Sony PCG-FRV26 VAIO User Guide - Page 121

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2. Restart the computer and confirm that the Microsoft® Windows® operating system starts properly.  If Windows still does not start, follow these steps to initialize the BIOS: 1. If there is a disk in the floppy disk drive, then remove it. 2. Turn off the computer. 3. Remove any peripheral devices connected to the computer. 4. Restart the computer. 5. Press F2 when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS Setup window appears. 6. Press the Right Arrow key to select the Exit menu. 7. Press the Down Arrow key SETUP items appears. to select Get Default Values. The message Load default values for all 8. Press Enter. The Setup Confirmation window appears. 9. Select Yes, and press Enter. 10. Select Exit (Save Changes), and press Enter. The Setup Confirmation window appears again. 11. Select Yes, and press Enter. The computer restarts. be lost. The System Recovery CD restores your computer to its original state, so user data and applications will Why does my computer stop responding? Why can't I turn off my computer? It is best to turn off your computer using the Turn Off Computer option on the Microsoft® Windows® Start menu, located on the taskbar. Using other methods, including those listed below, may result in loss of unsaved data.  Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, select Turn Off Computer, and then click Turn Off.  If your computer does not turn off, press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys simultaneously. When the Windows Task Manager dialog box appears, click Turn Off from the Shut Down menu.  If your computer still does not turn off, press and hold the power button or slide and hold the power switch until the computer turns off.  If your computer stops responding while playing a CD or DVD, press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys simultaneously. You can turn off the computer from the Windows Task Manager. Pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys simultaneously or turning off the computer with the power button or switch may cause loss of data.  Remove the AC adapter and battery. Why won't my computer enter Standby or Hibernate mode? Your computer may become unstable if the operating mode is changed before the computer completely enters Standby or Hibernate. To restore the computer to normal operating stability: 1. Close all open programs. 2. Restart the computer. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Windows key . 2. Press U. Page 121

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2.
Restart the computer and confirm that the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system starts properly.
If Windows still does not start, follow these steps to initialize the BIOS:
1.
If there is a disk in the floppy disk drive, then remove it.
2.
Turn off the computer.
3.
Remove any peripheral devices connected to the computer.
4.
Restart the computer.
5.
Press
F2
when the Sony logo appears. The
BIOS Setup
window appears.
6.
Press the
Right Arrow
key
to select the
Exit
menu.
7.
Press the
Down Arrow
key
to select
Get Default Values
. The message
Load default values for all
SETUP items
appears.
8.
Press
Enter
. The
Setup Confirmation
window appears.
9.
Select
Yes
, and press
Enter
.
10.
Select
Exit (Save Changes)
, and press
Enter
. The
Setup Confirmation
window appears again.
11.
Select
Yes
, and press
Enter
. The computer restarts.
The System Recovery CD restores your computer to its original state, so user data and applications will
be lost.
Why does my computer stop responding? Why can't I turn off my computer?
It is best to turn off your computer using the Turn Off Computer option on the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Start menu, located on
the taskbar. Using other methods, including those listed below, may result in loss of unsaved data.
Click
Start
on the Windows
®
taskbar, select
Turn Off Computer
, and then click
Turn Off
.
If your computer does not turn off, press the
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Delete
keys simultaneously. When the
Windows Task
Manager
dialog box appears, click
Turn Off
from the
Shut Down
menu.
If your computer still does not turn off, press and hold the power button or slide and hold the power switch until the
computer turns off.
If your computer stops responding while playing a CD or DVD, press the
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Delete
keys simultaneously. You
can turn off the computer from the
Windows Task Manager
.
Pressing the
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Delete
keys simultaneously or turning off the computer with the power button or switch
may cause loss of data.
Remove the AC adapter and battery.
Why won't my computer enter Standby or Hibernate mode?
Your computer may become unstable if the operating mode is changed before the computer completely enters Standby or
Hibernate.
To restore the computer to normal operating stability:
1.
Close all open programs.
2.
Restart the computer. Follow these steps:
1.
Press the
Windows
key
.
2.
Press
U
.
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