Try my method. If it still plays up at 94% you may have a media problem. But
with a new master boot record it should go OK.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ty Hunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:25 AM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting
> I'm also Having problems Formatting my HD. I installed 7.1 on it(1.2 Gig),
> it ran fine, I wanted to reclaim the HD for Windows and re-install
Mandrake
> on my larger 10 gig. I Fdisk'ed the 1.2 gig and then rebooted to Format
and
> at 94% it stops and says 'Format Terminated', no error or anything. now
when
> I try to boot the linux drive I get some weird Grub prompt. I was thinking
> of hooking the 1.2 gig up as a slave then formatting it from windows but
if
> there is a easier way then that would be great
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Rye [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:38 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting
> >
> > Rod Baxter wrote:
> > >
> > > Easy.
> > >
> > > Boot from a dos boot disk and use dos fdisk. Delete all partitions and
> > > reboot from the floppy. Then type fdisk /mbr which will rewrite a
> > standard
> > > master boot record.
> > > But, (as allways!!) if you cannot delete an extended partition because
> > it
> > > says 'cannot delete while logical drives exist' and when you go and
look
> > > there are no logical drives you need to cheat a bit.
> > >
> > > Go into the bios and change the disk drive settings. If its running
LBA,
> > > change it to normal. Reboot and you will find the logical drives will
> > have
> > > dissapeared. Delete everything, then reboot and put it back to LBA
mode.
> > > Then go through the loop again, and finish with the fdisk /mbr
command.
> > >
> > > If its a small disk and you are not running LBA, then just change the
> > drive
> > > type to something else.
> > >
> > > Rod
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Kelly, Christopher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "'Newbie'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 9:23 PM
> > > Subject: [newbie] Ultimate Formatting
> > >
> > > > Anybody know how to completely wipe a HD clean?? I am having major
> > > problems
> > > > and need to start over. I need to blow away partitions and all. Make
> > it
> > > just like new.
> >
> > There is a rather smart wee utility called ZeroDisk out there somewhere
> > which rewrites every sector. I have used that to do Security Wipes.
> >
> > I may have a copy here somewhere - whant to check thru the floppy box?
> >
> > Cheers
> > --
> > ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected"
> > (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.)
> >
>
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