Panasonic Toughbook CF-52EKMBGAM Operating Instructions Manual

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10Getting StartedFirst-time Operation When Starting Up/Shutting DownDo not do the following• Connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor• Pressing the power switch• Touching the keyboard, touch pad or external mouse• Closing the display• Turn on/off the wireless switchNOTEz To conserve power, the following power saving methods are set at the time of purchase.• The screen automatically turns off after 10 minutes ( )/15 minutes ( ) of inactivity.• The computer automatically enters sleep *3 ( )/standby*3 ( ) after 20 minutes of inactivity.*3 Refer to Reference Manual “Sleep and Hibernation Functions” about resuming from sleep ( )/standby( ). When Logging on to WindowsDo not log on to Windows by the Guest account. Note about access to the hard diskLanguages other than the one selected at Windows Setup are uninstalled in the background while the computer stays idle.During this period of time, the following issues may occur. These are caused by the specifications of Windows 7 and arenot a malfunction.• The uninstall process may continue for approximately 3 hours, during which time the computer may become unrespon-sive due to a continuous access to the hard disk, etc. You can restart or shutdown the computer during the process.• The message “Configuring Windows features, preparing to configure Windows” may appear for up to about 20 minuteswhen shutting down or starting up the computer (including restart). Wait for the computer to shut down or start up normally.Once the message is no longer displayed, follow the steps below to delete all but the most recent restore point. If youdo not delete the restore points, the system files for languages other than the one selected will remain on the disk asbackup data for the restore points, and the operation of the computer may become unresponsive.A Click (Start). And input “cleanmgr.exe” in [Search programs and files], and then, in the list of results, click[cleanmgr.exe].B After a while, the “Disk Clean up for” setting screen appears.Click [Clean up system files] - [More Options] - [System Restore and Shadow Copies] - [Clean up] - [Delete] -[OK] - [Delete Files].C Restart the computer. To change the partition structureYou can shrink a part of an existing partition to create unallocated disk space, from which you can create a new partition.A Click (Start) and right-click [Computer], then click [Manage].z 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].z 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].z You cannot input a larger number than the displayed size.E Right-click [Unallocated] (the shrunk space in the step D) and click [New Simple Volume].F Follow the on-screen instructions to make the settings, and click [Finish].Wait until formatting is completed.NOTEz You can create an additional partition using remaining unallocated space or newly creating unallocated space.z To delete a partition, right-click the partition and click [Delete Volume] in the step C.