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audax · 11-09-2007, 12:00 AM

Alright thanks for the help. I was wondering, though; I've never formatted a hard drive without putting an operating system on it. I haven't messed with that a whole lot; basically when I need to reformat I just put my Windows Disc in and let that do the work for me. I've never formatted without putting an operating system on there. What do I need to do to use an eSATA external without installing an OS on there? What needs to be done to format it?

11-09-2007, 12:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
audax Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6 OS: XP Pro.	Re: Buying an External eSATA Alright thanks for the help. I was wondering, though; I've never formatted a hard drive without putting an operating system on it. I haven't messed with that a whole lot; basically when I need to reformat I just put my Windows Disc in and let that do the work for me. I've never formatted without putting an operating system on there. What do I need to do to use an eSATA external without installing an OS on there? What needs to be done to format it?