How to reformat a Eee Top Et1602 with no disk drive?
Hi Guys
Recently had a device get a virus I fell the best bet is to reformat the machine however its a Eee Top Et1602 with no disk drive, it has a network port. How do I go about a reformat over the network. Im new to this method could any one talk me through it.
Cheers
Oli
Recently had a device get a virus I fell the best bet is to reformat the machine however its a Eee Top Et1602 with no disk drive, it has a network port. How do I go about a reformat over the network. Im new to this method could any one talk me through it.
Cheers
Oli
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Thank you for all your support on this including obtaining all the documentation. we now have a rescued great machine.
With the Eee Top being an all-in-one PC, you have a number of options here:
1) If you have a USB flash drive larger than 4.7GB, you can copy the Windows 7 OS from a retail DVD and make it bootable, essentially using the USB drive as a traditional OS install "disc". See http://kmwoley.com/blog/?p=345
2) Purchase an external DVD drive that can attach to your Eee Top via USB. Asus makes a $50 one that seems popular with the Amazon.com/Buy.com crowd. See http://www.amazon.com/Writer-External-Optical-Drive-SDRW-08D1S-U/dp/B001U02JZ8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1271325184&sr=8-2. As an added bonus, it matches your AIO PC. :)
3) If you have another PC that is attached to your network, you can share its DVD drive over the network, so that the OS install disc is accessible from the Eee Top. For speed purposes, I'd recommend that these be attached wired vs. wireless. If you want to go this route, let me know what OS your other PC is and I'll provide detailed instructions.
Hope this helps!
-Mark