Re: [SLUG] Formating HD

From: Bpreece (bpreece1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sun Sep 23 2001 - 18:50:29 EDT


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

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

>Is there a way to format a HD such that all vestages of linux including the
>boot record are removed yielding a virgin HD?
>
>Thanks
>Frank



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