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hello all, i am still very new at this, and unfortunately would like to remove suse from my computer completely. dont have windows on seperate partition. just need everything off ...
  1. 03-26-2007 #1
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    uninstall suse 10, completely *solved - thanks*

    hello all,

    i am still very new at this, and unfortunately would like to remove suse from my computer completely. dont have windows on seperate partition. just need everything off and a fresh start.

    thanks
    Last edited by chavo; 03-27-2007 at 05:28 AM. Reason: solved
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    Easiest is DBAN.
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    what if my cd drive is not yet configured?

    my cd drive is not yet configured, and i really don't know how to
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    Maybe the floppy version available from the same link will work for you.
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    boot up SuSe, log in as root and execute this
    Code:
    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=521 count=1
    this command will *wipe* harddisk and harddisk will be clean on reboot.
    if your disk is SATA, replace hda with sda.
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    got this message:

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    521 bytes (521 B) copied, 0.024078 seconds, 21.6 kB/s

    not too sure...?


    Quote Originally Posted by devils_casper
    boot up SuSe, log in as root and execute this
    Code:
    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=521 count=1
    this command will *wipe* harddisk and harddisk will be clean on reboot.
    if your disk is SATA, replace hda with sda.
    [/code]
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  7. 03-26-2007 #7
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    521 bytes (521 B) copied, 0.024078 seconds, 21.6 kB/s
    its done. your harddisk is blank now. reboot machine and check it.
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  8. 03-27-2007 #8
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    perfect

    thanks for everyone's help. hard drive is clean
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