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mikezel

12-24-2003, 10:46 AM

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but if i were to buy an OEM Western Digital HDD, would it come with the disks necessary to format and partition it (on a new PC w/o an OS)?

thanks

Kubie

12-24-2003, 10:52 AM

mikezel,

Normally, OEM HDD's do not come with disks.

Carl

doctorgonzo

12-24-2003, 11:04 AM

OEM drives do not come with anything. Software to format and partition the drive come with the OS anyway, since there is no way to even access a drive without an OS.

morriswindgate

12-24-2003, 11:16 AM

The last thing you want to use to partition and format a hard drive is the software that comes with a retail hard drive or is downloadable from the manufactures website. These programs can cause problems when you have two drives from different manufactures and can cause certain programs not to function properly. Do it the old fashion way through the OS disk.

mikezel

12-24-2003, 11:27 AM

okay, thanks, and Windows XP Home OEM would be able to do this, right?

doctorgonzo

12-24-2003, 11:34 AM

Originally posted by mikezel
okay, thanks, and Windows XP Home OEM would be able to do this, right?

Yep, just pop the Windows CD in the drive and make sure the CD is set to first in the boot order in the BIOS. During the install, you will be given the chance to partition and format the drive.