Restoring The Operating System; Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional And Windows Xp Professional; Red Hat Linux; Converting To Ntfs - HP xw4000 Service & Reference Manual

Installing or Restoring the Operating System
1.2

Restoring the operating system

The following sections discuss the procedures for restoring the operating system and applications
software.
1.2.1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP
Professional
Restore the original operating system and factory-installed software by using the Restore Plus!
CD and the OS CD that came with the workstation. Carefully read and follow the instructions
provided with the Restore Plus! CD.

1.2.2 Red Hat Linux

Should a recovery of the OS or software be required, insert the hp workstations Red Hat Linux
with hp additions (Binary Disk 1/3) CD and follow the prompts on the screen to successfully
complete the recovery process.
1.3

Converting to NTFS

Hard drives are formatted according to a file system format that sets a maximum partition size.
With the increase in drive size and changes in operating systems the FAT32 file system format
has become outdated. The NTFS file system format is preferred for the latest drive sizes and
operating systems.

1.3.1 Windows 2000 Professional

The hard drive may be automatically converted to NTFS when Windows 2000 is configured. On
some systems the following procedure may be required.
To convert an existing partition from a FAT 32 partition to an NTFS partition, double-click the
NTFS Convert icon on the desktop. Carefully read and follow the directions that appear on the
screen.
CAUTION: Converting from a FAT32 partition to NTFS may result in loss of data. Back up all data files
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before changing the file system format.

1.3.2 Windows XP Professional

During the initial unbundling of the operating system, the system will start out with a FAT32
partition but will automatically convert to NTFS. The Windows XP operating system is not
designed to run in a FAT32 partition on these systems.
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