Need Help Formatting An External Harddrive

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Yeah. Didn't know it existed. Sorry for bringing ya in circles. Feel free to remove Ubuntu under Add/Remove Programs.

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Whoops. This one http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.htm

The windows gui link.

[SOCIOPATH]

ok i selected the proper drive but it also asks me: Allocation unit size. Any tips?

also do i keep the check box on for quick format??

Allocation unit size is default set to 65536

[DarkSnakeKobra]

I'm not sure. I would leave as is.

Yes. Unless you want to spend hours formatting.

[SOCIOPATH]

my bad, the default is set to:

32768

So are you certain to leave it as is or should we check into that?

Also leave the check on for quick format? And is quick format better or If i am planning to be out for the next 3 or 4 hours would leaving the check box unselected be better?

[DarkSnakeKobra]

No problem.

I never mess with any of those settings. It'll be fine.

Quick is best. Takes over 8 hours on a dual core here so it would be triple that.

[SOCIOPATH]

hmm got an error, let me paste it:

GuiFormat version 1.01 x86 Windows version 0501 32 bit

Size : 999GB 1952149504 sectors

512 Bytes Per Sector, Cluster size 32768 bytes

Volume ID is 16dd:768

32 Reserved Sectors, 238242 Sectors per FAT, 2 fats

30494890 Total clusters

30494889 Free Clusters

Formatting drive G:\:...

Clearing out 476580 sectors for Reserved sectors, fats and root cluster...

Wrote 244008960 bytes in 9.31 seconds, 24.99 Megabytes/sec

Initialising reserved sectors and FATs...

Failed to set volume label

GetLastError()=154

The volume label you entered exceeds the label character limit of the target file system.

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Right click the drive and let Windows reformat it first in the ntfs(quick format). Then run it after.

[SOCIOPATH]

ok great, will do now and report back

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Alrighty.

[SOCIOPATH]

UPDATE

hmmm this is weird lol. Even though it gave me that message that it failed, now when i go to look at the drive, it shows in the folder that it is no longer a HP drive simply, G: and when i select properties it shows it as FAT32 now. Maybe it didnt error? Should i still format it back to NTFS, then use that software again?

[DarkSnakeKobra]

That wouldn't be a bad idea. Go ahead and do that. Quick format.

[SOCIOPATH]

ok formatting back to NTFS right now with quick format enabled. It is done now and i will now run that software again

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Alrighty.

[SOCIOPATH]

I THINK WE HAVE LIFTOFF !!!

I ran the FAT32 software again and heres the log. looks good i think !!

GuiFormat version 1.01 x86 Windows version 0501 32 bit

Size : 999GB 1952149504 sectors

512 Bytes Per Sector, Cluster size 32768 bytes

Volume ID is 16ea:1222

32 Reserved Sectors, 238242 Sectors per FAT, 2 fats

30494890 Total clusters

30494889 Free Clusters

Formatting drive G:\:...

Clearing out 476580 sectors for Reserved sectors, fats and root cluster...

Wrote 244008960 bytes in 9.28 seconds, 25.08 Megabytes/sec

Initialising reserved sectors and FATs...

Done

I have a few more questions though if you can help

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Sure.

[SOCIOPATH]

Ok, can you help me and direct me on how to remove the other software items for the HP drive? And to remove the HP virtual Launcher. It is called HP Launcher and is under the drive (F:)

ie. will i still have to remove registry entries for the HP drive or am i ok now etc?

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Have a screen shot?

[SOCIOPATH]

comin up. Also i have no HP software showing up in add/remove programs so maybe it wiped everything. But the Launcher is still here

[DarkSnakeKobra]

More then likely removed it. Did you make sure the file doesn't work and try deleting it?

[SOCIOPATH]

oh you mean try running the launcher on drive (F:) and see what happens?

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Yep.

[SOCIOPATH]

screenshot:

http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i371/T...11/Launcher.jpg

click it to zoom in

[SOCIOPATH]

ok i clicked it and nothing happened, however i notice a exe process running when i check task manager that is related to the HP drive. It is called:

uuactokensvc.exe

also can i simply reformat my USB stick back to get rid of the ubuntu on it or do i simply delete the ubuntu software on it??

[SOCIOPATH]

oh and that CD drive (E:) is also a unused drive that i think came with a game i downloaded before that had autoplay. If possible i would like to delete that too