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n 137 N Troubleshooting How can I change the boot device order? You can use one of the BIOS functions to change the boot device order. Follow these steps: 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Press the < or , key to select Boot. 4 Press the M or m key to select Boot Priority and press the Enter key. 5 Press the M or m key to select the drive from which you want to boot and press the Enter key. 6 Press the < or , key to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. What should I do if I cannot boot my computer from the USB floppy disk drive connected to the computer? To boot your computer from the USB floppy disk drive, you need to change the boot device. Turn on your computer and press the F11 key when the VAIO logo appears. How do I check the volume of the recovery partition? Your hard disk drive contains the recovery partition where data for the system recovery is stored. To check the volume of the recovery partition, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Manage. 2 Click Disk Management under Storage on the left pane. The volume of the recovery partition and the total volume of the C drive are displayed in the Disk 0 row on the center pane.

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Troubleshooting
How can I change the boot device order?
You can use one of the BIOS functions to change the boot device order. Follow these steps:
1
Turn on your computer.
2
Press the
F2
key when the VAIO logo appears.
The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer and press the
F2
key several times when the VAIO logo
appears.
3
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Boot
.
4
Press the
M
or
m
key to select
Boot Priority
and press the
Enter
key.
5
Press the
M
or
m
key to select the drive from which you want to boot and press the
Enter
key.
6
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Exit
, select
Exit Setup
, and then press the
Enter
key.
At the confirmation prompt, press the
Enter
key.
What should I do if I cannot boot my computer from the USB floppy disk drive connected
to the computer?
To boot your computer from the USB floppy disk drive, you need to change the boot device.
Turn on your computer and press the
F11
key when the VAIO logo appears.
How do I check the volume of the recovery partition?
Your hard disk drive contains the recovery partition where data for the system recovery is stored. To check the volume of the
recovery partition, follow these steps:
1
Click
Start
, right-click
Computer
, and select
Manage
.
2
Click
Disk Management
under
Storage
on the left pane.
The volume of the recovery partition and the total volume of the C drive are displayed in the
Disk 0
row on the center pane.