Sony VAIO PCG-FXA50 Series, Quick Start Manual

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Troubleshooting Your Notebook
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6 Select Yes, and press the Enter key.
7 Select Exit (Save Changes), then press the Enter key. The Setup
Confirmation window appears.
8 Select Yes, and press the Enter key. The notebook restarts.
My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not
found” appears, and Windows does not start.
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Make sure there is no floppy disk in the floppy disk drive and no bootable
optical disc in the optical disc drive.
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If a non-bootable floppy disk is in a connected drive, follow these steps:
1 Turn off the notebook, and remove the floppy disk.
2 Restart the notebook, and confirm that Windows starts properly.
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If Windows still does not start, follow these steps to start the BIOS:
1 Turn off the notebook.
2 Remove any peripheral devices connected to the notebook.
3 Turn the notebook on again.
4 Press the F2 key when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS setup menu
window appears.
5 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
6 Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values,” then press the Enter
key. The message “Load default values for all SETUP items.” appears.
7 Select Yes, and press the Enter key.
8 Use the arrow keys to select “Save and Exit,” and press the Enter key.
The message “Save configuration changes and exit now?” appears.
9 Select Yes, and press the Enter key. The notebook restarts.
If your notebook continues to display the message “Operating system not found,”
and Windows does not start, use your supplied System Recovery CD to restore
the software titles shipped with your notebook.
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If this occurs on a regular basis, contact Sony Computing Support
(http://www.sony.com/pcsupport/).