About
the softwar
e
on
your Sony
notebook
Managing drivers
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Checking the driver's installation
When the computer restarts, verify that the device is working properly.
To verify the driver’s installation, proceed as follows:
1
From the
Start
menu, click
Control Panel
.
The
Control Panel
window appears.
2
Double-click the
System
icon.
The
System
dialog box appears.
If you do not see the
System
icon, click
Switch to Classic View
on the left side.
3
Click the
Hardware
tab, then click
Device Manager
.
4
Double-click the option corresponding to the device you installed, then double-click your device.
The
Properties
dialog box appears.
5
Make sure that the
This device is working properly
message is displayed under
Device status
.
6
Click
OK
.
Close all the opened windows, your device is ready for use.
The device is not working properly in the following cases:
❑
Your device is shown in
Device Manager
with a yellow question or exclamation mark.
Right-click your device and click
Uninstall
. Then repeat from step 2 in
.
❑
Double-clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does not display your device.
You have to remove your device. Please refer to
to remove it. Then
❑
Double-clicking
Other devices
displays your device.
You have to right-click your device, then click
Uninstall
. Repeat from step 2 in
❑
If the
This device is working properly
message is not displayed, the device is not working properly.
Click
OK
to close the
Properties
dialog box, then reinstall the driver as follows: