Dell Inspiron 3800 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual page 86

4-22 Dell Inspiron 3800 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
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If you install a new hard-disk drive
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If you received the system utilities separately on CD or if you deleted the S2D
utility from your hard-disk drive
To create an S2D partition, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Shut down the computer.
3. If the computer is docked, undock it. For instructions, see your Advanced Port
Replicator User's Guide.
4. Turn on the computer.
5. Press <F2> at the Dell BIOS splash screen to access the System Setup menu.
6. Press the down-arrow key to move through the field, and press the left- or right-
arrow key to change the device setting. Select the following boot sequence:
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Boot First Device: Diskette Drive
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Boot Second Device: CDROM/DVDROM Drive
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Boot Third Device: Internal HDD
7 . Shut down the computer.
8. If your computer has a diskette drive attached, make sure that the drive does not
contain a diskette.
9. Turn the computer on.
The computer restarts and automatically begins to run the Dell Diagnostics.
10. Type x to exit to MS-DOS.
11. At the MS-DOS prompt, type r:\winx\suspend\mks2d (where winx is your
operating system), and press <Enter>.
NOTE: When you run the Dell Diagnostics from the System Software CD, the
CD-ROM drive letter is r.
Status messages appear on the screen. If an error message appears, it provides
information about what steps to take to continue building the partition.
When the S2D partition has been built and verified, the following message
appears:
The S2D partition was successfully created.