Gateway 2100 User Guide

User’s Guide

Reformatting the Hard Disk Drive

If your system has been damaged, you might need to reformat your hard

disk drive.

Note:

if the

Fixed disk boot sector:

option in the

Security

menu is set to

Write

protect

, the boot sector of the hard disk drive is write-protected, and you

cannot format the hard drive.

Caution: Reformatting the hard drive will erase

all information on the drive!

To format your hard drive:

1. Make sure the Floppy disk drive module is in the modular option bay, or

connect the optional external floppy disk drive adapter and install the

floppy drive module. If you are using the optional external floppy disk

drive adapter, make sure the CD-ROM module is installed in the modular

option bay.

2. Place the

Solo™ 2100 System Boot Disk into the floppy disk drive.

3. Press the power button, or press and hold the power button for two

seconds if the power button is configured for Suspend/Resume to reboot
the system. The disk menu appears.

4. Choose option number

(

Exit

) and press Enter. You will see the A:

prompt, and a message asking you to remove the boot disk. Do not

remove the boot disk.

5. Type:

format C:

and

press

Enter.

6. Reboot

the

system

after

the

drive

has

been

formatted

and

choose

option

number

(

Install OS

) from the disk menu. Press Enter.

7. If the floppy disk drive module is in the modular option bay, power down

the system. Install the CD-ROM module in the modular option bay and

power up the system.

8. Place the

Windows 95 CD in the CD-ROM and press Enter to finish

installing the operating system.

9. Reinstall all additional software.

See page 58.

See page 31.

See page 33.