Complete Hard-Drive Rebuild for Novell Network PC

• Enter Win 95 setup (F8)
  • restart in MS-DOS (F8)
  • select option 5 (command prompt)
  • at the c:> type "\fdisk" (formats hard drive)
  
  -enable large disk support (y)
  -partition status should be FAT32

• fdisk options
  • select 3 (delete primary or dos-partition)
  • delete primary partition (option 1)
    -Enter no volume label
    -hit then restart from primary boot disk
    

• When the computer re-starts run fdisk again, this time select:
  
  • (y)-large disk support (if you hard-drive is larger than 2 GB)
  • create primary dos partition
    • max available size
  • Restart the computer with the boot-up disk and type in:
    • a:\>format c:/s (which formats the HDD & installs the system files)
    • proceed with format (y)
    • enter volume label

  • escapechange to the a:\> prompt and install the CD-rom drivers

• remove setup floppy and reboot
• insert win95 cd or setup cd

When the machine re-boots follow the following steps:

1. change from c:\ (or whatever your hard drive is designated) to your cd drive d:\ (the command would be c:\>d:)
2. run Windows setup d:\>setup (>win 95\setup) and automatically scandisk will run. If errors are found here they are hardware
3. agree to license
4. choose directory; accept defaults
5. at the setup options choose appropriate method
6. serial number from manual
7. user info
   • name: Your Name
   • company : Your Company Name
8. analyze computer (y) do not select hardware yet!!
9. next setup will check to see what kind of hardware your computer has
10. Select components:
    • if check box is greyed-out only some components have been selected
    • if you 2x click you can select the components for each
      Select:
      • appropriate accessory options
      • appropriate accessories
      • appropriate communications
      • appropriate Disk tools
      • appropriate fax modem
      • appropriate mutimedia
      • appropriate MS network
      • appropriate windows messaging
11. Network configuration
    -select Next (We will come back to this)
12. Computer settings:
    • Machines
    • Standard PC
    • Start-up disk
      - No
13. Select Next
14. copy windows files
15. restart computer
    -accept defaults
16. configure video card (insert setup CD)
    • Go to Desktop properties // settings // advanced // change // have disk
    • Let win 95 find the video card andinstall appropriate driver
    • You now need to change the settings on the video card:
    • desktop properties // settings // appropriate color setting & desktop area
17. At this point you will have to restart your computer
18. You will be ready to move on to [Setting Up Your Network Interface Card]

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