Panasonic Toughbook CF-18BCAGCMM Operating Instructions Manual

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40 TroubleshootingDo not interrupt the reinstallation procedure be-fore completion, for example by turning off thecomputer or pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del , asthis may prevent Windows from starting up, or maycause data to be lost so that the reinstallation pro-cedure cannot be executed.When a message appears instructing you to insertthe next CD, insert the recovery CD showing thenext number in the sequence, and then select [OK].If the message [The media does not contain thecorrect file] appears, select [OK]. A message willappear instructing you to insert the next CD.Confirm that the proper recovery CD has been in-serted by opening the cover of the CD/DVD driveand then close the cover, then select [OK].CAUTION10 At the confirmation message, press Y .The operation of reinstallation for the hard disk starts au-tomatically. (The operations take about 20 minutes* 2.)*2 45 minutes17 Perform the first-time use operation ( page 16 step6 -page 19 step10).18 Run the Setup Utility and change the settings where nec-essary.If additional instructions are included with the com-puter, be sure to read them. It may be necessary toperform additional operations during the followingprocedures.NOTEAfter the reinstallation procedure completes, the message[[Recovery] is complete.] should appear.12 Remove the CD/DVD drive.13 Turn 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 Password.14 Press F9 .At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and pressEnter . (The Setup Utility settings will return to theirdefault values. Even the security settings with the excep-tion of the password(s) will return to their default values.)15 Select [Exit] and then select [Save Current Values], thenpress Enter .At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and pressEnter .16 Turn the computer off by sliding the power switch.9 Make a selection from the menu.When selecting [2], enter the basic partition size forthe operating system installation and press Enter .(The data partition size is the remainder after subtract-ing the basic partition size.)To select [3], the initial partition size must be 6 GB*1or more of the hard disk size. Reinstallation cannot beperformed with a small partition size.*1 14 GBIf you select [1] or [2], the message [The Backup functionhas been enabled. If [Recovery] is executed, the Backupfunction will be disabled, and your Backup data will belost.] appears. In this case, press Y .If the message [Computer must be rebooted in order toexecute [Recovery].] appears, press R .When [2] is selected, the hard disk backup func-tion cannot be enabled because the hard disk hasbeen divided into partitions.NOTE11 Remove the recovery CD*3 , and then press any key.The computer will be shut down.*3 the recovery DVDReinstalling Software