Re: can't reformat 2nd hard disk

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From: Ted Zieglar (teddyz_at_notmail.com)
Date: 12/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:54:30 -0500

If you are an administrator you can format any logical drive. However, if
your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may prevent
you from completing this procedure.

Go to Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Disk Management. Be sure to
read the directions very carefully. 

-- 
Ted Zieglar
"dennist685" <dennist685@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:00CD6620-D7E6-4FC9-99AC-B0A8C1D90704@microsoft.com...
> When windows in normal mode, if I right click on E disk and click format,
> fill in the info and click OK, I get a message can't do.  If I'm in safe
> mode, same thing.  If I'm in safe mode command line, I don't know what I'm
> doing.  And, I can't see anything in the BIOS that'll allow me to reformat
a
> hard disk, although I suppose it is there.
>
> Can somebody help me?
>
> dennist685

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