HP nc6000 laptop

[Megamorph]

I recently purchased a used HP nc6000. I want to wipe the HDD and reinstall XP Pro. Do I need some sort of system disc or what? I didn't get any software with the notebook.

 

[IlllI]

see if you can dl the drivers from the hp website before you wipe the drive. then burn them to a cd. after that, you should be good to go

 

[Megamorph]

Originally posted by: skunkbuster
see if you can dl the drivers from the hp website before you wipe the drive. then burn them to a cd. after that, you should be good to go

skunk, there's a bunch of software and drivers available on the HP website for this notebook. I have no idea what is needed and what isn't. Surely, I don't need to install all of this stuff.

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqnk/us/locate/64_5837.html

 

[modedepe]

Most likely there is hidden partition on the HD (unless the previous owner got rid of it), which contains the restore software. You usually have to press one of the F keys at startup to access it.