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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>
and by choosing
Shut Down
.
My computer does not shut down
It is recommended that you 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>
and by choosing
Shut Down
.
❑
If this does not work, slide the power switch and hold it for at least four seconds, this turns off the power.
❑
Unplug the computer from the AC adapter and remove the battery pack from your computer.
