ok i got this new external hd yea then i plug it in windows xp recognizes it and all but no drive letter is assigned i tried going to disc management and all i pressed initialize but nothing happened lo how do i format the disck fuck i wanna use it -.-

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wait nvm i just somehow partitioned it and its fine LOL GG

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nO WAIT i partitioned it and im trying to format it but it says im using it somwhere fuck

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o no wait nvm it was cuz i was formatting it already -.-

Bub

United States3518 Posts

January 22 2008 00:54 GMT

installing an ext hd? there isn't even a tutorial for something like that.

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

January 22 2008 00:56 GMT

It should really be plug'n'play... worst case, a driver for it. I think all you need to do is installing a driver. Formatting an external HD is a pretty bad idea, since it must have some firmware on it.

A lot of external HDs ask you to install shit (shitty software for managing crap) that you don't need.

pyrogenetix

United Arab Emirates5090 Posts

January 22 2008 01:26 GMT

LOL ACCESSING ALL THAT TRANCE YEA???

yo wtf do u have on ur ext HD neway? and wtf dont reply me on msn. fgt

XCetron

5225 Posts

January 22 2008 01:51 GMT

5/5 will read again.

FuDDx

United States5002 Posts

January 22 2008 02:51 GMT

i actually just got a external western digital for my bday today (though in korea its now the next day T_T)
its a 320 gig im very happy to have gotten it.Movies here i come

5/5 great thread specially if you got to read the edits whil they were added ^_^

Pressure

7326 Posts

January 22 2008 02:57 GMT

shut up alf

Wizard

Poland5055 Posts

January 22 2008 03:43 GMT

lol at the edits, would read again

LumberJack

United States3355 Posts

January 22 2008 03:46 GMT

lolz, if you would of read the mini book installation that came with it. You would of seen that you have to partition and then format it when installing.

I took me about an hour or so to do my 400gb external