System Configuration 2-496. After selecting the type of hard drive format wanted (Quick or Full), theFormatting Drive(s) screen appears with a status bar showing the progress ofthe formatting.After the disk has been reformatted, the Installing Applications screenappears, indicating the status of the restore process as the operating systemloads from the CD. This screen also displays the version of Windows OSbeing installed.The drivers and other software components required for the operatingsystem are also loaded from the CD.After the OS finishes loading, the “Operating System Restore Completed”screen appears. Skip to step 9.7. To partition the hard drive, click Continue on the Partitioning the HardDrive screen. The Partition Information screen appears (in Windows 95 orWindows 98 systems; in Windows NT 4.0 systems, the FAT16 Partitionwarning appears as described in step 8).The Partition Information screen has three options and allows selection ofthe File Allocation Table (FAT) type wanted to use for the operating systemrestore. Click Back to return to the Operating Mode screen. Click FAT 16 to select the FAT16 allocation table (current FAT type). Click FAT 32 to select the FAT32 allocation table (available forWindows 95 or Windows 98 systems).Some older software may not work in a Windows 95 or Windows 98 systemconfigured for FAT 32.In Windows NT 4.0 systems, the Partition Information screen does notappear. Instead, the FAT16 Partition warning appears. This screen isdescribed in the following step.8. After selecting the FAT type, a warning screen appears indicating that thesystem is about to partition and format the hard drive using the FDISKprogram. This warning screen contains three options: Back, Exit, andContinue. Click Back to return to the Partition Information screen. Click Exit to terminate the restore process. Click Continue to perform FDISK.If clicking Continue, the system performs FDISK using the FAT typeselected and reboots the system. After the reboot, all partitions areformatted. When all the partitions have been formatted, the OS loads fromthe CD. The Installing Applications screen appears. This screen alsodisplays the version of Windows OS being installed.
