Formatting a hard drive must be approached responsibly. It is especially important to be extremely careful when it comes to formatting the system partition of a hard drive.
It is necessary
Windows installation disc
Instructions
Step 1
There are several proven methods for formatting a hard drive in MS-DOS mode. First, it can be done during the installation of the operating system. To get started, learn how to format your local drive during Windows XP setup.
Step 2
Run the installer for the operating system. When the program menu displays a list of existing hard drives and their partitions, select the partition that you want to format.
Step 3
Specify the format of the file system of the future partition. Press the Enter key. In the next window, press the F key to confirm the selected action. Complete the OS installation process.
Step 4
If you have a Windows Vista or Seven installation disk at your disposal, then formatting the disk or its partition will be even easier. When the installation process comes to selecting a disk or its partition, click the "Disk Setup" button.
Step 5
If you need to keep the current file system of the partition, select it and click the "Format" button. If you need to configure the parameters of the future volume in more detail, select it and click the "Delete" button. Now click the "Create" button. Set the size and format of the file system of the future volume.
Step 6
Now learn how to format a section using the command line. You can use a boot floppy disk or disk to access it. To create such a disk, use the following algorithm. Open the System and Security menu located in the control panel. Go to the "Backup and Restore" menu.
Step 7
In the left column, select "Create a system recovery disc". Insert a blank DVD into your drive and click the Create Disc button.
Step 8
Reboot your computer. Press the F8 key and select DVD drive. When the Advanced Recovery Options window appears on the screen, select Command Prompt.
Step 9
Enter the Format C: / NTFS command in the window that appears to format the C drive to the NTFS file system.
