Dell Precision 370 - Manual (Page 110)

primary hard drive. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the
computer.
To reinstall the drivers and Windows XP, you need the following items:
One blank floppy disk
Dell Operating System CD
Dell Drivers and Utilities CD
NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that were installed during assembly of the computer. Use the
Drivers and Utilities CD to load additional required drivers, including the drivers required if your computer has a RAID
controller.
Creating an Intel SATA Drivers Floppy Disk
1. Save and close any open files and exit any open programs.
2. Insert the ResourceCD.
3. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
4. Press <F12> 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 and
try 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 driver
diskette 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 XP
To 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 reinstall
any 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 and
possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical
support representative instructs you to do so.