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#Force format external hard drive windows 10 install#
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I need this due to my trade union activity and my desire to use it as a gaming PC too. Diskpart is an essential part of getting this setup working properly. I use a fully encrypted desktop PC using hardware encryption for SSD (Crucial MX100 512Gig) and HDD (3TB Seagate). Crucial and Samsung SSD drives support this as do some Seagate HDDs and hybrid drives.

#Force format external hard drive windows 10 install#

Otherwise software BitLocker is often used instead, as Windows only engages hardware BitLocker on a drive that was uninitialized at Windows install (you will want to do a clean install). Those keen to use Microsoft e-drive compatible opal hardware encryption via Bitlocker (and usually via a TPM), especially for the boot drive, this is an essential process. If you need to set up a GPT partition style, use the other steps (see below). If the partition has a mark in the GPT column, it's not an MBR partition. You can determine if the drive uses an MBR or GPT partition style with the list disk command. Type the following command to make the partition active and press Enter: active Quick tip: You only need to set a partition as active when using the MBR (Master Boot Record) partition style.Type the following command to select the new primary partition and press Enter: select partition 1.Type the following command to create a new partition and press Enter:`create partition primary.

If the drive doesn't have a GPT mark (*), it's an MBR partition. You should be able to determine the partition type with the list disk command. If the partition is already MBR, you don't need to run the command, but running the command won't affect the process.

(Optional) Type the following command to convert the drive to an MBR partition style and press Enter: convert mbr Quick note: This step is only required if the drive is currently set GPT, and you must use MBR partition style.

If the correct storage is not specified, perform step 5 again.

Type the following command to confirm the drive is still selected and press Enter: list disk Quick note: The output should include an asterisk (*) next to the selected drive.

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