Overview ZAP.COM will delete the existing MBR (Master Boot Record) from a Hard Disk Drive. After this, any partitions on the HDD will no longer be recognized, and the disk will be completely unusable. You then need to use the "FDISK" utility for the desired operating system, to create partitions on the HDD. Syntax : ZAP [|?] Where = 0 to 7 for Fixed Disk Drive 0 to Fixed Disk Drive 7. or ? = Display help. Example: ZAP 0 This example will ZAP physical fixed disk drive 0 A:\>ZAP 0 ZAP Version 1.xx mm/dd/yy All Data on Fixed Disk Will Be Unrecoverable, Are You Sure You Want to ZAP Physical Fixed Disk Drive 0 (Y/N)? y ZAP of Fixed Disk Drive 0 Complete. A:\>_ Readme File README.txt - Read me text file for ZAP.COM version 1.xx ZAP writes the first 128 logical blocks of the drive with 00h pattern, starting at Cylinder 0, Head 0, Sector 1. ZAP will prompt you to make sure you want to ZAP the drive before doing so, you must answer 'y' or 'Y' and press enter. Any other responce and ZAP will abort. ZAP will display any non zero error code returned from the Fixed Disk function call. If you do not enter a parameter, ZAP will display help. Sample Session Screen: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A:\>ZAP ? ZAP Version 1.xx mm/dd/yy Syntax: ZAP [|?] = 0 to 7 ? = Diplays this help