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Name: Josh C. Date: January 16, 2001 at 14:38:43 Pacific
Comment:
Hey guys. I'm gonna be reformatting a computer for one of my relatives and it's a pretty new compaq, and it has a System restore CD. Do those things work the same as a normal Win98 cd? You just pop it in after creating partitions and after formatting is complete and set the BIOS to boot from CD and start the setup or is it more than that? I hear people say, "ohh a compaq, I'd never work on one of those." Anyone help me out here? Thanks for everything.
Name: Peer Date: January 16, 2001 at 14:48:30 Pacific
Reply:
You boot of the CD and it will copy a disk image to your hardrive with all the OS and programs preinstalled.
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Response Number 2
Name: AL Date: January 16, 2001 at 14:51:18 Pacific
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Just boot with the restore disc and it will erase & format your hard drive and return the system to exactly as it was when purchased. You will,however, lose everything that's been added since new.
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Response Number 3
Name: Rygye Date: January 16, 2001 at 14:57:35 Pacific
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The system restore cd restores from the d: partition containing the factory image in a compressed format...if you are having issues with the restore you can call compaq and order a quick restore cd that is more effective.
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Response Number 4
Name: Josh C. Date: January 16, 2001 at 15:10:33 Pacific
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Thanks for eveything. Huh So I just pop the CD in, Set the BIOS to boot from D: and kinda auto pilot through the rest?
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Response Number 5
Name: James Date: January 16, 2001 at 17:39:43 Pacific
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Is windows going to recognize the cdrom drive without the drivers?
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Response Number 6
Name: Peer Date: January 16, 2001 at 18:33:10 Pacific
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the BIOS will run internal drivers to run the boot part of the CD, that part will load DOS drivers for the CDROM drive then procede with setup.
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