Panasonic CF-25 - Manual (Page 5)

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Saving Data on the Hard Disk
Do not expose your computer to shock.
Please use care when handling your computer, shock may damage your hard disk or make
your software applications and data unu.sable.
Do not power down your computer while software applications are running or HDD
indicator (^) is on.
Properly shut Windows* down to avoid problems ([Stari]-[Shut Down]).
Save all valuable data to floppy disks.
Backing up data to floppy disks will limit damage should trouble occur to your computer or
should you inadvertently change or erase data.
Use the security function for all important data,
page 17 Security Measures
* This computer uses Microsoft® Windows® 95 Operating System.
Saving Data on Floppy Disks
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Do not power down your computer or press the Doppy disk drive eject button while the
Multimedia Pocket indicator (@) is on.
Doing so may damage the data on the floppy disk and render the disk useless.
Use care when handling flf>ppy disks.
To protect the data on your floppy disks or to prevent a floppy disk from becoming stuck in
your computer, avoid the following:
• Sliding the shutter on the floppy disk manually.
■ Exposing the disk to a magnetic field.
• Storing the disk in locations prone to high temperatures, low pitched noise, dampness, or dust.
• Applying more than one label on the disk.
Confirm the contents of a floppy disk before formatting it.
Confirm that no important data is on the disk, because all data on the disk will be erased.
Use the write-pn»tect tab.
This is a must for preserving / ^ ¿xT Write-protectTab
important data. This prevents
your data from bei ng erased or
overwritten. Write Enable Write Disable
Computer Viruses
Other Precautions
Users are advised to purchase the latest versions of virus protection software and use
them regularly.
We recommend you run the software:
• When booting your computer.
• After receiving data.
We recommend that you check data received on (loppy disks or from external sources, such
as data downloaded from the hiternet. e-mail, etc. (For compressed files, please uncompress
them before running a chock).
For information on cither important items including network-related items, please refer to the
chapter on "Technical Information" ( q > page 33). We recommend a reading of the chapter.