1.Insert Recovery Media (optical discs) into the optical disc drive or connect a USB flash drive to the USB port on your VAIO computer while the computer is in Normal mode.
2.Turn off your VAIO computer.
3.Press the ASSIST button to display the VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) screen and select Start from media (USB device/optical disc).
Follow the
4.Select Start recovery wizard.
5.Follow the
Hint
If the display language selection window appears, select your desired language, then OK.
To perform custom recovery, select Tools and Start advanced recovery wizard.
If you cannot recover your VAIO computer using the USB flash drive, connect the drive to another USB port on the computer, and then try recovering the computer again.
Removing Recovery Content to Free up Disk Space
Your
You need Recovery Media to remove the data for system recovery or to recover the computer after you remove the data.
Note that removing recovery content makes it impossible to use the refresh function.
If you use Recovery Media (optical discs) on the model without a
If an AC adapter or a power cable is supplied, plug it into a power source.
1.Create Recovery Media if you have not yet created it.
See Creating Recovery Media for more information on how to create Recovery Media.
2.Insert the Recovery Media into the optical disc drive or connect a USB flash drive (not supplied) to the USB port on your VAIO computer while the computer is in Normal mode.
3.Turn off your VAIO computer.
4.Press the ASSIST button to display the VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) screen and select