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Please help in formatting external hard drive to FAT32
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<blockquote data-quote="Mickha" data-source="post: 820589" data-attributes="member: 187442"><p>I doubt you'll need to send the laptop for repair, you might even be able to save your Windows Operating System, and files, it might just be the MBR that's damaged. How far did the format go, before you stopped it?</p><p>If you were supplied with a Windows 7 disk it's unlikely you have a back up, on a hidden partition, as usually you either get the disk or backup, not both.</p><p>Try booting up from the Windows 7 disk and selecting the repair option.</p><p>If there's nothing on the hard drive, you want to save, then you can format the hard drive and do a fresh install.</p><p>If there is anything on the hard drive, you want to recover, try connecting it to another PC and accessing the drive using your main hard drive, this is easier now using SATA connectors, which I assume this hard drive is.</p><p>You can also use recovery software, to try and rescue any important documents stored on the hard drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mickha, post: 820589, member: 187442"] I doubt you'll need to send the laptop for repair, you might even be able to save your Windows Operating System, and files, it might just be the MBR that's damaged. How far did the format go, before you stopped it? If you were supplied with a Windows 7 disk it's unlikely you have a back up, on a hidden partition, as usually you either get the disk or backup, not both. Try booting up from the Windows 7 disk and selecting the repair option. If there's nothing on the hard drive, you want to save, then you can format the hard drive and do a fresh install. If there is anything on the hard drive, you want to recover, try connecting it to another PC and accessing the drive using your main hard drive, this is easier now using SATA connectors, which I assume this hard drive is. You can also use recovery software, to try and rescue any important documents stored on the hard drive. [/QUOTE]
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