[nflug] Erasing MBRs

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Wed Feb 22 14:53:24 EST 2006


Tommy Rogers wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The master boot records both of my IDE hard drives are messed up.  Is 
> there a way to reset them, erase them, or do something so they can 
> work again?
>
> Thanks!
>
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98ebd = fdisk /mbr
2000/xp = console fix mbr
Linux = rescue cd/os = dd bs=1k if=/dev/zero of=/dev/xxx? (this will 
write zeros to the entire drive and blank the mbr.
Linux = grub-install /dev/xxx will overwrite the mbr.
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