[NTLUG:Discuss] Changing from Linux to Windows

[Dan Carlson]

You can zero the MBR of the first hard drive on your primary
controller under linux with this command:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1

You won't be able to boot from the drive after issuing this command.

Dan Carlson

----- Original Message -----
From: "David L. Schieme" <dschieme at bytedent.com>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 7:04 AM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Changing from Linux to Windows


> I am trying to change a computer with an EIDE hard drive from RedHat
6.2
> to NT Server.  M$ will not see or work with the drive as long as the
MBR
> is present.  Does anyone know how to COMPLETELY ERASE an EIDE hard
drive
> that has had Linux on it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
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