Customizing Your VAIO Computer
To unlock the encrypted data with a recovery key stored on a USB flash memory device
To unlock the encrypted data with a recovery key stored on a USB flash memory device, your system needs to access the
USB flash memory device when you boot the computer. Follow these steps to configure the boot order in the BIOS setup
screen:
1
Turn on your computer.
2
Press the
F2
key when the VAIO logo appears.
The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer and press the
F2
key several times when the VAIO logo
appears.
3
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
TPM State
and then select
Enable
for
Change TPM State
.
4
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Advanced
and then select
Enabled
for
External Drive Boot
.
5
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Boot
, select
Internal Hard Disk Drive
, and press
Shift
+
=
keys to move it to the top of
the list.
!
You need to move
Internal Optical Drive
to the top of the list to recover the computer system from your recovery discs.
6
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Exit
, select
Exit Setup
, and then press the
Enter
key.
7
After your system restarts, click
Execute
in the
Physical Presence Operations
window.
8
Follow the instructions in
Windows Help and Support
to enable
BitLocker Drive Encryption
.
9
Save the recovery password to the USB flash memory device in the window for saving the recovery password.
10
Follow the on-screen instructions.
The encryption process will start.
!
Updating your BIOS with updating software, such as
VAIO Update
, changes the BIOS settings back to the default. You need to repeat the steps above
again.
It takes several hours to complete the encryption process.
