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    Quick Q: S7011 HD

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by astro, Aug 4, 2005.

  1. astro

    astro Newbie

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    Just a quick question, since all you guys seem very helpful and fast at replying!

    Do all fujitsu's come with their harddrives formatted in FAT32 out of the box, or is it just the S7011 (or is mine special :p)? And what is the best way to format the drive into NTFS?

    Thanks heaps. You guys are awesome.
     
    astro, Aug 4, 2005
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  2. melihp

    melihp Notebook Enthusiast

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    I haven't checked my file system yet, so can't answer your first question. However, if you want to convert to NTFS, all you have to do is to run the convert.exe in a command window. This exe is located in windows\system32 folder.

    convert C: /FS:NTFS
     
    melihp, Aug 4, 2005
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  3. astro

    astro Newbie

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    Thanks heaps,
    I ended up calling fujitsu and they guided me through a clean format! But your way sounds more elegant. Next time I have to format a FAT32 drive I'll do it your way!
     
    astro, Aug 5, 2005
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    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    I actaully prefer doing a clean format when converting file systems. I have noticed that doing the convert thing that is built into WINXP slows down the computer significantly!
     
    qwester, Aug 5, 2005
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