Desktop Management Guide (3rd Edition)

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Desktop Management Guide
3. Insert the USB flash media device into one of the computer's
USB ports and remove all other USB storage devices except USB
diskette drives. Close the computer cover.
4. Plug in the power cord and turn on the computer.
5. As soon as the computer is turned on, press and hold the
F10 key
until you enter Computer Setup. Press
Enter to bypass the title
screen, if necessary.
✎
If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must
restart the computer and press and hold the
F10 key again to access
the utility.
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error
message—disregard it.
6. Go to Integrated Peripherals > South OnChip IDE Device to
disable the PATA controller, and go to Integrated Peripherals >
South OnChip PCI Device to disable the SATA controller. Exit
setup, confirming the changes.
7. Insert a bootable DOS diskette with FDISK.COM and either
SYS.COM or FORMAT.COM into a diskette drive and turn on
the computer to boot to the DOS diskette.
8. Run FDISK and delete any existing partitions on the USB flash
media device. Create a new partition and mark it active. Exit
FDISK by pressing the
Esc key.
9. If the system did not automatically restart when exiting FDISK,
press
Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot to the DOS diskette.
10. At the A:\ prompt, type
FORMAT C: /S and press Enter. Format
will format the USB flash media device, add the system files, and
ask for a Volume Label.
11. Press
Enter for no label or enter one if desired.
12. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord. Open the
computer and re-install any PCI cards that were previously
removed. Close the computer cover.
13. Plug in the power cord, remove the diskette, and turn on the
computer.