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Installation Requirements

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM with USB interface for installation
• Official Windows® XP service pack 2 (or newer) installation disk from Microsoft®
• Note that the older version of Windows® OS does not support the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM with USB interface. Please confirm that your operating system installation disk is official Windows® XP service pack 2 (or newer)
• USB flash disk or external hard disk drive with minimum 2GB capacity.
• All-in-one application disk (containing the full version of user’s manual, drivers, utilities, and optional recovery function, etc.) of this notebook

Installing Windows XP

1. Attach the power cord to the AC adapter and the notebook.
2. Connect the external USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM to the notebook
3. Place the Windows® XP service pack 2 (or newer) installation disk into the external USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM connected.
4. Start the system and press <F11> while the system is booting up.
5. Select the boot device [USB:xxxxxxx (maybe labeled with different name)] to boot from the optical device drive.
6. Delete any existing partition while the Windows® XP installation screen appears.
7. Note that it is strongly recommended to back up the data that stored in the attached external hard disk drive or the USB flash drive.
8. Press <Enter> and select [Format the partition using the NTFS file system to start the installation of Windows® XP operating system.
9. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue and complete the installation process.
10. Restart the system and enter the Windows® XP operating system. Place the All-in-one application disk of this notebook into the external USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.
11. Follow the Driver Installation Wizard to install all drivers.