Panasonic CF-18 Series - Manual (Page 30)

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T
roubleshooting
Reinstalling Software
Before Reinstallation
Preparing
• BACKUP DISK(s) created in advance ( page 13)
• Product Recovery CD-ROM (included)
• Panasonic USB floppy disk drive (optional: CF-VFDU03)
• Panasonic CD drive (optional: KXL-RW10AN <PC Card-compatible> or CF-VDRRT1 <USB>)
When using a PC Card-compatible CD drive other than the Panasonic KXL-RW10AN CD drive: page 31
Reinstalling
Important
Before the reinstallation procedure, remove all peripherals (except for the CD and floppy disk drive).
Be sure the AC adaptor is connected until the reinstallation procedure is completed.
When using the Panasonic KXL-RW10AN CD drive, set the switch of the PC Card to 16-bit.
NOTE
1 Turn off the computer.
2 Connect the CD drive to the computer.
<Only when using the Panasonic CD drive KXL-RW10AN>
Connect the floppy disk drive to the USB port of the com-
puter, then set the FIRSTAID FD in the floppy disk drive.
3 Turn the computer on, and press F2 while [Panasonic]
screen is displayed.
The Setup Utility will start up.
If the password has been set, enter the Supervisor Pass-
word.
4 Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and then
press F9 .
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press
Enter .
<Only when using the Panasonic CD drive CF-VDRRT1>
Select [Boot] menu, then select [CD Drive] and press F6
until [CD Drive] is at the top of the [Boot] menu.
When reinstall procedure is performed, the contents of the hard disk will be erased. Be sure to back up any critical data that is
on your hard disk before running the reinstall procedure.
The reinstall procedure will return the computer to its original condition.
• If you have created partitions for data, the data may be erased or become corrupt as a result of the reinstall procedure.
5 Place the disc number one of the recovery CDs into the CD
drive.
6 Press F10 .
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press
Enter .
The computer will restart, and this screen should appear.
7 Select [1. Start restoring the operating system.].
The License Agreement screen should appear.
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Select a number
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1. Start restoring the operating system.
2. Erase the whole data on HDD for security.
3. End
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If you have not created the FIRSTAID FD, you can create by using the following procedure:
Windows 2000
[Create Backup Disk] in [Start] - [Programs] - [Panasonic].
Windows XP
[Create Backup Disk] in [Start] - [All Programs] - [Panasonic].
If you can not create this disk, contact Panasonic Technical Support.