The MDD Idiots Guides presents.... Formating a new Hard Drive

[Jiggles]

Ok this is the on comming series of Ebooks brought to you by me! (Now with free spelling mistakes :D) If any of the bit are incorrect tell me and i will edit them. Sorry for it being a .DOC my PFD creator has stopped working!

http://www.cbentertainments.co.uk/formatingaharddrive.doc

[Penfold42]

:lol:....i've put it away now....i'll have a play Monday.....

Thanks mate.....:D

See how they go Callum...maybe an idea to stick them....:)

[rob1963]

For those who are technically challenged, here is the free Rob James Ebook on how to AVOID formatting a hard drive:



Use an ipod!


Look out for more exciting titles coming soon!

:D :D :D

[Penfold42]

Use an ipod!

Ipod DJ..............:cowboy:


:sofa:

[Dragonfly]

Ipod DJ..............:cowboy:


:sofa:

it's ok Rob Tonys just flexing his muscles because his two ipods are bigger than ours. :D :D :D :D and one has a denon sticker :D :D

[rob1963]

it's ok Rob Tonys just flexing his muscles because his two ipods are bigger than ours. :D :D :D :D and one has a denon sticker :D :D

:Laugh:

[Dragonfly]

sorry back on topic now please thanks to callum for posting very useful mate.

[Jiggles]

My name and useful are NEVER used in the same sentence :D:D

[BeerFunk]

My name and useful are NEVER used in the same sentence :D:DYes they are, you see you're lucky to share the same name as me! :cool:

[Corabar Steve]

:lol:....i've put it away now....i'll have a play Monday.....
Or you could just use Maxtor's formatting tools from their site.

[Jiggles]

Normally the tools that they give you aren't the best things for the job. Not ideal for professional use.

[soundtracker]

I think its a bit self-deprecating to refer to yourself as "The MDD Idiot" Callum! LOL

[Corabar Steve]

Normally the tools that they give you aren't the best things for the job. Not ideal for professional use.

They worked fine with both my Maxtors. I've never had any problems working 2 - 3 nights a week.

[Jiggles]

I think its a bit self-deprecating to refer to yourself as "The MDD Idiot" Callum! LOL

:o Oops :eek:

[sleah]

OR you could open My Computer, right click whichever hard drive you wish to format and select format :D

[rob1963]

OR you could open My Computer, right click whichever hard drive you wish to format and select format :D

Whoaaa Simon...I never knew you were Mr Technical!

:D

[Jiggles]

OR you could open My Computer, right click whichever hard drive you wish to format and select format :D

Ah but if its new it doesnt show in My Computer. :p

[Penfold42]

OR you could open My Computer, right click whichever hard drive you wish to format and select format :D
Tryed it.....NTFS only....

Ah but if its new it doesnt show in My Computer. :p

I'm with my best new pal.........

Thanks.

[sleah]

Ah but if its new it doesnt show in My Computer. :p

How true. That'll teach me not to read the title properly:o

[Penfold42]

I must be the idiot then....it's still won't format to FAT 32..........:(

[Dragonfly]

I must be the idiot then....it's still won't format to FAT 32..........:(

cough cough :D :D ;) :D :D

[Penfold42]

Oh shut up!

:D :D :D

[Corabar Steve]

I must be the idiot then....it's still won't format to FAT 32..........:(


Or you could just use Maxtor's formatting tools from their site.

Am I invisible today?

[Penfold42]

Am I invisible today?

No :o ...tryed that......still no good.....

Think it might be something to do with the works laptop......not sure....:)

[Jiggles]

Who said that?? :D

[Corabar Steve]

No :o ...tryed that......still no good.....

Think it might be something to do with the works laptop......not sure....:)

Download Maxblast to your desktop PC & try it from there. If that dosen't work, I'd think there was something wrong with the HDD

[Penfold42]

Download Maxblast to your desktop PC & try it from there. If that dosen't work, I'd think there was something wrong with the HDD

I have done all that...and still zitch.....:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

But thanks anyway......:)

[Corabar Steve]

Send 'em back

[Penfold42]

Send 'em back

They went back....still not happy with the customer service i got.....a feel a letter coming on......

Now both Freecom 250 classic.....steel cased, quite robust......now happy doing them in FAT32.........:)

[Corabar Steve]

We had one of them. It rattles.

[Dragonfly]

We had one of them. It rattles.

funny you should say that ..... one of mine does .... no problems with it though?? still may get another just in case in the near future.

[Penfold42]

We had one of them. It rattles.

Oh cheers.......:D

They are all Freecom......it will be fine......i'm happy.....

I know about Batmans as well......

[Corabar Entertainment]

We had one of them. It rattles.Only because you decided to throw it across a room :mad:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

:lol:

[Jiggles]

OOOOH Angela's getting angry :D

[Excalibur]

I have done all that...and still zitch.....:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

But thanks anyway......:)

Apart from the fact that it's in NTFS, which is not too much of a hardship, since all my editing is done on a PC, the Lpatop formatted it first shot, Cortex loved it, spoke to it very promptly and politely, so mobile drive up and running as we speak. :D If I use this one as the laptop slave NTFS won't even matter at all. Big question, what to get for Cortex mobile then? :confused: :D

[nigelwright7557]

For those who are technically challenged, here is the free Rob James Ebook on how to AVOID formatting a hard drive:



Use an ipod!

:D :D :D

You can format an IPOD too :D