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2. Invoke the EFI shell from the Boot Manager menu. Change to the device where the diskpart utility is (for example, CD-ROM or USB memory key) and run it. A DiskPart prompt appears, similar to the following: DiskPart Version 1.0 Based on EFI core release Version 1.2.1.0 DiskPart> 3. Issue the following commands as shown in Figure 4-6: list List all the disks in the system that can be deleted. select dd Select the disk you will delete. clean Erase the contents of the selected disk. Confirm the action as prompted. exit Exit the console and return to the EFI shell. The overall process is shown in Figure 4-6. DiskPart Version 1.0 Based on EFI core release Version 1.2.1.0 DiskPart> list ### BlkSize BlkCount 0 200 10BC001 DiskPart> select 0 Selected Disk = 0 DiskPart> clean About to CLEAN (DESTROY) disk 0, are you SURE [y/n]? CLEAN>> y If you are REALLY SURE, type '$C' CLEAN>> $C DiskPart> exit Exiting.... Figure 4-6 Diskpart commands to erase a disk The described procedure can be used to delete both the MBR and GPT disks. Tip: The hard drive partitioning utility DISKPART.EFI may be used also to create the disk partitions, but to do this we recommend using tools available during or after operating system installation. Chapter 4. Installation 79

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Chapter 4. Installation
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2.
Invoke the EFI shell from the Boot Manager menu. Change to the device
where the diskpart utility is (for example, CD-ROM or USB memory key) and
run it. A DiskPart prompt appears, similar to the following:
DiskPart Version 1.0
Based on EFI core release Version 1.2.1.0
DiskPart>
3.
Issue the following commands as shown in Figure 4-6:
list
List all the disks in the system that can be deleted.
select dd
Select the disk you will delete.
clean
Erase the contents of the selected disk. Confirm the action as
prompted.
exit
Exit the console and return to the EFI shell.
The overall process is shown in Figure 4-6.
Figure 4-6
Diskpart commands to erase a disk
The described procedure can be used to delete both the MBR and GPT disks.
DiskPart Version 1.0
Based on EFI core release Version 1.2.1.0
DiskPart>
list
###
BlkSize
BlkCount
---
-------
----------------
0
200
10BC001
DiskPart>
select 0
Selected Disk =
0
DiskPart>
clean
About to CLEAN (DESTROY) disk 0, are you SURE [y/n]?
CLEAN>>
y
If you are REALLY SURE, type '$C'
CLEAN>>
$C
DiskPart>
exit
Exiting
....
Tip:
The hard drive partitioning utility DISKPART.EFI may be used also to
create the disk partitions, but to do this we recommend using tools available
during or after operating system installation.