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Sony Notebook Computer User Guide
Troubleshooting (Windows® 2000 Professional systems)
If you are using an external display, check that it is plugged into a power source | |
| and turned on. Check that you have switched to the external display and that the |
| brightness and contrast controls are adjusted correctly. Please refer to the manual |
| supplied with your display for details. |
Moisture condensation may have occurred. Do not use the computer for at least | |
| one hour and then turn it on. |
When the internal backup battery is low on power, it may not be able to start your | |
| system properly. |
| The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” would appear at the bottom |
| of the display. Should this happen, you need to initialize the BIOS. |
| Follow the steps in “The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears |
| at startup”. |
The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” appears at startup | |
If the floppy disk drive is empty, follow the steps below to initialize the BIOS: | |
1 | Remove any peripheral devices connected to the computer. |
2 | Turn the computer off and then turn it on again. |
3 | Turn on the computer and press the F2 key 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 the Enter key. |
| The message “Load default configuration now?” appears. |
6 | Check that [Yes] is selected and then press the Enter key. |
7 | Press the arrow keys to select Exit (Save Changes) and then press Enter. |