[NatBe]

Originally Posted by rjfvillarosa Take the side off both PC's and see if the harddrives are the same. If they are you have two choices, swap the harddrives and use the CD/DVD drive in your machine to boot up the UBCD, or slave your friends harddrive to your machine and format it via Windows.

Originally Posted by glc IDE cables are 2" wide flat ribbed cables, usually gray or black. SATA cables are 1/4" wide flat cables that are thicker, usually red or blue. I believe what RJF is leading up to is removing the drive and connecting it to your computer to format it - as long as you are not booting from it you can format it in Windows. Regardless what type of drive it is, you can connect it to your computer via USB with one of these: IDE/SATA to USB 2.0 Cable Adapter w/One Touch Backup - Turn 2020-OTB

Hi Glc, I remember you! I've only posted a few times over a few years but you always seem to reply. Okay; so you don't think I can just replace my hard drive with my friend's drive temporarily, as RJF first suggests, because why? Why do you think I have to attach my friend's drive as a slave or to USB? That would be easiest. -Natelle