HELP PLEASE and FAST

jutnm · 07-29-2007, 09:21 PM

how do u reformat you HDD if no operating system is installed ???? do u have to do it by bios ?

PohTayToez · 07-29-2007, 09:24 PM

You'd have to install the HDD in another computer and format, unless you have a utility that you can boot from CD (hard drive manufactures make boot disks that you can use to format, but you have to buy them).

What's the rush? Feds knocking at your door?

Deepblue · 07-29-2007, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PohTayToez

You'd have to install the HDD in another computer and format, unless you have a utility that you can boot from CD (hard drive manufactures make boot disks that you can use to format, but you have to buy them).

What's the rush? Feds knocking at your door?

you could also get yourself any windows boot disk win 9X and up and boot to that disk and use the fdisk and format commands. you can even do this with a Dos boot disk.

but the easyest way maybe like PohTayToez say just pull the disk and move it to another computer and reformat it depends what you want to format it for.

if you are going to install a OS just use the OS install disk and reformat it when intalling the OS

jutnm · 07-29-2007, 09:43 PM

oo ic , no i wanna get this computer done for my brother for his Bday, but if the feds were coming id flush down the toilet lol
well thanks guys

JlCollins005 · 07-30-2007, 03:12 AM

partition magic is bootable off a cd and can be used to format hdds

Ambushed · 07-30-2007, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jutnm

oo ic , no i wanna get this computer done for my brother for his Bday, but if the feds were coming id flush down the toilet lol
well thanks guys

Hehe. How would you go by doing that?

jutnm · 07-30-2007, 05:15 AM

try and crush it with the toilet lid as much as a i can lol

well thanks again guys for ur help !! ill see what i can do then

asdfguy · 08-01-2007, 10:40 PM

I'm a plumber....you'd be surprised what I've pulled out of a toilet, if you don't want the feds to find it, don't put it there!!

Jonyboy · 08-02-2007, 10:15 PM

Boot up a live linux distro and use gparted.

Whilst you do that i'll start up a thread on different ways to destroy a HDD.

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PohTayToez Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Age: 19 Posts: 2,541	You'd have to install the HDD in another computer and format, unless you have a utility that you can boot from CD (hard drive manufactures make boot disks that you can use to format, but you have to buy them). What's the rush? Feds knocking at your door? __________________ Desktop / Laptop ASUS A8N-E / Compaq Presario v6420us AMD Athlon 3200+ @ 2.50Ghz / AMD Athlon X2 TK-53 @ 1.70Ghz MSI GeForce 7800GT / GeForce Go 6150 2 x 512MB DDR / 2 x 1GB DDR2 250GB SATA II / 80GB 5400RPM SATA 2 x DVD Burner / 8X DVD±R/RW

07-29-2007, 09:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,461	oo ic , no i wanna get this computer done for my brother for his Bday, but if the feds were coming id flush down the toilet lol well thanks guys __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb <> PNY 9600GT 3. 2 Gb of RAM A~DATA PC6400 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 320 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

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07-30-2007, 05:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,461	try and crush it with the toilet lid as much as a i can lol well thanks again guys for ur help !! ill see what i can do then __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb <> PNY 9600GT 3. 2 Gb of RAM A~DATA PC6400 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 320 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

08-01-2007, 10:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
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08-02-2007, 10:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jonyboy Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 266	Boot up a live linux distro and use gparted. Whilst you do that i'll start up a thread on different ways to destroy a HDD.

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