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Title: How do i format my hard drive
Post by: waspy on 18 May 2008, 19:35:27

Iv'e a Time laptop, which doing my head in. How do i format the hard drive? I know how to enter the bios at the beginning of start up (if this is the correct way), but i can't find any mention of format.
Help please before i throw it across the room

Title: Re: How do i format my hard drive
Post by: MikeDundee on 18 May 2008, 19:36:37

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Iv'e a Time laptop, which doing my head in. How do i format the hard drive? I know how to enter the bios at the beginning of start up (if this is the correct way), but i can't find any mention of format.
Help please before i throw it across the room

Just throw it across the room and go down the pub for a pint :y

Title: Re: How do i format my hard drive
Post by: mantahatch on 18 May 2008, 19:39:28

Hi
In the BIOS make sure it is set to boot from CD/DVD, then put your XP disc in the CD/DVD drive and then reboot. You will get a message saying press any key to boot from CD, press any key and follow the on screen instructions.

HTH

Mike

Title: Re: How do i format my hard drive
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 18 May 2008, 19:39:30

If ya gonna reinstall XP then if you boot it of the XP CD, format the HD is part of the setup  :y

Otherwise boot it off a DOS floppy disk and type 'format C:'

Title: Re: How do i format my hard drive
Post by: waspy on 18 May 2008, 19:45:43

Thank you all. I may be gone for some time "hoorah" i here you shout  ;D ;D

Title: Re: How do i format my hard drive
Post by: Bacon Butty Man on 18 May 2008, 20:11:29

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Thank you all. I may be gone for some time "hoorah" i here you shout  ;D ;D

remember that formatting will delete all your files

Title: Re: How do i format my hard drive
Post by: TheBoy on 18 May 2008, 21:15:15

Do plenty of research - as once you start the process, there's no turning back...

Title: Re: How do i format my hard drive
Post by: waspy on 19 May 2008, 07:01:16

Thanx for tha help guys  :y

I just unplugged & threw it in the draw in the end (outa sight etc).
It just forgets where it is-i can be surfing for a few hours/mins, click back & its lost the BB connection & the only way of sorting it is to switch it off & do restart  >:( >:(

I'm hate the damn things, too abstract, clicking away doing things & it don't tell you  >:( :(

Title: Re: How do i format my hard drive
Post by: TheBoy on 19 May 2008, 08:25:10

Which reminds me, I must rebuild my neighbours PC that has been sat in my hall for a week ::)