Versatile. Empowering. Ready for entertainment.
DVD+R Double Layer /
DVD ± RW
5
and Click to
DVD
™
Software
Featuring advanced DVD+R
Double Layer 8.5GB record-
ing capacity. With the ability
to store up to 4 hours of high
quality MPEG-2 video com-
bined with VAIO
®
Click to
DVD™ creation software, you
become the pro. Borrowing
technology from Sony's pro-
fessional systems, the best
tools of the trade are in your
hands.
Model
PCV-RS710GX
LCD Display
Sony 17" Flat Panel LCD SDM-HS73
HARDWARE
Processor
®
®
1
Intel
Pentium
4 Processor 3E GHz
®
with Intel
Hyper-Threading
Technology
Processor Cache Memory
1MB L2 Cache
Front Side Bus Speed
800MHz
Chipset
®
Intel
865PE
Standard RAM
512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR
(expandable to 2.0GB)
Hard Drive
2
200GB
2
7200rpm Hard Drive
DVD±RW / CD-RW Drive
5
Double Layer
+R
(2.4X max. +R write)
DVD±RW
5
-RW
(8X max. -R write / 4X max. -RW rewrite /
8X max. -R/-RW read)
+RW
(8X max. +R write / 4X max. +RW rewrite /
8X +R/+RW max. read)
CD-RW
(32X max. -R write / 24X max. rewrite /
32X max. -R read / 32 max. -RW read)
DVD-ROM
16X max. DVD-ROM Read / 40X max.
CD-ROM read
Floppy Disk Drive
3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
Video & Graphics
®
Giga Pocket
MPEG2 Encoder / TV
Tuner
®
nVIDIA
GeForce™ FX 5200
128MB Video Memory (128-bit DDR)
VGA / DVI (DVI output: 1280 x 1024 x
60Hz max.) / TV-Out
8X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware
Acceleration
Bring Your VHS tapes
Watch and Record Your
into the 21st Century
Favorite Television Shows
Turn your family VHS videos
VAIO
into great looking DVDs with
Video Recorder enables you
VAIO
®
Giga Pocket
®
MPEG
to watch live TV and record
encoder / TV Tuner and
your favorite shows.
VAIO
®
Click to DVD
™
cre-
Click to DVD
ation software.
Connect
ware you can burn recorded
your VCR to the composite
shows to DVD for playback
Audio/Video
or
S-Video
on a home DVD player or
ports for easy analog to dig-
while on the road with a
ital conversion of your home
Notebook PC
movies.
Ethernet
10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet (RJ-
45)
Modem
V.90 compatible data/fax modem
Expansion Slots
Multi-Media Card Reader (Memory
6
Stick™
, Compact Flash™ Type I and
Type II, IBM Micro Drive™)
One 8x AGP (occupied by Graphics
Card)
Three PCI (two occupied)
Expansion Bays
Two 5.25" Half-Height (occupied)
One External 3.5" (occupied)
Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied)
Port Connections
Seven USB 2.0 (three front/four rear)
®
Two PS/2
(Mouse/Keyboard)
One VGA
One DVI Monitor Port
One TV-Out
One S/PDIF Out
One Parallel Port
One Line In
One 6pin i.LINK
TM 7
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)
Supplied Accessories
Speakers (Stereo)
IR Remote Control and Receiver
®
VAIO
Keyboard
®
PS/2
Mouse
Power Requirements
Min. 266W 100-120V 4.7A (50/60Hz)
Power Management
ACPI 1.0 Compliant
Dimensions (CPU) & Weight (CPU)
7.2"(W) x 15.6"(H) x 14.9"(D)
26.5 lbs.
VAIO
Software
®
Giga Pocket
®
Personal
Loaded with powerful VAIO
original software empower-
ing you and your digital
With
lifestyle:
™
creation soft-
Click to DVD
DVD creation.
5
PictureGear Studio
for your digital photo needs.
SonicStage
5
.
will enhance your music lis-
tening experience.
PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE
Sony Original Software
®
Giga Pocket
- Personal Video
Recorder
™
Click to DVD
- DVD Creation
™
PictureGear Studio
- Digital Photo
™
DVgate Plus
- Digital Video
™
SonicStage
2.1 - Digital Music
™
VAIO Media
- Network Media
Streaming
Operating System
®
®
Microsoft
Windows
XP
Home Edition
Other Software Applications
®
®
Microsoft
Works
8.0 -
W W o o r r d d P P r r o o c c e e s s s s i i n n g g , , S S p p r r e e a a d d s s h h e e e e t t , , C C a a l l e e n n d d a a r r , ,
S S c c h h e e d d u u l l i i n n g g , , C C o o n n t t a a c c t t M M a a n n a a g g e e m m e e n n t t , , a a n n d d
D D a a t t a a b b a a s s e e
®
®
Microsoft
Office
2003 60-Day
Student/Teacher Edition Trial
3 3
®
2005 N N e e w w U U s s e e r r E E d d i i t t i i o o n n
Intuit Quicken
Sonic Solutions Record Now - CD/DVD
Data Writing
®
InterVideo
WinDVD
®
4
MoodLogic
®
2.7 Trial
Anti-Virus & Recovery Software
Norton
®
Internet Security™ 90 Day
Subscription
( ( F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s N N o o r r t t o o n n A A n n t t i i V V i i r r u u s s ™ ™ , , N N o o r r t t o o n n ™ ™
P P e e r r s s o o n n a a l l F F i i r r e e w w a a l l l l , , I I n n t t r r u u s s i i o o n n D D i i r r e e c c t t i i o o n n ™ ™
N N o o r r t t o o n n ™ ™ P P r r i i v v a a c c y y C C o o n n t t o o l l , , N N o o r r t t o o n n
A A n n t t i i S S p p a a m m ™ ™ , , a a n n d d N N o o r r t t o o n n ™ ™ P P a a r r e e n n t t a a l l C C o o n n t t r r o o l l ) )
®
VAIO
Recovery Wizard
VAIO
®
Update
Online Center
3
®
America Online
90 Day Trial
Sony 17" Flat Panel LCD SDM-HS73 included.
Image may not represent exact LCD model/color bundled.
PCV-RS710GX
Ready for entertainment.
®
Creation Suite
The Sony
comes loaded with hard-
®
ware and software to help
you discover how easy it is
to create, manage, and
™
software for
share your digital photos,
videos, and music. Versatile.
™
software
Empowering. Ready for your
digital lifestyle.
®
music software
SERVICE AND WARRANTY
Computer Interface: The computer industry lacks stan-
dards, and therefore, there are a multitude of varying
INFORMATION
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 war-
Service
ranty or representation with respect to the performance
One Year Limited Express Repair
of this product with any particular software packages
and/or non-Sony add-on hardware option except those
Service
mentioned in this document. Sony hereby disclaims any
Limited Warranty
representations or warranty that this product is compat-
ible with any combination of non-Sony products you
8
One Year Parts and Labor
may choose to connect. While Sony representatives or
Sony authorized dealers may be able to assist you and
Repair Service
may make recommendations, they are NOT authorized to
Includes customer-replaceable part
vary or waive this disclaimer. Purchasers must deter-
mine for themselves the suitability and compatibility of
service and mail-in Sony depot
the hardware and software in each and every particular
instance. Some pre-installed software titles may not
9
service options.
include full documentation. Software titles pre-installed
Telephone Support
on the Sony Desktop Computer are subject to change
without notice. Simulated graphic shown on display.
One year of 24-hour, 7-day-a-week,
©2004 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.
free support for hardware issues.
Reproduction in whole or in part without
written permission is prohibited. Sony, i.LINK, VAIO
Ninety days of free support for soft-
Digital Studio, SonicStage, Memory Stick, DVgate Plus,
ware and operating system issues
Picture Gear Studio, Giga Pocket, VAIO Media, Click to
DVD, Like No Other, and VAIO are trademarks of Sony,
On-line and Email Support
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trade-
Free support available from
marks of Microsoft Corporation. Realone is a trademark
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport
of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks are trade-
marks of their respective owners. This product meets the
standards of the International Energy Star Program for
1. GHz denotes microprocessor inter-
energy efficiency. Features and specifications are sub-
ject to change without notice. Weights and measure-
nal clock speed; other factors may
ments are approximate.
affect application performance. CPU
speed will be reduced under certain
Printed in U.S.A. 8/04
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. New users only. Terms and condi-
tions apply.
4. Limited duration trial edition.
5. DVD Media/Formats are not uni-
versally compatible.
6. Supports Memory Stick PRO™ high-
capacity media tested up to 1GB.
Does not support MagicGate™ func-
tionality.
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. Certain restrictions apply. For a copy
of Sony's warranty, please visit
www.sony.com/pcsupport, call toll-
free 888-476-6972 (888-4SONYPC),
Sony Electronics Inc.
or write to Sony Electronics, 12451
For more information:
Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL
1.800.4SONYPC (476-6972)
33913.
Web address: http://www.sony.com/vaio
9. Type of repair service provided is
solely at Sony's discretion. Not all
types of repair service offered on all
models.
Desktop
®
VAIO
®
RS Series
®
i.LINK
(IEEE 1394)