Sony Notebook User Guide
Getting help
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❑
If the message
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup
appears at the bottom of the display, you need
to initialize the BIOS.
❑
Take the battery pack off the notebook, unplug the power cord and plug it again, then turn on the
power.
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
Save configuration changes and exit now?
message appears.
8 Make sure that
[Yes]
is selected and then press
<Enter>
.
9
Windows
®
2000 Professional
: Restart the computer by pressing
<Ctrl>
+
<Alt>
+
<Delete>
and by
choosing
Shut Down
.
10
Windows
®
Millennium Edition
: Restart the computer by pressing
<Ctrl>
+
<Alt>
+
<Delete>
twice.