User manual SONY VAIO VGN-NW280F/T

[. . . ] All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owner and are acknowledged as protected. Copyright © Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH 2007 All rights reserved, in particular (also extracts) those relating to translation, reprinting, reproduction by means of copying or similar processes. We reserve the right to make any technical changes we deem necessary. 1 Restoring the system from disks you have created . [. . . ] Note: The "Fujitsu Siemens Computers Recovery" program offers you the one-off facility to create system restore disks. If no empty storage media are included with your system, have at least 3 empty DVDs ready. Only DVD+R or DVD-R media are to be used for backups. If you have not created such system restore disks, Fujitsu Siemens Computers can offer to supply installation disks (operating system, drivers, applications) on a chargeable basis via our Internet shop: www. If you do not have Internet access, please contact Siemens-Fujitsu in your country. The telephone number (chargeable calls) can be found in the warranty information under "local help desks". Proceed as follows to back up the factory default settings. Turn your machine on or: If the PC is already running, switch the machine off, wait for a moment and then switch it on again. During the boot process, press the F8 key at very frequent intervals, until the menu "Advanced Boot Options" appears. Repeat this process if necessary in order to gain access to this menu. The "Advanced Boot Options" menu will offer you the "Repair your Computer" function. Personal data could be lost during restoration of the factory default settings. proceed as follows to restore the factory default settings: 1. Turn your machine on or: If the PC is already running, switch the machine off, wait for a moment and then switch it on again. During the boot process, press the F8 key at very frequent intervals, until the menu "Advanced Boot Options" appears. Repeat this process if necessary in order to gain access to this menu. The "Advanced Boot Options" menu will offer you the "Repair your Computer" function. If this is not the case, use the up/down keys () to select "Repair your Computer" and confirm with the Enter key. Once Windows has loaded a few files, "System Recovery Options" will appear. under "Select a language" and "Select a keyboard layout:" specify the language and keyboard layout. As a rule, the language will be automatically recognised by the system and is marked in grey. The user name will also be available in the selection menu and can be called up by clicking on the black triangle. [. . . ] Please ignore this message in these cases as the computer is only booted from DVD once. In the course of the system restore, all the contents of your hard disk on your target drive will be deleted. If you are asked in the subsequent "Windows Boot Manager", confirm "Windows Setup [ EMS Enabled]" with the "Enter" key. In the "Backup / restore data" menu, confirm the menu item "Restore factory default settings" with "Next". [. . . ]