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| Thread ID: 85390 | 2007-12-08 23:11:00 | Laptop Re-Formatt | Espresso_Addict (8458) | Press F1 |
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| 619304 | 2007-12-08 23:11:00 | Morning All I'm wanting to re formatt the hard drive on my wifes laptop but not sure what steps I need to take. I'm looking for the quickest/easiest way if poss Any links or assistance appreciated Cheers Grant |
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| 619305 | 2007-12-08 23:15:00 | Does it have a recovery partition / recovery cd's?? If it does use that. Press F10 / F11 / F12, or one of the function keys after you reboot. It'll install the OS / drivers etc. It should tell you what key to press on the post screen. BUT if you dont have the cds or partition, and youre using a separate Windows cd, you'll have to change the bootdisk in the bios to the cd, and boot from it. Then find the drivers online and reinstall them. |
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| 619306 | 2007-12-08 23:19:00 | Once again Muchly appreciated Grant |
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| 619307 | 2007-12-08 23:22:00 | No worries, if you havent got the cd's, there maybe an option in the menu to create them. If its as bad as what I did a while ago, it took 11 cd's to create the recovery cd's lol.. I could have used 2 DVD's but I didnt have any at the time. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 619308 | 2007-12-09 00:32:00 | Don't forget to backup anything you want to keep! | CYaBro (73) | ||
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