Thanks folks! Fdisk /mbr worked. I should have known that. :( I remember using
/mbr often when we used to 'downgrade' from win95a to win31.
Thanks again.

Dharam.

Herbert Graf wrote:

> > I am trying to load DOS on a 1gig hard drive which previously had linux
> > on it.
> > When I attempt to boot after formatting, using the /s option, the
> > machine hangs right after verifying dmi pool data. It displays 'LI' and
> > that's it.
>
>      Linux installs by default a boot loader manager called LILO, this is
> not removed by a reformat. In order to get rid of it boot with a DOS floppy
> and issue the following command:
> fdisk /mbr
> This will rewrite the master boot record and get rid of LILO. Also make sure
> you have set the partition as active. TTYL

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