Data Storage - Re: Need hard drive advice for Dell Inspiron 8200--ZipZoomFly.com

This is Interesting: Free IT Magazines

Home > Archive > Data Storage > June 2004 > Re: Need hard drive advice for Dell Inspiron 8200--ZipZoomFly.com

You are viewing an archived Text-only version of the thread. To view this thread in it's original format and/or if you want to reply to this thread please [click here]

Author

Re: Need hard drive advice for Dell Inspiron 8200--ZipZoomFly.com

Nik Simpson

2004-06-29, 5:45 pm

Michael wrote:
>
> And it seems like Windows XP lacks facilities for making a restore
> disk. How does one handle the partition and format side of this
> problem?

Assuming you have an XP CD, then just pop it in the CD-ROM drive and
install, XP will figure out that the drive is bare and give you the chance
to partition it during the installation.

--
Nik Simpson