formatting and installing hardrive

[picott]

right now im building a new system...i have a 40gig hd
dont i need to format the drive before i can install n e thing on it?
doesnt it need to be set to primary master?

 

[Macro2]

yes yes

 

[picott]

how do i format it if i dont have windows or n e thing on it???

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: picott
how do i format it if i dont have windows or n e thing on it???

Windows operating system CD will do it

 

[Macro2]

Do you have an operating system ready? What is it?

 

[c8]

In Windows XP you can use its disk management to format.

Start > Run > diskmgmt.msc

 

[kursplat]

win XP ? in the bios set the first boot device as CD-ROM. the install will let you create and format the 1st (if more than one) partion before it installs. then you can do like c8 said to format the rest of the disk if you have any space left over.
good luck

 

[picott]

i have disc to windows 98se, 2000, and xp

 

[Macro2]

Well, which one you going to use?

Just search "How to install windows" in Google and you'll come up with a bunch of instructions.

 

[kursplat]

i have disc to windows 98se, 2000, and xp

oh boy , 4 hours of upgrading.
good luck

 

[Sid59]

just set the hard drive to primary master and put in your XP disc and you're done.

 

[Montano]

Or use a Win98....WinMe boot floppy.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: Montano
Or use a Win98....WinMe boot floppy.

and then upgrade to winXP .... hmmmm ... maybe not ..

 

[picott]

im using win2000pro and it formatted the drive

 

[Macro2]

RE:"im using win2000pro and it formatted the drive"

Yes. I suppose it like ntfs.