Re: I need to re-format my little 20GB HD.

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Forgive me for having been unclear. The warranty is on my NEW Vista desktop from Compaq. I am concerned that, if I open that case and do the needed maint on this added drive, HP will find out and void my warranty. The computer I am trying to re-configure used to have three harddrives, this 20GB, and 80 GB and a 100GB. I didn't pay too close attention to the fact that the 100GB was considered the Drive 0 and this 20GB was Drive 1.

"PJ Perillo" <jeddlingley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:G7Bbj.4208$1q4.2617@xxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you for something that sounds sensible, except that it will probably void my warranty.
Conversely, it was my XP system, until I removed the other physical drive. I had the system on this drive I'm trying to re-use, alone. The other one I had removed was drive 0, this 20GB was drive 1.

"Patrick Keenan" <test@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OwSbv3aRIHA.5164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"PJ Perillo" <jeddlingley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3Trbj.4457$we6.3092@xxxxxxxxxxx
Is there any help for me, instead of you guys arguing among yourselves?! I have an FDISK that will only create a primary DOS partition of 8 MB! Help!


Attach the drive to your XP or VIsta system. RIght-click on My Computer, choose Manage. Go to Disk Management.

Here, you can delete and recreate partitions, and format them.

There is absolutely no need to use DOS or WIn9x tools. And it's true, fdisk does not allow formatting, but neither does diskpart, which is the XP/Vista equivalent.

If you feel you must use fdisk, then just delete the partition. Don't bother creating a new one.

You can also borrow a retail (not OEM) XP install CD and start into setup of a "clean" install. Delete the partition, then stop, or take the next step and format it.



HTH
-pk


"Andrew E." <eckrichco@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:05E8A5A9-DCDE-4F76-A447-D7DC648803AF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
With 98,use the FDisk utility in MS-DOS,it will reformat....

"PJ Perillo" wrote:

I only have a Windows 98 start-up disk, besides this MS Vista laptop I'm on.
I need to format the drive in an old desktop I'm trying to sell. Is it
necessary for me to find the files for an XP ERD?







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