partition

DisvengeanceDisvengeance
edited July 2003 in Hardware
i go to delete everything on my harddrive, using fdisk, so i can create new partitions, and it keeps telling me, ''could not change partitions, because the disk could not be locked'' , what do i do?and what does this mean?

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  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    what os are you using?
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited July 2003
    windows ME, this is my old computer
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2003
    ...using something like diskedit, booted from a dos floppy. Then just fill the first few hundred sectors with zero's.

    Bye Bye mbr, so long partitions, see ya later data, but if you really REALLY want a fresh start, that's one way to go.


    Prof
    (This is what we used in the shop to be sure and totally wipe a virus-infected drive before fdsik, format & reinstall)
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited July 2003
    are there any other ways?
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2003
    Sorry, I'm sure there are plenty of other ways, but I've used diskedit for so long (and with great success) that I can't think of any.

    If something comes to mind I'll let you know.


    Prof

    (If you're upgrading to XP, you could boot from the CD and fdisk from there.)
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Have you tried

    fdisk /mbr

    That will wipe the master boot record thentry fdisk
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited July 2003
    this machine isnt goin to xp, thanks anyways though

    i tryed what QCH2002 suggested, and it still give me the same thing
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    You should download the drive tool from the drive manufacturer's website. Every drive manufacturer has a tool that can make a bootable floppy, that you can use to do a variety of things: zero out the drive, blitz the mbr and part. table, check the drive for problems, reset SMART status, etc. That's your best bet.
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited July 2003
    well, i tryed to made the bootable floppy, and nothing happens when i restart.......
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2003
    Disvengeance said
    well, i tryed to made the bootable floppy, and nothing happens when i restart.......

    Make sure that Floppy was set as the first boot device in the BIOS?


    prof
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited July 2003
    yeah i did forget to make the floppy the first boot device

    thanks for ur help guys, but ill just reinstall windows, cause i just orderd the last stuff i needed for my new rig:D :D:D:D , my parents are just gonna use this thing for email
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