Re: format problems?

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From: Allan Ballard (aballard_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: Mon Mar 19 2001 - 16:00:31 EST


Can MS DOS 6.22 format a partiton to NTFS?

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:33:32 -0500, Rob Bell wrote:

>Make a bootable floppy disk with FORMAT.EXE on it. Add FDISK and other utilities if you need. Once you boot with
the floppy you should be able to do what you want to the HD.
>
>Rob
>
>"Toni" <cruelpeep_at_yourvillage.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am in need of some help. A friend gave me a hard drive to install windows
>> on because i have a cd rom in my thinkpad and he doesn't.
>> upon booting this drive it says:
>> OS/2 !! SYS01475
>> OS/2 !! SYS02027
>>
>> I cannot figure out how to format or fdisk the drive as typing anything has
>> no effect.
>> I tested the drive with easy setup and it said the drive was OK.
>> Thanks to anybody who can help,
>> Toni Kennedy
>>
>>
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