Sony SVT11213CXB - Manual (Page 161)

If you use 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. See
Connecting an
External Drive for more information on how to connect the external optical disc drive.
If an AC adapter or a power cable is supplied, plug it into a power source.
1. Create Recovery Media if you have not yet created it.
See Creating Recovery Media for more information on how to create Recovery Media.
2. Insert the Recovery Media into the optical disc drive or connect a USB flash drive (not
supplied) to the USB port on your VAIO computer while the computer is in Normal mode.
3. Turn off your VAIO computer.
4. Press the ASSIST button to display the VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) screen and select
Start from media (USB device/optical disc).
Follow the on-screen instructions until the Choose an option screen appears.
5. Select Troubleshoot and VAIO recovery solutions.
Follow the on-screen instructions until the VAIO Care (Rescue Mode): VAIO recovery
solutions screen appears.
6. Select Tools and Remove recovery partition.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Checking 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. Open the charms and select the Search charm. (See Opening the Charms to open the
charms.)
2. Select Apps and enter "Computer" in the search box.
3. Select Computer.
4. Select Computer on the menu bar and Manage.
5. Select 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.