Seagate 500gb Partitioning and Convert to NTFS

sly09 · 01-05-2007, 11:56 AM

i dont have a clue how to do this. ive read some articles in the internet but im afraid i didnt absorbed them very well. so i need help.
could you provide me some assitance with this pls?
or maybe i could just use good dedicated software out there that help me get through this. any suggestions? thanks.

crazijoe · 01-05-2007, 12:30 PM

You can partition and format the drive with the WinXP installation disk. You can also use the Seagate DiscWizard program to partition and format the drive. There is no need to convert the drive. Just format as NTFS.
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...ads/discwizard

sly09 · 01-05-2007, 12:54 PM

thanks for the quick reply. ive already downloaded it but im stuck. when i select the L: drive which is my external drive and click next it gives me this msg.

crazijoe · 01-05-2007, 12:57 PM

If this is an external drive you can simply partition and format it in Windows Disk Management.
Right click My Computer, click Manage, click Disk Management. In the right side you will see the drive. You can partition and format it there.

**linderman** · 01-05-2007, 12:59 PM

hmmmm try formatting the drive with disk managment make sure you choose NTFS file system not Fat32

here is how to use disk managment

http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...anagement.html

sly09 · 01-05-2007, 01:06 PM

ok im there now. what should i do? i couldnt see a partition option. theres a format option but it doenst say NTFS.

**linderman** · 01-05-2007, 01:10 PM

it will give you options for NTFS as soon as you click Format

sly09 · 01-05-2007, 01:23 PM

im really sorry. im just not confident doing things i dont know. is this options ok? or do i need to do something else?

**linderman** · 01-05-2007, 01:28 PM

thats purrrrrrrfect click the "OK" button

sly09 · 01-05-2007, 01:38 PM

cheers linderman. its now formatting.
i guess after this the partition should show up when i right-click it.
i have to apologize for my ignorance. lol. but thanks!

**linderman** · 01-05-2007, 01:43 PM

after the formatting is over the drive will be ready for use!

enjoy

sly09 · 01-05-2007, 04:36 PM

ok now that the fomatting is finished i selected delete partition so that i can repartition it into more. now its nowhere to be found!

**linderman** · 01-05-2007, 07:15 PM

shucks!

once you have selected how many partitions you want and format them you cant add more from within Disk management! sorry

when you deleted the partition there went the whole format process

if you want multiple partitions I suggest you look into a freeware partitioning program like ranish partition manager to partition your drive into the "chunks" you desire then you can format each partition from within windows

there is a Program called Partition Magic that also does this, but its not a free program ???????????????

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Ranish_Par...ger_d1145.html

dont hesitate to ask more questions and enjoy your leanring experience; sometimes we get in such a hurry trying to accomplish our goal we forget to enjoy the challenge

01-05-2007, 11:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
sly09 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6 OS: xp	Seagate 500gb Partitioning and Convert to NTFS i dont have a clue how to do this. ive read some articles in the internet but im afraid i didnt absorbed them very well. so i need help. could you provide me some assitance with this pls? or maybe i could just use good dedicated software out there that help me get through this. any suggestions? thanks.

01-05-2007, 12:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	You can partition and format the drive with the WinXP installation disk. You can also use the Seagate DiscWizard program to partition and format the drive. There is no need to convert the drive. Just format as NTFS. http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...ads/discwizard __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

01-05-2007, 12:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	If this is an external drive you can simply partition and format it in Windows Disk Management. Right click My Computer, click Manage, click Disk Management. In the right side you will see the drive. You can partition and format it there. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

01-05-2007, 12:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	hmmmm try formatting the drive with disk managment make sure you choose NTFS file system not Fat32 here is how to use disk managment http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...anagement.html __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 01-05-2007 at 01:09 PM.

01-05-2007, 01:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	it will give you options for NTFS as soon as you click Format __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

01-05-2007, 01:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
sly09 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6 OS: xp	ok im there now. what should i do? i couldnt see a partition option. theres a format option but it doenst say NTFS.

01-05-2007, 01:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	thats purrrrrrrfect click the "OK" button __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

01-05-2007, 01:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
sly09 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6 OS: xp	cheers linderman. its now formatting. i guess after this the partition should show up when i right-click it. i have to apologize for my ignorance. lol. but thanks!

01-05-2007, 01:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	after the formatting is over the drive will be ready for use! enjoy __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

01-05-2007, 07:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	shucks! once you have selected how many partitions you want and format them you cant add more from within Disk management! sorry when you deleted the partition there went the whole format process if you want multiple partitions I suggest you look into a freeware partitioning program like ranish partition manager to partition your drive into the "chunks" you desire then you can format each partition from within windows there is a Program called Partition Magic that also does this, but its not a free program ??????????????? http://www.majorgeeks.com/Ranish_Par...ger_d1145.html dont hesitate to ask more questions and enjoy your leanring experience; sometimes we get in such a hurry trying to accomplish our goal we forget to enjoy the challenge __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial