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How to format screwed-up hard drive and reinstall OS.

How to format screwed-up hard drive and reinstall OS.

2005-11-16       - By peter wu

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Thanks, Bryan, for the link. But I have a couple of questions...
 
 First of all, is it safe to follow the procedure? I am somewhat  concerned
about the prospect of getting into a situation where I cannot  recover anything
, i.e., I might have to toss away the hard drive...
 
 Also, do I have to make a boot diskette? I don't have a floppy drive. If I
can make a bootable CD, which OS should I use?
 
 Thanks, in advance.
 
 -- peter
 If you really want to clear the harddrive quickly use a zero fill like wipe
http://www.digitalissues.co.uk/html/os/misc/ibm-wipe-zap.html


   
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<div id="RTEContent">Thanks, Bryan, for the link. But I have a couple of
questions...<br>  <br>  First of all, is it safe to follow the procedure? I am
somewhat  concerned about the prospect of getting into a situation where I
cannot  recover anything, i.e., I might have to toss away the hard drive...<br>
 <br>  Also, do I have to make a boot diskette? I don't have a floppy drive. If
I can make a bootable CD, which OS should I use?<br>  <br>  Thanks, in advance.
<br>  <br>  -- peter<br>  <blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px
solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">If you really
want to clear the harddrive quickly use a zero fill like wipe <br>http://www
.digitalissues.co.uk/html/os/misc/ibm-wipe-zap.html<br></blockquote></div><p>
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