Installation manual

Installing Your Operating System 13
Running Custom Setup
1 When the Windows Licensing Agreement window appears, read the
information carefully.
If you agree with all the information, press <F8> to continue.
A window appears displaying the existing partitions and unpartitioned
space on your system’s hard drive.
If you do not agree with the information, press <Esc>. Your system
restarts, and Windows is not installed on your system.
NOTE: If your hard drive has an existing Windows partition, you may
receive an option to repair the partition. Press <Esc> to continue the
installation procedure.
2 Select an available partition to install the operating system and press
<Enter>.
NOTE: Dell recommends that you create a partition of 12 GB or larger.
3 Select the appropriate file system for the Windows partition, and then
press <Enter>.
NOTE: For maximum security, Dell recommends that you format the
partition using NTFS.
Windows Setup formats your partition with the selected file system
and copies the operating system files to your system.
NOTE: This process may take a few minutes to complete.
4 Remove the driver diskette from the diskette drive and press <Enter>
to restart your system.
If you do nothing, Windows Setup automatically restarts the system
after 15 seconds.
When prompted,
do not press any key to boot from the CD.
If Console Redirection is enabled, the
EMS Connection Detected
window appears. Click
OK to continue.
The
Windows Setup window appears and displays the installation progress.
The
Installing Device window appears, and your screen flashes a few
times. This behavior is normal.
Finally, the
Regional and Language Options window appears.
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