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Table 7-1 Troubleshooting Your x2000 Workstation Recovering Hard Disk Drive Contents Condition Installing new hard disk drive or suspect corrupt partitions. Recovery Steps 1. Insert the Recovery CD into the CD drive and restart the system. 2. Press F12 when the HP logo appears during startup to boot from your CD drive. 3. In the DOS menu that appears, select: Partition and format your hard disk. 4. Select: Option 2, Standard Partition & formatting for Windows 2000. The hard disk drive will be partitioned and formatted as delivered originally. 5. Your disk has been partitioned. Restart your Workstation, then proceed to the formatting step by selecting Partition and format, then Standard partitioning and formatting 6. Select the Second step: Format your first hard disk. Press Y to continue. 7. To put the OS on your hard disk drive. Select Option 1, Recover your PC to its original factory configuration. 8. Press Y to continue. 9. Wait until a message indicates that the operation has been successfully completed. Remove the CD-ROM from the drive. 10. Securely store the recovery CD. 11. Restart your system. Chapter 7 241

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Troubleshooting Your x2000 Workstation
Recovering Hard Disk Drive Contents
Chapter 7
241
Installing new hard disk
drive or suspect corrupt
partitions.
1.
Insert the Recovery CD into the CD
drive and restart the system.
2.
Press
F12
when the HP logo appears
during startup to boot from your CD
drive.
3.
In the DOS menu that appears, select:
Partition and format your hard disk
.
4.
Select:
Option 2, Standard Partition &
formatting for Windows 2000
. The hard
disk drive will be partitioned and
formatted as delivered originally.
5.
Your disk has been partitioned. Restart
your Workstation, then proceed to the
formatting step by selecting
Partition
and format
, then
Standard partitioning
and formatting
6.
Select the
Second step: Format your
first hard disk
. Press
Y
to continue.
7.
To put the OS on your hard disk drive.
Select
Option 1, Recover your PC to its
original factory configuration
.
8.
Press
Y
to continue.
9.
Wait until a message indicates that the
operation has been successfully
completed. Remove the CD-ROM from
the drive.
10.
Securely store the recovery CD.
11.
Restart your system.
Table 7-1
Condition
Recovery Steps