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You can use one of restoring cds which usually have special tools to format hard drives. Windows installation CD has it. You will be able to use of you boot from the CD in the restoring console mode.
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How do you format the PC?
To format the PC, insert the windows installation CD, then follow the instructions to format the selected hard drive.
How do you format cdr?
Insert the RW-CD in the drive and right click on the cd drive and select the option as format disk
What external devices can be bootable?
The most common bootable device around is the hard drive. That is if its formatted.So lets say you have a clean hard drive with nothing on it. Well get to your nearest computer and format it and install a new OS on the hard drive.You dont have to buy expensive ones since there are many free OS like Ubuntu or Fedora etc etc.all you have to do is format a CD to install the OS image and install it in your hard drive.Also a CD and a DVD disc can be bootable even a portable USB all you have to do is format them so they can be able to boot.
How can you format hard disk?
You can do a low level format ... this will not destroy all your files. To perform a complete formatting, you will need a system diskette or CD for that particular drive.
Can you format a hard drive from Ubuntu live CD?
Yes - in the process of installing Ubuntu. If you want to format and nothing else, take a look at GParted (google).
Im trying to format my hard drive but i cant delete the partition for windows xp?
If you are sure you want to delete the windows xp partition then you can use the windows CD to do the job.Boot the machine with the CD in the drive and you should get the option to format the drive.Just be sure this is what you want as you will lose all your data stored on the drive.
If a CD drive and a hard drive are sharing the same data cable in a computer system what type of connection is the CD drive using?
It is using the EIDE connection. The book says that if you have a hard drive and a CD that the hard drive should be the master and the CD will be the slave.
If you dont have a hard drive what can you use?
If your taking about installing an OS, you will definitely need hard drive. But for storing files, you can always use Removable Devices, USB Flash Drive or CD-Rs.
To format a hard drive in a laptop normally you'd use the floppy drive but the laptop hasn't got one How do you format please?
Floppy drive? I have never used a floppy drive to format a HDD. If you're trying to format the internal drive that contains your core system files then you can use a Windows XP installation disk to format it. If not then you can use the Ultimate Boot CD. This CD is burnable using Alchohol 120 and you can boot into it and it contains a HDD wiper. I'm sure it also comes with a format function. I will provide you with the link to download it below.
If a CD drive and a hard drive are sharing the same data cable in a computer system what type of connection is the CD drive using Which of the two drives should be set to master which to slave?
IF the CD drive shares an IDE channel with a hard drive, make the hard drive the master and the CD drive the slave.
How do you format a drive with Linux?
To format a partition that is not in use get a program called Gparted. If you need to format the whole drive you need to boot from a Linux CD.
How do you reformat your computer when it is off?
You can't actually reformat when it's off. You'll need to power it up with a bootable CD or floppy disk which has the format command available. Besides, what you are formatting is the hard drive, not the computer. Or you can remove the hard drive from the computer in question and format it in another computer.
