red.sheep Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I tried to format my hard drive and install windows again as i was unhappy with the way it was running. During installation the battery in my laptop ran out. Now i can't get into windows because its not installed and it wont copy any files to my hard drive from the installation disk. Is there any way to format my hard drive without using windows?Thanks in advance Murray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Has your computer got a floppy drive?. If you have download f-disk and follow these instructions.http://mirror.href.com/thestarman/asm/mbr/FDISK.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red.sheep Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 thanks i'll give that a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 If not it can be done with Knoppix, which is a live Linux CD.Boot up your PC with a live (FREE) Knoppix CD/DVD Open a terminal window and su to root,To verify the target drive[1] you wish to erase, type:fdisk -l Let's assume it returns in the list '/dev/hda' as the target drive.To permanently overwrite the entire drive with ASCII 0x00 type:dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda ============[1] *** WARNING *** Be sure to backup any data you wish to keep. Using dd command above will result in a fully wiped disk drive. The data is NOT RECOVERABLE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 If you cannot find a way to get Knoppix, PM me with your address and I will post one to you.Regards AlanTo send a PM, hover over my name and click the arrow for a drop down box, select send message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red.sheep Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Problem sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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