20 Most Recent Sony VAIO VGNNW240F Notebook Questions & Answers

The Operating system maybe corrupted but your files are still good. Try to run a system restore and before the date you notice the system fails to start.

reformat HDD reload OS; i.e. windows then restart your computer is saying that the hard drive can no longer find the operating system as it is corrupted

do a search for driver utilities. it'll give you a break down of updates/drivers and patches you're missing. it may help. but this could also be caused by an anti virus

The Sony laptops can be quite tricky to work on, I would suggest having someone that is trained replace it because there is a good chance of breaking something while stripping the unit down.

Hi j5rak,

You can use the VAIO Care Software to access the Recovery Partition within the Operating System.

To open the VAIO Care Software, click Start, All Programs, VAIO Care folder and then click VAIO Care. Then, in the VAIO Care window, in the left pane, click Recovery & Restore . Then you can select the required option in the Recovery & Restore window.


You can also access the Recovery Partition by pressing and holding the F10 Key while restarting the Computer. At the Edit Boot options screen, please press the Enter Key to launch the VAIO Recovery Center.


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Download ubuntu iso from www.ubuntu.com and burn to a cd or usb. You can choose either a 32-bit or 64-bit iso from the website and before choosing, check if your windows is 32 or 64-bit in "System" under "Control panel".When you boot from the cd/ usb you will get to the install interface where you can choose to install ubuntu along windows. Then you can choose how big you want your ubuntu partition to be and that's it - the installer does the rest of the work. You can now choose between windows or ubuntu at every start up.

Options:
- install the correct driver and software of your cam. consider the OS compatibility
- If intalled driver and software not worked then the cam is already damaged.

Follow the link below to the Sony website. On the right hand side of page it say's "Purchase the original CD's." You can buy the recovery disks for $28.95 from Sony.

Click Here

A)please do these steps correctly:
1-open back lid and evolve battery.
2-wait 14 minutes.
3- turn on notebook.
B)if it doesn't work:
use an external monitor. in fact connect video port to an external monitor.
C)your notebook is likely to be damaged so take it to a guarantee center.

Hi bkeckard,

It is required to contact the Sony Parts and Accessories Center to get the Recovery Discs for the Computer. However, you can use the below link to place an order to purchase the Discs online, since it's available for purchase online.

Please click the below link or copy and paste it on a new web browser window to open the page.


https://servicesales.sel.sony.com/ecom/accessories/web/shoppingCart.do?operation=addToCart&itemId=693704&searchOperation=partSearch&searchText=989200408

Hope this helps.

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Recovery disk can be save as system back up files and then reinstalling it again. Try to ask your friend to give you system back up files(same operating system) which can be save using external Hard drive or USB flash disk and install this back up to your computer to work again or if your computer is not working try to boot your computer in CDROM and use the back file to restore your system.

Hi jeeplover4vr,

Please press and hold the F2 Key while restarting the Computer to access the BIOS Utility Windows/BIOS settings. Please make sure that you press and hold the F2 Key at the Sony VAIO Logo screen while restarting the Computer to access the BIOS window. You may need to press the F10 Key to Save the changes made, F9 to restore the default values or Esc to exit the BIOS.

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If you only erased it, you can simply use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z, if the deletion was permanent, there is nothing you can do.

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