WipeDisk
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WipeDisk is a simple utility to erase the partition table from a fixed disk. This is useful on MS-DOS powered PCs, where the partition table contains non-DOS partitions since MS-DOS's FDISK utility will not delete such partitions.
Usage
<source lang=text> A:\>wipedisk WipeDisk - this will erase the first 64 sectors of the primary hard disk (80h) Press C to continue and erase the disk: _ </source>
Press 'C' (as in uppercase) to erase as shown; any other key will exit to the DOS prompt.
Source Code
Turbo Pascal source:
<source lang=pascal> Program WipeDisk;
{Erases the first 64 sectors of drive 80h. Use with care!}
uses crt;
type
Buff = array[0..32767] of byte;
var
Buffer : ^Buff; i : word; sBuff, oBuff : word; Chr : Char; Res : byte;
begin
WriteLn('WipeDisk - this will erase the first 64 sectors of the');
WriteLn('primary hard disk (80h)');
WriteLn;
Write('Press C to continue and erase the disk: ');
Chr := ReadKey; {get user key input}
WriteLn(Chr);
If Chr <> 'C' then Halt(0);
Write('Erasing...');
new(Buffer);
sBuff := Seg(Buffer^);
oBuff := Ofs(Buffer^);
for i := 0 to 32767 do Buffer^[i] := 0;
Res := 0; {ok}
asm
mov AL, 64; {64 sectors}
mov AH, 3; {03h = write}
mov CH, 0;
mov CL, 1;
mov DH, 0; {we're wiping the first 128 sectors}
mov DL, $80; {drive 80h = C}
mov ES, sBuff;
mov BX, oBuff;
int $13; {call BIOS, bye-bye MBR and partition table!}
jnc @OK
mov Res, AL; {save error code}
@OK:
end;{asm}
if Res = 0 then WriteLn(' done.')
else WriteLn(' BIOS returned error code ', Res);
Dispose(Buffer);
end.{program} </source>