Sony PCG-GR290 - Manual (Page 59)

Troubleshooting Your Notebook
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7 Select Yes, and then press Enter. The notebook restarts.
My notebook starts, but the message “Operating system not found” appears and
Windows does not start.
❑ If you have connected an external, optional floppy disk drive, make sure
there is no floppy disk in the floppy disk drive (non-bootable).
❑ If a non-bootable floppy disk is in a connected floppy disk drive, follow
these steps:
1 Turn off the notebook, and then remove the floppy disk.
2 Restart the notebook and confirm that Windows starts properly.
❑ If Windows still does not start, follow the steps below 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 the F2 key 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” and then press
Enter. The message “Load default configuration now?” appears.
7 Select Yes, and then press Enter.
8 Use the directional arrow keys to select “Exit” (Save Changes), 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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If this occurs on a regular basis, contact Sony PC Support
(http://www.sony.com/pcsupport/).