User Guide

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Useful Information
Installing software will return the computer to the default condition. When you install the software, the ash memory
data will be erased.
Back up important data to other media or an external hard disk before installation.
CAUTION
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Do not delete the Recovery Partition on the ash memory. The Recovery Partition is not available to store data.
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To check the Recovery Partition, perform the following methods.
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A
Flick from the middle of the Start screen to the top, and then long touch [This PC] under “Windows System”.
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B
Touch [Manage] on app bar.
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C
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Touch [Disk Management].
NOTE
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You can use the following buttons instead of the keyboard.
: ↓ key
: ↑ key
: Enter key
: F2 key (Default setting)
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Connect the AC adaptor and do not remove it until installation is complete.
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Remove everything and reinstall Windows
You can reinstall the OS that was pre-installed at the time of purchase (Windows 8.1).
Preparation
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<Only for model with TPM> Connect the external keyboard.
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Remove all peripherals.
1 Perform “Remove everything and reinstall Windows”.
A
Display “Charm” and touch
- [Change PC settings] - [Update and recovery] - [Recovery].
B
Touch [Get Started] under “Remove everything and reinstall Windows”.
C
Touch [Next].
D
Select the option.
• Just remove my les
Perform the reinstallation of the Windows in a few moments (Approximately 20 minutes).
• Fully clean the drive
By fully cleaning, the deleted les can not be recovered easily and the security level will be increased. The
processing time will be longer (Approximately 140 minutes).
Follow the on-screen instructions.
After the reinstallation, the computer will restart.
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Do not interrupt installation, for example by turning off the computer or performing other operation.
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Otherwise installation may become unavailable as Windows may not start up or the data may be corrupted.
2 Perform the “First-time Operation” (
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page 12).
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The date and time, and the time zone may not be correct. Be sure to set them correctly.
3 Perform Windows Update.
4 <Only for model with TPM> Clear TPM.
A
Flick from the middle of the Start screen to the top.
B
Touch [Run] under “Windows System”, input [tpm.msc] and touch [OK].
C
Touch [Clear TPM ...] under “Actions” on the right of the “TPM Manager on Local Computer” screen.
D
Touch [Restart] of the “Manage the TPM security hardware” screen.
The computer will restart.
E
When “TPM conguration change was requested to ...” is displayed, press
F12
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F
Touch the Desktop tile, and when “TPM is ready” appears, touch [Close].
Installing Software
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