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Take the battery pack off the notebook, unplug the power cord and plug it again, then turn on the
power.
If the message
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup
appears at the bottom of the display, you need
to initialize the BIOS.
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
Press the arrow keys to select the
Exit
menu.
5
Press the arrow keys to select
Get Default Values
and then press
<Enter>
. The message
Load default
configuration now?
appears.
6
Make sure that
[Yes]
is selected and then press
<Enter>.
7
Press the arrow keys to select
Exit
(save changes) and then press
<Enter>
.
The message
Save configuration changes and exit now?
appears.
8
Make sure that
[Yes]
is selected and then press
<Enter>
.
9
Restart the computer by pressing
<Ctrl>
+
<Alt>
+
<Delete>
twice.
My computer does not shut down
It is recommended to shut down your computer using the
Shut Down
command on the Windows
®
Start
menu. Using other methods, including those listed here, may result in loss of unsaved data. If the
Shut
Down
command does not work properly, proceed as follows:
Restart the computer by pressing
<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>
twice.
