Download a Boot Disk Containing Debug
In order to perform this debug script, you must have a bootable diskette that contains the debug command.
Click on the file name below to download a boot disk creation program:
"CDENAB.EXE" ( http://tinyurl.com/zc83j )
NOTE: After clicking on the file above, the File Download window will appear. The window will prompt you to choose Run this program from its current location or Save this program to disk.
Choose to Save this program to disk if its not already selected and click on the OK button to continue.
Next, you will see the Save As window, which allows you to choose a location for the file you are about to download. Choose a location for the file and click Save.
NOTE: Common locations for Internet downloads will be: My Documents, Downloads, or the Desktop.
When the file download is complete, find the file in its new location and double-click the file to begin creating a boot disk.
A gray Bootable DOS Diskette for CD-ROM Support window will open. Click on the Setup button.
A black window will appear, advising you that you will need a blank, formatted diskette. Press the
key on your keyboard.
Place a diskette into drive A: and press the key again.
You will be advised that the disk in Drive A is about to be overwritten. To continue, press the key on your keyboard, followed by the key once more.
When the new boot disk is complete, you will be asked to press the key for the last time. This will exit out of the command prompt window as well as the Bootable DOS Diskette for CD-ROM Support program.
Run the Debug Script
The following debug script removes DOS and non-DOS partitions on the hard drive. This script is intended for use on Dell computers with Dell provided operating systems and hard drives. This debug script allows you to convert a drive from an incompatible partition structure to one that will work with FDISK.EXE such as, converting Linux partitions to MS-DOS partitions.
Insert the boot diskette that contains the Debug command into the respective drive.
Restart the computer.
A black screen with Microsoft Windows® 95 Startup Menu will appear. Press the <5> key on the keyboard followed by the key. The boot process will conclude with an A:\> prompt, followed by a blinking underline (cursor).
From the A:\> prompt, type the following commands and press the key after each command:
NOTICE: Performing the following will remove all data from your hard disk drive.
NOTE: Type the bolded text only (the debug prompt is a dash). You will receive an error if you type anything other than the bold text. The non-bolded text represents the system response that will appear after typing each command and press the key.
debug
-F 200 L1000 0
-A CS:100
xxxx:0100 MOV AX,301
xxxx:0103 MOV BX,200
xxxx:0106 MOV CX,1
xxxx:0109 MOV DX,80
NOTE: Type 80 for the Main hard drive - HD 0, or type 81 for the Second hard drive - HD 1.
xxxx:010C INT 13
xxxx:010E INT 20
xxxx:0110 (Leave this line blank and press the key)
-G
The message, Program terminated normally, appears. Turn off the computer by pressing the power button.
On the next startup the hard drive must be partitioned and formatted.