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Hi, I am trying to install a new 1.5TB disc into my machinebut it never gets beyone the format stage (left running overnight and still going). Anyone have any tips?
Thanks Peter
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Hi, I am trying to install a new 1.5TB disc into my machinebut it never gets beyone the format stage (left running overnight and still going). Anyone have any tips?
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Thanks, disk formatted and ready to go.
Best regards Peter |
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The disk was formatted with the Linux EXT2 file sytem, but once installed the Foxsat still wants to format the disk, anyone got any thoughts?
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The disk was formatted with the Linux EXT2 file sytem, but once installed the Foxsat still wants to format the disk, anyone got any thoughts?
Thanks Peter http://foxsatdisk.wikispaces.com/The+HDR+filesystem |
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Can you just format the entire disk to a big ext3 partition, or do you need to set up partitions for music etc?
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Can you just format the entire disk to a big ext3 partition, or do you need to set up partitions for music etc?
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