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Q:
How do I partition and format a hard drive on Windows 2000 & Windows XP?
 
A:
1. Go to Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management.

The wizard may pop up to help you, you can use this or cancel.

2. Your drives and partitions will appear on a list and in graphical format.

3. Right-click on the leftmost box (which probably says disk 1 or disk 2, depending on your drive configuraiton) and click Initialize. This will take a few seconds.

4. Then choose the area which says "Unallocated" and right-click on it (the displayed size should be similar to your Glyph drive, like an 120 gig drive should show 110-115gb). Go to New Partition.

5. Hit Next 4 times until you get several choices on the screen. Choose the Quick Format button, hit Next, and Finish when you see the summary. * It may tell you it cannot quickformat it, go ahead with the long format if this is the case.

The partitioning and formatting process will take a short time, and will not require a reboot. Your drive is ready for use. You can exit Computer Management when done.