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Re: New Harddrive

Posted: 07-26-2003, 05:34 AM
RonK
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If you right click My Computer then select Manage then Disk Management - you
should be able to format the drive there.


"Robert D Hansen" <rdhans@starband.net> wrote in message
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> If anyone could help, it would really be appreciated. I bought a 160 Gig
> Seagate Harddrive, that I put into a USB connected enclosure. My machine
is
> a 2.53 HP running XP Home + SP1 with USB 2.0 connections. The enclosure is
> also 2.0 capable. I have drives C: D: and G: on my machine now (the G:
drive
> is the "restore" drive, as HP does not give you a copy of XP. How do I get
> the new harddrive "fdisked" so it can be recognized and formatted? I have
in
> the past torn apart my machine and connected the new drive as the D drive
> and then booted with a DOS disk, but that is getting old hat. I am hoping
> there is a way to use the new disk without disassembling the computer.
> Thanks for any help possible.
>
>
>

Re: New Harddrive


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neil
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Re: New Harddrive
Posted: 07-26-2003, 08:43 AM
The standard way would be to boot from the CD and partition the drive first
before using "Manage" in windows. As you say you don't have a XP disk so I
think you will need to download the set of boot floppy disks from MS (6 in
total) to take the place of the bootable CD.

all the best

Neil
"Robert D Hansen" <rdhans@starband.net> wrote in message
news:u7hDtZzUDHA.2184@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> If anyone could help, it would really be appreciated. I bought a 160 Gig
> Seagate Harddrive, that I put into a USB connected enclosure. My machine
is
> a 2.53 HP running XP Home + SP1 with USB 2.0 connections. The enclosure is
> also 2.0 capable. I have drives C: D: and G: on my machine now (the G:
drive
> is the "restore" drive, as HP does not give you a copy of XP. How do I get
> the new harddrive "fdisked" so it can be recognized and formatted? I have
in
> the past torn apart my machine and connected the new drive as the D drive
> and then booted with a DOS disk, but that is getting old hat. I am hoping
> there is a way to use the new disk without disassembling the computer.
> Thanks for any help possible.
>
>
>

Ron Rector
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Re: New Harddrive
Posted: 07-26-2003, 09:27 AM
He can use the "New Partition Wizard" in disk management
to partition the drive.
>-----Original Message-----
>The standard way would be to boot from the CD and
partition the drive first
>before using "Manage" in windows. As you say you don't
have a XP disk so I
>think you will need to download the set of boot floppy
disks from MS (6 in
>total) to take the place of the bootable CD.
>
>all the best
>
>Neil
>"Robert D Hansen" <rdhans@starband.net> wrote in message
>news:u7hDtZzUDHA.2184@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> If anyone could help, it would really be appreciated.
I bought a 160 Gig
>> Seagate Harddrive, that I put into a USB connected
enclosure. My machine
>is
>> a 2.53 HP running XP Home + SP1 with USB 2.0
connections. The enclosure is
>> also 2.0 capable. I have drives C: D: and G: on my
machine now (the G:
>drive
>> is the "restore" drive, as HP does not give you a copy
of XP. How do I get
>> the new harddrive "fdisked" so it can be recognized
and formatted? I have
>in
>> the past torn apart my machine and connected the new
drive as the D drive
>> and then booted with a DOS disk, but that is getting
old hat. I am hoping
>> there is a way to use the new disk without
disassembling the computer.
>> Thanks for any help possible.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>
neil
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Re: New Harddrive
Posted: 07-26-2003, 10:46 AM
Oh OK.

Neil
"Ron Rector" <ronrector@eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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> He can use the "New Partition Wizard" in disk management
> to partition the drive.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The standard way would be to boot from the CD and
> partition the drive first
> >before using "Manage" in windows. As you say you don't
> have a XP disk so I
> >think you will need to download the set of boot floppy
> disks from MS (6 in
> >total) to take the place of the bootable CD.
> >
> >all the best
> >
> >Neil
> >"Robert D Hansen" <rdhans@starband.net> wrote in message
> >news:u7hDtZzUDHA.2184@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> If anyone could help, it would really be appreciated.
> I bought a 160 Gig
> >> Seagate Harddrive, that I put into a USB connected
> enclosure. My machine
> >is
> >> a 2.53 HP running XP Home + SP1 with USB 2.0
> connections. The enclosure is
> >> also 2.0 capable. I have drives C: D: and G: on my
> machine now (the G:
> >drive
> >> is the "restore" drive, as HP does not give you a copy
> of XP. How do I get
> >> the new harddrive "fdisked" so it can be recognized
> and formatted? I have
> >in
> >> the past torn apart my machine and connected the new
> drive as the D drive
> >> and then booted with a DOS disk, but that is getting
> old hat. I am hoping
> >> there is a way to use the new disk without
> disassembling the computer.
> >> Thanks for any help possible.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

 
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