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January 26th, 2006 18:00
how to completely erase partition/data...fdisk or debug?
I have inspiron 6000 and want to erase the existing data/partition. At the first time, I used windows XP
setup CD for repartition, reformat and reinstallation. But, after finshing the work, whenever
I boot the computer, there's a black screen pops up and ask me to choose which OS I want to use.
It looks like the old OS was not erased.
Then, I though I need to do it by using "fdisk." But, I don't have DOS program including "fdisk."
I am wondering if Dell diagnostics CD has "fdisk." When I searched the tech documents,
all assumed that I need dos program in floppy disk, which is out dated. Also, I heard I can
do it by using "debug command." But, I don't know how to do it.
What I want to do now is to completely erase all data/partition and recreate/format the hard drive
to be ready for OS installation. Thanks for your help in advance.
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