NOTE: You, the customer, are solely responsible for data security. WinBook strongly recommends that you perform a backup of all personal data contained on your system prior to performing this procedure. Warning: WinBook will NOT be held responsible for any data loss incurred during this process.

General Information: This WinBook Tech Article is intended to setup up a new hard drive with Windows 98. Do not attempt the below steps on a hard drive that already has Windows installed, as it may not work properly.

WARNING! Restoring the Windows 98 master image will delete all data currently on your hard drive.

In order to proceed you will need to following items:.

1. The WinBook XLi restore CD.
2. Your Windows 98 certificate of authenticity
3. Please contact WinBook Tech Support at 1-800-468-1225 for the password needed to copy the image on to the new hard drive.

If you do not have your certificate of authenticity or the restore password do not continue with this WinBook Tech Article until you have both of them. You will not be able to install Windows until you insert these numbers.

1. Insert the WinBook XLi Windows 98 restore CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Turn the computer on.
3. At the main menu press the 1 key to activate option #1 for PHDISK.
4. Press the spacebar to continue past last change to stop message.
5. When prompted to press any key to reset the system press the spacebar key. The computer should restart.
6. At the main menu press the 2 key to activate option #2 for FDISK.
7. Press the spacebar at the last chance to quit screen.
8. Press Y to enable large disk support to enable large disk support. Then press the enter key.
9. At the FDISK menu press the 1 key to create DOS partitions, and press enter.
10. Press #1 to create primary DOS partition, then press enter.
11. It will then ask if you want to use the entire drive for this partition. Hit y for yes, then press, enter.
12. After the Primary DOS partition is created it will tell you that in order for the changes to be made you must restart the computer. Press the esc key to restart.
13. WARNING! Make sure that there are no PCMCIA cards plugged into the system when attempting to restore the image on the hard drive. Having cards in at this time could cause the system to become unstable and crash.
14. At the main menu press the 3 key to begin the image restore process.
15. At the warning press the spacebar continue.
16. Enter the password that you obtained from WinBook Technical Support.
17. Click on the restore button. Then click on the yes button.
18. Your machine will then begin the process of installing the Win98 master image on to your hard drive.
19. When the image has completely copied to the hard drive it will prompt you to hit ctrl+alt+delete to restart your system. When you see this message remove the restore CD from your CD-ROM drive. Then hold the power button down until the machine shuts off.
20. Now turn the system on. When Win98 finishes loading, input your name and company and click next to continue. If you do not wish to input a company name then leave it blank.
21. Read the Microsoft license agreement and click on the I accept the agreement button. Then click next to continue.
22. Now insert the number off of your Windows 98 Certificate of Authenticity. Click on the next button to continue.
23. Click on the finish button. Windows 98 is now installed on your new hard drive.

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