Posts by tph

One more thing: Can I leave the HP Recovery partition untouched?

WeAreNotAlone: Thanks VERY much for all the info, I appreciate it! My dv2000t has just arrived. Its 2pm and I got lot of work to do, so in a few hours I will probably burn all the soft needed and try to reinstall the whole os. So keep...

It is magnificent. The "fingerprint/wave" finish on the top is remarkable, the whole laptop looks spectacular. I have to see it during the night, but i think those blue leds will look much better by then. I will make some...

Quote: Originally Posted by WeAreNotAlone Yes, but make a copy of the C:\\SwSetup folder first. To get QP to work again after the format you will probally have to run the re-installer... Im really sorry...

Can I just format the C: partition? I mean without harming the QP and Recovery partitions.

Could any expert say whether there are ANY SATA drivers on Win XP disc AT ALL?

Well thanks but the link you gave me was nothing of an answer to what Im trying to find out. I want to know if I NEED any sort of FDD external drive, or whether Windows do have their own SATA drivers within the Win XP installation CD....

Could anyone tell me if I actually NEED an external FDD drive? Cause I aint got time nor cash to buy one and was wondering if I could reinstall without it. Please help!

Hi guys, As you can see I am a newbie to this forum. Ive been doing one hell lotta reinstalls on my desktop PC (which aint got SATA tho) and never had any problems. In 2 days my brand new dv2000t will arrive and I was wondering...