fdisk mbr and fdisk questions

[trueblue]

I want to understand the reformat of my old IBM system- Just for knowledge purposes.

If I have to format and renienstall my apitiva (Win 95) programs from my CD the reinstall IBM suggest I type 'fdisk /mbr' at the flashing a promt then 'format c: /u'.

On all format/partitioning instructions I have read on the web state the you just type just 'fdisk' then nominate the partition options. Then the format is done by command 'format c: /s'.

Could anyone explain what the differeneces between the commands for fdisk(fdisk and fdisk mbr) and format commands(format c:/s and format c:/u) and why would IBM suggest suggest these commands for there reformat and install of there software.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

fdisk allows you to create and delete partitions. when you use the mbr switch it just resets the master boot record. iv only had to use it to fix some old viruses that mess up the mbr. the /u switch on the format command means unconditional, which skips unecessary prompts.

have fun.

Matt

 

[Nothinman]

the /u switch on the format command means unconditional, which skips unecessary prompts.

It does mean unconditional, but what it does is it doesn't save any unformat information. But I think it's only relevant for dos 6.22 and earlier as DOS 7 and up never had any unformat commands.

 

[trueblue]

well thanks for your knowledge on this I now understand a little better