How To Format HDD
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K3rupt
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By now, you understand what a Reformat Does?
WIPES ABSOLUTLY EVERYTHING
Back Up what you want.
Ok Here Goes.
Turn Your computer off.
Turn it back on
Do you know how too get too your BIO's?
If not, Tap Delete Constantly from when you turn your computer on too until it gets too bios (Some may differ, look for "** for Setup")
Go too Boot Sequence
Change Boot Order from hdd to Cd
2nd Boot = none
3rd boot = none
4th boot = none
etc . . .
Then It will reboot your computer
Watch closely
It will say
"press any key too boot from disk"
(now this is the part that you look for the "any" Key)
Push a key.
Do you know what to do too reformat?
If not.
Let windows load up all required files
At the Welcome to Setup page, press ENTER.
Press F8 to accept the Windows XP Licensing Agreement.
If an existing Windows XP installation is detected, you are prompted to repair it. To bypass the repair, press ESC. (This may not Happen)
All the existing partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each hard disk.
Use the Arrow Keys too select your current Windows Install.
Press D to delete The Windows Partition, press L
Press C on the Now "unpartitioned Space" to create a new partition
Press Enter on the Newly Created Partitioned Space After you have defined how big you want that partition
Format the partition by using the NTFS file system (Quick)
The Rest is Easy.
Good Luck
Ps. Appreciate this, My Fingers hurt like Hell.
WIPES ABSOLUTLY EVERYTHING
Back Up what you want.
Ok Here Goes.
Turn Your computer off.
Turn it back on
Do you know how too get too your BIO's?
If not, Tap Delete Constantly from when you turn your computer on too until it gets too bios (Some may differ, look for "** for Setup")
Go too Boot Sequence
Change Boot Order from hdd to Cd
2nd Boot = none
3rd boot = none
4th boot = none
etc . . .
Then It will reboot your computer
Watch closely
It will say
"press any key too boot from disk"
(now this is the part that you look for the "any" Key)
Push a key.
Do you know what to do too reformat?
If not.
Let windows load up all required files
At the Welcome to Setup page, press ENTER.
Press F8 to accept the Windows XP Licensing Agreement.
If an existing Windows XP installation is detected, you are prompted to repair it. To bypass the repair, press ESC. (This may not Happen)
All the existing partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each hard disk.
Use the Arrow Keys too select your current Windows Install.
Press D to delete The Windows Partition, press L
Press C on the Now "unpartitioned Space" to create a new partition
Press Enter on the Newly Created Partitioned Space After you have defined how big you want that partition
Format the partition by using the NTFS file system (Quick)
The Rest is Easy.
Good Luck
Ps. Appreciate this, My Fingers hurt like Hell.
you cant format the C:\ drive from within Windows OS. you CAN delete the partition(s) and reformat any and all drives when reinstalling the OS. Just boot to the CD and you will eventually come to this step.