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You have a computer witch you need to reformat but the CD drive is not working how can you reformat computer using some sort of program?
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∙ 15y ago
If you want to format your computer without using a CD drive it is no problem. All you need is a floppy ROM. Insert a floppy disk into your computer, then go to My Computer, right click on floppy ROM icon, and click format. Click the quick format check box and click create a start up disk or create format disk check box. Next click start. Now your format dist is ready. Restart your system, set your first boot to start computer with floppy ROM support from BIOS, then save and exit. Now start your computer with floppy support. Enter, then choose start computer with prompt after just hit the Y and N buttons later. You have to write A:\>Format C or D the click enter.
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