How to Remove Existing Partitions From a Hard Disk

The Create Diagnostic Partition option creates a diagnostic partition on a hard disk only if that hard disk is completely free of any partitions. Delete any existing partitions from a hard disk if you plan to use the hard disk to create a diagnostic partition on it.

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Caution - Removing all hard disk partitions destroys all data on the disk.

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You can remove existing partitions from the hard disk in the following ways:

• Use the Erase Primary Boot Hard Disk utility (Option 3 on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD main menu).

• Use the following procedure:

1. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD into the DVD tray.
2. Reboot the server.
3. From the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD main menu, type 3 to exit to DOS.
4. Type fdisk at the command prompt, and press the Enter key.
5. Type 4 to select an alternate fixed disk.

   The second hard disk as seen from fdisk is the first bootable disk of the system. The first hard disk as seen from fdisk is the bootable Tools and Drivers CD/DVD.

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   Caution - When performing the following tests, be careful not to delete any operating system partitions that you want to keep. Removing hard disk partitions destroys all data on the disk.

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6. Type 2 to delete the DOS partition.
7. Type 1 or 2 depending on the type of partition you want to delete.
8. Type the number of the partition you want to delete.
9. Type Y to erase the data and the partition.
10. Repeat Step 6 through Step 9 until all partitions have been deleted.
11. Press the Esc key to exit, and press any key to reboot the server.