fdisk /mbr will do the trick for the hard disk. If I remember right the
thinkpad 600 has a floppy disk. You might open up the case and check
the model and manufacturer of the hard disk, it may be in its own
compartment. If the fdisk /mbr doesn't work go to the disk
manufacturers site and look for a disk format utility for that disk.
Then run that. Good luck.
Jim K
horst wrote:
My experience is dated, but Windows (win tools) can have difficulties
erasing partitions of other OSes --use cfdisk from a Knoppix CD instead.
Now to your grub part --it sits in the 'MasterBootRecord' . On Win98
the command
fdisk /MBR
restores the win boot loader. I am not sure how/where/if to specify
the drive letter?
I would boot from a Win98 system floppy that contains the fdisk
command (set your BIOS to 1st boot from floppy, then from CD, then
from HD)
The /MBR switch is not documented by MS, so go and google.........Horst
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:28:14 -0800
From: Matthew Jarvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]>
Subject: [Eug-lug] Hard drive, Grub issues
...>
The Win98 install, Setup, Format and FDISK all fail to want to deal
with the hard drive.
Ran SpinRite on it and it did find some errors, all recoverable.
When trying to boot the Win98 install CD, I get this message and a
frozen machine:
GRUB Loading stage1.5.
....
I don't want Grub anymore anyhoo, so how can I get around this to get
back to (trying) installing Win98 ?
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