Entering BIOS on a Sony Vaio laptop. How to log into Sony Vaio BIOS and exit correctly? BIOS on sony laptop
The fact that Sony Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of computer or mobile equipment probably does not need to be explained to anyone. True, sometimes she throws out such "surprises" that an unprepared person will obviously have to puzzle many hours before realizing what's what. In particular, this applies to laptops. Many of their "happy" owners do not understand at all how to enter the Sony Vaio BIOS. Well, since this is the case, let's try to deal with this rather interesting and difficult question.
Sony Vaio: "charms" and whims
Let's start a little from afar. To be honest, many computer scientists still do not understand why the specialists of the corporation, as they say, make life difficult for users out of the blue. First of all, this concerns the installation of hard drives in their "advanced" laptops, which clearly do not correspond to the capabilities of the computer system as a whole. They also have a rotation speed of 5400 rpm.
And this is far from the only example. The same goes for the problem, Sony Vaio. Alas, many users complain that the standard pressing of the Del key, as is customary in most computer systems, does not lead to anything. It is not surprising, because any manufacturer of this type of equipment, depending on the motherboard, sets its own rules for using the access sequences to the subsystem. But in Sony Vaio, the entrance to the BIOS is not so much a difficult problem as it is original and even contrived (a little later it will be clear why).
In addition, the principles of access to the subsystem for different models differ quite strongly. Something is hard to believe that this is due exclusively to the "motherboards". Nevertheless, in Sony Vaio, you can enter BIOS in several ways, and one of them does not fit into the concept of common sense at all. But let's try to consider all the available options, so to speak, from a general point of view.
Standard login method
So, on almost all known laptops, including the outdated Sony Vaio models, the entry into the subsystem is carried out by pressing the F2, F3 keys or pressing them together with Del. If we talk specifically about the products of this manufacturer, the BIOS on a Sony Vaio laptop can only be accessed by pressing the corresponding key several times.
It also happens that both F2 and F3 are intended for this. Some people try to press one of them several times, but the result is zero. Here you need to try their alternate use, because sometimes the system simply does not have time to intercept the signal from the keyboard. But even on this "surprises" are not pumped.
Alternative login method
It is she who is responsible for entering the BIOS, or rather, not even in the BIOS, but in the so-called "Rescue Menu". It goes without saying that to achieve the desired effect, it must also be pressed several times. But after the signal is triggered, the desired menu with options for choosing actions will appear on the screen literally for two seconds.
How to enter the Sony Vaio BIOS from this menu? It's very simple - press the F2 key. And, lo and behold! Subsystem settings are finally available. Now you can safely start working with the basic parameters.
The exit from the subsystem is carried out in the classical way: either through the menu with the Save & Exit Setup line, or using the F10 key (well, although they did not trick here, otherwise the user, exhausted when looking for a solution to enter, would still start to puzzle how to get out of here now ).
Sony Vaio: how to start BIOS if standard methods don't work
However, in the line of Sony Vaio laptops there are also rare exceptions when none of the above methods work. What to do?
First, if the laptop is officially purchased, you should look at the accompanying set of technical documentation or user manual. As a rule, there you can find a whole section dedicated to entering the BIOS. Secondly, in Windows, in the system information section, you can find out the BIOS version and look for a description of entering it. Thirdly, in the same section, you should look at the marking of the motherboard and try to apply the search for a solution to the problem (entering the BIOS) using these parameters. It goes without saying that in search engines you can also specify the full abbreviation of the modification of the laptop itself, but in most cases this does not help much.
Conclusion
In general, as already clear, with Sony Vaio laptops, not everything is so simple. As they say, there seems to be a door for the entrance, but no one knows where it is located. By the way, there is still controversy about such an incident from the Sony corporation. After all, even from a logical point of view, it is completely incomprehensible why it was necessary to make such a tricky decision, and not use standard, generally accepted methods. It is the same as, in spite of the simplest and shortest path, deliberately go around, thereby complicating the task for yourself.
How to enter BIOS on a Sony Vaio laptop
The need to enter BIOS is due to some serious failures, problems, the inability of a laptop to cope with its work, to perform its functions. Go to the BIOS settings is required if you plan to reinstall the operating system on your laptop. If you have any difficulty, let the Sony laptop repair technician solve the problem.
