Panasonic CF-Y7 User Manual

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Follow the instructions below when a problem has occurred. There is also an advanced troubleshooting guide in the 

“Reference Manual”. For a software problem, refer to the software’s instruction manual. If the problem persists, contact 
your technical support office. You can also check the computer’s status in the PC Information Viewer (

 Reference 

Manual “Check the Computer’s Usage Status”).

The computer does not 
power on/
The power indicator or bat-
tery indicator is not lit.

Connect the AC adaptor.

Insert a fully charged battery.

Remove the battery pack and the AC adaptor, then connect them again. 

If an additional RAM module has been inserted, remove the RAM module and check to 

see if the RAM module is the recommended one.

When the CPU temperature is high, the computer may not start up to prevent overheating of 

the CPU. Wait until the computer cools down, and then turn the power on again. If the com-

puter does not power on even after cooling down, contact your technical support office.

Windows does not start up.

Remove all peripheral devices.

• If a device is connected to the USB port, disconnect the device or set [Legacy USB 

Support] to [Disable] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility.

If an additional RAM module has been inserted, remove the RAM module and check to 

see if the RAM module is the recommended one.

If the power indicator is lit, slide the power switch for four seconds or longer to turn off, 

then turn on again.

Using the following procedure, start up in Safe Mode, and check the error details.

A

Turn on the computer, and when the [Panasonic] boot screen disappears (after enter-
ing the password

*1

 if one is set) hold down 

F8

.

B

Release your finger when the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears, and with 

 or  , select [Safe Mode], then press 

Enter

.

Follow the onscreen instructions.

*1

Supervisor Password or User Password set with the Setup Utility

Press 

F9

 in the Setup Utility (

page 30 “To start the Setup Utility”) to return the Setup 

Utility settings (excluding the passwords) to the default values. Start the Setup Utility and 
make the settings again.

There is a beep sound, and 

either "Extended RAM Mod-

ule Failed" or "Standard 

RAM Failed" appears

If "Extended RAM Module Failed" appears, the RAM module is not correctly inserted. 

Turn off the computer, check that the RAM module is a recommended module, then 

insert it correctly.

If "Standard RAM Failed" appears, contact your technical support office.

Cannot boot from internal 
CD/DVD drive.

Make sure that the bootable CD/DVD is set properly.

Start the Setup Utility, and confirm the following settings.

• [DVD Drive] is set to [Enable] in the [Advanced] menu.

• [DVD Drive Power] is set to [On] in the [Main] menu.

• [Optical Drive] is the first device shown in [Boot priority order] in the [Boot] menu.

Bootable CD/DVD created using B’s Recorder in the CF-W4/CF-W5/CF-Y4/CF-Y5 

series cannot be used on this computer. If you want to share bootable CD/DVD with 

those series, create a new bootable CD/DVD.

When an external CD/DVD drive is connected, you cannot boot from the internal CD/

DVD drive.

You have forgotten the 
password.

Supervisor Password or User Password: Contact 

your technical support office

.

Administrator password: 

• If you have a password reset disk, you can reset the administrator password. Set the 

disk and enter any wrong password, then follow the on-screen instructions and set a 

new password.

• If you do not have a password reset disk, reinstall (

page 25) and set up Windows, 

and then set a new password.

Cannot log on to Windows 
with the SD memory card.

The Windows user name and password may not set correctly on the SD memory card. 

Enter the Windows user name and password without using the SD memory card. After 

logging on to Windows, set the same user name and the password on the SD memory 
card and Windows again. (

 

Reference Manual “SD Security”)

Set [SD Slot] to [Enable] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility.

“Remove disks or other 
media. Press any key to 
restart” or a similar mes-
sage appears.

A floppy disk is in the floppy disk drive and it does not contain system startup informa-

tion. Remove the floppy disk and press any key.

This message may appear with some devices connected to 

the USB port

. Remove the 

device or set [Legacy USB Support] to [Disable] in the [Advanced] menu of the Setup Utility.

If the problem persists after removing the disk, it may be a hard disk failure. Perform the rein-

stallation and return the hard disk to its condition at the time of purchase. 

(

page 25

)

 If the 

problem persists even after the reinstallation, contact 

your technical support office

.