Reinstalling Software
9Make a selection from the menu.14Press F9 .
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press
NOTE
Enter . (The Setup Utility settings will return to their
When [2] is selected, the hard disk backup func-default values. Even the security settings with the ex-
tion cannot be enabled because the hard disk hasception of the password(s) will return to their default
been divided into partitions.values.)
15Select [Exit] and then select [Save Current Values], then
When selecting [2], enter the basic partition size for
press Enter .
the operating system installation and press
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press
Enter . Enter .
(The data partition size is the remainder after subtract-
16Turn the computer off by sliding the power switch.
ing the basic partition size.)
To select [3], the initial partition size must be 6 GB or
NOTE
more of the hard disk size. Reinstallation cannot be
performed with a small partition size.If additional instructions are included with the computer,
<When the hard disk backup function has been enabled>be sure to read them. It may be necessary to perform
If you select [1] or [2], the message [The Backup func-additional operations during the following procedures.
tion has been enabled. If [Recovery] is executed, the
17Perform the first-time use operation ( page 12 step 6
Backup function will be disabled, and your Backup data
- page 14 step 10 ).
will be lost.] appears. In this case, press Y .
If the message [Computer must be rebooted in order to18Run the Setup Utility and change the settings where nec-
execute [Recovery.]] appears, pressR .essary.
10At the confirmation message , press Y .
The operation of reinstallation for the hard disk starts au-
<Changing the drive letter>
tomatically. (The operations take about 15 minutes.)
You can change the drive letter for the CD/DVD drive or
hard disk drive by the following steps.
CAUTION
Drive letters can only be changed when two or more parti-
Do not interrupt the reinstallation procedure be-tions have been created on the hard disk drive. The name
fore completion, for example by turning off theof the C: drive cannot be changed.
computer or pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del , asWe recommend that you make these changes before in-
this may prevent Windows from starting up, or maystalling applications.
1Select [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Main-
cause data to be lost so that the reinstallation pro-
cedure cannot be executed.tenance] - [Administrative Tools] - [Computer Manage-
ment].
When a message appears instructing you to insert
2Select [Disk Management] from [Storage].
the next CD, insert the recovery CD showing the
next number in the sequence, and then select [OK].3Right click on the partition of the hard disk or the name of
the CD/DVD drive and select [Change Drive Letter and
If the message [The media does not contain the
correct file] appears, select [OK]. A message willPaths...].
appear instructing you to insert the next CD.4Select [Change].
5Select [Assign the following drive letter] and select the
Confirm that the proper recovery CD has been in-
serted by opening the cover of the CD/DVD drivenew drive letter, and then select [OK].
and then close the cover, then select [OK].6At the confirmation message, select [Yes].
11After the reinstallation procedure completes, this screen
should appear.
Remove the recovery CD, and then press any key.
The computer will be shut down.
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Troubleshooting[Recovery] is complete.
Windows(R) XP Professional install wizard will start after reboot.
Please remove the Product Recovery CD-ROM, and turn off the computer.
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12Remove the CD/DVD Drive.
13Turn on the computer, and press F2 while [Panasonic]
boot screen is displayed.
The Setup Utility will start up.
If the password has been set, enter the Supervisor Pass-
word.
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