Sony PCG-SR27K User Manual

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When the internal backup battery is low on power, it may not start your 
system properly. The message “Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup” 
appears at the bottom of the screen. Follow these steps:

1

Press F2. The BIOS Setup menu appears.

2

Set the date (month/day/year). Press Enter.

3

Press 

 to select System Time, then set the time (hour: minute: 

second). Press Enter.

4

Press 

  to select Exit, then press   to select Get Default Values. The 

message “Load default configuration now?” appears.

5

Select Yes and press Enter.

6

Select Exit (Save Changes), and then press Enter. The message “Save 
Configuration changes and exit now?” appears.

7

Select Yes, then press Enter. The notebook restarts.

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Make sure there is no diskette in the floppy disk drive (non-bootable). 

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If a non-bootable diskette is in the drive, follow these steps:

1

Turn off the notebook, and then remove the diskette.

2

Restart the notebook and confirm that Windows starts properly. 

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If Windows still does not start, follow the steps below to initialize the BIOS:

1

Remove any diskette from the floppy disk drive.

2

Turn off the notebook.

3

Remove any peripheral devices connected to the notebook.

4

Turn on the notebook.

5

Press the F2 key when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS setup menu 
screen appears.

6

Press the directional arrow keys to select the Exit menu.