Am trying to format my hard disk but it gives me a message unable to format, does anyone know how I can go about this?
2007-03-20 06:37:30 · 7 answers · asked by matlaryea 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
You cant format it from windows because the drive is in use. You would have to reboot with a boot floppy. You can find one at bootdisk.com.
2007-03-20 06:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
kind of hard to format files that are in use, you have to create a boot disk and boot to it to get to a dos prompt. Then just type in format c: and away you go, there are a bunch of different switches you can put after the format c: but you would want to look those up and see which ones you want to use but you don't need to for just a basic format
2007-03-20 06:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by salute222000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to use a boot disk. (ie win 98) Do a Yahoo search for boot disk download and you should find something. Then boot to floppy and follow the instructions. Beware everything will be erase after the format so have backup/reinstall disks on hand. (I can not be held responsible for the actions you take so proceed at your own risk)
2007-03-20 06:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by Vince F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. 'format a:' where a is the drive name. Be careful!
2007-03-20 06:40:33 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you trying to format? a floppy disk, other type of disk, etc...?
2007-03-20 06:43:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to boot from a boot disk first
To create a boot disk you can do:
format a: /s
then afterwards boot from the disk and type
format c: /s
2007-03-20 06:39:55 · answer #6 · answered by boris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would be format x:
x=being the drive what want to format. eg format d: this format the d: drive.
2007-03-20 06:41:22 · answer #7 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