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How to reformat my Hard drive


            
            
             There are many reasons to reformat my hard drive. I can use the reformat process when my computer gets a bad virus that a normal anti-virus program cannot remove. When I have to many files saved to my hard drive it is easier to just reformat and start fresh. There are other reasons like installing a new operating system or if I am replacing my hard drive altogether. What ever the reason is reformatting is a good way to start fresh with my computer.
             There are several things I do before I start to reformat. The first thing is deciding what files and folders that are currently on my computer that I want to keep. Backing up the files and folders is very important especially when you cannot get that information back. I will also need to know what all the componets are inside my computer and get the drivers for them. If I don't have the drivers for some of the components then I will have to download them from the internet. I will also need to have a Windows 98 boot disk. .
             I am now ready to start the reformatting process. The first thing I need to do is shut down the computer. Then insert the Windows 98 boot disk and turn my computer back on. Once the computer is booted back up it will ask two things if I want to start with or with out cd-rom support. At this point I will choose without cdrom support. The computer will load a few drivers off the boot disk and then give me the A prompt.
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             At the A prompt I will need to type in fdisk, which is a command to load the tools needed to reformat my hard drive. Once the tools are loaded I will have four options to choose from. Since I want to start fresh I will choose the option that says delete my primary partition. It will then ask me if I am sure I want to do this and press yes. When it is done deleting the partition it will take me back to the screen with the four options. I then choose to create a new partition using all the disk space available.


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