The fact that Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of computer or mobile equipment, probably no one needs to explain. True, sometimes she throws such “surprises” that an unprepared person will obviously have to rack his brains for many hours before figuring out what's what. In particular, this applies to laptops. Many of their "happy" owners absolutely do not understand 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.
How to enter the BIOS of Sony Vaio: “charms” and whims
Let's start a little from afar. To be honest, many computer engineers still do not understand why the corporation’s specialists, as they say, complicate the lives of 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 of how to enter the Sony Vaio BIOS . 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 equipment of this type, depending on the motherboard, sets its own rules for the use of access sequences in the subsystem. But in Sony Vaio, entering BIOS is not so much a complicated problem as an original and even far-fetched one (a little later it will be clear why).
In addition, the principles of access to the subsystem of different models differ quite strongly. Something is not believed that it is connected exclusively with "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. But let's try to consider all available options, so to speak, from a general point of view.
Standard Login Method
So, on almost all well-known laptops, including outdated Sony Vaio models, the subsystem is accessed by pressing F2, F3 or pressing them together with Del. Speaking specifically about the products of this manufacturer, you can get into BIOS on a Sony Vaio laptop only if you press the corresponding key several times.
It also happens that both function keys are intended for this : both F2 and F3. Some try to click 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 this “surprise" does not stop.
Alternate Login Method
If you understand how to enter the Sony Vaio BIOS in relatively new modifications, again, depending on the model, some alternative option may be provided here. It also consists in the use of two function keys, however, in this case it is F8 and F12.
The situation is repeated: you need to use more than one key, but press them one at a time, and several times. And you need to do this very quickly (as soon as information about the system appears on the screen). The process of displaying data itself lasts only about a second, and not all users manage to notice what exactly needs to be pressed or what actions to perform in order to get into the subsystem and configure something there.
Special key
Finally, the most original solution. It so happens that the user has tried almost all possible combinations. Nothing helps. Here you need to take into account one small nuance, which relates to modern modifications of laptops. The fact is that the new models are distinguished by a non-standard keyboard. Almost exactly none of the users pays attention to this. But in vain. On the keyboard there is many incomprehensible ASSIST key. That's where the dog is buried!
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, literally within two seconds the screen will display the desired menu with options for selecting actions.
How to enter the Sony Vaio BIOS from this menu? Yes, it’s very simple - press the F2 key. And lo! Subsystem settings have finally become available. Now you can safely start working with the main parameters.
The way out of the subsystem is carried out in the classical way: either through the menu with the Save & Exit Setup line, or by using the F10 key (well, at least they didn’t make it up here, otherwise the user who was exhausted when searching for a solution for an entry would start to puzzle over how to get out of here now )
Sony Vaio: how to start BIOS if standard methods do not work
However, there are rare exceptions in the Sony Vaio notebook line when none of the above methods work. What to do?
Firstly, if the laptop was purchased officially, you should look at the attached set of technical documentation or a user manual. As a rule, there you can find a whole section devoted 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 how to enter it. Thirdly, in the same section, you should look at the markings of the motherboard and try to apply the search for a solution to the problem (entering the BIOS) already by these parameters. It goes without saying that in search engines you can specify the full abbreviation for the modification of the laptop itself, but this in most cases does not help much.
Conclusion
In general, as already clear, with Sony Vaio laptops is not so simple. As they say, the door to enter seems to be there, but no one knows where it is located. By the way, about this incident from the Sony Corporation, disputes still do not subside. Indeed, even from a logical point of view, it is completely incomprehensible why it was necessary to make such a tricky decision, and not to use standard, generally accepted methods. It’s the same as, in spite of the simplest and shortest way, deliberately go around, thereby complicating your task.