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Old 07-07-2008, 04:24 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Two Questions Regarding OS Reinstall and Formatting a Drive

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Originally Posted by Captain_Xion View Post
Well, when I start it up, it gives me the option to start the Windows XP OS or the HP Recovery console.

To the other question, How long does a drive formatting usually take?
Once you have your data backed up . . you would choose the HP Recovery Console.

Time to format depends on the size of the drive . . what size is it?
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