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If the operating system has "booted" from your hard drive, you won't be able to format it. Boot from something else, perhaps the installation CD or some other bootable device then you should be able to format your disk.
Just so that you know, if you format your disk you will loose EVERYTHING, programs, pictures, music, documents... all gone after you format the disk!
but if you are with recent windows OS like vista.u may not see the hard disk partition to format or install anything.but still u have other choices like "solaris" or "linux" to consider
You can format all the harddisk except for the one with windows in it. By setting virtual memory to "no paging file" on the hard disk you wanted to format.
Doing that by open "hardware manager" under "Advance" tab, Performance, setting, Advance tab, then click "Change" Then has to restart.
Hope this help also don't forget to change it back after formating. It kinda amaze me that noone mention this technic before : )
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If the computer cannot recognize an external hard disk, it would be virtually impossible to format it. There must be a problem with the hard disk. Consider replacing it or taking it ti where you bought it.
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The data is still there. When you format a disk you're just telling the hard disk controller that the disk is effectively empty and it's okay to overwrite any data that may be on it. This is why "undelete" programs work.
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yes because in you do not format the external hard disk you can wipe it clean so if will never work again.
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Open "My Computer" on the Desktop, right click on the disk you want to format under "Hard Disk Drives" and then click on "Format". Select the required options and then click on "Start"...
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Which windows xp utility is used to partition and format hard drives?
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click save
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