Reinstalling Software

Before Reinstallation

Preparing

You will need the Product Recovery CD-ROM and the BACKUP DISK (e.g., FIRSTAID FD) you made earlier. ( page 14)

NOTE

If you have not created the BACKUP DISK, you can create by selecting [Create BACKUP DISK] in [Start] - [Programs] - [Panasonic]. If you can not create this disk, contact Panasonic Technical Support.

The SuperDisk drive (CF-VFS712) is required for the following reinstallation procedure.

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 close to the conditions at time of purchase.

Before the reinstallation procedure, remove all peripherals (except for the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive). Be sure the AC adaptor is connected until the reinstallation procedure is completed.

Reinstalling

CAUTION

If data on your hard disk is compressed, the data should be uncompressed.

1Turn the computer off and set the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive in the multimedia pocket, and then turn the com- puter on.

2When the message [Press <F2> to enter SETUP] is dis-

played, press F2 and then run the Setup Utility.

If the password has been set, enter the Supervisor Pass- word.

3Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and

then press F9 .

At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press

Enter .

 

 

4 Select [Boot] menu, press

/

and F5 / F6 until

[CD Drive] is at the top of the [Boot] menu and [SuperDisk Drive] is the next position.

5Set the Product Recovery CD-ROM* in the CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM drive.

*Windows 2000:Product Recovery CD-ROM 1

6Press F10 .

At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter . The computer will reboot, and this screen should

7Make a selection from the menu.

To restore all contents of the hard disk to factory de- fault, including the partition setting(s):

Select [1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default].

Windows 98

To restore the hard disk (C drive) to factory default, excluding the partition setting(s):

Select [2. Restore the drive C to factory default].

Windows 2000

To reinstall Windows 2000 to the first partition to fac- tory default:

Select [2. Restore Windows 2000 to the first partition].

In such cases, the initial partition size must be 4 GB or more of the hard disk size. Reinstallation cannot be performed with a small partition size.

NOTE

If "The program has detected an error 110 on the par- tition starting at sector xxxxxxxx on disk1." is dis- played, select [Yes].

8At the confirmation message , press Y .

appear.

Windows 98

Windows NT

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Select the number

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1.Restore the whole HDD to factory default

2.Restore the drive C to factory default

3.End

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Select the number

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1.Restore the whole HDD to factory default

2.End

Windows 98 Windows NT

The operation of reinstallation for the hard disk starts au- tomatically. (The operations take about one hour.)

1

After the “restore” procedure completes, a message will

 

be displayed. Remove the Product Recovery CD-ROM,

 

then close the tray.

2

Turn the computer off and remove the CD-ROM/DVD-

 

ROM drive.

3

Set the SuperDisk drive in the multimedia pocket, put

 

the FIRSTAID FD into the SuperDisk drive, turn the

 

computer on.

Windows 2000

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Select the number

 

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1.Restore the whole HDD to factory default

2.Restore Windows2000 to the first partition

3.End

Follow the on-screen instructions.

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CF-72 Series P specifications

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