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Useful Information
12
Click [Next].
<Only for model with onboard drive>
If the installation drive is displayed, confirm it.
If the option is displayed, select the setting and click [Next].
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[Initialize and reinstall Windows to the whole Disk]
Select this option when you want to install Windows to the factory default. After instal-
lation, you can create a new partition. For how to create a new partition, refer to “To
change the partition structure” (
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page 12).
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[Reinstall Windows to the OS related partitions]
*2
Select this option when the hard disk has already been divided into several partitions
and you want to keep the partition structure. For how to create a new partition, refer to “To
change the partition structure” (
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page 12).
*2
This does not appear if Windows cannot be installed to the recovery partition and the area us-
able by Windows.
13
<Only for model with onboard drive>
Select the setting and click [Next].
14 At the confirmation message, click [YES].
Installation starts according to the instructions on the screen. (It will take approximately
30 - 45 minutes.)
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Do not interrupt installation, for example by turning off the computer or pressing
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Del
.
Otherwise installation may become unavailable as Windows may not start up or the
data may be corrupted.
15
When Ending process screen is displayed, remove the Recovery Disc
and CD/DVD Drive or commercially available optical drive and then
click [OK].
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Some models may take approximately 40 minutes.
16
Perform the “First-time Operation” (
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page 10).
17
Start the Setup Utility and change the settings as necessary.
18
Perform Windows Update.
19
<Only for model with TPM> Clear TPM (
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page 19).