HDD FORMAT

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Hi all,
How do I format my second hdd which is installed in my pc? I have cleared
all data and files from it but it still shows 8gb used! I have xp running on
my first drive
 
joanne said:
Hi all,
How do I format my second hdd which is installed in my pc? I have
cleared all data and files from it but it still shows 8gb used! I
have xp running on my first drive
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ntfs file system i presume?
 
joanne fee said:
How do I format my second hdd which is installed in my pc? I have cleared all
data and files from it but it still shows 8gb used! I have xp running on my
first drive
Click to expand...

My Computer, Right-click, Manage, Storage, Disk Management

You should probably partition and format it, if you want to start from scratch.
 
Click on "My Computer", RIGHT-click on the Letter of Drive that XP assigned
to your second harddrive, left-click on Format, you're there.
 
If the XP method doesn't work, you've 2 other alternatives.

1. use a 3rd party disk management software like Partition Magic to
clear any partitions you might have and reformat the HDD.

2. use ms-dos fdisk to delete off the 8gb, you'll need a win98
bootdisk (www.bootdisk.com)... if you're using ntfs, select delete
non-dos partition. and then after that, you can either create new
partitions or set the whole HDD as one big partition.

have fun!!! :D
 
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