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RookieSun Dec-16-01 01:51 AM
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"hd overlay prog question"


          

how do i get rid of ezbios disk mgt software on this old hd i'm trying to reformat? i ran the following sys c: command:

c:
cd\windows\command
attrib c:\msdos.sys -s -h -r
copy c:\msdos.sys c:\msdos.xxx
a:
sys c:
attrib c:\msdos.sys -s -h -r
del c:\msdos.sys
copy c:\msdos.xxx c:\msdos.sys
attrib c:\msdos.sys +s +h +

does this rewrite the mbr or is the overlay still there? i was trying to do a clean install and after rebooting i got the "invalid sys disk" error. the above sys c command got me back to the os. thanks,

thanks,



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JPSun Dec-16-01 06:17 AM
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The help file on the EZBIOS installation disk should tell you how to uninstall it. If you don't have the disk, then check out the drive makers web site for details.

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AlSun Dec-16-01 06:17 AM
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#2. "RE: hd overlay prog question"
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To rewrite the MBR..fdisk/mbr



  

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thank you!

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old dudeSun Dec-16-01 10:23 AM
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You can also write zeros to the whole thing after fdisk/mbr. There's a download at the WWW.SAMSUNG.COM web site for a good zero writer....ALSO... if you can get a copy of the ezbios floppy, somewhere in the menus of that software is an option to remove.

  

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vitaltSun Dec-16-01 10:32 AM
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http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/remove_convert_ez.html




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