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wideloadwhitford:
Hey I just got my New HD. So my thing is

Q: Can I just pop this in and Install FS9 on it right away or Must I have to format the Disk to NTFS. Its a OEM Drive too. I will have my old 250 Gig for backup and the OS on it, and the 320 for Strictly FS9.

Q: What software must I use if I have to?

Thanks!!

JamesChams:

--- Quote from: wideloadwhitford on April 17, 2009, 01:14:58 am ---Hey I just got my New HD. So my thing is

Q: Can I just pop this in and Install FS9 on it right away or Must I have to format the Disk to NTFS. Its a OEM Drive too. I will have my old 250 Gig for backup and the OS on it, and the 320 for Strictly FS9.

Q: What software must I use if I have to?

Thanks!!

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1. You should ALWAYS format new HDD's; especially if its OEM (your BIOS might have issues with the vendor's format tables on the File Allocation Table [FAT]).  The use of NTFS is the best solution; but, read up on your addon's as some are affected by the use of it.
2. Then, after its formated and ready, you can simply copy the entire FS9 folder in windows to the new drive.
3. After that, use this tool ( Flight1's FSX/FS9 Registry Repair Tool (36KB) from the Flight1's Free File Library ) to get the windows registry to recognize the new folder location.
4. REBOOT Windows before you use FS9 again.

That's all.

Good Luck!  :)

wideloadwhitford:
Thank you very much. My thing is what Do I use to reformat??? The Windows XP Disk? I don't want to putting windows on it.

JamesChams:

--- Quote from: wideloadwhitford on April 17, 2009, 02:10:48 am ---Thank you very much. My thing is what Do I use to reformat??? The Windows XP Disk? I don't want to putting windows on it.

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If you see the disk in windows explorer; Just Right-Click on it and choose Format.

If you DON'T see the disk in windows explorer; Click on the Start Menu, then choose Run and type FDISK.
You will need to initialize the disk and then Format it. Use the Help Menu in the FDISK utility to guide you on how to do that.

Good Luck!

wideloadwhitford:
Im really sorry but more more NOOB question, What should my Allocation size be? Im such a noob at this kind of stuff.

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