Can you format or convert a Mac hard drive to PC format???

notfound

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I tried to search a little for this but didn't find any other posts here. I was given a 20gb hard drive that is formatted for an Apple computer. Is there anyway to hook it up to my PC and get it to recognize it or convert it to PC format??? Any help is greatly appreciated.
 

Workin'

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Yeah, make sure the jumpers on the drive are set properly, hook it up to your PC like any other hard drive, boot from a floppy, run fdisk, format, and you should be set. Macs use regular SCSI or IDE drives, depending on the Mac model, and I'm guessing a 20GB drive is IDE. You'll know if the ribbon cable fits.