Getting rid of Gateway Go Back

[WaltSteadman]

Greetings all, I have a Gateway desktop that I am trying to format and put Linux on but I don't know how to get rid of the Gateway go back that appears when the computer is booted up. Any suggestions. Machine is a Gateway Select. I got Linux to load, but when I restarted the computer it came up with Gateway Go Back and then tells me there is invalid media and to put a floppy in the drive. Not sure if this is a hidden partition or firmware on the motherboard. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

Wally Steadman

 

[dglienna]

Goback is a Symantec product. It should give you an option to start without goback. Format the drive under linux before you install

-David
2006, 2007 & 2008 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (VB)
2006 Dell Certified System Professional (CSP)

 

[LawnBoy]

Use fdisk.exe to remove every partition on that drive. Once you've done that, use "fdisk /mbr" to rewrite the boot record and you will have a completely wiped drive.


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