How to reformat Dell Inspiron hard disk

If your Dell Inspiron system is suffering from virus problem or the operating system is corrupt, then hard disk reformatting is the best way to fix it. Get here how to make Dell Inspiron run faster.

If you come across an issue with Dell Inspiron that you cannot fix, given Dell help guide is a perfect solution to fix it. With following this guide, you can easily clear all the data from Dell Inspiron hard disk. Get the steps below -

Step 1: First shut down your Dell Inspiron system completely and start again. Click 'F12' at start-up to bring up the one-time boot menu.

Step 2: Now enter the Dell CD disk into CD/DVD writer.

Step 3: Hit 'Enter' when prompted to boot from CD. Now Windows setup will automatically start, it can take few minutes for proceeds.

Step 4: Click 'Next' after enter the preferences in the initial installation screen of Windows (for instance, language)… Is your Dell Inspiron system facing randomly shutting down problem?

Step 5: Click 'I accept the licensing terms' checkbox and click 'Next'.

Step 6: There are two options, 'Upgrade' and 'Custom'. Select 'Custom' option for Dell Inspiron reformatting.

Step 7: A new window will open where all hard disk partitions appear. Remove all partitions before reformatting, click 'Delete' to remove. If you don't have any partitions, skip this step.

Step 8: After removing all the hard disk partition, click 'Hard Drive' then click on 'Format' button. Get here how to factory reset Dell Inspiron.

This process will take some time for erasing all the data form your hard drive. Now your Dell Inspiron hard disk has been reformatted. Now click 'Next' and install a new operating system on this fresh hard disk.

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