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SNAAKE:
sorry kinda off topic(non arcade) but can someone post some info on formatting the drive. I know I gotta do it through computer management but I am wondering about the settings and stuff. thanks in advance :cheers:

headkaze:
What do you need to know? You just format it in NTFS, that's it.

patrickmaher:
Maybe it's more of disk type and partitioning info that you are looking for?

You probably want to setup a basic disk and a single primary partition that is the full size of the drive. If you want to split it into more than one drive letter you should be able to figure that out from the partitioning wizard.

Check out this info on setting up a basic disk.

Joystick Jerk:
Open explorer, right click drive, select Format, done.

loadman:

--- Quote from: SNAAKE on June 21, 2007, 04:38:59 am ---sorry kinda off topic(non arcade) but can someone post some info on formatting the drive. I know I gotta do it through computer management but I am wondering about the settings and stuff. thanks in advance :cheers:

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Yeah.. If its a brand new drive you need to mount/activate it in computer management or it won't show up in 'My computer'  From there you format it from there or from the My computer Icon

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