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Recovering lost or damaged software FAT16 or FAT32. From Windows 98 desktop, double-click My Computer. Right-click the C drive icon. A menu appears. Click Properties. The C drive "Properties" window appears. Under the item heading entitled File system, you will see an entry. If the entry is FAT, go to "Using the recovery CD with a FAT16 system.." If the entry is FAT32, go to "Using the Recovery CD with a FAT32 system" on page 112 . Note: If you are using the Recovery CD to install the software onto a newly installed HDD, you must first partition and format the HDD. Refer to "Using the Recovery CD with a new HDD" on page 117. Using the recovery CD with a FAT16 system. Follow these instructions to use the Recovery CD: 1. Turn the computer off. 2. Connect the external FDD. See "Attaching the external FDD drive" on page 58. 3. Connect the external CD-ROM drive. See "Attaching the external CD-ROM drive" on page 59. Ensure that the CD-ROM drive power is on. 4. Insert the Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive. 5. Insert the bootable recovery diskette into your FDD. 6. Turn the computer on. 7. During the POST, press [F1] to enter the BIOS setup utility. 8. Open the Startup menu. Ensure that "Removable Devices" is the top item in the list. Exit the BIOS setup utility. When prompted to save your configuration changes, select Yes. 9. The system will boot to the DOS prompt A. 10. Type SOFTCP at the command prompt and press [Enter]. The original image will be transferred to your computer. This process may take from 20 to 30 minutes. 11. When a completion message appears, remove the Recovery CD from the CD-ROM drive and the bootable recovery diskette from the FDD. Chapter 4. Solving computer problems 111

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Recovering lost or damaged software
FAT16 or FAT32.
From Windows 98 desktop, double-click
My Com-
puter
. Right-click the C drive icon. A menu appears. Click
Proper-
ties
. The C drive "Properties" window appears. Under the item
heading entitled
File system
, you will see an entry. If the entry is
FAT, go to “Using the recovery CD with a FAT16 system..” If the
entry is FAT32, go to
“Using the Recovery CD with a FAT32 system”
on page
112 .
Note:
If you are using the Recovery CD to install the software onto a
newly installed HDD, you must first partition and format the
HDD. Refer to “Using the Recovery CD with a new HDD” on
page 117.
Using the recovery CD with a FAT16 system.
Follow these instructions to use the Recovery CD:
1. Turn the computer off.
2. Connect the external FDD. See “Attaching the external FDD
drive” on page
58.
3. Connect the external CD-ROM drive. See “Attaching the external
CD-ROM drive” on page
59. Ensure that the CD-ROM drive
power is on.
4. Insert the Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive.
5. Insert the bootable recovery diskette into your FDD.
6. Turn the computer on.
7. During the POST, press [F1] to enter the BIOS setup utility.
8. Open the Startup menu. Ensure that "Removable Devices" is the
top item in the list. Exit the BIOS setup utility. When prompted to
save your configuration changes, select
Yes
.
9. The system will boot to the DOS prompt
A
.
10. Type
SOFTCP
at the command prompt and press [Enter].
The original image will be transferred to your computer. This
process may take from 20 to 30 minutes.
11. When a completion message appears, remove the Recovery CD
from the CD-ROM drive and the bootable recovery diskette from
the FDD.
Chapter 4.
Solving computer problems
111