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I accidentally formatted my hard drive which earlier had Ubuntu installed on it.

My computer is x86 and does not support bootable USB and there is no DVD Player installed.

How to repair this?

galoget
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There aren't many options, and all the options I can think of require another computer.

Some BIOSes provide the option to boot from LAN. Even if there is no OS installed, you should be able to configure the BIOS, or the boot order by pressing a certain key (typically Del, sometimes F10 or F12.

I never tried booting from LAN, and I don't know your computer, so I can't help you. In the chance someone else replies here, posting more information about your computer, or pictures of your screen on boot would be very helpful. (logos, trademarks, boot screens, BIOS menu).

The other method is not likely to work, but you can try swapping the hard drive with another computer with better boot support, reinstalling Ubuntu in this new computer, and then swapping hard drives again. But both computers must at the very least use the same CPU architecture.

Good luck.

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