Quantum fireball...ok does it have a model # ?
-----Original Message----- From: harryfoot <[email protected]> To: Linux Users Group <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:59 am Subject: [lug:14310] Re: HOW TO completely wipe the HDD??? 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
