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    sony vaio enter recovery partition

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by stuart_rambo, Apr 30, 2009.

  1. stuart_rambo

    stuart_rambo Newbie

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    could someone help me? i have a sony vaio sony vaio vgn fs485b. i need to format it but have no discs. i was told that i could (at bios boot stage) enter teh recovery partiion and here i have a choice to format the machine? is this true, if it is what do i need to press to enter this page?

    any help would be much appreciated.

    regards
     
    stuart_rambo, Apr 30, 2009
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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Power off. Then power back on and start clicking the F10 key. As long as the hidden recovery partition is still there, you should get a menu with an option to allow you to restore the machine to its "out of the box" state. NOTE: ALL DATA AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE LOST PERMANENTLY!!! If you have any data you need on the machine save it elsewhere before you begin.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 30, 2009
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  3. stuart_rambo

    stuart_rambo Newbie

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    Excellent Gary. Many thanks for your help.
     
    stuart_rambo, Apr 30, 2009
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