[newbie] LILO hangs

[Joseph Bourque]

I'm having hard disk problems and for reasons that are too lengthy to explain I need to completely remove both Windows and Linux from my system.  I've reformatted my second drive where Linux was installed, but when I reboot, LILO tries to come up then hangs with just the first two letters LI on the screen.  How can I remove whatever is causing LILO to start?   Thank you for any help you can give.   Joe Bourque