Sony VGC-RB30 Specification Guide

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VGC-RB30

Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 Processor 530J with

Intel

®

Hyper-Threading Technology

(3GHz

1

, 1MB L2 Cache)

800MHz

Intel

®

915G

512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(256MB x 2)
(Expandable to 2GB)

200GB

2

7200rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive

Intel

®

915G Integrated Graphics

224MB Max. dynamically allocated

shared video memory

Double Layer

+R

DVD+R Write (2.4x MAX)

DVD±RW

5

-RW

DVD-R Write (8x MAX),  
DVD-RW Write (4x MAX)

+RW

DVD+R Write (16x MAX),  

DVD+RW Write (4x MAX)

CD-RW

CD-R Write (32x MAX), 

CD-RW Write (24x MAX) 

40x MAX CD-ROM read

V.90 compatible data/fax modem 
(RJ-11)

10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
(RJ-45)

Multi-Media Card Reader

6

(Memory

Stick

®

, Memory Stick PRO™, Memory 

Stick Duo™, Compact Flash

®

Type I 

and Type II, SmartMedia™, SD/ 

MultiMediaCard™, xD Picture Card

®

)

One PCI Express x16 slot (vacant)
One PCI Express x1 slot (vacant)

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

Six USB

8

2.0 (two front/four rear)

Two PS/2

®

(Mouse/Keyboard)

One VGA Out 
One Parallel Port 
One Line In
One 6pin i.LINK

® 7 

Port (rear) / One

4pin i.LINK

®

Port (front) 

One Headphone 
One Microphone

Min. 305W 
100-240V 7A (50/60Hz)

ACPI 1.0 Compliant 

25.35 lbs. (weight is approximate and

may vary)

7.13”(W) x 16.9”(H) x 15.24”(D)

VAIO

®

Keyboard

PS/2

®

Mouse

Speakers
Power Cord

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home

Edition with Service Pack 2

VAIO Zone™ with WinDVD™
Click to DVD

™

- DVD Creation

PictureGear Studio

™

- Digital Photo

DVgate Plus

™ 

- Digital Video

SonicStage

®

-  Digital Music

VAIO Media

™

- Network File Sharing

Corel

®

WordPerfect

®

- WordPerfect

®

and Quattro Pro

®

Intuit Quicken

®

2005 New User

Edition

Sonic RecordNow!

®

7- CD/DVD Data

Writing

Intervideo

®

WinDVD

®

America Online

®

90-Day Trial - New

Users Only

Norton Internet Security™ 90-Day

Subscription - Norton AntiVirus

®

,

Norton Personal Firewall, Norton
Privacy Contol, Norton AntiSpam

®

,

and Norton Parental Control

Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day Trial
VAIO

®

Recovery Wizard

VAIO

®

Update

VAIO

®

Help and Support

1 

Year Limited Warranty and Onsite
Service

3

1 Year toll-free technical telephone

assistance, available 24-hours, 7
days-a-week

4

Support available from 
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

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 por-
tion of hard disk space is reserved as a

recovery partition.

3. When available, Sony will provide 

Onsite Service in fulfillment of its limit
ed 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 
third-party technician to be dispatched

as needed following phone-based trou-

bleshooting.  Some repairs may be 

accomplished with the self-repair 

kits. Onsite Service may  not be avail-

able in all locations.  

4. For certain third party software appli-

cations, Sony provides first level 

Phone Support.  Additional telephone
suuport may be available from the 
applicable 3rd party vendor.  
Availability and schedule for any such
support is determined by the applica
ble software vendor.

5. DVD Media/Formats are not univer

sally compatible.

6. Does not support Memory Stick

®

media and Memory Stick PRO

TM

media using the MagicGate

TM

func-

tion.  Tested to support Memory Stick
PRO

TM

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 pro-
tection function. 

7. 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.

8. Not all products with USB connectors

may communicate with each other due
to chipset variations.  

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 operate

any specific software, and Sony does not

and cannot make any warranty or represen-

tation with respect to the performance of

this product with any particular software

packages and/or non-Sony add-on hard-

ware option except those mentioned in this

document. Sony hereby disclaims any rep-

resentations 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 compatibili-

ty 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.

©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights

reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part

without written permission is prohibited.

Sony, i.LINK, VAIO Zone, SonicStage,

Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, DVgate

Plus, Picture Gear Studio, MagicGate,

VAIO Media,  Click to DVD, Like No Other,

and VAIO are trademarks of Sony.  Intel and

Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel

Corporation. Microsoft and Windows 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 with-

out notice. Non-metric weights and meas-

urements are approximate.

Printed in U.S.A. 12/04

Sony Electronics Inc.
For more information:  
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio

Convert your VHS or 8mm
home videos to high-quality
DVDs. Simply connect your
VCR or camcorder to the
A/V, S-Video or i.LINK

®7

ports, and use the one-step
Click to DVD™ creation
software. You can even cap-
ture and edit your 1080i
high-definition camcorder
video.

With Click to DVD™ creation
software and the DVD+R
Double Layer/DVD±RW drive,
it's just one click away

5

.

Create or record up to 8.5GB
of home videos, movies, TV
shows, music or digital pho-
tos-or up to 4 hours of MPEG-
2 video - on a single Double
Layer DVD disc.

The VAIO

®

RB Desktop is

loaded with the software and
hardware you need for your
growing multimedia enter-
tainment demands and
everyday essential comput-
ing needs. The stylish, mod-
ern and sleek design compli-
ments any room in your
home or office.

The VAIO

®

RB Desktop

comes loaded with the tools
you need to create, manage,
share and enjoy your digital
photos, home videos, movies
and music. Sony

®

original

software includes
PictureGear Studio™ for dig-
ital photos, Click to DVD™
for DVD creation, and Sonic
Stage for digital music.  

The VAIO

®

RB Desktop

comes loaded with exclusive
Sony

®

software for your grow-

ing entertainment demands
and essential computing
needs. Create, manage, share
and enjoy your digital photos,
home videos, movies and
music. Burn DVDs with just
one click with Click to DVD™
software

5

. Versatile. Empow-

ering. Ready for yo

ur digital

lifestyle.

Next Generation Entertainment. Everyday Essential Computing.

Desktop

Display not

included.

i.LINK

®

(IEEE 1394)

Featuring  One  Year  Onsite  Service

3

and  24/7  Telephone  Support

4