You would change hda1 to sda0 I would think bs=512 comes first but don't know for sure.
Regards, Daniel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of norman Sent: 01 December 2007 10:51 To: ubuntu-uk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] mbr removal command As a result of my research into the complete removal of the MBR I came across the following command:- dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 count=1 I have 2 questions and I would be grateful for answers, please. Firstly, as I have only one hdd and that is a SATA drive, should I substitute sda0 for hda1 and, secondly, does it matter which comes first bs=512 or count=1, I have seen both and so am confused? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/