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Setting up the hard drive
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Using the System Restoration CD
If you want to customize the hard drive’s configuration, do not set up the hard
drive automatically. Go to “Partitioning the new drive” on page 41 and
“Formatting the New Drive” on page 50.
To set up a hard drive automatically using the
System Restoration CD:
1
Insert the
Gateway System Restoration CD
into your CD or DVD drive.
2
Restart your computer. The Gateway System Restoration CD Boot Menu
opens.
3
Select
2. Boot from CD-ROM
, then press
E
NTER
.
4
If the restore utility detects that the hard drive does not have a partition,
the Partitioning Options screen opens. Go to the next step.
- OR -
If the Partitioning Options screen does not open, the hard drive already
has a partition, go to Step 7.
5
If you have a Windows Me or Windows 98
Gateway System Restoration CD
,
or if you have a Windows 95
Gateway System Restoration CD
and
your
Windows 95
Gateway System Restoration CD
is labeled “Windows 95 with
USB,” then select
Partition using FAT32 (not for use with Windows 95 or NT 4.0)
.
- OR -
If you have a Windows 95
Gateway System Restoration CD
that does
not
say
“Windows 95 with USB”, then select
Partition using FAT16
.
6
When your computer restarts, select
2. Boot from CD-ROM
from the Gateway
System Restoration CD Boot Menu. The Main Menu opens.
7
Select
Install Windows Me
,
Install Windows 98
, or
Install Windows 95
(depending on which CD you have), then press
E
NTER
.
8
Following the on-screen instructions to install the operating system.