cant reformat

Useing a IBM Think Pad with win 2000 loaded I am trying to reformat i have XP loaded to recovery consul it shows 1 partition with WINNT on it, I log on to that partition put in the admin password then type in format C: ,it warns all data will be lost Y/N type in Y then enter , it then just goes back to C:\WINNT>, I have also tried entering format C: /fs:ntfs and format c: /fs:fat32 it still goes back to
C:\WINNT>. I have also tried opening win 2000 and formating from my computer can you please help
Thanks
Trevor

 

The method you would want to use is the following:

1. Configure BIOS to boot from CD. To do this, please do the following:
- Restart your machine
- At the very first window, press the 'Setup' button. This is usually F1, F2, or delete, but the screen will say for sure
- Look for a section called boot sequence, or order, or startup settings.
- In this section, we want to set the CD ROM to the top of the list
2. Insert your XP installation CD
3. Restart your machine
4. When prompted, press any key to boot from CD.

This will take you into XP's setup program. Here, you will want to DELETE all partitions, and then format with the NTFS file system. It should be as simple as following the prompts.

 

Serious trouble, looks like i have cleaned everything , but it comes up with the following
Intel(R) Boot Agent Versio 4.0.15
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM.
Operating System not found
I can get into bios ,I dont have a recovery disk
Help

 

PXE stands for Pre-boot eXecution Environment, and usually means that your computer is trying to boot from a network image of an operating system. I would advise you to go into BIOS, disable boot on LAN, and makes sure that your boot sequence includes your hard drive.

 

Are you saying you do not have an XP disk that came with your computer?

Do you perhaps have a computer that has a hidden partition, like IBM, and a few others that may have windows installer built into that said hidden partition?

If you have no idea, please give us the make and model of your computer.

 

It is an IBM think pad 2647 I do have an Xp disk but this did not come with this computer

 

IBM Think Pad T21 2647 8AU



I downloaded a bootdisc from Bootdisk.com which I burnt to CD when Iput it in the lap top
I get the following:
Starting Caldera DR-DOS
EMM386 3.27 Frame=D000 KB=32786
DPMS 1.44
Oak Technology Inc. OTI-011 CD-ROM device driver, Rev D011v110
Device name : MSCD001
Number drives :1
FAT32LFN Driver for DR-DOS Version 1.200
Usage fat32.exe [-wl]
-wl- Without LFN support
Partition C:\ installed
NTFS Filesystem Driver for DR-DOS. Version 1.200.
Ahead Software
Usage ntfsread.exe [-u]
Search for USB HDD devices
Error. USB Driver not installed
No NTFS Volumes Found exciting
NWCDEX.EXE version 2.81 CD-ROM file handler.
Drive D: Driver 'MSCD001' unit 0
Completed codepage prepare function
Using DPMS DOS Protected Mode Services
Cache size 7670 KB (xms)
Minimum cache size 1024KB
Write through drives: A B
Current Options:
/MLX Program is loaded into conventional and XMS memory using DPMS
/BL=16 Lookahead buffer is in conventional memory, size is in KB
/Lend=on Lend memory to other applications -6646 KB available
/DELAY=OFF Write delay is disabled,caching is write through

Then get cursor [DR-DOS] A:\>

FDISK gives me the following :

FDISK R2.13 Standard Mode

Partitions on 1st hard disk (7545.2 Mb, 1022 cylinders):
No Drive Start End Mb Status Type
1 C: 0 1021 7545.2 A PRI DOS FAT32



I have tried booting from XP and millenium but nothing,the bios is set to CD first then HD, if I dont have the downlaoded bootdisk in I get a linof script
across the top mostly =T
Hope this helps

 

Partitions on 1st hard disk (7545.2 Mb, 1022 cylinders):
No Drive Start End Mb Status Type
1 C: 0 1021 7545.2 A PRI DOS FAT32

 

has no one got an answer ?