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Date:	Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:52:21 PST8
From:	J R FOX <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: detecting hard disk

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--- Harry Motin wrote:

> rid of the Windows partition on it and
> make it all free space. LVM obviously lacks some
> capability with it comes to handling
> drives with Windows on it.
> E. DFSee is the only software (to my knowledge),
> that will fix your SATA
> drive and delete the Windows partition and designate
> your entire SATA drive as free
> space. That's why you have to use it on a CD, before
> you start your ECS 1.2 installation.

Even though previous partitions may have been deleted
and returned to free space, Win or some Linux distro
may have left a signature of some sort in the EBR or
MBR ? And this may be what is giving the eCS
installer conniptions ? I think this came up during
Tony's recent demo, which began with a DFSEE refresher
and walk-through.

Jordan

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