Sony SVT11213CXB - Manual (Page 148)

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. Insert Recovery Media (optical discs) into the optical disc drive or connect a USB flash drive
to the USB port on your VAIO computer while the computer is in Normal mode.
2. Turn off your VAIO computer.
3. 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.
4. Select Troubleshoot and VAIO recovery solutions.
Follow the on-screen instructions until the VAIO Care (Rescue Mode): VAIO recovery
solutions screen appears.
5. Select Start recovery wizard.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Hint
If the display language selection window appears, select your desired language, then OK.
To perform custom recovery, select Tools and Start advanced recovery wizard.
If you cannot recover your VAIO computer using the USB flash drive, connect the drive to
another USB port on the computer, and then try recovering the computer again.
About Recovery
Recovery is the process of restoring the built-in storage device back to its original factory
condition. Refresh is the process of reinstalling the operating system with the main settings and
personal data retained.
Refresh your VAIO computer first if the computer becomes unstable. If the problem persists,
recover the computer.
There are two ways to recover the computer:
From Recovery Media
From the recovery area
Note
The 64 GB or 128 GB SSD equipped models do not support the refresh function. If you want
to check the capacity of the SSD, press the ASSIST button while your VAIO computer is off
to display the VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) screen, and select Start BIOS setup.
When do I have to perform recovery or refresh?