https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/help-vaio-vgn-sz1hp-b/m-p/97692#M75413 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi!<BR /><BR /><BR />I'm in trouble with a Vaio VGN-SZ1HP/B. After a power outage when the computer was working without battery, it is dead. I mean, it doesn't boot.<BR /><BR />When power is turned on, power indicator and battery indicator do lit up, the optical drive mazes some noise and that's it - the VAIO logo doesn't appear on the screen and no boot sequence starts.<BR /><BR />I suppose the BIOS is corrupted.<BR /><BR />Any ideas?<BR /><BR />Thank you for your help!<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 27 May 2007 14:09:44 GMT etmabreu 2007-05-27T14:09:44Z https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/help-vaio-vgn-sz1hp-b/m-p/97692#M75413 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi!<BR /><BR /><BR />I'm in trouble with a Vaio VGN-SZ1HP/B. After a power outage when the computer was working without battery, it is dead. I mean, it doesn't boot.<BR /><BR />When power is turned on, power indicator and battery indicator do lit up, the optical drive mazes some noise and that's it - the VAIO logo doesn't appear on the screen and no boot sequence starts.<BR /><BR />I suppose the BIOS is corrupted.<BR /><BR />Any ideas?<BR /><BR />Thank you for your help!<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 27 May 2007 14:09:44 GMT https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/help-vaio-vgn-sz1hp-b/m-p/97692#M75413 etmabreu 2007-05-27T14:09:44Z https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/help-vaio-vgn-sz1hp-b/m-p/97693#M75414 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi etmabreu and welcome to Club Vaio.<BR /><BR />You could be right but as the optical drive makes noises, I would borrow an XP Pro installation disc from a friend and see if you can boot into the Recovery Console (press R at the 'Welcome to Setup' Screen).<BR /><BR />If this works it may be your boot records that have become corrupted and you can try to repair your Master Boot Record and Boot.ini.<BR /><BR />Reflashing the BIOS chip should be a last resort!<BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.dk/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 27 May 2007 18:36:08 GMT https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/help-vaio-vgn-sz1hp-b/m-p/97693#M75414 Blencogo 2007-05-27T18:36:08Z