Sony VAIO VGX-XL1 User Manual page 151

Event:
When the power is turned on a message is displayed and Windows does not
load.
Comment:
• Remove any third-party USB devices including floppy drives and printers.
• When "Bad CMOS Checksum" is displayed, the battery needs to be
replaced due to the draining of the battery in this device.
Please contact the VAIO Customer Support for replacing the battery.
• When "CMOS Checksum Error" is displayed, the BIOS configuration con-
tents may be damaged.
To return the BIOS to the original configuration, perform the following
steps.
1 Press the power button, and when the "VAIO" logo is displayed on the screen,
press the F2 key on the keyboard. The BIOS setup menu runs and the "BIOS
SETUP UTILITY" screen is displayed.
2 Press the F5 key. The message "Load Setup Defaults" displays.
3 Press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key and select OK, then press the Enter
key. All the configuration items return to the original configuration.
4 Press the F10 key (Save and Exit). The message "Save configuration
changes and exit now?" is displayed.
5 Press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key and select OK, then press the Enter
key. The changed configuration is saved, the BIOS setup menu ends and
Windows XP starts.
Event:
A message with "Insert the disk with the Windows XP CD-ROM label and click
on OK." displays.
Comment:
This message may be displayed when the configuration of this device has
changed. Follow the procedures below. Do not insert the recovery disk into
the drive.
1 Click OK
2 Enter C:\WINDOWS\I386 in the "Source to copy files from" and click OK. The
necessary files are copied.
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after the message displays. The Copy Files screen displays.
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