Formating a new Harddrive in Windows 2000

Hi guys Is there anyway I can format a new Hard Drive in Windows 2000 without fdisking or adding a primary dos parition? Can you please provide me in detail how this process is done if it is possible to format a new Hard Drive in Windows 2000.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by MarksmanX, 2001-05-25 00:54

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MarksmanX

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#50183

2001-05-25 02:54

Hi guys

Is there anyway I can format a new Hard Drive in Windows 2000 without fdisking or adding a primary dos parition? Can you please provide me in detail how this process is done if it is possible to format a new Hard Drive in Windows 2000. Thanks alot guys

Possible?

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Brian Frank

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#50184

2001-05-25 03:16

This is a cinch! In Win2k, right click on the drive you want to format, hit format on the menu, and then do a full format.

MarksmanX

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#50185

2001-05-25 03:36

Well, it's not that easy. I don't have that option on that new drive when I right click on it

Ge0ph

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#50186

2001-05-25 05:45

Well then, go into disk managment and do it form there.

Brian Frank

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#50187

2001-05-25 07:27

Make sure that your drive has been configured in BIOS if its on the regular IDE controllers and not an IDE card or extra controllers on the motherboard. And don't forget the power.
I'm not saying you haven't done this, but I'm just covering the bases.

CUViper

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#50188

2001-05-25 08:51

To elaborate on what Ge0ph said - right-click on 'my computer' and choose 'manage'. Under 'storage' there is a section called 'disk management'. This is where you go to create/modify/delete partitions.

Cynan

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#50189

2001-05-25 11:15

Is there a way to create a non-dymanic disk in Disk Management? when ever I've tried formatting partitions in there, it always creates them as dymanic - I don't want that.

--Cynan.