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Slave drive format problem
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Sun May 29, 2005 2:24 amby ozzy72
Well I've got my PC more or less working, but my slave drive won't format. It has set itself to file type RAW and I can't convert her to NTFS. Any ideas as format fails from DOS and XP format....
Re: Slave drive format problem
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Sun May 29, 2005 2:32 amby Fozzer
Mornin Oz...!
You've tried the usual in DOS...(from boot floppy disk)...?
a:\ format (enter)
format d: /u (enter)
Cheers Oz...
...!
Paul.
...assuming "d" is your slave drive.
Re: Slave drive format problem
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Sun May 29, 2005 4:08 amby ozzy72
Yup! Didn't work. I've just used a low-level format program from the HD makers website and it seems to have worked
Now all I've got to do is reinstall everything. No flying for me today
Re: Slave drive format problem
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Sun May 29, 2005 6:27 pmby Weather_Man
After a low-level format from the HDD utility CD, try to format again through windows (administrative tools/computer management/storage) with a full format. The low-level format is really just to prepare the drive so windows can recognize it, not so good for storing data.
Re: Slave drive format problem
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Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:59 amby Ivan
lowlevel wipes the drive with zeros.
wihtout fdisk there is no life in it as far as windows is concerned.