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How do I format an external hard drive on a Windows computer?

April 26, 2017Computer external hard drive format Windows

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How do I format an external hard drive on a Windows computer?

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• Download the Windows 98SE USB driver. • After saving the file to your desktop, double click on the file. The USB mass storage driver will install. Restart your computer. • After the computer restarts, connect the drive to your computer as explained in the user guide. • Enter Control Panel>System>Device Manager>Disk Drives. The external drive should be present. Right click on the external drive and select ‘Properities.’ Click on the Settings tab. Under ‘Options’ select ‘Removable.’ Assign a start drive letter by selecting a drive letter from the drop down box. Click OK. • Restart your computer. After Windows restarts, open Windows Explorer. The newly created drive letter will be displayed. Double click on it and Windows may display a ‘Disk is not Formatted’ dialog. Click Yes to format the drive; enter a label (name), click Full (format type), and click Start. Click OK to format the disk. • Click Close after the format process is over. The drive is now ready for use. To format a hard d