19
GB
Recovering your VAIO system when you cannot
start Windows
If you cannot start Windows, follow these steps to recover your computer system.
1
Insert a recovery disc to the drive while the computer is on, turn off your computer, and
turn on the computer again.
The
System Recovery Options
window appears.
If you have not yet created recovery discs, follow these steps:
1
Turn on your computer.
2
Press the
F10
key (press and hold the
Fn
key and press the
F10
key on VGN-UX series
models) when the VAIO logo appears.
If the
Edit Boot Options
window is displayed, press the
Enter
key.
3
Skip the following steps 2 to 4.
2
Select a keyboard layout and click
Next
.
3
Select an operating system and click
Next
.
4
Select
VAIO Recovery Utility
.
5
Click
Next
.
If you have data you want to back up, click
Rescue Data
.
You can examine your computer hardware (a CPU, memory module, hard disk, etc.) by clicking
VAIO Hardware Diagnostics
. Click
Next
if you do not examine the computer hardware. For
instructions on how to use the software, see the help file on the
VAIO Hardware Diagnostics
software.
6
Read the tutorial information and click
Next
.
7
Follow the steps after step 4 in “Recovering your VAIO system when you can start
Windows” on page 18.
After completing the recovery process, restore your data from the backup copy made with
the
Rescue Data
software. To restore the data from the backup copy, see “Backing up and
