Sony VAIO PCG-FXA36, User Manual

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If your notebook does not start from the Recovery CD
1 Press the power button and hold it for more than four seconds to turn off the
notebook.
2 Turn on the notebook. When the Sony logo is displayed, press the F2 key.
The BIOS setup menu screen appears.
3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
4 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values” and then press the Enter
key. The message “Load default configuration now?” appears.
5 Check that “Yes” is selected, then press the Enter key.
6 Press the arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes) and then press the
Enter key. The message “Save configuration changes and exit now?”
appears.
7 Check that “Yes” is selected, then press the Enter key. The notebook restarts
from the Recovery CD.
After recovering your system using the System Recovery CD(s), you may be
prompted to insert your Application Recovery CD(s) after restarting Windows.
Insert the Application Recovery CD to automatically complete recovery of your
system.
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Your system may include one or two System Recovery CDs. If you have two System
Recovery CDs, insert the first CD to run the System Recovery program. You are
prompted to insert the second CD once the information from the first CD has been
installed.
The recovery process takes from 30 minutes to 60 minutes to complete.