P pivocat Honorable Dec 6, 2013 1 0 10,510 Dec 6, 2013 #1 looking to restore win7 and I am not able to run the restore disk so now I m going to write 00's to the drive and need to know if I do it will it turn the h/d to a paper weight? will it work or has 8 changed the BIOS
looking to restore win7 and I am not able to run the restore disk so now I m going to write 00's to the drive and need to know if I do it will it turn the h/d to a paper weight? will it work or has 8 changed the BIOS
C chrisso Honorable Nov 17, 2013 1,333 0 11,660 Dec 6, 2013 #2 Try formatting the drive with the widows 8 disk, then install 7. Ihad a similar problem wiping 7 with an xp disk, 7 wouldnt allow it. Upvote 0 Downvote
Try formatting the drive with the widows 8 disk, then install 7. Ihad a similar problem wiping 7 with an xp disk, 7 wouldnt allow it.