format

doapyro · 01-12-2007, 09:51 PM

is there a way to format my harddrive with no os

**JP198780** · 01-12-2007, 10:09 PM

if it has no OS, isnt it already formatted?

A-Nick4me · 01-12-2007, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doapyro

is there a way to format my harddrive with no os

Only if you install it as a slave in a system with a functional operating system.

Tumbleweed36 · 01-13-2007, 12:06 AM

Hi,

It kind of depends upon what you are exactly asking. For example, if you mean it has a copy on and you want to format the drive, but leave that copy on there...the answer would be "NO" because formatting will wipe the drive.

If you mean you have a drive that has nothing on it that you want to keep, then the answer would be "YES" because there is no OS on it to lose.

Hope that helps and if we misunderstood, please clarify.

**linderman** · 01-13-2007, 05:22 AM

you can format a drive from within the "recovery console" by booting into a Win XP set-up CD

please explain exactly what you want to do and we can offer the best approach, the info you have submitted this far has us shooting into the dark!

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JP198780 TSF Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Deptford, NJ Posts: 700 OS: XP Pro, Home My System	if it has no OS, isnt it already formatted?