CAUTION
<Only for Windows 7 downgrade model>
When you will install the Windows 8 OS from Windows 7, update Multi-Touch Device (touchscreen) fi rmware using
the following procedure before step 1.
A
Download the document.
1. Visit the following web site:
http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/itn/default.html
2. Click [BIOS and EC] in [Search] at the left side menu.
3. Set the [Toughbook CF-C2] on “product” and click [Search].
4. Select the title (Including “Multi-Touch Device fi rmware“, “Windows 8“, “Latest“) and then click the title.
5. Download the document (PDF format).
B
Download the necessary fi les and perform the fi rmware update according to the document.
1 Connect the DVD drive to the USB port.
2 Start the Setup Utility.
A
Click [Charm] -
- [Change PC settings] - [General].
B
Click [Restart now] under “Advanced startup”.
C
Click [Troubleshoot] - [Advanced options] - [UEFI Firmware Settings] - [Restart].
Turn on the computer, and press
F2
or
Del
while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.
If the [Panasonic] boot screen is not displayed, turn on the computer while holding down
F2
or
Del
.
If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.
3 Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and press
F9
.
At the confi rmation message, select [Yes] and press
Enter
.
4 Check the [UEFI Boot] setting of the Setup Utility.
[UEFI Boot] should be set to as follows.
When the recovery disc for Windows 8 is used: [Enabled]
When the recovery disc for Windows 7 is used: [Disabled]
5 Set the Recovery Disc into the DVD drive.
6 Press
F10
.
At the confi rmation message, select [Yes] and press
Enter
.
Computer will restart.
7 Press
F2
or
Del
while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.
The Setup Utility starts up.
If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.
8 Select the [Exit] menu, then select your DVD drive in [Boot Override].
9 Press
Enter
.
The computer will restart.
10 Click [Reinstall Windows] and click [Next].
11
At the confi rmation message, click [YES].
12 At the License Agreement screen, click [Yes, I agree to the provisions above and wish
to continue!] and click [Next].
13 When the recovery disc for Windows 8 is used, click [Next].
When the recovery disc for Windows 7 is used, 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 a
new partition. For how to create a new partition, refer to “To change the partition structure” (
page 20).
[Reinstall to the System and OS partitions.]
*2
Select this option when the hard disk has already been divided into several partitions. For how to create a
new partition, refer to “To change the partition structure” (
page 20
).
You can keep the partition structure.
*2
This does not appear if Windows cannot be installed to the recovery partition and the area usable by Windows.
14 At the confi rmation message, click [YES].
Installation starts according to the instructions on the screen. (It will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes.)
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