-=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem

You're quite right - must have been too early in the morning for me!

Chris
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-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Wilcox
Sent: 27 December 2004 18:39
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris" <chris@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 4:14 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD Problem


<snip>
Try formatting the Hard drive using the Win ME computer.
You might need to create a boot floppy and do this using FDISK.

Chris

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FDISK does not format a hard drive.  It partitions it.  The boot disk SHOULD

have a format command on it.  IF it doesn't look for it on the WinME 
computer and copy it there.

At the DOS prompt the command would be:

format d: /s

where  d  is the letter of the drive you wish to format and the  /s  is 
optional to copy the system to the drive being formatted.   The /s should 
not be necessary if the drive will be a data storage drive only and will NOT

be used as a boot drive.


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