Originally Posted by THECLIPPERS
I agree with everyone on here. DON'T REFORMAT. It will be a nightmare to get your nice new computer working again.
I wouldn't always agree with this. If you know what you are doing, it is very easy to get it up and running.
I bought a Dell a few months back and did a complete rebuild with a "Standard" install disc for XP. I just copied all of the Dell drivers and SATA drivers to a disc before the format and the install went fine.
Haven't had any problems.