How to format a hard drive via BIOS

First, let’s find out what BIOS is? This is the basic input and output system. It is designed to test PC hardware. Basically, the BIOS includes firmware that runs the management systems for each installed device in the computer. It also has a built-in speaker that emits signals when there is a failure when checking one of the devices. Also, the BIOS not only checks the functionality, but also sets some operating parameters. Thus, we can consider that BIOS is an important system without which a PC cannot operate. Before formatting your computer, you should entering BIOS. To do this, restart the computer, then during boot, depending on the BIOS version, press the Delete key or the F2 key. Now, being in the BIOS, you need to set the disk drive as the boot device if you are going to install the OS from a disk, or the USB output to install the OS from a flash drive. Go to the "Boot" tab and select the desired element.

Then save the parameter data by pressing the F10 key and confirm with the "Y" key. Next is your computer will reboot, and if everything is done correctly, booting will begin from the device selected in the BIOS. After you see a window with the choice of restoring the OS and installing a new OS, you should select the first item by pressing the "R" key.

Next, you will see a message telling you which copy of Windows OS you should restore. Select the one you need and click “Next”. The next message requires you to enter the password for the Administrator account. If there is no password, then press the "Enter" key and see the system prompt. Next, enter the command “Format: C”, press “Enter” and enter “y”, which means consent to perform the operation. There are also several other ways to format your hard drive:

1. To carry out this operation you will need the ERD commander program. We write it to an empty disk and start the system boot from this disk. The “Disk Works” section will load and you can use this section to format it.

2. Formatting during installation of a new OS.
To do this, boot from the installation disk or zagruzochnoy flashki and select the "Install a new OS" section. When selecting a hard drive partition to install the OS, you can format any of the partitions. But it is worth noting that this method will lead to a complete update of the OS and the programs that you used will be deleted.