Reinstalling software, Before reinstallation, Reinstalling – Panasonic CF-47 User Manual

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Reinstalling Software

Before Reinstallation

Preparing

Reinstalling

CAUTION

1

Turn the computer on.

2

When the message [Press <F2> to enter SETUP] is dis-
played, press

F2

and then run the Setup Utility.

If the password has been set, enter the supervisor pass-
word.

3

Press

F9

.

At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press

Enter

.

4

Select [Security] menu and set [Boot Up Drive] to
[CDD/A:/C:].

5

Set the Product Recovery CD-ROM and FIRSTAID FD.

6

Press

F10

.

At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press

Enter

. The computer will reboot, and this screen

should appear.

If data on your hard disk is compressed, the data should
be uncompressed.

Important

Save all important data. If reinstallation is carried out, all data existing prior to the installation will be lost. The

reinstallation will return the computer to close to the conditions at time of purchase.

Before the reinstallation procedure, remove all peripherals.
Be sure the AC adapter is connected until the reinstallation procedure is completed.

You will need the Product Recovery CD-ROM included in the Windows System Pack and the FIRSTAID FD you made earlier.

If you have not created the FIRSTAID FD, you can create by selecting [Create BACKUP DISK] in [Start] - [Pro-
grams] - [Panasonic]. If you can not create this disk, please contact Panasonic Technical Support.

NOTE

7

Make a selection from the menu.

To restore all contents of the hard disk to factory
default, including the partition setting(s):
Select [1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default].

To restore the hard disk (C drive) to factory default,
excluding the partition setting(s):
Select [2. Restore the drive C to factory default].

Select the number

------------------------------------------------------

1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default
2. Restore the drive C to factory default
3. End

FAT16 file system is not supported.

NOTE

8

At the confirmation message , press

Y

.

The operations of “format” and “restore” for the hard disk
start automatically. (The operations take about one hour.)

9

After the reinstallation procedure completes, the following
message will appear on the display.

All data on the whole HDD has been restored to the factory default.
After removing floppy disk and the Product Recovery CD-ROM, restart the
computer and set up Windows .....

Restart the computer by pressing

Ctrl

+

Alt

+

Del

,

and perform the setup procedure for Windows by following
the instructions on the screen.

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NOTE

During the reinstallation procedure, the settings of the
Setup Utility are changed as follows.
When necessary, please change these settings again.

Power Menu

Power Management :Disable
Sleep Switch

:No Action

When necessary, in the Setup Utility, set [Boot Up
Drive] to [A:/C:].

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