Can you use this device to reformat a hard drive from a system that doesn't have an operating system on it?
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No but you can boot from a standalone CD program and make a copy of a drive that has been freshly formatted.
1812124
I don't believe so, but I suppose if the "system without an operating system" can still recognize and read/write to external hard drives then it is possible.
1812125
I don't see how it only acts as an inteface and usually to a computer which would/could format the drive.
439939
it's just a flash drive. format it however you want. should work with any OS. if not, send it back.
671412
This item is just a housing to turn a HD into a USB external Hard Drive. Shouldn't matter what operating system you use.
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No reason why it wouldn't. You can format it for the file system of your choice from within your OS.
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Deborah ---I don't know the answer to that question. I have never tried to reformat a disk with the external USB A Drive. But, originally when an A drive was an internal part of an older computer disks could be reformatted using the internal A drive. All I can say is give it a try. Bev
489158
It should work. What do you mean not recognized? Can you not see the drive in Disk Utilities in order to format the drive?
539609
Removing old OS (Xp) and loading new one (Windows 7) onto your computer hard drive.
328241
If you are trying to ask if you can turn it into a boot drive where you can load OS's from then yes you can. You will have to download specific software that will wipe the drive and then install the OS onto the drive to be installed on your computer.
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It won't be an ideal fit, but you should be able to install the drive without the converter. If the computer shows the drive, it's a problem with the converter, if not you may need to reformat the drive.
267951
yes, put the hard drive in an external enclosure to convert it into an external hard drive
1861521
Yes. OS independent. You will want to format it for the OS you will be using but the drive will accommodate either.
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probably if you can get it work at all! Every restart I did resulted in it loosing the date and needing reformat (that was two new drives! both same problem).
960193
I just saw that it's Windows 7 you want to go to. It's the same procedure basically. You need to get your data off that system if possible. You'll also need a Windows 7 install disk.
1002180
You can format your HDD to exFAT which is windows and Mac compatible. Maybe android will pick it up.
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Unless there are limitations imposed by your motherboard, you can; however, the concept of using striped format is really something that helps hard drives with movable disks. Nevertheless, I've never tried it, but it sounds feasible. Good luck
1944386
Yes. It can be reformatted if not in the correct windows format. I only two formats I know are FAT-32 (Mac and pc) and Windows NT (Mac read and PC readwrite).
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The operating system really isn't ever in question. This is a USB connection to a hard drive...pretty much ANY hard drive. If your system can read a thumb drive, it will be able to use this device.