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Re formatting a linux hard drive

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Name: David Scherer
Date: April 28, 2002 at 21:10:14 Pacific
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I want to rreformat my Linux ahrd drive nack to NTFS so I can use it in my 2000 Pro computer.... I thought it woudl be as simple as having windows reformat it, but windows cannot read it!!! how can I reformat this hard drive??



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Name: Tom
Date: April 28, 2002 at 22:21:24 Pacific
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Use fdisk to remove the partition. Then Windows can create an NTFS partition on it.


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Name: Sparkchaser
Date: April 29, 2002 at 10:57:49 Pacific
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You'll probably have to reformat the Master Boot Record too...
"fdisk /mbr"


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