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14
First-time Operation
Get
ting St
arted
U
seful In
formati
on
Troubleshooting
Appendix
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Use standard characters as a computer name: numbers 0 through 9, uppercase
and lowercase letters from A to Z, and the hyphen (-) character. If the error mes-
sage “The computer name is not valid” appears, check if characters other than the
above are not entered. If the error message still remains on the display, set the key
entry mode to English (“EN”) and enter characters.
NOTE
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PC Information Viewer
This computer periodically records the management information of the hard disk, etc. The maximum data volume for each
record is 1024 bytes.
This information is only used for estimating the cause when the hard disk goes down by any possibility. They are never
sent to outside via network nor used for any other purpose except for the purpose described the above.
To disable the function, add the check mark for [Disable the automatic save function for management information history]
in [Hard Disk Status] of PC Information Viewer, and click [OK].
(
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Reference Manual
“Check the Computer’s Usage Status”)
When Starting Up/Shutting Down
Do not do the following
• Connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor
• Sliding the power switch
• Touching the keyboard, or external mouse
• Closing the display
• Turn on/off the wireless switch
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To conserve power, the following power saving methods are set at the time of purchase.
• The screen automatically turns off after 10 minutes of inactivity.
• The computer automatically enters sleep
*2
after 20 minutes of inactivity.
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Refer to
Reference Manual
“Sleep and Hibernation Functions” about resuming from sleep.
To change the partition structure
You can shrink a part of an existing partition to create unallocated disk space, from which you can create a new partition.
This computer has a single partition as default setting.
A
Click
(Start) and right-click [Computer], then click [Manage].
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A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
B
Click [Disk Management].
C
Right-click the partition for Windows (“c” drive in the default setting), and click [Shrink Volume].
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The partition size depends on the computer specifications.
D
Input the size in [Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB] and click [Shrink].
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You cannot input a larger number than the displayed size.
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To select [Reinstall to the first 3 partitions.] in reinstalling Windows 7 (
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page 20), 30000 MB or more is nec-
essary for [Total size after shrink in MB].
E
Right-click [Unallocated] (the shrunk space in the step
D
) and click [New Simple Volume].
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Follow the on-screen instructions to make the settings, and click [Finish].
Wait until formatting is completed.
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You can create an additional partition using remaining unallocated space or newly creating unallocated space.
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To delete a partition, right-click the partition and click [Delete Volume] in the step
C
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To turn on the CD/DVD drive
The CD/DVD drive power is set to off at the time of purchase, and the CD/DVD drive is not shown when you click
(Start) - [Computer].
Proceed as follows to turn on the CD/DVD drive.
A
Click
on the notification area and click
.
B
Click [The optical disc driver’s power], and click [On].