How do you format a hard drive?

[MikePB3]

How do you format a hard drive?

 

[ZeroX]

if your using xp, just load the cd and format and reinstall from there.

 

[TheMajor]

That's the easiest way. Make sure your BIOS is configured to boot from the CD.

 

[Win2kpatcher]

yup I agree. Unless it is a slave drive and you already have an OS on the master then you can simply right click on the slave drive in My Computer and choose FORMAT.

 

[TheMajor]

You can format any partition except the XP partition from My Computer. I always forget about that option.

 

[dexta182]

can use a win98 boot disk, if a new one will need t fdisk it then format it full.
A:> fdisk
a:> format c:
Or use 2000/XP CD it will do it for you.

 

[TheMajor]

You cannot use format c: for NTFS paritions. (XP is mostly installed on an NTFS partition).
You can use FDISK to delete the NTFS partition, then create a new FAT32 with the floppy, or create a new NTFS partition with the CD, though.