Question about formatting a hard drive

ranger1033 · 01-July-06, 09:17 PM

I have a question i like to ask everyone is there a way to format a hard drive to get it ready to load a Win OS on it, what i asking is i like to know can you format a hard drive with out actually installing Win OS on it and if you can please explain how to go about doing it please, and also is there a special software program i would need to do this if it is possible to format a drive with out Win OS.

musclecars&computers · 01-July-06, 09:23 PM

Yea use some type of start up disk that will do it. Or u can throw it in another pc as secondary startup and delete it w/ the partion managment stuff.

Pharaoh · 01-July-06, 09:40 PM

Partician magic will do your bidding.
http://www.symantecstore.com/dr/sat1...ACHE_ID=219398

Just hook up the new drive as a slave and then tell partician magic to format that drive.

THRiLL KiLL · 05-July-06, 12:49 PM

www.bootdisk.com

grab a boot floopy.. (or one of the other utilites) and format it...

or when installing windows... tell windows to format the drive...

Im_gumby · 05-July-06, 12:54 PM

Go with the bootdisk method (assuming you have a 3.5" floppy), as it doesn't cost anything.

01-July-06, 09:17 PM		#1 (permalink)
ranger1033 Imperial News Bounty Hunter	Question about formatting a hard drive I have a question i like to ask everyone is there a way to format a hard drive to get it ready to load a Win OS on it, what i asking is i like to know can you format a hard drive with out actually installing Win OS on it and if you can please explain how to go about doing it please, and also is there a special software program i would need to do this if it is possible to format a drive with out Win OS.

01-July-06, 09:23 PM		#2 (permalink)
musclecars&computers Apex Tech Demi-God	Re: Question about formatting a hard drive Yea use some type of start up disk that will do it. Or u can throw it in another pc as secondary startup and delete it w/ the partion managment stuff.

01-July-06, 09:40 PM		#3 (permalink)
Pharaoh Apex Tech God	Re: Question about formatting a hard drive Partician magic will do your bidding. http://www.symantecstore.com/dr/sat1...ACHE_ID=219398 Just hook up the new drive as a slave and then tell partician magic to format that drive.

05-July-06, 12:49 PM		#4 (permalink)
THRiLL KiLL PcApEX's PuNK ROckER	Re: Question about formatting a hard drive www.bootdisk.com grab a boot floopy.. (or one of the other utilites) and format it... or when installing windows... tell windows to format the drive...

05-July-06, 12:54 PM		#5 (permalink)
Im_gumby Slightly Silly Moderator	Re: Question about formatting a hard drive Go with the bootdisk method (assuming you have a 3.5" floppy), as it doesn't cost anything.

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