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   From: thebeat999@yahoo.co.uk   
      
   "Kay Archer"  wrote in message   
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   > "Pixel "#~"  wrote in message   
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   >> I just installed a (second) hard drive, and now I want to get rid of   
   >> all the data on the drive.   
   >> Does it matter if I format the drive from windows or from DOS?   
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   > Might be faster if you actually boot dos, probably safer to do it from   
   > Windows (as in, you won't format the wrong drive).   
      
   A quick format (FORMAT x: /Q) is as fast as it gets -- whether in DOS or   
   Windows.   
      
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