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BERTW
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 formatting disks
drive/disk formatting, Windows 7
what are the basic formatting instructions for formatting a hard drive

Software/Hardware used:
windows 7, WD hard drive
ASKED: February 7, 2012  7:52 PM
UPDATED: February 28, 2012  8:21 AM
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Here are two links that should help you learn how to format a hard drive on Windows 7 - http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/format-hard-drive-windows-7.htm and http://www.top-windows-tutorials.com/format-hard-drive.html. The first link shows step by step directions and the second is a video tutorial.
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According to ur Q, there r 2 queries may arise….. r u trying to format a HDD that already has an OS & other imp data and u will want to format other partitions / extra space of the same HDD OR this is really brand new HDD that just u insert in a PC and try to format & install Wind7 !!. OR even u try to insert 2nd HDD into ur already installed OS, this infos r necessary. Cause the mode / parameter of format can change according to the above situations. This is not clear from ur Q. Though u can see this MS Ref

Subhendu Sen
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what happens when you format a hard drive .Formatting is just the way in which a hard drive is prepared for use. Its file system is structured to receive data and is either set to default NTFS if you`re using Windows XP or FAT32 if you`re using other operating systems.
heres a link that may help you solve your problem.
http://www.techyv.com/search/node/formatting%20usb%20drive%20flash

Clairienz
 60 pts.