Reinstalling Software - Panasonic CF-T2 Series Operating Instructions Manual

Reinstalling Software

When reinstall procedure is performed, the contents of the hard disk will be erased. Be sure to back up any critical data on your
hard disk to another media or to an external hard disk before running the reinstall procedure.
The reinstall procedure will return the computer to its original condition.
• If you have created partitions for data, the data may be erased or become corrupt as a result of the reinstall procedure.
Before Reinstallation
Preparing
• Product Recovery CD-ROM (included)
• Panasonic USB CD drive (optional: CF-VDRRT1M)
Important
Before the reinstallation procedure, remove all peripherals (except for the CD drive).
Be sure the AC adaptor is connected until the reinstallation procedure is completed.
Reinstalling
Turn off the computer and connect the USB CD drive to
the computer.
Turn the computer on, and press F2 while [Panasonic]
screen is displayed.
The Setup Utility will start up.
If the password has been set, enter the Supervisor Pass-
word.
Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and then
press F9 .
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press
Enter .
Select [Boot] menu, then select [USB CD Drive] and press
F6 until [USB CD Drive] is at the top of the [Boot]
menu.
Place the disc number one of the recovery CDs into the CD
drive.
Press F10 .
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press
Enter .
The computer will restart, and this screen should appear.
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Select a number
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1. [ Recovery ] Reinstall Windows.
2. [ Erase HDD ] Erase the whole data on HDD for security.
0. [ Cancel ] Cancel.
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Select [1.[Recovery]].
The License Agreement screen should appear.
Select [1. Yes, I agree to the provisions above and wish to
continue!].
This screen should appear.
Windows XP
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Select a number
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Reinstalling : Windows(R) XP Professional
1. Reinstall Windows to the whole HDD to factory default.
2. Make two partitions, for the operating system and data. And reinstall
Windows to the operating system partition.
(All existing partitions on HDD will be lost.)
3. Reinstall Windows to the first partition.
0. Cancel
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Windows 2000
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Select a number
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Reinstalling : Windows(R) 2000 Professional
1. Reinstall Windows to the whole HDD to factory default.
2. Make two partitions, for the operating system and data. And reinstall
Windows to the operating system partition.
(All existing partitions on HDD will be lost.)
3. Reinstall Windows to the first partition.
0. Cancel
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Make a selection from the menu.
When selecting [2], enter the basic partition size for
the operating system installation and press Enter .
(The data partition size is the remainder after subtract-
ing the basic partition size.)
To select [3], the initial partition size must be 6 GB or
more of the hard disk size. Reinstallation cannot be
performed with a small partition size.
At the confirmation message , press Y .
The operation of reinstallation for the hard disk starts
automatically. (The operations take about an hour.)
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