Reinstalling software – Panasonic CF-52 User Manual

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Getting Started

Usef

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ation

Troubleshooting

Appendix

Reinstalling Software

CAUTION

Do not delete the partition with boot files on the hard disk.
The disk space in the partition is not available to store data.

Preparation

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Prepare the following items:

• The Product Recovery DVD-ROM (included)

• Panasonic CD/DVD drive (optional)

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Remove all peripherals (except for the CD/DVD drive).

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Connect the AC adaptor and do not remove it until reinstallation is complete.

1

Turn off the computer and insert the CD/DVD drive into the multimedia pocket

(

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Reference Manual “Multimedia Pocket”).

2

Turn on the computer, and press

F2

or

Del

while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.

The Setup Utility starts up.

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If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.

3

Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and press

F9

.

At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter.

4

Press

F10

.

At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter.
Computer will restart.

5

Press

F2

or

Del

while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.

The Setup Utility starts up.

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If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.

6

Set the Product Recovery DVD-ROM for Windows which you install into the CD/DVD drive.

7

Select the [Exit] menu, then select [TEAC DV-W28XXX] in [Boot Override].

8

Press

Enter

.

The computer will restart.

9

Click [Reinstall Windows] and click [Next].

The License Agreement screen appears.

10

Click [Yes, I agree to the provisions above and wish to continue!] and click [Next].

11

When reinstalling Windows 7 from Windows 7:

Select the settings and click [Next].

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[Reinstall Windows to the whole Hard Disk to factory default.]

You will have two partitions.

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[Reinstall to the first 2 partitions.]

*1

Select this option when the hard disk has already been divided into several partitions. For how to create a new

partition, refer to “To change the partition structure” (Î page 15).

You can keep the partition structure.

*1

This does not appear if Windows cannot be reinstalled to the partition containing boot files and the area usable by Windows.

When reinstalling Windows 7 from Windows XP:

Click [Next].

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At the confirmation message, click [YES].

Reinstallation starts according to the instructions on the screen. (It will take approximately 30 - 75 minutes.)

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Do not interrupt reinstallation, for example by turning off the computer. Otherwise reinstallation may become

unavailable as Windows may not start up or the data may be corrupted.

13

Remove the Product Recovery DVD-ROM, and then click [OK] to turn off the computer.

14

Turn on the computer.

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If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.

Reinstalling software will return the computer to the default condition. When you reinstall the software, the hard disk

data will be erased.

Back up important data to other media or an external hard disk before reinstallation.

Area usable by Windows

Hard disk

Partition with boot files
(approximately 300 MB)

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