Operating instructions

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Useful Information
Installing Software
1 Turn off the computer and set the computer to the Cradle.
2 Connect the DVD drive and an external keyboard and mouse to the USB port.
3 Start the Setup Utility.
A Display “Charm” and click - [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
.
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If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.
4 Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and press
F9
.
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press (Enter).
5 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]
6 Set the Recovery Disc into the DVD drive.
7 Press
F10
.
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press (Enter).
The computer will restart.
8 Press
F2
or
Del
while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.
The Setup Utility starts up.
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If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.
9 Select the [Exit] menu, then select your DVD drive in [Boot Override].
10 Press
(Enter).
The computer will restart.
11 Click [Reinstall Windows] and click [Next].
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At the confirmation message, click [YES].
13 At the License Agreement screen, click [Yes, I agree to the provisions above and wish
to continue!] and click [Next].
14 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].
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[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” (
è
page 17).
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[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” (
è
page 17).
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.
15 At the confirmation message, click [YES].
Installation starts according to the instructions on the screen. (It will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes.)
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Do not interrupt installation, for example by turning off the computer. Otherwise installation may become
unavailable as Windows may not start up or the data may be corrupted.
16 When ending screen is displayed, remove the Recovery Disc.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Some models may take approximately 40 minutes.
17 Perform the “First-time Operation” (
è
page 16).
18 Start the Setup Utility and change the settings as necessary.
19 Perform Windows Update.
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<Only for model with TPM> Clear TPM (
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page 22).
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