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Originally posted by juicylinks
I want to reformat the old drive and so on
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Format it FAT32. It's just a data drive now.
You can read/wr<i></i>ite a FAT32 formatted drive from dos or a Win<i></i>dow<i></i>s95/98/ME
boot disk but you can't read/wr<i></i>ite NTFS without Win<i></i>dow<i></i>s XP/2000 Pro boot
floppies.
As a rule you want Win<i></i>dow<i></i>s XP and Win<i></i>dow<i></i>s 2000 formatted NTFS so you
can use the security functions only an NTFS format can provide running
with Win<i></i>dow<i></i>s XP or Win<i></i>dow<i></i>s 2000 Pro.
Slaved drives don't need NTFS and an NTFS formatted operating system
can read/wr<i></i>ite both NTFS and FAT32 where as a FAT32 formatted operating
system can only read FAT32 and not NTFS.
Next time you ask for computer help you should say what operating system you
have. Also say weather you have HOME or PRO if running Win<i></i>dow<i></i>s XP.
Techs aren't clairvoyants ya know ;)
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Do i do a traditional format d on this old drive ?
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Go to...
Adminstrative Tools
Computer Management
Disk Management
click on D:
right-click format