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B-Eazy · 08-05-2004, 08:14 PM

I threw in a old hard drive into my desktop.. Everything is fine except the second drive isnt properly formatted.

Can i just go into command promp.. and F disk that specific drive?

How do i go about F disking the drive again.. Someone please drop down the few steps to do so..

Thanks

Magg · 08-05-2004, 08:23 PM

you need a windows start up disk, go into prompt, since the drive is being recognized, then fdisk the specific drive.. I would UNPLUG your current one, JUST IN CASE, so you dont fuck the wrong drive up.

1) Turn PC off
2) Unplug main hard drive
3) stick startup floppy into disk drive
4) boot up
5) load into command prompt
6) fdisk the drive back to FAT32 or NTFS
7) format it
8) take floppy out
9) restart
10) verify drive is working - you shouldnt see anything since its empty, you'll get a NO OPERATING SYSTEM error most likely.
11) Turn pc off
12) plug main hard drive back in
13) boot up
14) done

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fr8 · 08-05-2004, 08:25 PM

fdisk driveletter:

that will bring you into it. Just read everything and you will be fine.

jukeboxfrank · 08-05-2004, 08:43 PM

First -remind me not to get advice for PC's here.
second -what OS are you using?
third- Fdisk sets up partitions it does not format a drive.

Magg · 08-05-2004, 08:45 PM

he said its not 'properly formatted' which probably means its fat32 and hes trying to install winxp or win2k and needs to change

Magg · 08-05-2004, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jukeboxfrank
First -remind me not to get advice for PC's here.
second -what OS are you using?
third- Fdisk sets up partitions it does not format a drive.

btw the fast way of erasing shit is deleting the partion, kiss whatever was on there good bye, so its just as good as a format.

08-05-2004, 08:14 PM	#1
B-Eazy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,521	Technical Question!!! I threw in a old hard drive into my desktop.. Everything is fine except the second drive isnt properly formatted. Can i just go into command promp.. and F disk that specific drive? How do i go about F disking the drive again.. Someone please drop down the few steps to do so.. Thanks __________________

08-05-2004, 08:25 PM	#3
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08-05-2004, 08:23 PM	#2
Magg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: ICQ: 132497047 Posts: 4,467	you need a windows start up disk, go into prompt, since the drive is being recognized, then fdisk the specific drive.. I would UNPLUG your current one, JUST IN CASE, so you dont fuck the wrong drive up. 1) Turn PC off 2) Unplug main hard drive 3) stick startup floppy into disk drive 4) boot up 5) load into command prompt 6) fdisk the drive back to FAT32 or NTFS 7) format it 8) take floppy out 9) restart 10) verify drive is working - you shouldnt see anything since its empty, you'll get a NO OPERATING SYSTEM error most likely. 11) Turn pc off 12) plug main hard drive back in 13) boot up 14) done DOWNLOAD A BOOTDISK: www.bootdisk.com

08-05-2004, 08:43 PM	#4
jukeboxfrank Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: www.jenniferworthington.com Posts: 1,207	First -remind me not to get advice for PC's here. second -what OS are you using? third- Fdisk sets up partitions it does not format a drive.

08-05-2004, 08:45 PM	#5
Magg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: ICQ: 132497047 Posts: 4,467	he said its not 'properly formatted' which probably means its fat32 and hes trying to install winxp or win2k and needs to change