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Updated on December 09‚ 2009

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Please make note of the following when reading the Windows^® 7 support evaluation information.

< Windows^® 7 Upgrade Information >

This page is about evaluating the operation of your current Panasonic PC, when you plan to upgrade to Windows^® 7.
This information does not guarantee the operation of Windows^® 7 on Panasonic brand computers.
Also, it is not intended as user support for operating system compatibility.
In some cases, you should not upgrade to Windows^® 7. Please read all the documentation before you start upgrading your OS.
Upon understanding the above, please proceed to read the Windows^® 7 support evaluation information below.

This information is not intended to recommend or guarantee an upgrade to Windows^® 7.
When making your decision on whether or not to upgrade to Windows^® 7, we first ask that you acquire a knowledge of your PC operation environment and collect sufficient information regarding this topic.

Please see the Microsoft website regarding new features in Windows^® 7 and the operating environment.

Panasonic will not be liable for damage to the operating environment of customer equipment or loss of data due to the installation of Windows^® 7. Please ensure you backup any important data before beginning the upgrade.

When upgrading, we assume that your computer retains the same default settings as when it was shipped from our factory. We have not verified the viability of any combination of off-the-shelf software and/or peripheral devices.

Please contact the individual developers regarding any questions you may have about the compatibility of Windows^® 7 with the peripherals and the application software you have purchased.

Upon verifying that you have the means (recovery DVD-ROM and other backup media) to do a re-install for each computer, if necessary, please proceed with the upgrade.

After considering the recommended hardware environment for Windows^® 7 operation, we have selected the upgradeable models for support evaluation based on the requirements below.

CPU	1GHz processor (32 - or 64-bit)
System memory	System memory should be 1 GB or higher.
HDD capacity	16 GB of available disk space (32-bit); 20 GB of available disk space (64-bit)
Graphics	DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Other	Ability to boot from DVD drive (External drive can be used.)

After considering the recommended hardware environment for Windows^® 7 operation, we evaluated the upgradeable models for support testing based on the following:

Memory configuration	Evaluated after expanding from 512 MB system memory to 1 GB or higher
7 class	Overseas models = Evaluated with Professional English version RTM.
Installation method	Evaluated by inserting the Windows 7 DVD into drive and upgrading from the Windows Vista pre-installed state. For models with Vista pre-installed, we launched the Win7 setup after first installing Vista_SP1.

For the following models, we will be offering compatible software on our Support website based on the following schedule (subject to change):

	Model	Release
CF-F8, W8, T8 Series	CF-F8E/G (mk1/1.5/3) CF-W8E/G (mk1/1.5/3) CF-T8E/G (mk1/1.5/3) Evaluation Information Support Module Upgrades Procedure	November 11, 2009
CF-52 Series	CF-52E/F/G/H/J (mk2) CF-74J/K (mk4) Evaluation Information Support Module Upgrades Procedure	November 18, 2009
CF-74 Series		November 18, 2009
CF-19 Series	CF-19K/L (mk3) CF-30K/L (mk3) Evaluation Information Support Module Upgrades Procedure	November 25, 2009
CF-30 Series		November 25, 2009
CF-H1 Series	CF-H1B (mk1.5) Evaluation Information Support Module Upgrades Procedure	November 30, 2009
CF-U1 Series	CF-U1A/C/E (mk1) except for 16GB SSD model Evaluation Information Support Module Upgrades Procedure	December 09, 2009
CF-U1 Series	CF-U1A/C/E (mk1) with 16GB SSD Evaluation Information Support Module Clean Installs Procedure	December 09, 2009

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