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Old 08-20-2002, 05:24 PM   #10 (permalink)
bdl
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Originally posted by mmilano
yes, it is something i need to do. i'm doing some product testing for a proprietary product, and this drive we are using won't take a format from this prototype after it's been formatted on windows.

we ordered the software from ibm, but they are lagging and i was hoping to find a quick way. but i guess i'll still have to wait.
Using the 'dd' command as outlined above wipes the HDD and fills it with 'zero'. No MBR, no partition table, just zeros, as if it was a new drive. Whats wrong with that?
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