P Pat123 New member Oct 14, 2007 #1 Download a program from seagate? Or use the windows disk, im not that bothered about completely zero'ing the drive just looking to improve performance..
Download a program from seagate? Or use the windows disk, im not that bothered about completely zero'ing the drive just looking to improve performance..
M Mullet New member Oct 14, 2007 #3 name='ionicle' said: just do it through disk management Click to expand... Yup....that's what I do unless of course you're planning on reinstalling your OS on the drive. If you are reinstalling the OS just reformat during the clean install process.
name='ionicle' said: just do it through disk management Click to expand... Yup....that's what I do unless of course you're planning on reinstalling your OS on the drive. If you are reinstalling the OS just reformat during the clean install process.
P Pat123 New member Oct 14, 2007 #4 yeh, i want to reinstall the OS its vista.. I was thinkin of just using the windows disk, will that clear the registry and what not?
yeh, i want to reinstall the OS its vista.. I was thinkin of just using the windows disk, will that clear the registry and what not?
D darkorb New member Oct 15, 2007 #5 If you reformat the entire HD with tlike the Vista disk, everything is wiped, and its fresh and clean
If you reformat the entire HD with tlike the Vista disk, everything is wiped, and its fresh and clean
