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**drunkvader** · 10-10-2005, 03:21 PM

i need help formatting my hd. i dont have a os on ti right now and i need to format it to put one on. how do i format it in cmos?

**dompspdom** · 10-10-2005, 03:30 PM

is the hd brand new?

**drunkvader** · 10-10-2005, 03:37 PM

no its old. it had xp on it but it got all messed up and wont boot anymore. im trying to put linux on it but i need to format it first. i dont have any os on it so i dont know how to format it.

M7thCC · 10-10-2005, 03:39 PM

I think this only works with Windows, but it might work for others too. Put the install disk for the OS in your CD drive and re-boot the computer. It should start up with the option to 'Boot from disk'. Highlight that and press enter. That should take you into some menus where you can eventually get to the option that will let you format the HD. It will probrably take a few hours to format depending on the size of the HD, but when it's done just re-boot again, but instead of formating, install the OS (From the same menu). I think that should do it, I haven't done a clean install for a while but I hope that helps :icon_smil.

**dompspdom** · 10-10-2005, 03:41 PM

i think you have to put the cd in enter the bios and make the cd drive your primary drive or slave

**drunkvader** · 10-10-2005, 03:44 PM

when i try to boot the cd it just tries to install ubunto on my hd and half way through it says failed not enough memory and its a 10 gig hd

**dompspdom** · 10-10-2005, 03:50 PM

i thinks that your problem m8 get a 80gb hd you can get one a good one for about £40
here some i found http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...ationKey=11026
get this one if can i have it in mt second pc and its fine
*read the reviews about it on dabs

**drunkvader** · 10-10-2005, 04:22 PM

well is there a way to format it without a os like in the bios menu

DLM · 10-10-2005, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drunkvader

when i try to boot the cd it just tries to install ubunto on my hd and half way through it says failed not enough memory and its a 10 gig hd

The Ubuntu installer needs at least 64 mbytes of RAM (memory) to work properly.

**cji** · 10-11-2005, 07:19 AM

You clearly have another computer (or you wouldn't be posting here) so go to software.com or do a google search for a "boot disk." Make a floppy boot disk and put it in and reboot the PC. This should get you to a DOS prompt. From there, type in:

format c: /s

That will format the HDD and put system files on it to make it bootable. From there, remove the floppy and reboot your PC. When it comes back up, you'll have a formatted, bootable HDD. Then you can install linux or whatever else you want.

**dompspdom** · 10-11-2005, 07:24 AM

how many disks u gotta use

**cji** · 10-11-2005, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dompspdom

how many disks u gotta use

A boot floppy fits on one floppy disk. We used to use it back in the day when CDs weren't bootable. It has a watered down version of DOS on it, plus enough utilities to get an OS installed, like format, fdisk, etc.

Most Windows OSs have an option somewhere to "create boot floppy" as well. However, I haven't needed to make one in a while, so I'm not sure where that option is anymore.

10-10-2005, 03:21 PM	#1
drunkvader Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 Trader Feedback: 0	fromat my hd i need help formatting my hd. i dont have a os on ti right now and i need to format it to put one on. how do i format it in cmos?

10-10-2005, 03:30 PM	#2
dompspdom Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: kent Posts: 175 Trader Feedback: 0	is the hd brand new?

10-10-2005, 03:37 PM	#3
drunkvader Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 Trader Feedback: 0	no its old. it had xp on it but it got all messed up and wont boot anymore. im trying to put linux on it but i need to format it first. i dont have any os on it so i dont know how to format it.

10-10-2005, 03:39 PM	#4
M7thCC Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,223 Trader Feedback: 0	I think this only works with Windows, but it might work for others too. Put the install disk for the OS in your CD drive and re-boot the computer. It should start up with the option to 'Boot from disk'. Highlight that and press enter. That should take you into some menus where you can eventually get to the option that will let you format the HD. It will probrably take a few hours to format depending on the size of the HD, but when it's done just re-boot again, but instead of formating, install the OS (From the same menu). I think that should do it, I haven't done a clean install for a while but I hope that helps :icon_smil.

10-10-2005, 03:41 PM	#5
dompspdom Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: kent Posts: 175 Trader Feedback: 0	i think you have to put the cd in enter the bios and make the cd drive your primary drive or slave

10-10-2005, 03:44 PM	#6
drunkvader Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 Trader Feedback: 0	when i try to boot the cd it just tries to install ubunto on my hd and half way through it says failed not enough memory and its a 10 gig hd

10-10-2005, 03:50 PM	#7
dompspdom Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: kent Posts: 175 Trader Feedback: 0	i thinks that your problem m8 get a 80gb hd you can get one a good one for about £40 here some i found http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...ationKey=11026 get this one if can i have it in mt second pc and its fine *read the reviews about it on dabs

10-10-2005, 04:22 PM	#8
drunkvader Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 Trader Feedback: 0	well is there a way to format it without a os like in the bios menu

10-11-2005, 07:19 AM	#10
cji Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Planet Battleworld Posts: 227 Trader Feedback: 0	You clearly have another computer (or you wouldn't be posting here) so go to software.com or do a google search for a "boot disk." Make a floppy boot disk and put it in and reboot the PC. This should get you to a DOS prompt. From there, type in: format c: /s That will format the HDD and put system files on it to make it bootable. From there, remove the floppy and reboot your PC. When it comes back up, you'll have a formatted, bootable HDD. Then you can install linux or whatever else you want.

10-11-2005, 07:24 AM	#11
dompspdom Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: kent Posts: 175 Trader Feedback: 0	how many disks u gotta use

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