How to Initialize, Partition and Format a New Hard Drive
Some new USB hard drives need to be initialized, partitioned and formatte before using
http://www.FreeComputerConsultant.com This short video shows a new USB external hard drive being initialized, a primary partition being created and finally, the drive being formatted for use.
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Post a Commentthank you. i was scared that i had wasted money. i didnt know that this need to be done.
This information was so hard to find and you knew exactly how to help! Thanks!
thanks! exactly what I needed to know. very well explained.
Great.... This seems to be a great mystery. Not obvious... Thanks...
When I click on initial i get the error msg "The request could not be preformed because of an I/O device error". What do i do now?
Please help.
Very helpful! Thanks!
I just bought an external enclosure and a 1.5tb drive and this got everything working great. Thank you so much!
thank you man,this is realy in handy !!
I was having trouble finding a good solution and this walked me through it step by step with absolutely no problems. Thank you!!!