Reinstalling Software
Before Reinstallation
^ Preparing
• BACKUP DISK(s) created in advance (C^ page 13)
• Product Recovery CD-ROM (included)
• External floppy disk drive (optional CF-VFDU03)
• CD-ROM drive Panasonic KXL-RWIOA (PC Card-compatible) or KXL-RW21A (USB)
When using a CD-ROM drive other than the Panasonic KXL-RWIOA or KXL-RW21A CD-ROM drive: ((3^ page 25)
I Important
• Save all important data. If reinstallation is carried out, ail data existing prior to the installation will be lost. The reinstal
lation will return the computer to the conditions at time ofpurchase.
• Before the re installation procedure, remove all peripherals (except for the CD-ROM and floppy disk drive).
• Be sure the AC adapter is connected until the reinstallation procedure is completed.
• When using the Panasonic KXL-RWIOA CD-ROM drive, set the switch of the PC Card to 16-bit.
Reinstalling
If data on your hard disk is compressed, the data should
^be uncompressed.
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1 Turn off the computer.
2 Connect the CD-ROM drive to the computer.
3 <OnIy when using the CD-ROM drive Panasonic KXL-
RW10A>
Connect the floppy disk drive to the USB port of main unit,
then set the FIRSTAID FD in the floppy disk drive.
4 Turn the computer on.
5 When the message [Press <F2> to enter SETUP] is dis
played, press СЕЮ 2nd then run the Setup Utility.
If the password has been set, enter the supervisor pass
word.
6 Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and then
press C F9 ).
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press
C EnteF].
7 <On!y when using the CD-ROM drive Panasonic KXL-
RW21A>
Select [Boot] menu, press CEE)/C£6) and until
[CD Drive] is at the top of the [Boot] menu.
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Set the Product Recovery CD-ROM.
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Set the Product Recovery CD-ROM 1.
Press CeiE)
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press
C Enter ] . The computer will reboot, and the License
Agreement screen should appear. Select [1. Yes, 1 agree to
the provision above and wish to continue!].
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At the screen for the selection of the OS, select cither Win
dows 2000 or Windows NT.
You can reinstall only the initially selected OS.
11 This screen should appear.
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Select a number
1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default
2. Restore the drive C to factory default
3. End
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Select a number
1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default
2. Restore Windows 2000 to the first partition
3. End
Select a number
1. Restore the whole HDD to factoiy default
2. Restore Windows NT4.0 to the first partition
3. End
12 Make a selection from the menu.
To restore all contents of the hard disk to factory
default, including the partition setting(s):
Select [1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default].
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To restore the hard disk (C drive) to factory default,
excluding the partition setting(s):
Select [2. Restore the drive C to factory default],'
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To reinstall Windows NTAVindows 2000 to the first
partition to factory default:
Select [2. Restore Windows NT4.0 (or Windows 2000)
to the first partition].
In such cases, the initial partition size must be 4
GB or more of the hard disk size. Reinstallation
cannot be performed with a small partition size.
NOTE
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If “The program has detected an error 110 on the
partition starting at sector xxxxxxxx on diskl.” is
displayed, select [Yes].
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