Read Me First - Panasonic CF-55 Series Operating Instructions Manual

Read Me First

Saving Data on the Hard Disk
Saving Data on Floppy Disks
Computer Viruses
About Disk Utilities
Do not expose your computer to shock.
Shock may damage your hard disk or make your software applications and data unusable.
Therefore, please use care when handling your computer.
Do not cut the power to your computer or adjust the angle of the display while the
HDD indicator ( ) is on or while software applications are running.
Properly shut Windows* down to avoid problems ([Start]-[Shut Down]).
This computer houses the hard disk drive (HDD) in the back of the display, so if you adjust
the angle of the display while the HDD indicator (
Save all valuable data to floppy disks.
To limit damage should trouble occur to your computer or should you inadvertently change
or erase data, it is a good idea to make backups on floppy disks.
Use the security function for all important data.
page 14 - Security Measures
Do not cut the power to your computer or press the floppy disk drive (FDD) eject
button while the FDD Indicator (
Doing so may damage the data on the floppy disk and make the disk useless.
Use care when handling floppy 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, 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-protect tab.
This is a must for preserving
important data. This prevents
your data from being erased or
overwritten.
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 floppy disks or from external sources, such
as data downloaded from the Internet, e-mail, etc. (For compressed files, please uncompress
them before running the software).
Disk Utilities not conforming to FAT32 should not be used in the computer.
Running such programs may result in the incorrect display of HDD content or damage to
data on the HDD. For more information, please read the "Technical Information" (
27).
) is on, malfunction may result.
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This computer uses Microsoft
) is on.
Write-protect Tab
Write Enable
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Windows 95 Operating System.
Write Disable
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