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Hi yes i could get into safe mode but what do you do in safe mode?
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Originally Posted by colinm345 
Are you able to get into your Bios via the F2 key?
Yes i can get into bios
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Originally Posted by Serunson
If you want to delete everything on your HDD's then reformating them would be the best option to do, this involves deleting everything on them.
how do i reformat my hdd please
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1.) Hold the re-set button longer, as previously mentioned, on the router What make & model is it?
2.) On the PC or notebook not booting from CD, you may need to get into the BIOS and change the BOOT order and/or bootable devices. What makes & models?
3.) Most wireless routers require an Ethernet cable be connected to the router to configure it. You will need to know the "default" IP address and use a browser to access it.
4.) If you are serious about wiping your disk clean, then killdisk, as previously mentioned, is the way to go. You will need to be able to boot from a CD, although I think a bootable floppy option still exists.
2.) On the PC or notebook not booting from CD, you may need to get into the BIOS and change the BOOT order and/or bootable devices. What makes & models?
3.) Most wireless routers require an Ethernet cable be connected to the router to configure it. You will need to know the "default" IP address and use a browser to access it.
4.) If you are serious about wiping your disk clean, then killdisk, as previously mentioned, is the way to go. You will need to be able to boot from a CD, although I think a bootable floppy option still exists.
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Originally Posted by markf-wb
1.) Hold the re-set button longer, as previously mentioned, on the router What make & model is it?
2.) On the PC or notebook not booting from CD, you may need to get into the BIOS and change the BOOT order and/or bootable devices. What makes & models?
3.) Most wireless routers require an Ethernet cable be connected to the router to configure it. You will need to know the "default" IP address and use a browser to access it.
4.) If you are serious about wiping your disk clean, then killdisk, as previously mentioned, is the way to go. You will need to be able to boot from a CD, although I think a bootable floppy option still exists.
Thanks i have now sorted my router out i just wasnt holding it down for long enough.
now about the cd i changed order of boot sequence but that doesnt work either and i dont know what you mean about makes of models for bootable devices
Also killdisk doesnt work because i cant boot from cd,floppy or usb the computer just wont boot from anything
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The make and model of the computer you are trying to boot from CD. I assume you made the CD drive first in the boot order. Correct? The message confirming that you want to boot from CD does not stay on the screen for long, so you need to look close if you get to that point. Have you verified that the CD drive is working properly?
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Originally Posted by markf-wb
The make and model of the computer you are trying to boot from CD. I assume you made the CD drive first in the boot order. Correct? The message confirming that you want to boot from CD does not stay on the screen for long, so you need to look close if you get to that point. Have you verified that the CD drive is working properly?
The computer is alpine and its not a specific model because it was custom made for us
yes i did do that
um i think the cd drive is working because when i go on my computer the cd comes on and that and i can load cds and computer games
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If you are planning on reformating your HDD, then you will need to enter MyComputer, then right click on your main disc drive select 'Format' , then follow the process through. This will erase all the data on your HDD, please be sure that you back-up any data that you want kept before doing this drastic measure. This is a last chance scenario to do a re-format of your HDD.
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It sounds like you have a working CD drive. Are you sure that the CD you have is a bootable CD? What CD is it? Can you test it on another computer? Just don't perform any fuctions from the CD if it boots on another PC.
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Originally Posted by Serunson
If you are planning on reformating your HDD, then you will need to enter MyComputer, then right click on your main disc drive select 'Format' , then follow the process through. This will erase all the data on your HDD, please be sure that you back-up any data that you want kept before doing this drastic measure. This is a last chance scenario to do a re-format of your HDD.
ok im guessing the main disc drive is the c drive however i tried to format this and it says unable to reformat it is being used and i cannot understand why i restarted the computer and tried it again without opening anything up and it says the same so does this mean the computer is trashed and nothing can be done with it?
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