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computerclueless

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    "bare bones" hard drive
    « on: April 01, 2010, 12:28:58 PM »
    Hi,
    I accidentally wiped out my drive and got one from a friend of mine instead of buying a new one. The problem is, it didn't come with any instructions or software, and i have no idea how to use it. I don't have an operating system either. Its a maxtor D740X_6L
    Thanks you guys
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    Re: "bare bones" hard drive
    « Reply #1 on: April 01, 2010, 12:46:18 PM »
    What is your question? Are you asking how to load a new system onto it?

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      Re: "bare bones" hard drive
      « Reply #2 on: April 01, 2010, 01:00:00 PM »
      I was told that I had to format and partition it as well as load a system onto it. The system thing I can probably do on my own, I was gonna give Ubuntu a try, but I don't know anything about formating and partitioning.
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      Re: "bare bones" hard drive
      « Reply #3 on: April 01, 2010, 01:07:36 PM »
      any modern OS such as windows or Ubuntu include the partitioning and formatting steps as part of the setup procedure.
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