Sony SVT212190X - Manual (Page 151)

Conduct regular performance checks and tune-ups.
Find support information (the support website URL and the contact information).
Start
VAIO Care just by pressing the ASSIST button and search for appropriate measures if you have any
problem.
1. Press the
ASSIST button while your VAIO computer is on.
VAIO Care starts.
Refer to the help file included with
VAIO Care for more information.
Hint
Pressing the
ASSIST button while your VAIO computer is off displays the VAIO Care (Rescue Mode)
screen.
VAIO Care (Rescue Mode): VAIO recovery solutions can be used to recover the
computer in case of emergency, for example, if Windows does not start.
Alternatively, open the charms, select the
Search charm and Apps, and enter "VAIO Care (Desktop)"
in the search box to start
VAIO Care.
To open the charms, see Opening the Charms .
Creating Partitions
This topic describes how to create partitions.
Note
If you reduce the volume of the C: drive partition, you may not create Recovery Media or complete the
recovery process successfully because the free space on the built-in storage device is not sufficient.
1. Open
Control Panel, select System and Security, and select Create and format hard disk
partitions under Administrative Tools. (See
Opening Control Panel to open
Control Panel.)
If the
User Account Control window appears, select Yes.
2. Right-click the C: drive and select
Shrink Volume.
3. Enter the size of the partition to be created in
Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB and
select
Shrink.
4. Right-click
Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Hint
If you are signed in to your VAIO computer as a standard user, you may be prompted to enter an
administrator name and password.
Creating Other Drives (Modifying Partitions)