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clear/reset mbr for slave drive
Name: MichaelN13 Date: October 12, 2003 at 19:13:02 Pacific OS: MS-DOS/Win 98 CPU/Ram: 533 P2, 192MB
Comment:
HELP!!! i really need to reset the master-boot record of my slave drive (d:\) ASAP!
Name: hwood Date: October 12, 2003 at 19:59:10 Pacific
Reply:
MichaelN13:
With a Windows 98 boot disk that has fdisk on it type: fdisk d: /mbr that will reset the master boot record.
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Response Number 2
Name: Dan Penny Date: October 13, 2003 at 05:32:18 Pacific
Reply:
That syntax won't work. The mbr is the Master Boot Record and is found on the primary partiton/drive (C:) used for booting. His D: drive is a non-booting slave drive.
MichaelN13, can you be a bit more specific in the description of your problem?
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Response Number 3
Name: MichaelN13 Date: October 13, 2003 at 06:07:32 Pacific
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sure, my computer has two hard drives. i installed the second hard drive so i can format it and clear the mbr (for another computer), i've formatted it, but i have no idea how to clear the mbr on a slave drive.
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Response Number 4
Name: Dan Penny Date: October 13, 2003 at 09:26:15 Pacific
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You should install the drive in question into the system where it will reside. This will make it the primary drive. Then boot with a floppy which is for the O/S you're going to install on that drive. Fdisk fresh and set up the drive. This will set up the MBR for that drive in that system. Then format the drive. When complete, install the O/S.
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Response Number 5
Name: MichaelN13 Date: October 13, 2003 at 14:13:54 Pacific
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the new drive already has an os on it, there is a problem in the master boot record that prevents it booting up.i don't know how it happened, though...
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Response Number 6
Name: Dave357 Date: October 13, 2003 at 18:13:35 Pacific
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Dan Penny, we haven't seen much of you lately. Welcome back.
How 'bout them CUBS !!!!!
Michael, fdisk /mbr only works on the primary HD, as Dan Penny stated above. Reinstall the HD into the other PC, boot with a bootdisk, then do fdisk /mbr.
HTH
Dave
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Response Number 7
Name: Dan Penny Date: October 14, 2003 at 02:45:44 Pacific
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Hi Dave, Thanks. I moved June 28th, started a new job June 30th. So, most of my time has gone into setting up my new place and work. I'm working on getting my first salary review pushed up. Pretty aggressive for fourteen weeks into the job. ;>) I'm on an even keel now. Good to be back.
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Response Number 8
Name: MichaelN13 Date: October 14, 2003 at 14:06:23 Pacific
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does norton ghost copy the mbr when cloning an harddrive?
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