how do i format a hard drive?

Right click the drive u want to format and select format. Or open Command Prompt and write "format c:", change c with the drive u want to format. Best way is to download Partition Magic 8.0

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/Partition-Magic.shtml

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2006-07-31 01:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

You may use like Partition Magic 7 to format your hard drive, though you should not format your current boot drive...

2006-07-31 08:05:35 · answer #2 · answered by VBACCESSpert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2 way you have:

1: goto my computer -> right click on the drive -> format

2: goto start -> run -> type "cmd" without quotes and press enter.

is black command promt type "format /switch"

eg: format c: /q

/q = quick format
/s = format and copy system files
/u = if you use this swith cannot unformat this drive make removes all table on disk
/c = check mark on all bad sectors

for any other switch just type format /?

2006-07-31 08:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by kiavash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Type " FORMAT " COMMAND on Dos Prompt. Then Enter

2006-07-31 08:09:34 · answer #4 · answered by Rajnish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

if its other than your windows partiton,, just open dos
"Start>run>command(or)cmd"
in the balck window type
"format d:(or)whatever drive you wanto"
i dont know how comfortable u r with this but better have someone whos done this by your side, you could lose important data by mistake

2006-07-31 08:01:02 · answer #5 · answered by Sri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

all orders in dos

DATE modify dateDATE

TIME modify timeTIME

LABLE show u all drives names and change it LABLE

VOL show u the name of the driveVOL

VER to know what edition of dos u use VER

FORMAT C: to formate ur drive c desk FORMAT

TYPE to show the documents TYPE

DEL to delete anything DEL

REN to rename specific document REN

COPY to copy the document COPY

XCOPY to copy document contain branches XCOPY

DEFRAG to delete the typ of partition ur hard desk DEFRAG

SCANDISK make check to the hard disk SCANDISK

SYS to move the system files SYS

UNDELET to get back any deleted file in ur system

2006-07-31 08:21:49 · answer #6 · answered by micho 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

put out ur hardware n falllll hardly it on ground ur hard ware willlllllll b completely formatted

2006-07-31 08:09:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

if you desired to format OS install drive (say c:) then you use bootable CD or floppy.then give command "a:\>format c:".
otherwise you can foramt other drive by dos command "format d:".

take care..bye............

2006-07-31 08:09:24 · answer #8 · answered by vazk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

USE WINDOWS 2000 CD
WHEN BOOTING FROM WIN 2000,ONE OPTION IS COMING LIKE DELETE PARTION,CREATE PARTION,IN THAT YOU CAN FORMATE

2006-07-31 08:02:11 · answer #9 · answered by naufaljun1986 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

people always give all that technical geek talk, geesh!!!!

just re-install windows. itll purge the hdd completely.

2006-07-31 08:07:26 · answer #10 · answered by thedigitalsurrealist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

how do i format a hard drive?

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