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More info?)
First question is what operating system are you installing?
If you are installing Windows 95, 98, or ME, go to www.bootdisk.com , download
the bootdisk image for your operating system, prepare the boot disk floppy and
boot the system with it.
Next, enter the command FDISK at the A: prompt. Respond Y to the question about
large hard drives, then chose number 4 (?) to see if any partitions exist on the
disk. If so, delete them (all except the smallest partition which usually has
the Compaq diagnostics on it), then create a single partition occupying the
whole disk.
Next, reboot and format the partition with the command FORMAT C: .
After the drive is formatted, you are ready to restore.
If you are installing Windows 2000 or XP, download the Windows 98 (!) boot disk
image, create a boot floppy diskette, boot with it, enter the FDISK command, and
delete all except the diagnostic partition. Then reboot and restore.
If you are using WIndows NT, that's another story... Ben Myers
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:31:08 -0400, "topmech0" <adrianslowey@hotmail.com> wrote:
>been told i should fdisk my hard drive to solve the problem i have trying
>to system restore? how do you fdisk? i have compaq deskpro EXMs c850
>system.trying to use the recovery disc and keep getting read error 0x0B
>when almost finished.please some one help before i go mad. thanks
>