Starting Up

The date and time are incor-

Make the correct settings.

rect.

 

 

Click

(Start) - [Control Panel] - [Clock, Language, and Region] - [Date

 

 

 

and Time].

 

 

 

Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Date, Time, Language, and Regional

 

 

 

Options] - [Date and Time].

 

 

If the problem persists, the internal clock battery may need to be replaced. Contact

 

 

Panasonic Technical Support ( page 33).

 

 

When the computer is connected to LAN, check the date and time of the server.

 

 

The 2100 A.D. or later year will not be correctly recognized on this computer.

[Executing Battery Recali-

The Battery Recalibration was cancelled before Windows was shut down last time. To

bration] screen appears.

start up Windows, turn off the computer by the power switch, and then turn on.

[Enter Password] does not

Select [Enabled] in [Password On Resume] in the [Security] menu of the Setup Utility (

appear when resuming from

Reference Manual “Setup Utility”).

sleep (

)/

The Windows password can be used instead of the password set in the Setup Utility.

standby (

)/

A Click

(Start) - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts and Family Safety] - [Add or re-

hibernation.

 

 

 

move user accounts] and select the account, and set the password.

BClick (Start) - [Control Panel] - [System and Security] - [Power Option] - [Require a password when the computer wakes] and add a check mark for [Require a pass- word].

AClick [start] - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts] and select the account, and set the password.

BClick [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Options] - [Advanced] and add a check mark for [Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby].

Cannot resume.

An error may occur when the computer automatically enters the sleep (

)

/standby () or hibernation mode while the screensaver is active. In this case, turn off the screensaver or change the pattern of the screensaver.

Other startup problems.

Press

F9

in the Setup Utility (

Reference Manual “Setup Utility”) to return the

 

Setup Utility settings (excluding the passwords) to the default values. Start the Setup

 

Utility and make the settings again.

 

 

Remove all peripheral devices.

 

 

Check to see if there was a disk error.

ARemove all peripheral devices including external display.

BClick (Start) - [Computer] and right-click [Local Disk (C:)], and click [Properties].

CClick [Tools] - [Check Now...].

A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.

DSelect the option in [Check disk options] and click [Start].

EClick [Schedule disk check] and restart the computer.

AClick [start] - [My Computer] and right-click [Local Disk(C:)], and click [Properties].

BClick [Tools] - [Check Now].

CSelect the option in [Check disk options] and click [Start].

Start the computer in Safe Mode and check the error details. When the [Panasonic] boot

screen disappears*1 at startup, press and hold F8 until the Windows Advanced Options Menu is displayed. Select the Safe Mode and press Enter.

*1 When [Password on boot] is set to [Enabled] in the [Security] menu of the Setup Utility, [Enter Password] appears after the [Panasonic] boot screen disappears. As soon as you enter the password and press Enter, press and hold F8.

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CF-31 specifications

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