Dell reinstallation cd

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Hello,I have a Dell Dimension desktop into which I am istalling a brand new HDD. Do I need to partition and format the new drive before I run the re-installation CD? Or will the re-installation CD ask me if I want it to do this?

TIA
andyfromsuffolk

 

[greenfield]

Hello: give the following links a spin for some useful hint

How To Restore or Reinstall Microsoft® Windows® on a Dell™ Computer

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=us&docid=58E26A65A4388E4FE040AE0AB7E107E3&l=en&s=gen



Dimension 2400 Desktop. Reformat hard drive?

http://en.community.dell.com/forums/p/19251602/19407457.aspx



How to reformat the hard drive on a Dell Dimension?

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_would_one_reformat_the_hard_drive_on_a_Dell_Dimension_4550


How Do You Reformat A Dell Dimension?

http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum/windows-95-98-me/13526-how-do-you-reformat-dell-dimension-4100-a.html

best of luck
later,G