Panasonic ToughBook CF-72 Series Operating Instructions Manual

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5Do not power down your computer or press the disk drive eject button while the MP indicator is on.Doing so may damage the data on the disk and render the disk useless.Use care when handling disks.To protect the data on your disks or to prevent a disk from becoming stuck in your computer, avoid thefollowing:• Sliding the shutter on the 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 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-protect tab.This is a must for preserving important data. Thisprevents your data from being erased or overwrit-ten.Saving Data on the Hard DiskWrite Enable Write DisableWrite-protect TabSaving Data on DisksUsers 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 disks or from external sources, such as data downloadedfrom the Internet, e-mail, etc. (For compressed files, uncompress them before running a check).Computer VirusesDo not expose your computer to shock.Use care when handling your computer, shock may damage your hard disk or make your software applica-tions and data unusable.Do not power down your computer while software applications are running or HDD indicator ( ) is on.Properly shut Windows* down to avoid problems ([Start] - [Shut Down] ).Save all valuable data to disks.Backing up data to disks will limit damage should trouble occur to your computer or should you inadvert-ently change or erase data.Use the security function for all important data. ( “Security Measures”)* Windows 98 : This computer uses Microsoft® Windows ® 98 Operating System.Windows NT : This computer uses Microsoft ® Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0.Windows 2000 : This computer uses Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Professional Operating System.Hard Disk LockWhen the Hard Disk Lock is set to [Enable], it is impossible to read/write data from/to the hard disk when thehard disk is installed in a different computer, since a password is also set for the hard disk. When the hard diskis returned to the original computer, you can read/write data as before. In this case, however, make thesettings in the Setup Utility exactly the same as they were before the hard disk was removed. (Note that thisHard Disk Lock does not guarantee the complete protection of data.) ( “Security Measures”)System File CheckerMicrosoft Corporation has announced that, with a computer in which Internet Explorer 5.01 is installed, if the[System File Checker] in [System Information] is executed, the following may occur.• The message [System File Checker identified that the following file may be corrupted] may appear fornormal files.• In such cases, there is the possibility that the system will become unstable if the file is repaired with the SystemFile Checker.In this computer, since Internet Explorer 5.01 is the default browser, do not use the System File Checker.Windows 98Information