Okay. thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:26 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need advice with an external drive
> Formatting a 500 GB internal drive would take a lot longer than a half an > hour. An external I believe would run through the USB and my guess would > be > it would take even longer. I'd suggest doing this at night when you go to > bed and you should be set in the morning. > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of aiden > gardiner > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need advice with an external drive > > > It doesn't take long if you use the quick format option, but if you don't > use it, it can take around half an hour, sometimes longer. remember that > any > data you've got on there will be destroyed, so move any valuable data to > another location. > > Hope this helps > > Aiden > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Olandese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:07 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need advice with an external drive > > >>I just wanted to convert the external drive. Thanks. How long does it take >> to convert a 500 gb hard drive? I've never done it before. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "aiden gardiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:59 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need advice with an external drive >> >> >>> hi terry, >>> >>> You can reformat an external drive in my computer by right clicking the >>> drive and selecting format. then select ntfs. As for converting your >>> primary >>> drive, it can be done using the command line, but for the life of me i >>> can't >>> remember what the commands are. could someone help me out here please? >>> >>> Hope this is of some use, >>> >>> Aiden >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Terry Olandese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:42 AM >>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] need advice with an external drive >>> >>> >>>> Hello group. I have a quick question. I decided to go with the western >>>> digital external 500 gb hard drive. My computer is formatted in phat 32 >>>> and so is the external hard drive. When I get the drive, will I be able >>>> to >>>> reformat to n t f s? If so, could you give me pointers or a suggestion >>>> on >>>> where I could look to accomplish this? 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