Sony PCG-FXA47 VAIO User Guide (primary manual) User Manual page 87

If your notebook does not start from the Recovery CD
1 Press the power button and hold it for more than four seconds to turn off the
notebook.
2 Turn on the notebook. When the Sony logo is displayed, press F2. The BIOS
setup menu screen appears.
3 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
4 Press the arrow keys to select "Get Default Values" and then press Enter. The
message "Load default values for all SETUP items." appears.
5 Check that "Yes" is selected, then press Enter.
6 Press the arrow keys to select "Save and Exit," then press Enter. The
message "Save configuration changes and exit now?" appears.
7 Check that "Yes" is selected, then press Enter. The notebook restarts from
the Recovery CD.
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Your system may include one or two System Recovery CDs. If you have two System
Recovery CDs, 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 from 30 to 60 minutes to complete.
After recovering your system using the System Recovery CD(s), you may be
prompted to insert your Application Recovery CD(s) after restarting Windows.
Insert the Application Recovery CD to automatically complete recovery of your
system.
Using Your Recovery CDs
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