Question about Sony VAIO Laptop
To reset the cmos, enter the bios menu and select "Default Settings", press F10 and exit.
Posted on Mar 08, 2011
System will not boot to allow for this to be done. Sorry forgot to mention that in the question.
I would remove the hard drive and RAM.Then boot, it will go mad but at least it should reset things for you unless the motherboard is faulty or a partial/incorrect bios update has been attempted.
Hope this helps.
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This isn't a core 2 duo. It is a standard dual core pentium. Just look at the model number for details. Alt Model number is VGN-NS110E.
Forgot to mention in the original post that the reason for this is that the system will not boot to the point to allow you to use the default setting feature.
That was already done. infact this unit was disassembled, reset that way via cmos battery and boot once. This is why i do not want to use the CMOS battery removal cause i don't want to keep taking the unit apart to do this. I know on other units this is not required.
Figured it out. J3 in the memory compartment needs to be shorted to clear the CMOS. I knew other units had j1 or xxx but didnt' think the J3 would have done it. Silly mfgs havign to be different form the norm.
nope you are wrong. an intelligent tech knows what to look for and if you look at my additional information, i figured out where the jumper set was located. All laptops have a hidden jumper set to clear the eeprom for the cmos, just need to find it. next time read the entire solution and also that it is overa year old.
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