When I reviewed my Sony Vaio, I mentioned having to disable the very annoying startup sound that played on the Sony splash screen. Unlike the Windows startup sound, this one has to be disabled in the BIOS.

Yesterday, I got an email from someone asking me how to do this. So in the interest of helping others out, here are some step-by-step instructions should you need to do the same.

To access BIOS and disable the Sony Vaio startup sound, do the following:

1. When you see that first Sony VAIO startup screen, press the “F2″ key on your keyboard.
2. On the BIOS setup screen, use the “Right Arrow” key to select “Advanced”.
3. Use the “Down Arrow” key to select “Speaker Volume”
4. Press the “Enter” key on your keyboard.
5. Use the arrow keys to select “0″.
6. Press the “Enter” key on your keyboard.
7. Press the “Right Arrow” key to select “Exit”.
8. Make sure “Exit (Save Changes)” is selected, which it should be by default.
9. Press the “Enter” key on your keyboard.
10. On the “Save Configuration Now” screen, select “Yes” and press ‘Enter”

Enjoy an annoyance free boot!