Scenario / Question: How do I remove a third party boot loader from the MBR Solution / Answer: Erase the first 512 bytes of the harddrive to remove the bootloader Erase MBR Using a linux boot cd: # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 count=1 Windows dos boot disk: fdisk /mbr Windows XP recovery [continue...]

Scenario / Question: First drive /dev/sda or /dev/hda failed in a RAID 1 configuration and now system will not boot. System booting but only getting a prompt that shows grub and a flashing cursor. Prevent system from crashing on reboot if first drive in RAID Array fails. Solution / Answer: Use [continue...]