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jackgee
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_ 		27. November 2009 @ 18:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry if this is the wrong forum but I was wondering if some1 could tell me how to format my hard drive.

Cheers in advance

J
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k7vc
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_ 		27. November 2009 @ 19:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What kind of computer? What operating system?

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scorpNZ
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_ 		27. November 2009 @ 21:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If your installing a new OS on an empty drive it will give you option to do so,if you've got the drive as a secondary or slave as it's normally called you either use "computer management" or a 3rd party partitioning software either by installing the software or booting directly from the install cd & use it as a live cd,


partitioning software that's free as in no money:-
install or live cd:limited to FAT,FAT32 & NTFS
http://www.partition-tool.com/

live cd only:Does all types of formats
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php
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jackgee
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_ 		28. November 2009 @ 09:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I want to wipe (format) hard drive b4 reinstalling OS

Cheers

J
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k7vc
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_ 		28. November 2009 @ 17:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What kind of computer? What operating system?

Dick
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jackgee
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_ 		28. November 2009 @ 18:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
desktop OS is xp
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k7vc
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_ 		28. November 2009 @ 21:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When you install XP, it will present you with the opportunity to delete your current partition and then re-allocate a new one. Once you allocate a new one, the XP installer will then give you the opportunity to format it.

Dick
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scorpNZ
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_ 		28. November 2009 @ 21:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Was my first post unclear? then xp will give the option you seek & you can reformat from it's install disk or whatever it is your using,so plce media in drive & reboot unless your quick enough place it there while it's booting follow on screen prompts
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