It's a Quantum Fireball. Low level format? Please explain.
Thanks
On Apr 18, 7:42 am, [email protected] wrote:
> Find out the make and model of your hard drive, and get the software to
> perform a low level format.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harryfoot <[email protected]>
> To: Linux Users Group <[email protected]>
> Sent: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 3:18 pm
> Subject: [lug:14306] HOW TO completely wipe the HDD???
>
> Hello penguins,
> I have a problem with a Windows ME box, (eMachine T3100). I have been
> hunkered over this box for the last 2.5 days. At first I wanted to
> restore ME. No dice. Then, seeing as the box only has a CD-rom (R+RW)
> I attempted installing TurboLinux to no availing success. The only
> LIVE CD i have (Ubuntu Feisty Fawn) is my only hope to liberate this
> machine (because it's all I've got on CD which meets my criteria. Ergo
> it allows the box to function with a graphical user interface8^)
>
> No matter how long I leave the computer to it's own devices of
> installing Feisty it simply can't/won't completely overwrite the
> filing system of this unholy union of Emachines hardware & Windows ME
> software.
>
> If anyone can assist me in systematic removal of the data on the the
> hard drive & THEN applying this version Ubuntu (see above) to this
> machine, your name shall be held in high esteem.
>
> Thx Lx Grp
> Harry
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