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OK i got an external HD and its NTFS format and i need to make it FAT format, how do i do enable full write/read?
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under applications/utilities, find disk utility (not sure of the name, working on an HP right now).
make sure all the files you need are moved off of it and stored somewhere else.
then use the disk utility to reformat in fat32. that's all you have to do since fat32 will be able read/modified by both windows and mas OSs.
make sure all the files you need are moved off of it and stored somewhere else.
then use the disk utility to reformat in fat32. that's all you have to do since fat32 will be able read/modified by both windows and mas OSs.
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RAID restore? erase?
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Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility
Highlight the drive you want to format in the left-hand pane. In the right-hand pane, choose "Erase." Select "MS-DOS File System" and let 'er rip.
If you want to partition the drive, select "Partition" and configure it the way you like.
Highlight the drive you want to format in the left-hand pane. In the right-hand pane, choose "Erase." Select "MS-DOS File System" and let 'er rip.
If you want to partition the drive, select "Partition" and configure it the way you like.
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Can you see the external drive on the left pane of disk utility.
If so, you have a couple choices…
Go to the higher level item (should say something like "74.5GB ST###### 1A Media" - this is an example using my 2.5" 80G ext hard drive) and select "Partition" if you want to repartition and format the whole drive. Here you can select the number, size, name, and file system of the partitions. Should be fairly self-explanitory.
Alternately you can select any volume under the main heading for the hard drive (on the left pane) and select "erase" to format a single partition.
[edit] didn't see you there caribiner :thumbs up: [edit]
If so, you have a couple choices…
Go to the higher level item (should say something like "74.5GB ST###### 1A Media" - this is an example using my 2.5" 80G ext hard drive) and select "Partition" if you want to repartition and format the whole drive. Here you can select the number, size, name, and file system of the partitions. Should be fairly self-explanitory.
Alternately you can select any volume under the main heading for the hard drive (on the left pane) and select "erase" to format a single partition.
[edit] didn't see you there caribiner :thumbs up: [edit]
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TY very much its all set to go!
its a simpletech External Hardive. It looks very nice and was 99$ then 20 off and 40 off with mail in rebate , from comp USA. 11$ one year warrenty.
its a simpletech External Hardive. It looks very nice and was 99$ then 20 off and 40 off with mail in rebate , from comp USA. 11$ one year warrenty.
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nice deal - how big is it? GB and is it a 2.5" or a 3.5"?
i've got two, both were loose HDs i had, one from a vaio desktop (3.5" 120G) and one from my old 17" HP laptop (2.5" 80G). found nice cheap-ish adaptec cases for both, though the 3.5" needs an external power supply, so i need two cables and it gets a bit warm.
i've got two, both were loose HDs i had, one from a vaio desktop (3.5" 120G) and one from my old 17" HP laptop (2.5" 80G). found nice cheap-ish adaptec cases for both, though the 3.5" needs an external power supply, so i need two cables and it gets a bit warm.
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its 40GB and it has a slot for external power supply but i dont seem to need it?
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