I am in the process of refurbishing a couple of old computers that were
previously used in a network running Netware.

        I ran FDISK under DOS and removed all the Non-Dos partitions and then
reformatted the drives with FORMAT.

        For some reason, when I reinstall DOS back on the drives, I can't get them
to boot to DOS after the install.  I go back to FDISK to check the
partitions and they all come up as "Non-Dos" again.

        What I am wondering is....... Does Netware format drives in such a way as
to make it difficult to undo?

        I have read somewhere about the difference between a normal format and a
"low level" format.  Does FORMAT under DOS do a "low level" format?  Should
I be using some other utility to format the drives more thoroughly to get
rid of any left over "Non-Dos" drive information?

        Also.........does a format of a drive (low level or normal) reformat the
boot sector totally?  What I am asking is, can I get rid of a virus by
reformating a drive?

        Thanks..........

        Doug...........

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