Re: Installing used hard drive without formatting

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From: Op's
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 01:04

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case wrote:

> I have founf out that the computer it was used in was running
> Windows NT -FS (?)
>
> he claims it might be an issue in detecting the file system, but shouldnt
> the hard rive be able to be "Seen" at least in the system.
>
> I may try a Win 2000, XP or NT system and see if it recognises it.
>
> --
> Case

Or get Discwizzard off the Seagate site (this works with other brands) -  to
format whilst in the system and not having to fdisk and format from scratch.
But the drive has to be recognised in the BIOS.

rm

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