My notebook starts, but a BIOS error is displayed. When the internal backup battery is low on power, it may not start your system properly. The message �Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup� appears at the bottom of the screen. Follow these steps: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press the F2 key. The BIOS Setup menu appears. Set the date (month/day/year). Press Enter. Press to select System Time, then set the time (hour: minute: second). Press Enter. Press to select Exit, then press to select Get Default Values. The message �Load default configuration now?� appears. Select Yes and press Enter. Select Save and Exit, and then press Enter. The message �Save Configuration changes and exit now?� appears. 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. Make sure there is no floppy disk in the floppy disk drive (non-bootable).
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If a non-bootable floppy disk is in the drive, follow these steps: 1 2 Turn off the notebook, and then remove the floppy disk. Restart the notebook and confirm that Windows starts properly.
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If Windows still does not start, follow the steps below to initialize the BIOS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive. Turn off the notebook. Remove any peripheral devices connected to the notebook. Turn the notebook back on. Press the F2 key when the Sony logo appears. The BIOS setup menu screen appears. Press the directional arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
