Panasonic CF-R1 SERIES Operating Instructions Manual page 24

Reinstalling
Software
Before Reinstallation
Preparing
•
BACKUP
DISK(s)
created
in
advance
(Q= page
12)
• Product
Recovery
CD-ROM
(included)
•
USB
floppy disk drive (optional
CF-VFDU03)
•
CD
drive
Panasonic
KXL-RWIOA
(PC
Card-compatible) or
KXL-RW21 A
(USB)
When
using a
PC
Card-compatible
CD
drive other than the Panasonic
KXL-RWIOA
CD
drive:
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If
you have not created the
FIRSTAID FD, you
can
create
by using
the
following
menu:
'
"
:
[Create
Backup
Disk]
in [Start]
-
[Programs]
- [Panasonic].
:
[Create
Backup Disk]
in
[start]
- [All
Programs]
-
[Panasonic].
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If
you can
not create this disk,
contact
Panasonic Technical
Support.
Important
•
Save
all
important
data.
If
reinstallation
is
carried out.
all
data existing prior to the installation will
be
lost.
The
reinstal-
lation will
return the
computer
to
the conditions
at
time of purchase.
•
Before the reinstallation
procedure,
remove
all
peripherals (except for the
CD
and floppy disk
drive).
•
Be
sure the
AC
adaptor
is
connected
until
the reinstallation
procedure
is
completed.
•
When
using
the
Panasonic
KXL-RWIOA
CD
drive,
set
the
switch of
the
PC
Card
to 16-bit.
Reinstalling
•
If
data
on your
hard disk
is
compressed,
the
data
should be uncompressed.
•
Do
not cancel during
reinstalling.
•
For users intending
to
change the partitioning
of
the
hard
disk:
•
When
reinstalling
Windows
in
the
first
partition,
be
sure
to
create several
partitions
in
advance.
If
several partitions
have
not
been
created,
all
disk
space, including space that
has
not
been
parti-
tioned, will
be
allocated to the
C
drive (the
same
.
condition
at
the
time of
purchase).
•
Do
not use the
FDISK
program
that
comes
as
a
.
standard with
Windows
95,
Windows
98,
and Win-
dows 98 Second
Edition, as
this
has been
shown
,
to result in
an
error in
the partitioning settings.
The
following
FDISK
programs
will
enable
tlie
cor-
rect settings:
-
FDISK
program
that
comes
as a
standard with
Windows
Me
-
Windows
98 and
Windows
98
Second
Edition
FDISK
programs
for
hard disks that
is
larger
than
64
GB
in size*
*
A
patch for correcting the
bug
in
the standard
FDISK
program has been
made
available as a
free
download. For
details,
please refer to the
Microsoft
Web
Site.
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1
Turn
off the
computer.
2
Connect
the
CD
drive
to
the
computer.
If
you
are using a
USB
CD
drive,
connect
it
to
the
USB
port
on
the
left
side
of
the
computer.
<Only when
using the
CD
drive Panasonic
KXL-
RW10A>
Connect
the
floppy disk drive
to
the
USB
port of the
com-
puter,
then
set the
FIRSTAID
FD
in the
floppy disk
drive.
3
Turn
the
computer
on.
4
When
the
m
essage
[Press
F2
to enter
SETUP]
is
displayed,
press
C
F2
]
and
then run the
Setup
Utility.
If
the
password
has
been
set,
enter the supervisor pass-
word.
5
Write
down
all
of
the
contents
of
the Setup
Utility
and
then
press
(
F9
1
At
the
co nfirmation message,
select [Yes] and press
(Enter]
.
<Only
when
using the
CD
drive Panasonic
KXL-
R\V21A>
Select [Boot]
menu,
then
.select
[USB
CD
Drive]
and
press
[
F6
]
until
[USB
CD
Drive)
is
at die top
of
the [Boot]
menu.
6
Set
the
Produ
ct
Recovery
CD-ROM
1
in
the
CD
drive.
7
Press
CHS)
At
the
co nfirmation message,
select [Yes]
and
press
(
Enter
^
.
The computer
will reboot,
and
the
License
Agreement
screen should appear. Select
[ 1
.
Yes,
I
agree
to
the
provisions
above and wish
to continue!].
8
At
the screen for the selection
of
the
OS,
select either
Win-
dows 2000
or
Windows
XP.
You
can
reinstall
only
the initially
selected
OS.
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