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Cannot enter bios on Sony Vaio, just replaced hard drive

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abc00013   09-02-2009 at 12:41:23 AM

I have a Sony Vaio VGN-S360 and just replaced the hard drive. When I try to install the operating system I get the message "invalid system disk." I have tried to access Bios with no luck. It is a Phoenix Bios and from doing an internet search it appears the key to access is either F1, F2, or F3. I have tried each with no success. I have also tried esc, del, etc. Is there something I am not doing, or need to do, after installing the hard drive to allow access to the Bios? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   09-02-2009 at 12:46:55 AM

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Is there something I am not doing, or need to do, after installing the hard drive to allow access to the Bios? Any help would be greatly appreciated.



BIOS is a chip on the MB. HD is not needed to enter BIOS. Reboot and try tapping the delete key and enter BIOS. Set the first boot device to CD/DVD ROM. Place the OS install disk in the tray. Save and exit BIOS. When prompted to select any key to boot from CD, do so. The OS should load the files necessary to install the OS onto the HD from there.


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Twoboxer   09-02-2009 at 02:55:53 AM

FWIW, the "enter BIOS setup" key on my wife's Vaio all-in-one is F2. Need to repeatedly press it while the Vaio logo is on screen.

Other than that, there's no requirement to get into BIOS.

You should be getting invalid system disk with a new HD if you fail to get into BIOS and it tries to boot the OS.

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abc00013   09-02-2009 at 03:52:08 PM

I can't get into bios no matter what I do; tapping f1, f2, f3, esc, del, as soon as the computer starts, only when the logo begins, etc., etc.

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Twoboxer   09-03-2009 at 03:06:53 AM

Well, two long shots. Just today I had to power off a PC that froze when awakened from sleep. When I powered it back up, no matter how hard I hit the enter key I couldn't tell Windows to delete the recovery file. Then I couldn't get into BIOS either.

Turned out the batteries in the keyboard had just died.

Second long shot - are you still using the keyboard that originally came with the PC? Have you tried a different keyboard?

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