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Laptop HD reformat question

by sfergus Sep 27, 2005 2:16AM PDT

Hey everyone,
Thanks for all the great posts. I recently converted my old laptop HD (Windows XP) into an external USB drive. How do I now reformat the drive so that I can use it for storage only? I don't need the operating system on the disk, just space.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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The short version.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 27, 2005 3:16AM PDT

1. Run the XP Disk Management tool noted in start, help and support.

2. Remove the partitions on said drive.

3. Create a new partiton.

4. Format it.

Done.

Bob

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