This is actually posted on Microsoft's website to remove Non-Dos partitions, but it will remove all partition tables. I have used it for years to damaged hard drives where the MBR is damaged and cannot be removed to be re-formated any other way. Code: Table 1: Debug Script to Erase Hard-Disk Partition Table ---------------------------------------------------------------- Debug Enter Debug Comments Prompts Commands ---------------------------------------------------------------- - A 100 Assemble from CS:0100. nnnn:0100 INT 13 Call interrupt 13. nnnn:0102 press the (nnnn in the segment address). ENTER key - RAX Replace AX register. AX 0000 : 0301 Write on sector. - RBX Replace BX register. BX 0000 : 0200 Start from ES:200. - F 200 L 200 0 We want to write zeros. - RCX Replace CX register. CX 0000 : 0001 Cylinder, 0, sector 1. - RDX Replace DX register. DX 0000 : 0080 First physical hard disk, head 0. (Substitute 0081 for this entry if you are clearing the table on the second physical hard disk, 0082 if you are clearing the third physical hard disk, and so forth). - P Proceed (Debug will display several lines of information).
I'm offering this to people who need a last resort to clean their drive. I have been told by an ex-tech that there is a slight failure rate which render an already screwed up hard drive into a pretty paperweight. It has always sounded like a good trade off to me, but you have to decide for yourself because neither Myself or Dell are responsible for what you do with this.
