Newer Technology miniStack Classic
Chapter 3 - Formatting
2.2 Removing the GUID Partition Scheme
Only for XP, 2000, ME and earlier. (XP 64-BIT, Vista & Windows 7 can continue to the next section)
➆
Type
exit
and hit enter.
➇
Close the command prompt window.
You may now proceed with formatting the drive.
If you are not installing a brand-new hard drive into your enclosure, it
may have a GUID drive partition already installed on it, especially if it
was originally used with a Macintosh. Unfortunately, this is not readable
by older versions of Windows without special software. If you wish to use
your storage solution on a computer running Windows, you will need to
repartition and reformat using the following instructions.
➀
Go to the DOS command prompt by
selecting “Run” from the Start Menu.
➁
Type
cmd
into the text box, and click
the“OK” button.
➂
Type
diskpart
and hit enter.
➃
Type
list disk
and hit enter.
➄
Type
select disk x
replacing
x
with the number of the disk you want
to reformat. (Typically, you will see an asterisk (*) under “GPT” for the disk
requiring formatting.)
➅
Type
clean
and hit enter.
WARNING: The
clean
command will destroy ALL data on the disk you run it on!!! Be sure
there is nothing you need to keep on your drive before proceeding.
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