Panasonic CF-74 series Operating Instructions Manual

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21 Getting StartedUseful InformationTroubleshootingAppendixReinstalling SoftwarePreparationz Prepare the following items:• The Product Recovery DVD-ROM (included)• Panasonic CD/DVD drive (included)z Remove all peripherals (except for the CD/DVD drive).z Connect the AC adaptor and do not remove it until reinstallation is complete.CAUTIONz To input numbers, press the NumLock key and input in the Ten-key mode.z For German keyboard, press Z when you need to press Y.NOTEz Even if reinstallation is performed, the number of times of DVD’s region code setting will not be reset.1 Turn off the computer and insert the CD/DVD drive into the multimedia pocket(Î Reference Manual “Multimedia Pocket”).2 Turn on the computer, and press F2 several times while [Panasonic] boot screen is dis-played.The Setup Utility starts up.z 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 Select the [Boot] menu, then select [IDE MP] and press F6 until [IDE MP] is at the top ofthe boot priority order.5 Select the [Security] menu and set [CD/DVD Operation] to [Enable].6 Set the Product Recovery DVD-ROM into the CD/DVD drive.7 Press F10.At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter.The computer will restart.z When the hard disk backup function has been enabled, the confirmation message appears to inform that thebackup function will be disabled, and the backup area and data will be erased. Press Y to proceed.8 Press 1 to execute [1. [Recovery]].The License Agreement screen appears.z To cancel partway, press 0.9 Press 1 to select [1. Yes, I agree to the provisions above and wish to continue!].When you reinstall the software, the hard disk data will be erased. Back up important data to other media or an exter-nal hard disk before reinstallation.Reinstalling software will return the computer to the default condition. The hard disk backup area and the backup data(Î page 17) will be erased. (If you reinstall Windows in the first partition, the backup area and data will not beerased.) Even if the data is stored in partitions on the hard disk, it may be erased or corrupted.