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Fdisk hangs
Name: styx Date: August 13, 2001 at 04:19:32 Pacific
Comment:
I have win ME & Linux on the HDD. Now to delete linux, I did fdisk/mbr and fdisk. On fdisk command my system hangs. I tried doing this booting with ME and win 98 startup disks. I get the same result. What do I do now? Norton Disk Doctor reported an error of overlapping partitions, but did could not correct it. However , I can boot into both OS's without problems. IS low level formatting the only answer? Thanks in advance.
Name: newgrl Date: August 13, 2001 at 10:10:45 Pacific
Reply:
I had the same problem when I reinstalled W2k which killed LILO. I got rid of the problem by downloading the tools from the hard drive manufacturer's website and taking the drive "back to factory specifications"... in other words, writing zeros to the drive.
You may be able to accomplish the same feat with DEBUG. There is a debug script on this page:
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Summary: Here's part of my original post; two separate follow-ups can be found toward the bottom. Specs: Compaq Deskpro 4000 w/ Pentium w/MMX 4GB HD 32 MB RAM CD-ROM & 3.5" Integrated NIC (Network Interface Ca...
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cdrw problem