Standard methods for entering BIOS
The procedure for entering the BIOS menu is quite simple. To do this, turn off the device and turn it on again. It is important not to miss the moment between turning on and loading Windows. Depending on your laptop model, this action may be one of these keys: F2, F3, F8, or Dell.
The manufacturer of Sony Vaio laptops for such models as Sony Vaio sve151j11v, svf152c29v, svf152a29v, sve171e13v, sve151e11v, sve171g11v, pcg 71211v, vgn and others has provided a slightly different login method.
How does the login process work on a Sony Vaio laptop?
It is worth recalling that never try to enter this menu with the laptop turned on, if the gadget is turned on, be sure to turn it off. What you should do next is to find the main key for entering BIOS, which is called "assist", it is located near the on / off key.
Immediately after pressing it, you will see three red lights turn on. And only after that will the loading of the "Rescue Mode" characteristic of Sony notebooks take place. After the rescue mode is fully loaded and comes into its own, you need to find and click the "Run BIOS settings" item in the proposed list of actions, which is called that.
This list contains the keys, pressing which in this mode will bring up the required menu. In this case, it is F2
After you have done this, you can go to the "BOOT" tab, since it is at this point that you will need to make changes to the BIOS download settings.
Navigation in this menu is done by manipulating the arrow keys, go back - esc, and confirm the selection - enter.
And so, to enter the Sony vaio BIOS, turn on the laptop and press the key F2, if the BIOS is not displayed and the normal boot of the system begins, then try pressing other keys F4, F8 or the key Delete.
On the Sony vaio PCG-71812V model, the key is used to enter bios F2... Let's look at what menu items and settings this BIOS provides us with.
The first section is Main... This section displays information about the BIOS version, serial number, RAM size - 4096MB, hard disk size - 500GB. The only thing that can be configured in this section is to adjust the time and date.
The next section is Advanced... There is only one tab in this section - Virtualization Technology. You can turn it off ( Disabled) or enable ( Enable). To do this, press the Enter key and use the arrows on the keyboard to select the function - Disable / Enable, then press the key F10 and Enter.
The next section is Security... In this section you can set passwords.
Set machine password - Set a password when entering the BIOS.
Set user password - Set user password.
Password when power on- Set a password to log into the system.
To set a password, as usual, select the tab on which you want to put the password, press the key Enter and register a password. After all that has been done, press the key F10 to save the settings.
And so the most important and necessary section of the BIOS.
Boot from USB stick or CD-Rom Sony Vaio.
To boot from a USB flash drive or cd-rom into BIOS, we need a section Boot.
Boot Configuration
External Devise Boot - Download from external device
Internal Optical Disc Drive - internal optical drive
Internal Hard Disk Drive - internal hard drive
External Device - external device
Network - net
Select the tab with the arrow on the keyboard External Devise Bootpress the key Enterin the drop-down menu, click Enable. In this way, we allow downloading from external devices.
Next, use the arrow on the keyboard to go down by selecting the tab External Device(External device) and now not with an arrow, but by pressing the key F5 we raise this tab to the very top, thereby we set the priority of loading from a USB flash drive into BIOS. To download from cd-rom, you need to select the tab Internal Optical Disc Driveand also with the key F5 raise to the very top, then the download will be from cd-rom. After setting, be sure to save everything by pressing the key F10... ... I hope it is clear!
The last section of the BIOS is Exit(Exit) . There is definitely nothing to configure, everything has to do with logging out and saving from the system.
Exit setup
Get Default Values - Exit and save the default settings.
Viscard Changes - cancel changes.
Save Changes - Save changes.
Shutdown - Malfunction.
Well, that's all friends, I hope everyone understands everything, how to enter BIOS on a Sony vaio laptopand set the boot from the Sony Vaio flash drive. If you have any questions and additions, be sure to write in the comments, I will help everyone as much as I can. Good luck !!!
I haven't been installing and setting up a PC for friends for five years now, but last weekend a very good friend approached with a request to install an SSD and Windows drive in a Sony laptop. He bought his laptop quite recently, but the endless brakes of the disk subsystem have already managed to get it. To be honest, I still do not understand how manufacturers are pushing ordinary 5400-rpm screws into fairly expensive laptops. Sheer perversion! The whole thing is terribly slow and the user immediately after the purchase gets a slow laptop.
