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Procedure for Removing the XP Drive Signature

I have a 120G drive that is currently in use in an WIN XP machine, ergo I assume it therefore does have the "XP signature" that the how-to's speak of.

My question is:

What is the procedure to take a previously used drive and "clean" it to a state such that it will no longer present a problem for Tivo formatting?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

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Not an issue. MFS Tools or dd (or whatever) will overwrite the signature when it prepares the drive.

The signature isn't a curse, the problem is that it over-writes the TiVo boot block and prevents the boot code running. Restoring the boot block to a working condition can be a /major/ hassle.

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You don't need to do anything. The tools will take care of it.

Brad

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Gentlemen ... Thanks for the clarification on this issue.

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