My Notebook Starts, But The Message "Operating System Not Found" Appears, And Windows Does Not Start - Sony PCG-FXA47 VAIO User Guide (primary manual) User Manual

5 Select Setup Defaults, on the bottom of the window, by pressing F9,
then press Enter.
6 Select Save and Exit by pressing F10, then press Enter. The message
"Save Configuration changes and exit now?" appears.
7 Select Yes, and then press Enter. The notebook restarts.
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If this occurs on a regular basis, contact Sony Computing Support
(http://www.sony.com/pcsupport/).
My notebook starts, but the message "Operating system not
found" appears, and Windows does not start.
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Make sure there is no floppy disk in the floppy disk drive and no bootable
optical disc in the optical disc drive.
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If a non-bootable floppy disk is in a connected drive, follow these steps:
1 Turn off the notebook, and remove the floppy disk.
2 Restart the notebook, and confirm that Windows starts properly.
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If Windows still does not start, follow these steps to start the BIOS:
1 Turn off the notebook.
2 Remove any peripheral devices connected to the notebook.
3 Turn the notebook on again.
4 Press F2 when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS setup menu screen
appears.
5 Press the arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
6 Press the arrow keys to select "Get Default Values," then press Enter.
The message "Load default values for all SETUP items." appears.
7 Select Yes, and then press Enter.
8 Use the directional arrow keys to select "Safe and Exit," and then press
Enter. The message "Save configuration changes and exit now?"
appears.
9 Select Yes, and then press Enter. The notebook restarts.
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