Using Your Recovery CDs
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1Insert the Sony System Recovery CD in the optical drive.
2Shut down your notebook as described in the “Shutting Down Your
Notebook” section of your printed Quick Start.
3Wait 4 seconds and turn on your notebook.
4Click OK to signify you have read and accept the Microsoft® End-User
License Agreement.
5When the System Recovery menu appears, follow the on-screen instructions
to complete the recovery process.
If your notebook does not start from the Recov ery CD
1Press the power button and hold it for more than 4 seconds to turn off the
notebook.
2Turn on the notebook. When the Sony logo is displayed, press the F2 key.
The BIOS setup menu screen appears.
3Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
4Press the arrow keys to select “Get Default Values” and then press the Enter
key. The message “Load default configuration now?” appears.
5Check that “Yes” is selected, then press the Enter key.
6Press the arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes) and then press the
Enter key. The message “Save configuration changes and exit now?”
appears.
7Check that “Yes” is selected, then press the Enter key. The notebook restarts
from the Recovery CD.
✍Your system may include one or more System Recovery CDs. If you have two or more
System Recovery CDs, insert the first CD to run the System Recovery program. You
are prompted to insert the next CD once the information from the previous CD has
been installed.
The recovery process takes from 30 minutes to 60 minutes to complete.