Panasonic CF-72 Series P Saving Data on the Hard Disk, Saving Data on Disks, Computer Viruses

Saving Data on the Hard Disk

Do not expose your computer to shock.

Use care when handling your computer, shock may damage your hard disk or make your software applications and data unusable.

Do not power off 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 inad- vertently 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 Lock

When the Hard Disk Lock is set to [Enable], it is impossible to read/write data from/to the hard disk when the hard disk is installed in a different computer, since a password is also set for the hard disk. When the hard disk is returned to the original computer, you can read and write data as before. In this case, however, make the settings in the Setup Utility exactly the same as they were before the hard disk was removed.

(Note that this Hard Disk Lock does not guarantee complete protection of data.) ( "Security Measures")

Saving Data on Disks

Do not power down your computer or press the disk 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 the following:

•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.	Write-protect Tab
This is a must for preserving important data.
This prevents your data from being erased or	Write Enable
overwritten.		Write Disable

Computer Viruses

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 disks or from external sources, such as data downloaded from the Internet, e-mail, etc. (For compressed files, uncompress them before running a check).

System File Checker Windows 98

Microsoft 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 for normal files.

•In such cases, there is the possibility that the system will become unstable if the file is repaired with the

System File Checker.

In this computer, since Internet Explorer 5.01 is the default browser, do not use the System File Checker.

Getting Started

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