Panasonic CF-AX2 Series Operating Instructions Manual page 27

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To change OS from 32 bit to 64 bit, or vice versa, install OS using the recovery partition in the hard
disk.
Preparation
Change to the laptop mode.
Prepare the following items:
• Recovery Disc (
• USB DVD drive (optional) (refer to recent catalogs and other sources for information about the products
available)
Remove all peripherals (except for the USB DVD drive).
Connect the AC adaptor and do not remove it until installation is complete.
1 Connect the DVD drive to the USB port.
2 Start the Setup Utility.
A Click [Charm] -
B Click [Restart now] under "Advanced startup".
C Click [Troubleshoot] - [Advanced options] - [UEFI Firmware Settings] - [Restart].
Turn on the computer, and press F2 or Del while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.
If the [Panasonic] boot screen is not displayed, turn on the computer while holding down F2
If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.
3 Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and press
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter.
4 Check the [UEFI Boot] setting of the Setup Utility.
[UEFI Boot] should be set to as follows.
When the recovery disc for Windows 8 is used: [Enabled]
When the recovery disc for Windows 7 is used: [Disabled]
5 Set the Recovery Disc into the CD/DVD drive.
6 Press .
F10
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter.
The computer will restart.
7 Press or
F2 Del
The Setup Utility starts up.
If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.
8 Select the [Exit] menu, then select your DVD drive in [Boot Override].
9 Press
Enter
The computer will restart.
10 Click [Reinstall Windows] and click [Next].
11 At the confirmation message, click [YES].
12 At the License Agreement screen, click [Yes, I agree to the provisions above and wish
to continue!] and click [Next].
13 When the recovery disc for Windows 8 is used, click [Next].
When the recovery disc for Windows 7 is used, select the setting and click [Next].
[Reinstall Windows to the whole Hard Disk to factory default.]
Select this option when you want to install Windows to the factory default. After installation, you can create a
new partition. For how to create a new partition, refer to "To change the partition structure" (
[Reinstall to the System and OS partitions.]
Select this option when the hard disk has already been divided into several partitions. For how to create a new
partition, refer to "To change the partition structure" (
You can keep the partition structure.
*2
This does not appear if Windows cannot be installed to the recovery partition and the area usable by Windows.
Reference Manual "Recovery Disc Creation Utility")
- [Change PC settings] - [General].
while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.
*2
page 17).
or
Del.
.
F9
page 17)
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