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Quick one. I have a dell & need to format.

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03-Nov-2009, 01:12 PM #1
Quick one. I have a dell & need to format.
Do I need the disks or is the image on a partition... How can I tell?
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03-Nov-2009, 01:23 PM #2
you should be able to invoke the recovery manager by using F11 as it boots on Dells I think

start
control panel
admin tool
computer management
disk management
see if you have a hidden partition
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