23Reinstalling SoftwareBefore ReinstallationPreparingYou will need the followings:• Product Recovery CD-ROM• If it was necessary to create BACKUP DISKS (“Create BACKUP Disks for Reinstallation” on Page 19), you will need theBACKUP DISKS (e.g., FIRSTAID FD) and the SuperDisk drive (CF-VFS712) or the USB floppy disk drive (CF-VFDU03).The operation of reinstallation takes about 1 hour (Windows 98) or 20 minutes (Windows NT and Windows 2000).Reinstalling1 Turn the computer off and set the CD-ROM drive in themultimedia pocket, and then turn the computer on.2 When the message [Press 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 Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and thenpress F9 .At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and pressEnter .4 Select [Boot] menu, press / and F5 / F6 until[CD Drive] is at the top of the [Boot] menu and [SuperDiskDrive] is the next position.5 Set the Product Recovery CD-ROM* in the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.*Windows 2000:Product Recovery CD-ROM 16 Press F10 .At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and pressEnter . The computer will reboot, and the LicenseAgreement screen should appear. Select [1. Yes, I agree tothe provisions above and wish to continue!].If data on your hard disk is compressed, the data shouldbe uncompressed.ImportantSave all important data. If reinstallation is carried out, all data existing prior to the installation will be lost. The reinstallationwill return the computer to close to the conditions at time of purchase.Before the reinstallation procedure, remove all peripherals (except for the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive).Be sure the AC adaptor is connected until the reinstallation procedure is completed.-------------------------------------------------Select the number-------------------------------------------------1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default2. Restore the drive C to factory default3. EndCAUTIONWindows 2000To reinstall Windows 2000 to the first partition to factorydefault:Select [2. Restore Windows 2000 to the first partition].In such cases, the initial partition size must be 4 GBor more of the hard disk size. Reinstallation cannotbe performed with a small partition size.If "The program has detected an error 110 on the par-tition starting at sector xxxxxxxx on disk1." is displayed,select [Yes].NOTEWindows NTWindows 20007 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].Windows 98To 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 default2. End-------------------------------------------------Select the number-------------------------------------------------1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default2. Restore Windows2000 to the first partition3. EndWindows 988 Windows 98Select the floppy disk drive type you use in the reinstalla-tion procedure.9 At the confirmation message , press Y .The computer will reboot, and the operation of reinstalla-tion for the hard disk starts automatically.Windows 98After the “restore” procedure completes, a message will bedisplayed. Remove the Product Recovery CD-ROM, thenclose the tray.1 Turn the computer off and remove the CD-ROM drive.2 Set the SuperDisk drive in the multimedia pocket andput the FIRSTAID FD into the SuperDisk drive, thenturn the computer on.Follow the on-screen instructions.(To next page)
