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mikie64 · 27-07-09, 01:15 PM

hi all anyone no how to put a new o/s on a c400 notebook,,there no cd ,drive, no floppy disks,,,peeps who know this notebook will no how hard it is to put new o/s on this laptop..hope someone can help..thanks....

pontiend · 27-07-09, 01:29 PM

If you hit F10,or maybe F11. At the Dell splash screen you my find a OS restore partition.

edit.if not try ctrl +F11

tommytommy · 27-07-09, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mikie64

hi all anyone no how to put a new o/s on a c400 notebook,,there no cd ,drive, no floppy disks,,,peeps who know this notebook will no how hard it is to put new o/s on this laptop..hope someone can help..thanks....

weren't these laptops provided with external CD-ROMs?

mikie64 · 27-07-09, 03:19 PM

thanks for the reply guys,,went i hit the f8 it go back to reboot ,,that why i want to put new o/s on it,,there is no cd rom it second hand,,,,

tommytommy · 27-07-09, 03:24 PM

lol.. you replied without answering the question mate.. why not just buy a cheap external CD-Rom.. you'll then have one for future reference

mikie64 · 27-07-09, 03:34 PM

sorry mate ,yeah i migth have to do that..but i been looking at the net and some peeps r having problems connetin rom to lappy.[something to do with the c400 drivers ]+plus im not to hot at computers,,,,

tommytommy · 27-07-09, 03:59 PM

Yeah i have also been looking on the net for you, however, unfortunately i don't seem to find an answer. I don't know if Dell charge to call there technical, but that may be the best way, unless you go on Dell forums. I'm sure someone else would of had the same problem pal

mikie64 · 27-07-09, 04:03 PM

thanks tommytommy,,i gonna have another look up later,,plus the lappy not ere with me to play with.....lol

tommytommy · 27-07-09, 04:15 PM

no worries me olde fruit

mikie64 · 28-07-09, 12:10 PM

can someone give me some advice,,can i put c400 hd in a dell d400 lappy, load o/s,then put back the hd back in to the c400,....

27-07-09, 01:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
mikie64 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53 Thanks: 18 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	help dell c400 hi all anyone no how to put a new o/s on a c400 notebook,,there no cd ,drive, no floppy disks,,,peeps who know this notebook will no how hard it is to put new o/s on this laptop..hope someone can help..thanks....

27-07-09, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
pontiend Senile Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 913 Thanks: 216 Thanked 200 Times in 164 Posts	Re: help dell c400 If you hit F10,or maybe F11. At the Dell splash screen you my find a OS restore partition. edit.if not try ctrl +F11 __________________ TM9100 super.TM-5402HD. TM-5400 CI+. TM1000 d+. triax 88 cm dish.stab hh90 motor.57e-30w. 100 cm,fixed. Last edited by pontiend; 27-07-09 at 01:32 PM.

27-07-09, 03:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
mikie64 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53 Thanks: 18 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: help dell c400 thanks for the reply guys,,went i hit the f8 it go back to reboot ,,that why i want to put new o/s on it,,there is no cd rom it second hand,,,,

27-07-09, 03:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
tommytommy Eurovox EX1000 + SB5101e Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 216 Thanks: 66 Thanked 46 Times in 35 Posts	Re: help dell c400 lol.. you replied without answering the question mate.. why not just buy a cheap external CD-Rom.. you'll then have one for future reference

27-07-09, 03:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
mikie64 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53 Thanks: 18 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: help dell c400 sorry mate ,yeah i migth have to do that..but i been looking at the net and some peeps r having problems connetin rom to lappy.[something to do with the c400 drivers ]+plus im not to hot at computers,,,,

27-07-09, 03:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
tommytommy Eurovox EX1000 + SB5101e Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 216 Thanks: 66 Thanked 46 Times in 35 Posts	Re: help dell c400 Yeah i have also been looking on the net for you, however, unfortunately i don't seem to find an answer. I don't know if Dell charge to call there technical, but that may be the best way, unless you go on Dell forums. I'm sure someone else would of had the same problem pal

27-07-09, 04:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
mikie64 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53 Thanks: 18 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: help dell c400 thanks tommytommy,,i gonna have another look up later,,plus the lappy not ere with me to play with.....lol

27-07-09, 04:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
tommytommy Eurovox EX1000 + SB5101e Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 216 Thanks: 66 Thanked 46 Times in 35 Posts	Re: help dell c400 no worries me olde fruit

28-07-09, 12:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
mikie64 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53 Thanks: 18 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: help dell c400 can someone give me some advice,,can i put c400 hd in a dell d400 lappy, load o/s,then put back the hd back in to the c400,....