How Do You Format A Compaq Presario V6000 Laptop?
There are several reasons a user may want to format a hard drive. You may want to reinstall Windows, delete old unwanted files, clean the computer of viruses or give the hard drive to a friend. Formatting the drive of a computer does not delete the data on the hard drive. Data on the hard drive essentially has pointers that reference the data and where they are stored. The format removes those pointers so the data is no longer accessible, but the data remains. There are several pieces of software that can find this data and retrieve it. Insert the manufacturer’s CD into the computer. Reboot the computer. Computers are set in the BIOS to boot from the CD/DVD first. If no bootable CD is recognized then the computer will boot off of the primary hard drive. In this case the manufacturer’s bootable CD will start the installation process. If the computer boots off the drive first then reboot the computer again and press the F10 key at the initial boot up screen to enter the BIOS. Press the “
