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Reinstalling Software
Before Reinstallation
Preparing
You will need the followings:
• Product Recovery CD-ROM
• If it was necessary to create BACKUP DISKS (“Create BACKUP Disks for Reinstallation” on Page 19), you will need the
BACKUP DISKS (e.g., FIRSTAID FD) and the SuperDisk drive (CF-VFS712) or the USB floppy disk drive (CF-VFDU03).
The operation of reinstallation takes about 1 hour (Windows 98) or 20 minutes (Windows NT and Windows 2000).
Reinstalling
1
Turn the computer off and set the CD-ROM drive in the
multimedia pocket, and then turn the computer on.
2
When the message [Press <F2> to enter SETUP] is dis-
played, press F2 and then run the Setup Utility.
If the password has been set, enter the Supervisor Pass-
word.
3
Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and then
press F9 .
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press
Enter .
4
Select [Boot] menu, press / and F5 / F6 until
[CD Drive] is at the top of the [Boot] menu and [SuperDisk
Drive] is the next position.
5
Set the Product Recovery CD-ROM* in the CD-ROM/DVD-
ROM drive.
*Windows 2000:Product Recovery CD-ROM 1
6
Press F10 .
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!].
If data on your hard disk is compressed, the data should
be uncompressed.
Important
Save all important data. If reinstallation is carried out, all data existing prior to the installation will be lost. The reinstallation
will return the computer to close to the conditions at time of purchase.
Before the reinstallation procedure, remove all peripherals (except for the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive).
Be sure the AC adaptor is connected until the reinstallation procedure is completed.
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Select the number
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1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default
2. Restore the drive C to factory default
3. End
CAUTION
Windows 2000
To reinstall Windows 2000 to the first partition to factory
default:
Select [2. Restore 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.
If "The program has detected an error 110 on the par-
tition starting at sector xxxxxxxx on disk1." is displayed,
select [Yes].
NOTE
Windows NT
Windows 2000
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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].
Windows 98
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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Select the number
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1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default
2. End
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Select the number
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1. Restore the whole HDD to factory default
2. Restore Windows2000 to the first partition
3. End
Windows 98
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Windows 98
Select the floppy disk drive type you use in the reinstalla-
tion procedure.
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At the confirmation message , press Y .
The computer will reboot, and the operation of reinstalla-
tion for the hard disk starts automatically.
Windows 98
After the “restore” procedure completes, a message will be
displayed. Remove the Product Recovery CD-ROM, then
close the tray.
<When using the SuperDisk drive>
1 Turn the computer off and remove the CD-ROM drive.
2 Set the SuperDisk drive in the multimedia pocket and
put the FIRSTAID FD into the SuperDisk drive, then
turn the computer on.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
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