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Formating my drive
Topic Started: Aug 16 2008, 12:41 PM (658 Views)
Raikiri
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One more thing. My Lan adapter on my Motherboard needed a seperate driver... so make sure to download drivers for everything and burn them to a disk, rather than relying on windows to find them... cuz no LAN adapter = no internets to find drivers =)
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Mydin
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Ok, I have pressed delete on start up. Then I moved over to a tab that was entilted 'Boot'. It had a number of options but the top one was what was obviously what you meant called something like, boot device or something or other.

the menu came up with this.

  • 1st Boot Device: [Removable]
  • 2nd Boot Device: [Hard Disk]
  • 3rd Boot Device: [CDROM]
  • 4th Boot Device: [Disabled]

Now, looking at this, I though that it was something to do with priority, so I witched CDROM to the top and Removable to the place where CDROM was. Nothing changed. So I disabled everything 'cept the top one which was CDROM.

This caused the computer to not load up Windows atall, so I had to put everything back to how it was. There has to be soemthing I am doing wrong...I am also feeling stupider and stupid every time I post in this topic :P
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Raikiri
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you have to have the Windows Installation Disk in the CD drive before you boot up or else its gonna go to the next available boot device. If you disabled them all, of course its gonna have an error =P
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Mydin
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I was pretty confident that this was the Windows boot device...but now I guess I am having doubts :(
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SDemon
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Raikiri says all right
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You can't reformat your only Hard Drive while it's still running obviously. You have to use your windows installation disk.

You have to get into BIOS settings(usually reboot and hold delete or F1) and select [Boot from CD-Rom] and then restart the PC.

With the windows install CD inserted you'll see some options like "install a fresh copy of Windows" or something... and hopefully "Create new partition" or "Format Drive".

That's the one to choose obviously, although you may have to choose to install windows again first... anyways it's easily cancelled as long as you don't confirm the installation.

I'm not entirely sure which steps are needed for the formatting bit, but I am dead certain that's how you start off. You can't format while still running windows.

But remember that if you format some disk (partition of HDD) all that was there will be deleted and if you have only 1 partition your windows will be too deleted !!!!
However i prefer XP profetional not a Home edition - but i have only pirate version (but it works and thinks it is true). I wonna to recomend you to make 2 partitions (1 for windows (i make it 20 Gb) and 1 for all games , programs , films , and others files) .
You may do it in the dialog
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You have to get into BIOS settings(usually reboot and hold delete or F1) and select [Boot from CD-Rom] and then restart the PC.

With the windows install CD inserted you'll see some options like "install a fresh copy of Windows" or something... and hopefully "Create new partition" or "Format Drive".

I hope it helps you
P.S. another disk that you have (ASUS) - it mast be the drivers of your PC's devices so if you reinstall your windows you will need to install that drivers for corect work of Mainboard (Motherboard) and others things - a lot of computers (my too) have Video cards not included in Mainboard so you must have at least 1 more CD with the drivers for your video adapter... Thinks a said all that you need to know :rolleyes:
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1st Boot Device: [Removable]
2nd Boot Device: [Hard Disk]
3rd Boot Device: [CDROM]
4th Boot Device: [Disabled]

Now, looking at this, I though that it was something to do with priority, so I witched CDROM to the top and Removable to the place where CDROM was.

It was right !!!!!
Only after that you must put into your CD-ROM CD with Windows and reboot your computer ind it will find a boot.ini (or something like that on the CD ) and will boot from it - install in our case ... there you will see some options like to fresh instal or recovery - do fresh instal and there only (if i remember all good) you will see a dialog where install will ask you where to install your new sestem and will show your HDD with options of delet , create , or install there an operaiting system
If you chose install it will ask to format it - you need to format in NTFS - it is most used in nowdays !!! But read my last replying - i recomend to do two partitions.
You may do it by deleting 1 you have and then to creat of free space - 1 with changing size (if you wonna 20 Gb like i told i have it will be 20480 Mb) and 2 with no touching it size - it will be all availeble space
P.S. sorry for my English !!!
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