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[Inu-Ya]

Is there any [Free] program that you can upload to a CD-R or CD-RW and boot it up and select which drive to formatt? I'm asking this because my Windows Installion is damge and the Windows Xp professional CD won't work. I get the Blue Screen of Death when I try to even start the thing. It loads everything thing but at the point when Windows starts it comes up with an error. What could of caused this all to happen? I bought an POWERCOLOR 9600PRO 256MB 128-BIT 4x/8x AGP. the only thing I know that may have done this is... drivers. I didn't Uninstall my current drivers when I replaced my card. Windows did start at first but... after that restart windows was done for.

please provide any software that you know of that will do a boot to Reformatt.

[Eldmannen]

You can use a bootdisk if you have a floppy. You can get a bootdisk from http://www.bootdisk.com

You can also use a Linux LiveCD for example, etc.

[haddock]

Eldmannen, on Mar 9 2006, 12:50 PM, said:

You can use a bootdisk if you have a floppy. You can get a bootdisk from http://www.bootdisk.com

You can also use a Linux LiveCD for example, etc.

I would suggest Hiren's bootCD.
Last time I saw it it was available at:
http://www6.rapidupl...&filepath=11454

Not quite sure how you can download it if your computer is dead?
PH

[Inu-Ya]

Eldmannen, on Mar 9 2006, 12:50 PM, said:

You can use a bootdisk if you have a floppy. You can get a bootdisk from http://www.bootdisk.com

You can also use a Linux LiveCD for example, etc.

I don't have a A:/ Drive and how would a LiveCD help?*Explain*

[Eldmannen]

Oh, if you dont have a floppy drive then you need a bootable CD.

There are so called LiveCD's, some Linux distributions comes on LiveCD's and they might include useful tools for partitioning, formatting and such.

You could also boot with an USB stick.

http://www.bootdisk.com/popfiles.htm
http://www.bootdisk.com/

Has some boot CD's.

[Inu-Ya]

Ok, I just went to Maxtor and dlownloaded maxblast which can... formatt the thing completely. Hopefully this will work.

[Andavari]

You could also remove the hdd from the PC, take it to another computer and format it there.

[res45]

Here is another good site for boot disk http://freepctech.co.../files010.shtml

[lokoike]

Andavari, on Mar 9 2006, 04:36 PM, said:

You could also remove the hdd from the PC, take it to another computer and format it there.

That's what I always do when working on a computer. You can get a USB > PATA cable for $30-50, and after you get one, you'll wonder how you ever lived without!

[burtman]

lokoike, on Mar 11 2006, 08:59 AM, said:

You can get a USB > PATA cable for $30-50

Excellent - a do-it-urself external harddrive. Now I know where my spare 80Gb HD is going

[lokoike]

burtman, on Mar 11 2006, 06:37 PM, said:

Excellent - a do-it-urself external harddrive. Now I know where my spare 80Gb HD is going

Well, if you want an external, you can buy an actual case (not just the cable) for about the same price. I just bought this one last week for my Maxtor 200 GB, and it is a fine case, for a good price.

The PATA > USB 2.0 is best for if you have to test multiple drives, and don't feel like messing around with screws and such. But an enclosure is the best choice if you want an external drive.