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    Apr 24, 2007, 04:23 AM
    "unpartition" and format hard drive
    For the heck of it I'd like to try:

    I've got a laptop HD plugged into my desktop as a USB drive.

    It's a 120 GB drive but it's partitioned from a partial windows setup. I see I've got a right click format option for them individually... but is there a way to "unpartition" this drive then format it?
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    Apr 24, 2007, 04:41 AM
    Hi Rick,
    I think you can do it with Partition Magic
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    Apr 24, 2007, 04:42 AM
    Thanks Shaved. I formatted each of them individually then ran checkdisk on them and there were no problems. Does that confirm that this is a good hard drive?
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    Apr 24, 2007, 04:45 AM
    Do you have a working PC you can connect it up to and store/retrieve some data from it?
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    Apr 24, 2007, 04:48 AM
    Cap, it's a brand new drive ;)

    Read Rick's other post because he's doing the N00b thing.
    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/laptop...ind-85677.html
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    Apr 24, 2007, 04:50 AM
    Hehe haha, I posted it separately as it was sort of a separate issue. I'm about ready to throw my hands up, buy this new HD from my dad and tell him to get a new laptop.
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