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Can you format the hard drive and keep windows XP installed?
no. formatting a hard drive means completely removing all files, including windows...
How do you format hard drive on acer 5220 to get rid of vista?
You'd need to boot from some other drive and then use a utility to format the hard drive. One that you can get for free is called DBAN ("Darik's Boot and Nuke"), which will not only format the drive but completely erase everything that's on it. You'd then need to get some other installation media to install a new OS on the hard drive.
How do you erase a removed hard drive?
Plug it in and format it! failing this you can rub a magnet over it ... this is the answer if you dont wish to use it again. just plug the thing in and format.... Or you can use hard disk over writer ErAce for example
How do you wipe your canon copier hard drive clean?
In order to completely wipe a hard drive on a Canon branded copier, one must format the hard drive. Formatting the hard drive will erase all information. The operating system of the copier can then be re-installed.
Can magnetic field from a magnet destroy laptop hard drive?
Yes. A powerful magnet is capable of wiping the entire hard drive.
What do the format button do?
It wipes all your data off your hard disk.
How do you completely clear your external hard drive?
You can completely clear your external hard drive by formatting it.
Does a computer have a magnet in it?
The Hard Disk Drive (HDD) may very well have a magnet in it provided that it is not a Solid State Drive (SSD) or any other form of a hard drive.
After installing new hard drive on a compaq laptop it refuse to read the new one and keep asking to instore the hard drive what to do?
your hard drive is most likely not formatted. read owners manual on how to format the hard drive. you will lose eerything on the hard drive when you format it.
How do you format a hard drive and keep your operating system?
If you want to format a hard drive where Os was installed there is no way how you can do. It's actually impossible.
Do you lose all your info when you format a computer?
When you format a hard-drive, you will lose any information on that drive.
Will Windows 7 be removed if you format the hard drive?
If you format a hard drive that contains Windows, it will be removed. Formatting a drive gets rid of all of the information on it. However, you can right-click your C:/ drive and click format, but it will not allow you if your current OS is running on that drive.
