How to Format a Computer Hard drive
Formatting is used for brand new hard drive to allow users to utilize
it. It place the magnetic markers found on the drive surface to classify
the sectors where the important pieces of data in the computer are
stored. Moreover, formatting a computer’s hard drive resets the drive to
its original settings. One of the reasons why we reformat the
computer’s hard drive is to prepare the computer before installing a new
Operating System that we intend to use. There are several ways in
formatting a hard drive: (1) by the use of Installer CD of the Operating
System (2) by the use of the Computer Management Program in Windows
Operating System and (3) by the use of a bootable floppy MSDOS
(Microsoft Disk Operating System) disk.
Materials Needed:
Materials Needed:
- Hard drive
- Computer
- Operating System (OS)
- CD-ROM / DVD-ROM
- Computer
- Operating System (OS)
- CD-ROM / DVD-ROM
Step 1
When formatting your PC’s hard drive,
remember to back up all your files because once the computer’s hard
drive is reformatted, all data will be erased.
Step 2
Go to your system’s BIOS (Basic
Input/Output System) and set to boot up the system with the CD-Rom
Drive. To do this, restart the PC and press the 'delete', 'F2' or 'F8'
key. In the BIOS menu, go to the advance BIOS feature then make the
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM boot first and the second boot is the hard drive.
Press the 'F10' key to save the configuration that has been configured
and press 'Y' to exit.
Step 3
Insert the Operating System’s CD into the
CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive before starting the system. You will see a
series on instructions to follow to boot from the CD. Follow the
instructions on Windows installation program.
Step 4
Format the hard drive thru Computer
Management Program. Click the 'start' key, go to 'settings' and click
the 'control panel' icon that you will see on the screen. From the
'control panel' menu, look for 'Computer Program Management'. Click on
'Disk Management'' and select what hard drive needs reformatting. Make a
right click on the selected hard drive and choose 'Format'.
Step 5
Format the hard drive thru floppy disk.
The floppy disk that will be used should be bootable and be able to boot
in MSDOS mode. After the boot up process, the computer will be in DOS
mode. Type the syntax 'format c:' or depending on what letter that hard
drive is located and needs reformatting.
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