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Reinstallation of the Software
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8.2 Restoring the Hard Disk (Data Deleted)
8.2.1 Creating Partitions under Windows Me
After installing a new hard disk it is necessary to create partitions with the program
“FDisk” when the partitions have errors or need to be changed.
Caution
By deleting or creating partitions or logical DOS-hard drives all saved data is lost
on the hard disk. All drives on the hard disk will be erased.
The hard disk is delivered with the following installed (only for versions delivered
with Windows Me):
– a FAT32 PRI DOS partition with 6100 MB,
– a FAT32 EXT DOS partition.
To restore the partitions to their original condition, please do the following:
Primary Partition
1. To boot from the Recovery CD, hit the ESC key when the BIOS message
Press <F2> to enter Setup
appears on-screen. After initialization a boot menu opens in which you can
select the boot options.
2. Select “ATAPI CD-ROM Drive”.
3. When “Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu” is displayed, select
“2. Boot for FDISK, FORMAT or Windows Me Setup”.
4. Start the Microsoft Windows Me hard disk configuration program with
”A:\>FDisk” .
In the dialog box, select “Yes” in “Activate Support (Y/N)...? [ Y]” to enable large
disk support for FAT32 partitions.
5. Create a primary DOS partition with at least 4090 MB. For FAT32 partitions,
enter [N] for “No” for the question ”Do you want to use the maximum memory
size available for the primary DOS partition and do you want to activate this
partition?” and set the partition size, for example, to 6100 MB.