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3-26 Configuring the System
Custom Rebuild and Restore
Follow these steps to format your hard drive with choices on
repartitioning the drive:
1. Launch the NEC OS Restore CD and follow the prompts
to get to the Restore Mode screen (see “Launching the OS
Restore CD”).
2. Click
Custom
to repartition and/or and reformat your
hard drive before reinstalling the operating system. After
you click
Custom
, the integrity of your system’s existing
FAT table is verified.
If the table is functional, a Partitioning the Hard Drive
screen appears with options allowing you to retain the
present partition structure or partition the hard disk
using FAT16 or FAT32.
If the existing partition table is not functional, the
system performs an “Auto” restore as described in
“Auto Rebuild and Restore.”
3. If you want to partition and reformat the hard drive, go to
step 6
. Otherwise, click
Skip
to retain the present
partition structure on the hard drive. The Format Mode
screen appears with four options: Back, Quick, Full, and
Exit.
Click
Back
to return to the Partition Information
screen.
Click
Quick
to do a quick hard drive format.
Click
Full
to do a full hard drive format.
Click
Exit
to terminate the restore process.