The C partition is really all you need to worry about for your reinstall of the OS. Make sure you backup any data from C that you want to keep. You can then format it during the XP install process. Make sure you have all of your drivers for XP handy since you'll need to install those after the OS. Also, if your BIOS has RAID enabled, be sure to put the SATA/RAID drivers on a floppy disk and press F6 during the XP install when you see the "Press F6......" message at the bottom. You will be prompted to load the drivers. Otherwise your hard drive will not be seen. If RAID is not enable, you won't need to load the RAID driver.
keithg2
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February 17th, 2008 21:00
You may want to list your current partitions.
The C partition is really all you need to worry about for your reinstall of the OS. Make sure you backup any data from C that you want to keep. You can then format it during the XP install process. Make sure you have all of your drivers for XP handy since you'll need to install those after the OS. Also, if your BIOS has RAID enabled, be sure to put the SATA/RAID drivers on a floppy disk and press F6 during the XP install when you see the "Press F6......" message at the bottom. You will be prompted to load the drivers. Otherwise your hard drive will not be seen. If RAID is not enable, you won't need to load the RAID driver.
Good luck.
lowenpe
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February 17th, 2008 22:00
Is it good enough to have the Dell Resource CD available that contains the drivers or must I somehow store the drivers differently.
keithg2
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February 17th, 2008 23:00
Just need to have the drivers CD available after you install the OS so you can install your drivers from the CD.