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PLEASE HELP! How To Delete Hard Drive At Computer Start Up?

Aunt_Harriet · 2010-03-19 23:07:44

What do i do please? I need to re install XP, the disc itself seems unable to delete the old version on the hard drive. So i want to delete whats there, then load the disc. Please help. I want to delete XP and reinstall it - But disc Wont Delete existing installation. How do i get into the menu at computer switch on - to…

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basmic Posts: 1,043 Forumite

20 March 2010 at 7:33PM

When XP installation shows this, this is your opportunity to provide chipset drivers so XP recognises your harddrives!

From what I can gather your laptop uses an Intel chipset. When Intel's site becomes available to me again, I will try to find some drivers to use - in the meantime, make ready a floppy disk, blank CD or a USB flash disk (in order of most likely to work first).

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