What type of file system? If you are using W9x/ME and are going to format it for FAT32 you probably have to get new versions of the format and fdisk utilities. Take a look at: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q263/0/44.ASP http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q263/0/45.ASP Ruben > Hello Guys! > how to format a 80GB hard drive ..... the drive is not new and it > is > already NTFS formated ...... > Regards, > Salah. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > ============================== Ruben Jvnsson AB Liros Electronic Box 9124, 200 39 Malmv, Sweden TEL INT +46 40142078 FAX INT +46 40947388 ruben@pp.sbbs.se ============================== -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads