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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.
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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?