Sony PCV-RZ30CP Specification Guide

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varying software packages and add-on hardware options. This personal computer is not manufactured

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on hardware option except those mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any representa-

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umentation. Software titles pre-installed on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change without

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©2003 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without 

written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate

Plus, PictureGear Studio, VAIO Media,  Click to DVD, SonicStage Mastering Studio,  and VAIO are

trademarks of Sony. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft,

Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark of

RealNetworks, Inc.  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 specifica-

tions are subject to change without notice. Weights and measurements are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 5/03 

• Giga Pocket

TM

Personal Video Recorder

• Analog Video Input for 8mm or VHS
Camcorders

• Watch Live TV / Record Shows for Later Playback

• IR Remote Control and Receiver

• Internet TV Programming Guide

• DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive

*** 

- With Click to

DVD

TM 

Software

• Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 2.80C GHz

† 

with

HT Technology

• nVIDIA

®

GeForce

™

FX 5200 128MB

• TV-Out / DVI-Out 

• 8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration 

•  GigaBit Ethernet - Ready for the Network

Future

• 

High-Speed Internet Ready with 

10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-TX Fast Ethernet

•  

Sony

®

Subwoofer and Stereo Speakers

•  512MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR 

• 800MHz Front Side Bus

• 120GB

††3

7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive 

• Optical Mouse

• Memory Stick

®

Media Slot

! Giga Pocket

TM

! Import Analog Content - Watch and Record TV Programs
! DVD±RW / CD-RW - 

With Click to DVD

TM 

Software

***

! Intel

®

®

†

! 512MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR / 120

††3

! 128MB nVIDIA

®

™

! Sony

®

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

Video Audio Integrated Operation

With 

Personal V

ideo

Recorder & DVD±R

W

Recorder

PCV-RZ34G

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 2.80C GHz

†

with

Intel

®

Hyper-Threading Technology

512KB Integrated On-Die Level 2

800MHz

512MB PC-2700 333MHz DDR 

(expandable to 2.0GB)

120GB

††3

7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

DVD±RW 

-RW 

(4X max. write / 2X max. rewrite / 2X max. read)

+RW 

(4X max. write / 2.4X max. rewrite / 2.4X max. read)

CD-RW 

(16X max. write / 10X max. rewrite / 32X max. read)

40X max. CD-ROM read / 24X Max. CD-RW read

3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive

nVIDIA

®

GeForce

™

FX 5200 w/TV-Out

128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR)

TV-Out / VGA-Out / DVI-Out 

(DVI Output:

1280x1024x60Hz max.)

8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration

Giga Pocket

TM

MPEG2 Realtime Encoder/Decoder

board with TV Tuner

GigaBit Ethernet: 10Base-T/100Base-

TX/1000Base-TX Ethernet (RJ-45)

V.90 compatible data/fax modem

One 8x 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)

Eight USB 2.0 (four front/four rear)

Two PS/2

®

(Mouse/Keyboard)

One VGA/DVI Monitor Port / TV-Out Port

One S/PDIF Out / One Parallel Port / One Line In

One 6pin i.LINK Port (rear)/ One 4pin (front)

One Headphone / One Microphone

S-Video: Two Inputs (front and rear)

Composite Video / Audio Inputs (front and rear)

Stereo Line Input/Output

Coaxial Input (VHF/UHF)

Speakers (Stereo) w/Subwoofer

IR Remote Control and Receiver

VAIO

®

Keyboard / PS/2

®

Optical Mouse

295 watts max. / 100-120V ~4.7A (50/60Hz)

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 

7.7"(W) x 15"(H) x 15,4"(D)

30.86 lbs.

Giga Pocket

TM 

- 

Personal Video Recorder

Click to DVD

TM

- 

DVD Creation

PictureGear Studio

TM

- Digital Photo

DVgate Plus

™

- Digital Video

SonicStage

™

- Digital Music

VAIO Media

TM

- Network File Sharing

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home Edition

VAIO

®

recommends Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP

Microsoft

®

Works

®

7.0 - 

Word Processing,

Spreadsheet, Calendar, Scheduling, Contact

Management, and Database

Microsoft

®

Age of Empires

®

II

MoodLogic

®

2.5

**5

Intuit Quicken

®

2003

2 

New User

Edition

Veritas

®

RecordNow

TM

Microsoft

®

Money

®

2003

5

Microsoft

®

Encarta

®

Online

4

Adobe

®

Acrobat

®

Reader

®

Apple QuickTime

®

RealNetworks

®

RealOne

TM

Player

McAfee

®

Security Center

TM**5

VAIO

®

Recovery Wizard

3

3

VAIO

®

Support Agent

America Online

®**

Netscape

®

Navigator

®

EarthLink TotalAccess

™**

MSN

® 8**

One Year Limited Express Repair Service

*

One Year Parts and Labor

*

Hardware: One Year

Software and Operating System: 90 Days

* Display sold separately.

† GHz denotes microprocessor internal clock speed; other factors may affect applica-

tion 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.
***  DVD compatibility is not universal.

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.
3 5GB of Hard Disk space is reserved for the recovery partition.
4 Limited duration trial subscription to Microsoft’s current online version.  Internet

access required; additional fees (including telephone/long distance charges) may
also apply.

5 Certain features are time limited.