Yes. This is known as "formatting" the drive. If you don't have a DOS-based disk management utility, you can quickly do this by booting to a Windows installation CD - most provide an option to format the drive and assign partitions before you install the operating system, and you can simply format the drive and cancel the install.
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What is the A drive on a computer?
The "A:" drive is the first floppy disk drive.
The hard drive in the computer is usually?
The first hard drive in the computer is usually designated is Drive C:.
Can you download music to an i pod from a computer without installing the start up disc that came with your iPod when you first bought it?
NO,NO, and ,NO. An ipod does not have a disc drive
How can you copy from one flash drive to another flash drive?
Plug the first flash drive into a computer, copy the file into the computer, unplug the first flash drive, then plug the second into the computer, cut and paste the file from the computer to the second flash drive. The file is now on both flash drives.
What is the first hard drive in a computer?
Hard Drive E
How much were computers twenty years ago?
When I bought my first computer around 1989 it cost $1,200. It was a desktop computer, and this price included the monitor, keyboard, hard drive and printer (a matrix printer).
Which was the first computer bought in Nepal?
Mac 1401
How many people bought the first computer?
It was not a personal computer it was industry. Military,company's.
When was What to Do After You Hit Return or P.C.C.'s First Book of Computer Games created?
What to Do After You Hit Return or P.C.C.'s First Book of Computer Games was created in 1977.
What is an c drive?
C: drive is the main hard drive on your computer. Hard drives are identified by letter, with C: being reserved for the first bootable drive in a computer.
Did the first personal computer had a hard drive?
no
Who bought the first computer in Pakistan?
Pakistan International Airlines purchased and installed the first computer in Pakistan. This took place in 1967, and the computer was an IBM 1401.
What was the first computer to use a floppy drive?
The Mac
How do you return items bought on eBay?
First check if your seller accepts returns. Then go to the item page and request a return through the seller.
What is Boot device priority?
Boot Device Priority is the order that you want your computer to boot in such as if you want your computer to boot from the hard drive or the CD drive first you can change this in the bios of your computer.
What is first storage device?
On a computer, the first storage device is the internal hard drive.
How do you get old photos on to my computer?
First you scan the pictures and save them onto a external memory drive or a jump drive. After this is done you can take the pictures out of the portable memory drive and transfer them onto your computer.
How do you make a recovery disc for sony VAIO laptop?
On my computer, when I first bought it, the Action Center had a message about backing up either on disk or external hard drive. Also, a program named Microsoft Windows Backup is the program that does it. It can be found under 'Computer' with a search.
What are some popular computer backup solutions?
Some popular computer backup solutions are to completely delete the contents of the hard drive and then put every content of the hard drive first in a thumb drive or a portable disk drive.
Most computer systems are set up to automatically first check which drive for the?
Most computer systems are set up to automatically first check which drive for the booting program
When you move a dynamic disk to a new computer what status will Disk Management first assign the drive?
Foreign drive
When you move a dynamic disk to a new computer what status will disk management first adding the drive?
Foreign drive
What was the name of the first laptop computer?
THERE WAS A COMPUTER BY THE NAME OF GRID (GRiD = LOGO) WHICH WAS CONTRACTED BY NASA TO BUILD A SMALL, RUGGEDLY CONSTRUCTED COMPUTER FOR THE SPACE PROGRAM. IT HAD A CASE OF MAGNESIUM. IT WAS FIRST BOUGHT OUT BY TANDY AND THEN BY A.S.
How do you change a hard drive from one computer to another and they both have win xp?
It is best to wipe the hard drive before you remove it from the first computer and do a new install for the new computer. Then add your operation system.
How would a person back up their computer to an external hard drive?
To back up their computer to an external hard drive, a person must first purchase the external drive. Upon plugging the drive into their computer, the person will be prompted and asked if they want to back their data up, which they should say yes to.
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