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TSbarryyam
post Sep 30 2008, 10:51 AM, updated 18y ago

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I bought a 320GB HDD and case. I format it in disk management. It took me more than an hour to format.
Any way to format it faster? sad.gif
fariz
post Sep 30 2008, 10:55 AM

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use quick format
kenjithl
post Sep 30 2008, 10:56 AM

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Hi,

There is any option for quick format, its take only few minute.
TSbarryyam
post Sep 30 2008, 11:02 AM

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Thanks, any diffrent using quick format?
dopodplaya
post Sep 30 2008, 11:22 AM

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press F1 while you are in Disk Management console. Read about formatting partition using Disk Management console in that Windows Help documentation...
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post Sep 30 2008, 11:24 AM

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QUOTE(barryyam @ Sep 30 2008, 11:02 AM)
Thanks, any diffrent using quick format?
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quick format only delete the index table, so if your hdd is not new, it will still contain old files...
TSbarryyam
post Sep 30 2008, 11:36 AM

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Thanks.

Why when during installing Vista. It took only seconds to format?
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post Sep 30 2008, 03:15 PM

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QUOTE(barryyam @ Sep 30 2008, 11:36 AM)
Thanks.

Why when during installing Vista. It took only seconds to format?
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because it just quick format...
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post Sep 30 2008, 04:14 PM

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QUOTE(barryyam @ Sep 30 2008, 11:36 AM)
Thanks.

Why when during installing Vista. It took only seconds to format?
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that is quicke format rclxms.gif
TSbarryyam
post Sep 30 2008, 05:13 PM

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Thanks n done.

 

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