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delete existing partition and reformat
Name: Joe Date: February 8, 2002 at 11:04:32 Pacific
Comment:
I would like to delete the existing partition and files off a second HardD and put Linux on it. Im pretty sure I use fdisk to clean it? or should I use some Linux command. I have tomsrtbt avail. if this would help? (im running XPpro on my primary) thank you in advance. -J
Name: Terry Date: February 8, 2002 at 13:37:21 Pacific
Reply:
You can either use the DOS fdisk to remove the existing partition, or wait until the Linux installation. Most Linux installers will guide you through removing and/or creating partitions on drives you wish to install on.
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Response Number 2
Name: joe Date: February 8, 2002 at 22:28:39 Pacific
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Summary: deleting the partitions and reformatting is exactly what I'd like to do, but both windows and linux do not recognise the device, therefore windows does not assign a drive letter (G:) nor linux a scsi ...
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