HELP: formatting the hard drive
On Aug 19, 1997, at 15:47, Leandro Asnaghi-Nicastro wrote:
> I also have a P133 with 16MB of ram. I originally installed Linux
> on this machine, but I now need it for CAD. I would like to remove
> Linux from it but I have been unable via standard methods (ie:
> bootable floppy to format HD). Any suggestions on how I can format
> the hard drive so that I can installed (*yikes*) Windows '95?
Did you partition your drives? If the answer is yes, you'll have to:
1. Boot from floppy.
2. Use MS DOG's fdisk to erase all partitions.
3. Repartition as you wish.
4. Use MS DOG's format to format the drives. Probably use the /S flag
on the first bootable (usually, C:) partition.
If you are going to leave the drives partitioned as they are, just
reformat them with MS DOG's format (that is, skip steps 2 and 3).
Note: Make sure you have everything you need on that bootable MS DOG
floppy:
1. System (IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, whatnot)
2. fdisk
3. format
4. a text editor
5. drivers fro your hardware (CD-ROM?)
6. anything you deem necessary
Then, install MS DOG or Winblows 95. Pity on you.
--
Gonzalo A. Diethelm G.
gonzo@ing.puc.cl
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