From: george@yourservice.com   
      
   "relic"  wrote in message   
   news:E5TZg.6464$zy2.1453@tornado.socal.rr.com...   
   > Drumstick wrote:   
   >> In article , LenBum@optonline.net says...   
   >>> Try going into explorer.Highlight My Computer and the various drives   
   >>> will be shown in the right panel. Right click on the drive and a   
   >>> menu will drop down with Format as an option.   
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   >>> "Holly"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:Xns985FB39DAECBAewrfdgrstnet@140.99.99.130...   
   >>>> I have a slave drive I want to reformat, what is the best way to do   
   >>>> this ? I remember fdisk from windows 95 days, do people still do   
   >>>> this ?   
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   >> Or, as us old DOS guys do...format it from a bootable DOS prompt...   
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   > Us old NT guys want NTFS.   
      
   I think the point Holly has already made is that the drive won't format,   
   which is why I suggested that she use the diagnostic tools available for   
   the drive to determine whether or not it is toast.  I suspect that it is.   
      
   George   
      
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