Installing Windows 95 - Gateway Solo 5100 Maintaining & Troubleshooting

Installing Windows 95

Once you have partitioned and formatted your hard drive, you're ready to install
Windows 95. Use the following instructions to install Windows 95
Startup with the Solo Boot Diskette
1. Make sure the Floppy disk drive module is in the modular option bay.
2. If not already installed, place the Solo Boot Diskette or the MS-DOS Setup
disk in the diskette drive.
3. Start up the notebook or reboot the system if you already have the power on.
If the power button is configured for Suspend/Resume, press and hold the
power button for about four seconds to restart the system.
4. Select
Install an operating system on your hard drive
Solo Boot disk Main menu options. Installing the operating system.
5. The next screen message describes the operating system install process which
takes place in two phases. The first phase partitions and formats the hard
drive if it's not already done (this takes few minutes). The percent completed
appears as the program progresses. The second phase steps through the
Windows installation process. Press <F1> to continue.
6. When you are prompted to do so, turn off your notebook and remove the
floppy drive module.
, then press <Enter>.
Chapter 2: Reinstalling Windows 95 System Software
Note:
The Solo Boot Diskette will
automatically partition and
format the hard drive (if not
already done) during the
Install An Operating
System On Your Hard
Drive
procedure. The boot
disk program will only create
a primary DOS partition on
the hard drive (up to 2.0 GB
maximum partition). The
remaining hard drive space
should be partitioned and
formatted after the Windows
95 installation is completed.
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