Panasonic Toughbook CF-31AAA7J1M, Operating Instructions Manual

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Useful Information
Reinstalling Software
Reinstalling.software.will.return.the.computer.to.the.default.condition..When.you.reinstall.the.software,.the.hard.disk.
data.will.be.erased.
Back.up.important.data.to.other.media.or.an.external.hard.disk.before.reinstallation.
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Hard Disk Recovery
CAUTION
Area usable by Windows
Hard disk
HDD Recovery partition 10GB
Recover partition 300MB
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. You.can.reinstall.Windows.7.only.
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. Do.not.delete.the.recovery.partition.on.the.hard.disk..
The.disk.space.in.the.partition.is.not.available.to.store.data.
Preparation
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. Remove.all.peripherals.
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. Connect.the.AC.adaptor.and.do.not.remove.it.until.reinstallation.is.complete.
1 Turn on the computer, and press
F2
or
Del
while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.
The.Setup.Utility.starts.up.
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. If.the.password.is.requested,.enter.the.Supervisor.Password.
2 Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and press
F9
.
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter .
3 Press
F10
.
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter .
Computer.will.restart.
4 Press
F2
or
Del
while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.
The.Setup.Utility.starts.up.
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. If.the.password.is.requested,.enter.the.Supervisor.Password.
5 Select the [Exit] menu, then select [Repair Your Computer] and press
Enter
.
6 Click [Reinstall Windows] and click [Next].
The.License.Agreement.screen.appears.
7 Click [Yes, I agree to the provisions above and wish to continue!] and click [Next].
8 Select the settings and click [Next].
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. [Reinstall.Windows.to.the.whole.Hard.Disk.to.factory.default.].
Select.this.option.when.you.want.to.reinstall.Windows.to.the.factory.default..After.reinstallation,.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.17).
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. [Reinstall.to.the.System.and.OS.partitions.]
*1
.
Select.this.option.when.the.hard.disk.has.already.been.divided.into.several.partitions..For.how.to.create.a.
new.partition,.refer.to.“To.change.the.partition.structure”.(
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.page.17)..
You.can.keep.the.partition.structure.
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This does not appear if Windows cannot be reinstalled to the partition containing boot files and the area usable by Win -
dows.
9 At the confirmation message, click [OK].
10 Select OS (32bit or 64bit) and click [OK].
11 At the confirmation message, click [OK].
Reinstallation.starts.according.to.the.instructions.on.the.screen.
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. Do.not.interrupt.reinstallation,.for.example.by.turning.off.the.computer..Otherwise.reinstallation.may.become.
unavailable.as.Windows.may.not.start.up.or.the.data.may.be.corrupted.
12 When ending screen is displayed, click [OK] to turn off the computer.
13 Turn on the computer.
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. If.the.password.is.requested,.enter.the.Supervisor.Password.
14 Perform the “First-time Operation” (
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page 15).
15 Start the Setup Utility and change the settings as necessary.
16 Perform Windows Update.
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