9–8 Software Guide
Software Updates and Restorations
To reinstall the operating system:
1. Connect the notebook to external power and turn on the
notebook.
2. Immediately insert the Operating System CD into the
notebook.
3. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to turn off the
notebook.
4. Press the power button again to start the notebook.
5. When prompted, press any key to boot from the CD. After
a few minutes, the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed.
6. Press
enter to continue. A Licensing Agreement screen is
displayed.
7. Press
f8 to accept the agreement and continue. The Setup
window is displayed.
8. Press
esc to continue installing a new copy of the operating
system instead of repairing it.
9. Press
enter to set up the operating system.
10. Press
C to continue setup using this partition.
11. Select Format the partition using the NTFS file system
(Quick) and press
enter.
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CAUTION: Formatting this drive will delete all current files.
12. Press F to format the drive. The reinstallation process begins.
This process may take 1–2 hours to complete. The notebook
restarts in Windows when the process is complete.
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When prompted for the product key, refer to the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity label located on the bottom of the
notebook.
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