Panasonic CF-T7 Series Operating Instructions Manual

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26Getting StartedUseful InformationTroubleshootingAppendixReinstalling SoftwareCAUTIONDo not delete the recovery partition on the hard disk.This partition contains data to help recover your system.The disk space in the partition is not available to store data.Preparationz Prepare the Product Recovery DVD-ROM (included).z Prepare the Panasonic CD/DVD drive (optional): CF-VDRRT1M, CF-VDRRT2W, CF-VDRRT3W,CF-VDRRT3U.z Remove all peripherals (except for the CD/DVD drive).z Connect the AC adaptor and do not remove it until reinstallation is complete.1 Turn off the computer and connect the CD/DVD drive to the computer.2 Turn on the computer, and press F2 while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.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 [USB CDD] and press F6 until [USB CDD] is at thetop of [Boot priority order].5 Set the Product Recovery DVD-ROM into the CD/DVD drive.6 Press F10.At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter.The computer will restart.7 Click [Reinstall Windows] and click [Next].The License Agreement screen appears.8 Click [Yes, I agree to the provisions above and wish to continue!] and click [Next].9 Select the settings and click [Next].z [Reinstall Windows to the whole Hard Disk to factory default.]You will have a single partition.z [Reinstall Windows to the operating system partition.]You can keep the partition structure.10 At the confirmation message, click [YES].Reinstallation starts automatically. (It will take approximately 60 minutes.)z Do not interrupt reinstallation, for example by turning off the computer. Otherwise reinstallation may becomeunavailable as Windows may not start up or the data may be corrupted.z According to the instruction on the screen, switch Product Recovery DVD-ROM.11 Remove the Product Recovery DVD-ROM, and then click [OK] to turn off the computer,then remove the CD/DVD drive.12 Turn on the computer, and press F2 while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.The Setup Utility starts up.z If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.13 Press F9.At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and then press Enter.The Setup Utility settings excluding the password(s) will return to the default values.Reinstalling software will return the computer to the default condition. When you reinstall the software, the hard diskdata will be erased.Back up important data to other media or an external hard disk before reinstallation.Area usable by WindowsHard disk Recovery partition(approximately 2 GB)