Sony PCG-V505 User Manual

On the Main Menu - Product Recovery window, select the appropriate 
option to recover your system.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process.

After recovering your system using the System Recovery CD(s), you may be 
prompted to insert your Application Recovery CD(s) after restarting Windows. 
Use the Application Recovery CD(s) to complete full restoration of your system.

Press the power button and hold it for more than four seconds to turn off the 
computer.

Turn on the computer. When the Sony logo is displayed, press the F2 key. 
The BIOS Setup Utility appears.

Press the right arrow key 

 to select the Exit menu.

Press the down arrow key 

 to select Get Default Values, and press Enter. 

The Setup Confirmation window appears.

Press Enter again to select Yes. 

Make sure Exit (Save Changes) is selected, and then press Enter. The 
Setup Confirmation window appears again.

Make sure Yes is selected, and press Enter. The computer restarts from the 
Recovery CD.

After recovering your system using the System Recovery CDs, you may be 
prompted to insert your Application Recovery CDs after restarting the Windows 
operating system. Insert the Application Recovery CD to automatically complete 
recovery of your system.

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The recovery process takes approximately 30 to 60 minutes to complete.

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If you have more than one System Recovery CD, insert the first CD to run the System 
Recovery program. You are prompted to insert the second CD once the information 
from the first CD has been installed.

The recovery process takes 30 to 60 minutes to complete.