Sony
Notebook U
s
er Guide
Getting help
105
When I turn on my computer, the message
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup
appears
This message is telling you to initialise the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System).
If the floppy disk drive is empty, proceed as follows to initialise the BIOS:
1
Turn off the computer.
2
Remove any peripheral devices connected to the computer.
3
Turn on the computer and press
<F2>
when the Sony logo appears.
The BIOS setup menu screen appears.
4
Set the date (month/day/year).
5
Press
Enter
.
6
Press the arrow keys to select
System Time
.
7
Set the time (hour:minute:second).
8
Press
Enter
.
9
Press the arrow keys to select the
Exit
menu.
10
Press the arrow keys to select
Get Default Values
and then press
<Enter>
. The
Load default
configuration now?
message appears.
11
Make sure that
Yes
is selected and then press
<Enter>
.
12
Press the arrow keys to select
Exit
(save changes) and then press
<Enter>
.
The
Save configuration changes and exit now?
message appears.
13
Make sure that
Yes
is selected and then press
<Enter>
.