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VAIO Digital Studio Reference Manual
Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility
You must access the BIOS Setup Utility to make changes to the BIOS
settings (see
"BIOS Setup Options"
settings).
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Before rebooting the system, save any open files and exit Windows
1
Reboot the system. The following message appears during the inital
boot sequence:
Press <F3> for Boot screen
2
Press F3. The following message appears.
Press <F2> for setup.
3
Press F2.
Each menu presents options for modifying the system configuration.
Use the left and right arrow keys to select a menu from the menu bar.
Use the up and down arrow keys to select items within a menu. Once
an item is highlighted, use the plus/minus (+/-) keys to modify a
setting.
If an item has a triangle ( ) to its left, this indicates that a sub-menu of
options is available. Press ENTER to access a sub-menu. If a sub-
menu contains items with a triangle, there is another layer of options
from which to select.
4
Once you select an option, press ESC to back out of each menu until
you reach the top level, where the menu bar appears.
5
To exit the BIOS setup utility, press ESC from any top-level screen and
follow the prompts.
on page 77 for information on BIOS
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