A fire which occurs while an aircraft is airborne. Description. Fire in the air is one of the most hazardous situations that a flight crew can be faced with. Without aggressive intervention by the flight crew, a fire on board an aircraft can lead to the catastrophic loss of that aircraft within a very short space of time.
Check the system requirements. If youâve decided that you want to install a new operating system, youâll first need to figure out which one you want to use. Operating systems have varying system requirements, so if you have an older computer, make sure that you can handle a newer operating system. Try to do this the night before you install the new operating system, as the install will be able to format the disk much faster. 2  This is especially true if you have an IDE disk that is over 40 gigabytes, or Serial ATA (SATA) disk that is over 500 gigabytes.
Once the external drive is connected, insert the operating system CD (typically Windows XP with the Latitude series) or the CD of a new operating system if you wish to do that (such as Ubuntu Linux or Windows 7.). Reboot your computer.When presented with the BIOS screen (on a Latitude, the bios looks like looks as pictured here pictured here) enter the boot menu. To enter the boot menu on a Latitude, press F2. Use the arrow keys to select your CD drive to boot from. Reformat the hard drive.The first step in any installation process is setting up partitions; click Reformat Drive to wipe your Latitude's hard drive completely.nce the external drive is connected, insert the operating system CD (typically Windows XP with the Latitude series) or the CD of a new operating system if you wish to do that (such as Ubuntu Linux or Windows 7.). Reboot your computer.