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how do i erase an entire hard drive??
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how do i erase an entire hard drive
- Thread starter trueplaya4ever8
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You can simply format the drive.
If you REALLY want your data gone, you can download a shareware called "Eraser 5.7" or similar (check twocows and download.com) that will delete the data and write several special data paterns which make data recovery almost impossible
If you REALLY want your data gone, you can download a shareware called "Eraser 5.7" or similar (check twocows and download.com) that will delete the data and write several special data paterns which make data recovery almost impossible
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are you asking how to erase and re-install everything or to erase a second multimedia drive?
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i want to wipe everything off a spare hard drive i found in an kinda old hp. i want to add it to my parents pc. its runin windows me.
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If thats all you want to do, fdisk it, delete the partition, create a new one, and then format it. No need to get real elaborate.
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there arent any formatting option on this one its in an old hp. i downloaded that eraser thing. what setting erases it?
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If you have a Win98(or ME) boot disk, boot into that. When it finishes booting, type Fdisk. Make sure you select the correct drive, the select Delete Primary partition. When you finish with that, select Create Primary Partiton. Format it and you are good to go.
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i got it for free so i didnt get any software
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You dont need any software, plug it into the computer put a Win98 or WinMe (or XP if you want NTFS) boot disk in. And at the a:\ prompt type in "fdisk" without quotes.
It should be easy from there. Just make sure you select the right drive to format.
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
It should be easy from there. Just make sure you select the right drive to format.
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
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thanks johnp. now alls i have 2 do is put a partion on it right
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