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Can't format an external hard drive

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by svalcaniant

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I removed my 80 gb hard drive from one of my pc's and placed into a drive enclosure. I connected it to my usb port and attempted to repartition and format it. Windows XP will allow me to repartition the drive but when I go to format it, it says that the setup program can't gain access to space you have selected!

Any thoughts on how to remedy this problem?

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by rob miners

created a full extended Partition and then setup your Partitions.

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by rob miners

Windows XP install should directly boot off your USB-drive

http://www.ngine.de/index.jsp?pageid=4176

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