Sony
Notebook U
s
er Guide
Getting help
82
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If you are using an external display, check that it is plugged into a power source and turned on. Check
that you have switched to the external display and that the brightness and contrast controls are adjusted
correctly.
❑
Moisture condensation may have occurred. Leave the computer off for at least one hour and then turn
it on.
❑
If the message
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup
appears at the bottom of the display, you need
to initialize the BIOS.
❑
Take the battery pack off the notebook, unplug the power cord and plug it in again, then turn on the
power.
The message 'Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup' appears at startup
If the floppy disk drive is empty, proceed as follows to initialize the BIOS:
1
Turn off the computer.
2
Remove any peripheral devices connected to the computer.
3
Turn on the computer and press
<F2>
when the Sony logo appears.
The BIOS setup menu screen appears.
4
Set the date (month/day/year).
5
Press
Enter
.
6
Press the arrow keys to select
System Time
.
7
Set the time (hour:minute:second).
8
Press
Enter
.
9
Press the arrow keys to select the
Exit
menu.
10
Press the arrow keys to select
Get Default Values
and then press
<Enter>
. The message
Load default
configuration now?
appears.
11
Make sure that
Yes
is selected and then press
<Enter>
.
