8X max DVD-ROM Read / 4X max. -R read / 4X
max. -RW read)
Video & Graphics
SIS 651 Integrated Graphics
32MB Shared Graphics Memory
3
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
Expansion Slots
One PCMCIA Type-II Card Slot
Memory Stick
®
Media Slot
Port Connectors
4 USB 2.0 (2 on side / 2 on back)
One 4pin i.LINK™ 
6
One Headphone / One Microphone
In
Supplied Accessories
Speakers (Stereo) (Built-in) 
VAIO Wireless RF Keyboard
11
VAIO Wireless RF Optical Mouse
11
Power Requirements
100-240V 3.0A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant 
Dimensions (Unit)
15”W x 13”H x 7”D
Weight (Unit)
16.80 lb
PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE
Sony Original Software
PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo
DVgate Plus™ - Digital Video
SonicStage
®
- Digital Music
VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing
Operating System
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
Professional Edition
VAIO
®
recommends Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
Other Software Applications
Adobe
®
Photoshop Elements
®
2.0
Microsoft
®
Works
®
7.0 -
Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Calendar, Scheduling, Contact
Management, and Database
Microsoft
®
Office
®
2003 60-Day Small
Business Edition Trial
Intuit Quicken
®
2004 
New User Edition
InterVideo
®
WinDVD
®
MoodLogic
®
2.7 Trial
4
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton
®
Internet Security™ 90 Day
Subscription
(Features Norton AntiVirus™,
Norton™ Personal Firewall, Norton™
Privacy Contol, Norton AntiSpam™,
and Norton™ Parental Control)
VAIO
®
Recovery Wizard
VAIO
®
Support Agent
Online Center
America Online
®
90 Day Trial
7
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
INFORMATION
Limited Warranty
One Year Parts and Labor
8
Service
One Year Limited Express Repair
Service
9
Telephone Support
Hardware: One Year
Software and Operating System: 90
Days
On-line and Email Support
Free support available from 
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport
1.  GHz denotes microprocessor inter-
nal 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 por-
tion of hard disk space is reserved as
a recovery partition.
3.  A Portion of Memory is allocated to 
Video memory.
4.  Limited duration trial edition.
5. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-
versally compatible.
6.  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.
7. New users only. Terms and condi-
tions apply.
8.  Certain restrictions apply. 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.
9. Type of repair service provided is 
solely at Sony’s discretion. Not all 
types of repair service offered on all 
models.
10. It is recommended to use an 
authorized VAIO service center 
for upgrade memory installation.
11. To prevent Radio Frequency 
interference, range of wireless 
keyboard and mouse are limited 
to ~1 meter.
Sony recommends
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP 
Sony VAIO
®
Technology 
Delivers
The V series features an
extraordinarily bright and
crisp LCD with Sony
XBRITE
TM 
technology, wire-
less keyboard and mouse,
and  a sleek and slim pack-
age.
Perfect Combination of
what you Demand
The VAIO
®
V310P All-In-
One PC blends perform-
ance and design.  Utilizing
advanced Sony VAIO
®
tech-
nologies and deign,  the V
series will challenge your
perception of what a PC is
all about.
Ready for you.
The Sony
®
VAIO
®
V Series
comes loaded with soft-
ware  to help you discover
how easy it is to create,
manage, and share your
digital images, videos,
and audio. Versatile.
Empow-ering. Ready for
your digital workplace.
All-In-One Sony Design 
All-In-One
PCV-V310P
i.LINK
®
(IEEE 1394)
Sony VAIO
®
V Series