[mythtv-users] OFF TOPIC: How to make a Linux machine BACK into a Windows machine?

Daryl McDonald darylangela at gmail.com
Sun Jun 29 13:54:05 UTC 2014


Are you hitting the appropriate f10\11\12 or del\esc key to enter temporary
boot device?
On Jun 29, 2014 9:48 AM, "Leif Pihl" <leif at pihl.us> wrote:

> As subject line says...
>
> One of my Linux machines needs to be converted back into a Windows 8.1
> machine.
> BUT
> When I place the Windows Optical media in the optical drive and restart
> the machine, the BIOS, etc. does not give me the chance to boot from the
> Optical drive.  It appears to not even recognize that there IS an optical
> drive.
>
> What do I need to do?
>
> My hunch is that I need to take out the hard disk and format it with our
> MacBook and a HD SATA to USB adapter.
>
> My problem is, if the machine doesn't "see" the optical drive now, will it
> when the HD is no longer in a Linux compatible format?
>
> Am I on the right track?
>
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