Seriously, when I bought my last laptop, the first thing I did was get rid of the hard drive. Even if the stone is at least three times steep in the laptop (I have a Core i7) and a wagon of RAM, you will never fully experience all these wonders without a fast disk subsystem.
I could not refuse a friend and decided to recall my youth so to speak - the time when reinstalling Windows and upgrading hardware was extremely interesting. I took a screwdriver and began unscrewing the screws from the hard drive bay. I unscrewed, pulled out the old screw and replaced it with a Plextor SSD. I turn on the laptop, try to enter the BIOS and break off hard. Instead of the usual screen with settings, the laptop writes "Operating system error".
At first I thought I hadn't had time to press F2 during boot. I tried to repeat it, but to no avail. Keystroke Delete, F2 + Delete also did not give a positive result. Here I fell slightly into a stupor. There was nothing left to do but ask Google for help. Literally the first link in the search results brought me to the SONY knowledge base, which contained the answer to my question.
It turns out to enter BIOS on a laptop from Sony, you need to turn off laptop and press a key ASSIST... I turn off the laptop, press the ASSIST key on the laptop panel and the laptop starts to boot. Literally 2 seconds later, the start menu appears, from which you can immediately go to the BIOS.
The problem was solved simply, but I still don't understand why Sony decided to show off? On all laptops that I have used, the BIOS was entered through F2 or Del. When turned on, a message like "To enter BIOS press F2 ..." always appears. In the case of a Sony laptop, nothing appears. The user should find out this information from the little book that comes with the laptop. Well, isn't it perverted? Wasn't it easier to stick to the standard?
Okay, let's say it's the users' fault for not reading the instructions. Then the question is, but on the fig on the device to make an additional key? I only go into bios before reinstalling Windows. I do this procedure once every three years. The question is, why should we shove an additional button on the body for such a rarely used procedure?
In general, some companies try to make life easier for users, while others, on the contrary, make it harder. I have never bought myself a laptop from Sony and most likely never will. I'd rather buy a MacBook Pro for this money.
I faced the problem of entering the BIOS of a sony vaio laptop only a couple of years after purchasing it. I own a model that is already outdated and I wanted to modernize it. Install Windows 10 instead of 8. Change the HDD to an SSD. 4GB of RAM to increase to 8.
After installing all the new hardware, I rebooted the laptop and then problems began with the entrance to my Sonya's BIOS. Standard login methods for laptops, pressing F2, F12 and desktop computers Del (Delete) did not work.
I am quite good at computers, but this is the first time I encountered Sony's equipment, and I immediately got such a kick. This is not to be arrogant. I went to the Internet for answers and immediately understood what was the matter.
Special button
To enter the BIOS, Sony has created a special button. If you want to go into the BIOS of a Sony laptop, then first turn it off, and then start the laptop by pressing this button. Boot the recovery menu, which translates as. Inside there is an item "Run BIOS settings", which can be launched by pressing F2 or by clicking the mouse.
Below is a normal video on how to enter the BIOS on a Sony laptop. I set the beginning at the right moment, so as not to waste time looking at empty information.
Why Sony has departed from the method of entering the BIOS, which is familiar to all users, is not clear to me, but what it is. When you know how to do it, it doesn't cause any particular problems.
Also, do not neglect to read the instructions and user manuals. Most likely the moment is reflected there. Our laziness works wonders. Better to mess around with something for 2 hours than to spend 10-15 minutes studying the problem and solving it in 1 minute.
Conclusions and possible questions
- The ASSIST button must be pressed when the laptop is turned off, then it turns on in recovery mode, where there is an item to enter the BIOS.
- There is a lot of controversy about the fact that if the hard drive fails, then you cannot enter the BIOS, since the ASSIST button is programmatically tied to the disk. This is not entirely true.
Firstly, by pressing a button, we go not into the BIOS itself, but into the recovery mode, in which only 1 of the points allows you to enter it.
Secondly, when replacing an old disk with a new one, it will automatically boot from an external medium (flash drive, cd-dvd disk). The recovery mode will not work here, since there is nothing and nothing to recover from. We have nothing to do in the BIOS of the laptop until we install a new Windows. After installation, everything will work normally.
