Re: [SLUG] Formating HD

From: Bryan-TheBS-Smith (b.j.smith@ieee.org)
Date: Sun Sep 23 2001 - 18:48:29 EDT


Bpreece wrote:
> easier way
> if you have a dual boot system
> use a dos bootable floppy disk
> boot off of it type in fdisk use the
> options of delete non dos partition
> when done press esc
> the reboot off floppy and type fdisk/mbr

You obviously haven't used DOS/Win9x FDISK on large disks or those
with numerous partitions. ;-PPP

Better method: Boot RedHat installer/rescue, fdisk.

Even better: Load XOSL as your boot loader -- Ranish Partition
Manager is included and can be run from MBR/boot loader OS

> do not low level format the drive this is a dangerious
> way and now a days will usually destroy the drive!!!

Then zero the individual partitions before you delete them.

-- TheBS

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