Reinstalling
Software
Before
Reinstallation
Preparing
•
BACKUP
DISK(s) created
in advance
(Q=
page
12)
•
Product
Recovery
CD-ROM
(included)
•
USB
floppy
disk
drive (optional
CF-VFDU03)
•
CD
drive
Panasonic
KXL-RWIOA
(PC
Card-compatible) or KXL-RW21
A
(USB)
When
using
a PC
Card-compatible
CD
drive
other than the Panasonic
KXL-RWIOA
CD drive:
page
25
If
you
have not
created
the
FIRSTAID
FD, you can create
by
using the following
menu:
' "
: [Create
Backup Disk] in
[Start]
-
[Programs]
-
[Panasonic].
:
[Create
Backup
Disk] in [start]
-
[All Programs]
-
[Panasonic].
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If
you
can not
create
this disk,
contact Panasonic Technical Support.
Important
• Save all
important
data. If
reinstallation
is carried out. all data existing
prior to the installation will
be lost.
The
reinstal-
lation will return the
computer to the
conditions at time of purchase.
•
Before
the
reinstallation
procedure,
remove
all peripherals (except for
the CD
and
floppy
disk drive).
• Be sure
the AC adaptor is
connected
until
the reinstallation procedure is completed.
•
When using the
Panasonic
KXL-RWIOA
CD 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.
• Do
not cancel during
reinstalling.
• For
users intending to
change
the
partitioning of the
hard disk:
•
When reinstalling
Windows
in
the first
partition,
be sure to create
several
partitions in
advance.
If
several partitions
have not
been
created, all disk
space,
including space
that has not
been parti-
tioned,
will be allocated
to
the C
drive
(the same
.
condition at the time
of purchase).
•
Do
not use
the FDISK
program
that
comes as a
.
standard
with
Windows
95,
Windows
98,
and Win-
dows 98
Second
Edition, as this
has been
shown
,
to result in
an
error
in
the
partitioning
settings.
The
following FDISK
programs
will
enable
tlie cor-
rect settings:
-
FDISK
program that
comes
as a
standard
with
Windows
Me
-
Windows 98
and
Windows
98
Second
Edition
FDISK
programs
for
hard
disks
that is
larger
than 64 GB
in size*
*
A
patch for
correcting the
bug in the
standard
FDISK
program has
been
made
available as a
free
download.
For
details,
please refer
to the
Microsoft
Web Site.
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1 Turn off the
computer.
2 Connect
the
CD
drive
to the computer.
If you are using a
USB CD drive,
connect it to the
USB
port on the left side of the computer.
<Only when using the CD drive
Panasonic KXL-
RW10A>
Connect the floppy
disk
drive
to the USB port
of the com-
puter, then set the FIRSTAID FD in the floppy
disk
drive.
3
Turn the computer on.
4
When
the message [Press F2 to enter SETUP]
is
displayed,
press C
F2
]
and then run the Setup
Utility.
If the
password
has
been
set,
enter
the supervisor
pass-
word.
5
Write
down all of the contents of the
Setup
Utility and then
press ( F9 1
At the confirmation message, select [Yes]
and press
(Enter]
.
<Only when using
the CD drive
Panasonic
KXL-
R\V21A>
Select
[Boot]
menu, then .select [USB
CD
Drive]
and press
[ F6 ] until
[USB CD
Drive) is
at die
top of the
[Boot]
menu.
6
Set
the Produ ct Recovery
CD-ROM 1 in the
CD drive.
7
Press
CHS)
At the confirmation
message, select
[Yes] and
press
( Enter
^ .
The
computer
will
reboot, and
the License
Agreement
screen
should
appear.
Select
[
1
.
Yes,
I agree to
the
provisions above
and
wish
to continue!].
8
At the screen for the
selection
of the
OS, select either Win-
dows 2000 or
Windows XP.
You can reinstall
only
the initially selected
OS.
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