Format a harddrive from BIOS

[galaxyAbstractor]

is it possible?

Here is my issue: I installed Fedora on an old PC but I can't have it the resource hog it is so I want to format the harddrive. I thought of doing it with my XP disc but that wouldn't run. So can I format the harddrive from BIOS?

I want to install DamnSmallLinux on it and DamnSmallLinux doesen't have a format tool :/ (as I can see)

 

[Sup3rkirby]

I do not believe you can format your hard drive from a bios. At least, not with any common bios that I know of.

I honestly was certain you can format your HDD with DSL(the live CD). When you install it, there should be an option to use the entire disk. Either way:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=271779

If you download the iso(live CD) of gparted, you can burn it to a CD(I'm sure you know how to burn ISO files), then boot the live CD. gparted will allow you to format your HDD and will give you ext2 or ext3(whichever one you want to use).

Hopefully that will solve your problem.

 

[galaxyAbstractor]

I alredy got the ultimate boot disc and used it's tools