Completely Clean Hard Drive And Reformat

February 22nd, 2003

Is there an app/software that I can use to completely clean my hdd and also to reformat it ? any info is greatly appreciated.

**Hipster Doofus** · February 22nd, 2003

Unless you have been a really really bad boy then formating the drive would be sufficient. Insert the xp cd & bootup. Follow the screens to the format area. Make sure all the files you want to keep are backed up & you have needed driveres safely stored also.

February 23rd, 2003

Originally posted by Hipster Doofus
Unless you have been a really really bad boy then formating the drive would be sufficient. Insert the xp cd & bootup. Follow the screens to the format area. Make sure all the files you want to keep are backed up & you have needed driveres safely stored also.

thanx Hipster Doofus.I hav done all of that.i'm not a bad boy....just having problems with blue screens and freezing ups when my daughter plays sims city 4.I MUST HAV look at everything but to no avail...frustration is taking over.

February 23rd, 2003

The best way to do it is to delete the partition, recreate the partition and then reinstall the OS ..

Reformating just overwrites what is there and some of it don't get over written ....

I use a 98 boot disk to do mine ....

February 23rd, 2003

thats exactly what happened ( overwriting) I even tried to delete the partition using the xp cd but it said no.would I be able to use partition magic to do the partition? thanx.

**Hipster Doofus** · February 23rd, 2003

Partition Magic will do anything you want. It is magic after all.

I normally boot using the floppies if doing something like that.

February 23rd, 2003

I use Clearhdd, It works on all harddrives.

http://www.samsungelectronics.com/hd.../faq_1320.html

It makes a harddrive the same status as that of when you purchase a harddrive newly, that is, status of no data and status to be formatted newly.

**Hipster Doofus** · February 23rd, 2003

Hey Nomad do you know if that works with NTFS file systems?

February 23rd, 2003

thanx guys for all your help.... now i'll search for a bootable floppy.

February 23rd, 2003

Originally posted by Hipster Doofus
Hey Nomad do you know if that works with NTFS file systems?

Doofus - good question , i am using ntfs file sys.

**Hipster Doofus** · February 23rd, 2003

If you are going to use partition magic the floppies will boot. Insert number one & boot up. Two in total. (Fat32 or NTFS)

February 23rd, 2003

Originally posted by Hipster Doofus
Hey Nomad do you know if that works with NTFS file systems?

I use It on Fat32 and NTFS, I boot from the A: drive, I then use clearhdd to clear the harddrive, I then reboot with my XP bootdisks to format with NTFS and install XP.

February 23rd, 2003

Go to www.bootdisk .com and download one from there .

**Hipster Doofus** · February 23rd, 2003

Originally posted by Nomad
I use It on Fat32 and NTFS, I boot from the A: drive, I then use clearhdd to clear the harddrive, I then reboot with my XP bootdisks to format with NTFS and install XP.

Good stuff. I'll tuck that little app away for future times.

February 23rd, 2003

If you make a recovery disk of partition magic you can do it also .. but you have to install it first, on the install it will give you the option to make one - if something happens then you can run it to do what ever you want, make ntfs, dos, and linux drives .. so I guess it would be easier ..

I just found that I like 98 boot floppies better ...

February 23rd, 2003

but beware if you have a prebuilt pc such as dell then you may well delete the hidden partition that is used to restore your pc tread carefully

zyfos · February 23rd, 2003

Singleman, if you are having problems like BSODs and lockups, it's probably not because of the harddrive unless you have some bad sectors or perhaps an EXTREMELY fragged harddrive. What OS are you running?

sparky · February 23rd, 2003

instead of trying to format,why dont you just repair xp,boot from the ,cd
Here is a tip for anyone having problems with XP .Just repair it,if you want to save all your current programs.

Just boot from the cd as you originally did.Let the install begin You will be prompted to installl or repair.Choose install here!

Let the process continue, Accept the licensing agreement.

It will scan for previous versions of Xp and will give you the option of repairing or reinstalling.Choose repair at this point!!!

It will go through the whole install process.After you are done it will be repaired with all of your software that was installed,as well as your files.

hope this helps a little:happy:

February 24th, 2003

Originally posted by zyfos
Singleman, if you are having problems like BSODs and lockups, it's probably not because of the harddrive unless you have some bad sectors or perhaps an EXTREMELY fragged harddrive. What OS are you running?

xp pro..... maxtor 60gbhdd (master) 512 mb ddr ram... nvidia v card g force 3 .

February 22nd, 2003	Top \| #1
Singleman593 Unregistered Posts: n/a	Completely Clean Hard Drive And Reformat Is there an app/software that I can use to completely clean my hdd and also to reformat it ? any info is greatly appreciated.

