WipeDrive

Deadpixel · 06-30-2008, 09:48 PM

So I just used WipeDrive to wipe a harddrive, however everything has been erased it is not showing up in Windows. Do I need to format it or something?

carnageX · 06-30-2008, 09:59 PM

Yes. Start > Right click 'My Computer' > Manage > click "Disk management" on the left panel > find the drive in the bottom half of the window that appears on the right side now > right click it > format. make sure the drive you pick is the one you erased

(should say "RAW format", or something of that sort).

Deadpixel · 06-30-2008, 10:17 PM

Oh god did not even think about that thanks, however it says the disk needs to be "initialized" however it gives me two options, MBR and GPT. If I choose MBR wouldn't that change how I boot into Window windows vista right now?

meaganrussell88 · 07-01-2008, 11:46 AM

nope, the one that has been reformated will not boot since it doesnt have an operating system

Mak213 · 07-01-2008, 12:07 PM

Hello,

Megan he did not wipe his OS Drive. He wiped a 2nd drive which is why he asked why it wasn't coming up in Windows.

DeadPixel,

Do not use the MBR setting. That will make that drive the boot drive and will stop you from booting into Windows. I would suggest using GParted to just format the drive to NTFS real quick. Then it will be recognized by Windows.

Cheers,
Mak

06-30-2008, 09:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Deadpixel Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 837	WipeDrive So I just used WipeDrive to wipe a harddrive, however everything has been erased it is not showing up in Windows. Do I need to format it or something? __________________ A hero need not speak. When he is gone, the world will speak for him.

06-30-2008, 09:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
carnageX Lurker Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,506	Re: WipeDrive Yes. Start > Right click 'My Computer' > Manage > click "Disk management" on the left panel > find the drive in the bottom half of the window that appears on the right side now > right click it > format. make sure the drive you pick is the one you erased (should say "RAW format", or something of that sort). __________________ /Antec 900...................................Intel e6750 @ 3.53GHz\ /Xigmatek Rifle S1283..............GigaByte GA-P35-DS3R mobo\ /2x1GB G.Skill/2x1GB OCZ Gold DDR2-800 @ 5-5-5-15, 441MHz\ \EVGA 8800GT 512MB @ 730/1000................Corsair 520hx PSU/ \19" Hanns-G Widescreen LCD.............19" AOC Fullscreen CRT/ \SeaGate 500GB/320GB; Maxtor 160GB external; W.D. 160GB/ 3DMark06 Score: 13700 \| carnageX \| e6750 @ 3.53GHz \| 8800GT 512MB @ 760/1080 \| XP Home 32bit

06-30-2008, 10:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Deadpixel Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 837	Re: WipeDrive Oh god did not even think about that thanks, however it says the disk needs to be "initialized" however it gives me two options, MBR and GPT. If I choose MBR wouldn't that change how I boot into Window windows vista right now? __________________ A hero need not speak. When he is gone, the world will speak for him.

07-01-2008, 11:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
meaganrussell88 Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: houston Posts: 3	Re: WipeDrive nope, the one that has been reformated will not boot since it doesnt have an operating system

07-01-2008, 12:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mak213 Commander Super Mod Joker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In Trotter's crawl space Posts: 14,419	Re: WipeDrive Hello, Megan he did not wipe his OS Drive. He wiped a 2nd drive which is why he asked why it wasn't coming up in Windows. DeadPixel, Do not use the MBR setting. That will make that drive the boot drive and will stop you from booting into Windows. I would suggest using GParted to just format the drive to NTFS real quick. Then it will be recognized by Windows. Cheers, Mak __________________

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