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    How to clean format (delete all partitions hidden or not) of e1405 HDD

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by glenjoy, Aug 7, 2006.

  1. glenjoy

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    Title says it all, thanks.
     
    glenjoy, Aug 7, 2006
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    What exactly are you wanting to know? is it better to delete all of the partitions? or just general format questions. We have the XP format guide (link in signature) that applies to the E1405 and all dell laptops.
     
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  4. glenjoy

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    Delete all of the partitions.
     
    glenjoy, Aug 7, 2006
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    Then just follow the guide. If you delete all partitions, you will lose your Media Direct functions. All you have to do is delete all the partitions which will be unpartition space, and then create your XP partition and any spares that you want.
     
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    I'm only guessing, but it sounds like glen is looking to get rid of the HPA partition, as well, which can't be done through the Windows installer.

    glen: have a chat with tech support, they gave me a list of commands to do this that I'd tell you here, but it's pretty involved and I have no idea what any of it means so I'm afraid I'd screw it up.
     
    lumberbunny, Aug 8, 2006
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    How to view the partition occupied by Dell MediaDirect? Thanks.
     
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    lumberbunny, Aug 9, 2006
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    Follow the step by step guide. Very easy to do
     
    gridtalker, Aug 9, 2006
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