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Desktop Management Guide
Compaq Confidential - Need to Know Required
Writer:
Holly Jahangiri
Part Number:
177919-001
File Name:
4-dm-ch1.doc
Last Saved On:
3/14/2000 1:32 PM
Last Saved By:
Lydia Sanchez
Before You Partition or Format the Current Bootable Disk
Ensure that MBR Security is disabled before you change partitioning or
formatting of the current bootable disk. Some disk utilities, such as
FDISK and FORMAT, attempt to update the MBR. If MBR Security is
enabled when you change partitioning or formatting of the disk, you
may receive error messages from the disk utility or a warning from
MBR Security the next time the computer is turned on or restarted. To
disable MBR Security, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start
à
Shut Down
à
Restart the Computer.
2. When the F10 Setup message appears in the lower-right corner of
the screen, press the F10 key. Press Enter to bypass the title screen,
if necessary.
If you do not press the F10 key while the message is
displayed, you must restart the computer to access the
utility.
3. Select
Security
à
Master Boot Record Security
à
Disabled.
4. Before exiting, click File
à
Save Changes and Exit.