Re: can i put just a filing system on hard drive instead of O.S.

In article <06cd01c35507$6a779620$a301280a@phx.gbl>, sam@hot.com says...

> i got a hard drive with xp on it and another hard drive
> with 98 can i add another hard drive to my system and
> just put a filing system on it like powerdesk instead of
> loading it with another operating system which takes up
> to much space???
> if that do-able will i be able to access the third hard
> drive since it doesnt have an operating system? will i be
> able to boot up into the third hard drive with just the
> filing sytem on it alone? will i have to access the third
> hard drive thru the other operating systems since it
> doesnt have a o.s?
>
> thanks
>

When adding a new HD, all that is required is that the HD be partitioned
into at least one partition, then formatted, which will put the file
system on. Only if the HD is going to be used as a boot volume would
you need to put an OS on it.

If you intend to use the new HD with Windows XP, it needs to be
formatted as FAT/FAT16/FAT32/NTFS (one of them). I prefer to use NTFS
for all my XP volumes.


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