Re: hard drive?????

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From: Ron Sommer (rsommer_at_nospam.ktis.net)
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 19:43:20 -0600

XP will format partitions up to 32 GB.
noddle just said format a 60 GB drive.
All the advice has been assuming Fat 32.
There is no reason to assume Fat 32. 

-- 
Ron Sommer
"Don" <don@nohope.com> wrote in message
news:u3L6mIREEHA.2968@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> How can a Win98 boot disk create an ntfs partition. Using fdisk will
delete
> all data anyway.
>
> -- 
>
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
> news:OTAD97MEEHA.580@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > A 60 GB drive will be formatted NTFS unless there are multiple
partitions.
> > A format will destroy all data.
> > -- 
> > Ron Sommer
> >
> > "Don" <don@nohope.com> wrote in message
> > news:OinYAOKEEHA.3064@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > I have seen this so many times. Unless you intend to change the file
> > format
> > > or change the partition setup or are having some kind of problem wirh
> the
> > > master boot record, there is no need to use fdisk. Just start with the
> EBD
> > > and type Format c: That is all that is needed, if you are staying with
> > fat32
> > > you could even use the /q switch, like this Format c: /q.
> > > Fdisk is not a difficult tool to use but can and is over used these
> days.
> > It
> > > is a partitioning tool, not a formatting tool, that is what the format
> > > command is for.
> > >
> > > Bally Ally
> > >
> > > -- 
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Gotthic" <gvc@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > news:11a9d01c41096$c3b64e20$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi noodle.
> > > >
> > > > The easiest way to format the System drive is to Download
> > > > the Windows 98 bootdisk and copy it to a floppy disk,
> > > > Place the floppy in your harddrive, reboot your computer
> > > > and use the FDISK utility to format the partition
> > > > Hope this helps
> > > >
> > > > -gotthic
> > > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >how do you format a hard drive if windows wont do it and
> > > > you dont it is an oem drive samsong 60G drive??
> > > > >thanks in advance
> > > > >.
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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>

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