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Title: formatting external drives?
Post by: caymanreview on August 21, 2004, 07:23:18 PM

im looking to totally wipre a external drive tonight. i have the duke & nuke program that TOTALLY wipes the drive, but how would i be able to format it for use again?

ive never done anything like this

actually im not sure i can even use that disc to format that drive, what program/tool could i use?

any help much appreciated. im out to totally wipe my pc hard drive also and do a full factory restore to it too, and thought i would wipe the external while im at it

Title: Re: formatting external drives?
Post by: rustle on August 21, 2004, 08:06:17 PM

Drive Works and System Commander work great.

Title: Re: formatting external drives?
Post by: caymanreview on August 21, 2004, 11:31:03 PM

thanks, just got home and im gonna start this whole process shortly

Title: Re: formatting external drives?
Post by: mirth on August 22, 2004, 01:24:54 AM

Dustin, after you nuke the drive just partition & format it like you would any brand new outta the box drive.

Title: Re: formatting external drives?
Post by: caymanreview on August 22, 2004, 01:30:35 AM

how would i do this with an external usb2.0 drive though?

Title: Re: formatting external drives?
Post by: jmerin on August 22, 2004, 07:55:34 AM

dusin,  i have a program that will help you.  i will send it to you if you want.  i will pm you when i get home.

thanks

jon

Title: Re: formatting external drives?
Post by: caymanreview on August 22, 2004, 08:17:46 AM

right on man, thats cool

you were the one wanting that other program right?

im gonna set up a server on my pc again this morning, so you can jump on and grab the other and upload that if thats cool

just finished a full restore on my home pc, its soo nice without all the bullshit that had been on it, and just seems so much "fresher"  now