February 22nd, 2003	Top \| #2
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 187	Unless you have been a really really bad boy then formating the drive would be sufficient. Insert the xp cd & bootup. Follow the screens to the format area. Make sure all the files you want to keep are backed up & you have needed driveres safely stored also. Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #3
Singleman593 Unregistered Posts: n/a	Originally posted by Hipster Doofus Unless you have been a really really bad boy then formating the drive would be sufficient. Insert the xp cd & bootup. Follow the screens to the format area. Make sure all the files you want to keep are backed up & you have needed driveres safely stored also. thanx Hipster Doofus.I hav done all of that.i'm not a bad boy....just having problems with blue screens and freezing ups when my daughter plays sims city 4.I MUST HAV look at everything but to no avail...frustration is taking over.

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #6
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 187	Partition Magic will do anything you want. It is magic after all. I normally boot using the floppies if doing something like that. Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #8
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 187	Hey Nomad do you know if that works with NTFS file systems? Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

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February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #4
lechtard Unregistered Posts: n/a	The best way to do it is to delete the partition, recreate the partition and then reinstall the OS .. Reformating just overwrites what is there and some of it don't get over written .... I use a 98 boot disk to do mine ....

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #5
Singleman593 Unregistered Posts: n/a	thats exactly what happened ( overwriting) I even tried to delete the partition using the xp cd but it said no.would I be able to use partition magic to do the partition? thanx.

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #7
Nomad Unregistered Posts: n/a	I use Clearhdd, It works on all harddrives. http://www.samsungelectronics.com/hd.../faq_1320.html It makes a harddrive the same status as that of when you purchase a harddrive newly, that is, status of no data and status to be formatted newly.

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #9
Singleman593 Unregistered Posts: n/a	thanx guys for all your help.... now i'll search for a bootable floppy.

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #10
Singleman593 Unregistered Posts: n/a	Originally posted by Hipster Doofus Hey Nomad do you know if that works with NTFS file systems? Doofus - good question , i am using ntfs file sys.

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #11
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 187	If you are going to use partition magic the floppies will boot. Insert number one & boot up. Two in total. (Fat32 or NTFS) Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #12
Nomad Unregistered Posts: n/a	Originally posted by Hipster Doofus Hey Nomad do you know if that works with NTFS file systems? I use It on Fat32 and NTFS, I boot from the A: drive, I then use clearhdd to clear the harddrive, I then reboot with my XP bootdisks to format with NTFS and install XP.

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #13
lechtard Unregistered Posts: n/a	Go to www.bootdisk .com and download one from there .

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #14
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 187	Originally posted by Nomad I use It on Fat32 and NTFS, I boot from the A: drive, I then use clearhdd to clear the harddrive, I then reboot with my XP bootdisks to format with NTFS and install XP. Good stuff. I'll tuck that little app away for future times. Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

February 23rd, 2003	Top \| #15
lechtard Unregistered Posts: n/a	If you make a recovery disk of partition magic you can do it also .. but you have to install it first, on the install it will give you the option to make one - if something happens then you can run it to do what ever you want, make ntfs, dos, and linux drives .. so I guess it would be easier .. I just found that I like 98 boot floppies better ...

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XP Abuser Unregistered Posts: n/a	but beware if you have a prebuilt pc such as dell then you may well delete the hidden partition that is used to restore your pc tread carefully

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zyfos Resurrected Joined: July 2002 Posts: 236 Reputation: 0 Power: 123	Singleman, if you are having problems like BSODs and lockups, it's probably not because of the harddrive unless you have some bad sectors or perhaps an EXTREMELY fragged harddrive. What OS are you running?

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sparky OSNN Addict Joined: January 2002 Posts: 91 Reputation: 0 Power: 127	instead of trying to format,why dont you just repair xp,boot from the ,cd Here is a tip for anyone having problems with XP .Just repair it,if you want to save all your current programs. Just boot from the cd as you originally did.Let the install begin You will be prompted to installl or repair.Choose install here! Let the process continue, Accept the licensing agreement. It will scan for previous versions of Xp and will give you the option of repairing or reinstalling.Choose repair at this point!!! It will go through the whole install process.After you are done it will be repaired with all of your software that was installed,as well as your files. hope this helps a little:happy:

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Singleman593 Unregistered Posts: n/a	Originally posted by zyfos Singleman, if you are having problems like BSODs and lockups, it's probably not because of the harddrive unless you have some bad sectors or perhaps an EXTREMELY fragged harddrive. What OS are you running? xp pro..... maxtor 60gbhdd (master) 512 mb ddr ram... nvidia v card g force 3 .