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3 Press the M or m key to select your desired priority under Boot Priority and press the Enter key. 4 Press the M or m key to select the device to which you want to assign the priority and press the Enter key. 5 Press the < or , key to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. What should I do if I cannot boot my computer from the USB floppy disk drive connected to the computer? To boot your computer from the USB floppy disk drive, you need to change the boot device. Turn on your computer and press the F11 key repeatedly until the VAIO logo disappears. Why is my computer running slowly and the CPU clock frequency low while the computer is running on battery power? While your computer is running on battery power, the CPU clock frequency is reduced for power conserving purposes, which causes the computer to run slowly. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction. Troubleshooting > System Update / Security n132 N System Update / Security How can I find important updates for my computer? You can find and install the latest updates on your computer with the software applications: the Windows Update and the VAIO Update. See Updating Your Computer (page 31) for more information. How do I schedule the installation of Windows updates to my computer? The Microsoft Windows operating system is preinstalled on your computer. The best way to protect your computer against security threats, such as viruses, is to download and install the latest Windows updates regularly. You can get important Windows updates by doing the following: ! Your computer must be connected to the Internet to download the updates. 1 Click Start and Control Panel. 2 Click System and Security. 3 Click Action Center. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to set up automatic or scheduled updates. Troubleshooting > Recovery / Recovery Media n133 N Recovery / Recovery Media How can I create Recovery Media? You can create Recovery Media using the VAIO Care. The media are used to restore your computer system to its factory default settings. To create the media, launch the VAIO Care (page 33) and then click Recovery & restore, Recovery, and Create Recovery Media. ! If your computer is not equipped with a built-in optical disc drive, you need to connect an external optical disc drive (not supplied). See the Recovery, Backup and Troubleshooting Guide for more information. How can I restore my computer system to its factory default settings? There are two ways to recover your computer system: from Recovery Media and from the recovery area. See the Recovery, Backup and Troubleshooting Guide for more information. How can I reinstall the original software and drivers? You can restore the preinstalled software and drivers using the VAIO Care. To restore them, launch the VAIO Care (page 33) and then click Recovery & restore, Recovery, and Reinstall Applications and Drivers. See the help file included with the VAIO Care for more information. Troubleshooting > Recovery / Recovery Media n134 N How do I check the volume of the recovery area? Your built-in storage device contains the recovery area where the data for the system recovery is stored. To check the volume of the recovery area, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Manage. 2 Click Disk Management under Storage in the left pane. The volume of the recovery area and the total volume of the C drive are displayed in the Disk 0 row in the center pane. Troubleshooting > Recovery / Recovery Media n135 N How do I reduce the volume of the recovery area? Your built-in storage device contains the recovery area where the data for system recovery is stored. If your computer includes a solid state drive, you might want to minimize the recovery area by removing such data. 1 If you recover your computer from Recovery Media (optical discs) on the model without a built-in optical disc drive, connect an external optical disc drive (not supplied) to the computer and to an AC power source. 2 Insert the disc into the optical disc drive or connect the USB flash drive (not supplied) to the USB port on the computer while the computer is in Normal mode. ! Use Recovery Media you created upon delivery of your computer. 3 Turn off the computer and turn it on once again. . If you are using the external optical disc drive or USB flash drive, press the F11 key repeatedly until the VAIO logo disappears. 4 Press the M or m key to select VAIO Care Rescue and press the Enter key. 5 Click Tools and Start advanced recovery wizard. . When the Do you need to rescue data? message appears, make a backup copy of your data, if needed. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions until the Select recovery type window appears. 7 Select Custom recovery - Remove recovery contents. 8 Follow the on-screen instructions. ! The above procedure involves system recovery. The applications and data you added on the storage device before removing the data for system recovery...
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