Troubleshooting 61
❑If the floppy disk drive is empty or contains a bootable diskette, use
the following procedure to initialize the BIOS:
1Remove the floppy disk drive, port replicator, PC card, and any
other peripheral devices from the computer.
2Turn the computer off and then turn it on again.
3Turn on the computer and press the F2 key when the Sony logo
appears. The BIOS setup menu screen appears.
4Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
5Press the arrow keys to select Get Default Values and then press the
Enter key. The message “Load default configuration now?”
appears.
6Check that Yes is selected, then press the Enter key.
7Press the arrow keys to select Exit (Save Changes) and then press
the Enter key. The message “Save configuration changes and exit
now?” appears.
8Check that Yes is selected, then press the Enter key. The computer
restarts.
When I turn on my computer, the message “C:\WINDOWS” appears and
Windows does not start
❑Enter “win”, then press the Enter key. When the message “MS-DOS is
activated. Do you want to return to Windows and restart
applications?” appears, press the Enter key again. Windows starts.
❑When shutting down your computer, follow the procedure in
“Shutting Down Your Computer” on page12. Windows should start
automatically the next time you turn on your computer.
My LCD does not display anything
❑Check that the computer is plugged into a power source and that it is
turned on. Check that the power indicator on the front panel of the
computer is on.
❑Check that the battery pack is inserted properly and that it is charged.
❑The computer may be in LCD (Video) Standby mode. Press any key
to activate the display.
❑The video output may be directed to an external display attached
to the port replicator. Press Fn+F7 until video output appears on
the LCD.