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Moisture condensation may have occurred. Wait at least an hour before turning the computer on.
If the message
Press <F1> to continue, <F2> to enter setup
appears at the bottom of the display, you
need to initialize the BIOS.
The message 'Press <F1> to continue, <F2> to enter setup' appears at startup
To initialize the BIOS, proceed as follows:
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
<F5>
or use the arrow keys to select
Setup Defaults
. The message
Load default configuration
now?
appears.
6
Make sure that
[Yes]
is selected and then press
<Enter>.
7
Press
<F10>
or use the arrow keys to select
Save and Exit
.
The message
Save configuration changes and exit now?
appears.
8
Make sure that
[Yes]
is selected and then press
<Enter>
.
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:
1
Shut down the computer by pressing
<Alt>
+
<F4>
. The
Shut Down Windows
box appears. Select
Shut
down
from the drop-down menu.