Panasonic CF-C2 series Operating Instructions Manual

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28Useful InformationInstalling Software3 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. If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.5 Select the [Exit] menu, then select [Recovery Partition] and press Enter.6 Click [Reinstall Windows] and click [Next].The License Agreement screen appears.7 Click [YES].The License Agreement screen appears.8 Click [Yes, I agree to the provisions above and wish to continue!] and click [Next].9 Select the setting and click [Next]. [Reinstall Windows to the whole Hard Disk to factory default.]Select this option when you want to install Windows to the factory default. After installation, you can create anew partition. For how to create a new partition, refer to “To change the partition structure” ( page 19). [Reinstall to the System and OS partitions.] *1Select this option when the hard disk has already been divided into several partitions. For how to create anew partition, refer to “To change the partition structure” ( page 19 ).You can keep the partition structure.*1 This does not appear if Windows cannot be installed to the recovery partition and the area usable by Windows.10 At the confirmation message, click [YES].11 Select OS (32bit or 64bit) and click [OK].Select language and OS (32bit or 64bit), then click [OK].12 At the confirmation message, click [YES].Installation starts according to the instructions on the screen. (It will take approximately 20 minutes.) 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.13 When Ending process screen is displayed, click [OK] to turn off the computer.14 Turn on the computer. If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.15 Perform the “First-time Operation” ( page 18).16 Start the Setup Utility and change the settings as necessary.17 Perform Windows Update. Using Recovery DiscUse the Recovery Disc in the following conditions. You have forgotten the administrator password. Installation is not complete. The recovery partition in the hard disk may be broken. To change OS from Windows 7 to Windows 8, or vice versa.NOTE To change OS from 32 bit to 64 bit, or vice versa, install OS using the recovery partition in the harddisk.Preparation Change to the laptop mode. Prepare the following items: • Recovery Disc ( Reference Manual “Recovery Disc Creation Utility”) • USB DVD drive (optional) (refer to recent catalogs and other sources for information about the productsavailable) Remove all peripherals (except for the USB DVD drive). Connect the AC adaptor and do not remove it until installation is complete.