primary hard drive. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by thecomputer.To reinstall the drivers and Windows XP, you need the following items:One blank floppy diskDell Operating System CDDell Drivers and Utilities CDNOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that were installed during assembly of the computer. Use theDrivers and Utilities CD to load additional required drivers, including the drivers required if your computer has a RAIDcontroller.Creating an Intel SATA Drivers Floppy Disk1. Save and close any open files and exit any open programs.2. Insert the ResourceCD.3. Turn on (or restart) your computer.4. Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears.If the operating system logo appears, wait until you see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer andtry again.5. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select IDE CD drive from the menu or enter the associated menu option number.6. After the system boots using the ResourceCD, select the number associated with the Create a SATA RAID driverdiskette menu option.7. Follow the instructions on the screen to create the floppy disk.8. After you create the floppy disk, exit to DOS.9. Remove the ResourceCD.10. Remove the floppy disk.Label it Intel SATA Drivers.11. Restart your computer.Reinstalling Windows XPTo reinstall Windows XP, perform all the steps in the following sections in the order in which they are listed.The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours to complete. After you reinstall the operating system, you must also reinstallany additional device drivers, the virus protection program, and other software.NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. The options can overwrite files andpossibly affect programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technicalsupport representative instructs you to do so.
