Fdisk

Always back up all data files before deleating a partition or formatting a hard drive.

Setting new partitions

  1. Insert rescue disk
  2. At a:> type fdisk
  3. Select option #4 to veiw current partition info
  4. If you want to remove select option #3 and delete partition
  5. Select option #1 to create a new primary dos partition

Formatting

  1. Insert rescue disk
  2. Select without cd rom support
  3. At a:> type fdisk/mbr
  4. At a:> type format c:
  5. After format is complete at a:> type scandisk c: then do a surface scan which will mark all bad clusters so that your new operating system will not write to them.
  6. Reboot with an antivirouse disk and run a virouse scan
  7. Install your new operating system

Startup Disk

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