How to reformat your windows computer grown up geek. In the disk utility app on your mac, choose view show all devices. If your still on 7 or 8 you should be able to download the. As the scenario said, sometimes you need to reformat hard drive to solve those kind of problems.
Select the disk from the menu, select your language, then choose disk utility from the utility dropdown menu and proceed to reformat it to the right settings. Alienware m17xr3 reformat tips alienware m17x aw 17. Choose mac os extended journaled from the dropdown menu and click erase. Dec 17, 2014 in todays video, we show you how to completely reformat your mac and set it back to factory settings, all without the need for a recovery disk or drive. But anyway i need you guys and girls help i have a alienware m17x r3, w7 home premium 64bit, amd hd 6970 gpu 1920x1080 non 3d. Feb 21, 2020 the incompatibility of the file system is the main cause of the errorexternal hard drive read only on mac. In the sidebar, select which disk you want to format to use with windows computers. But anyway, from what i understand, i need to remove all the data from it, to. The startup disk is the main hard drive on your computer.
You can reformat alienware hard drive to kill the virus, or restore the bad sectors. If the external hard drive is pre formatted for mac, disk management will list 3 partitions and you will not be able to delete the health efi system partition because its a protected partition. It erases the information used to access your files and writes over the data once. May 24, 2009 the best way to reformat a mac hard drive is from the operating system disk you currently have installed.
Ntfs is a file system that is optimal for windowsbased computer. Is there any way that you know of to be able to write to this disk. May 05, 2016 i buy macs for the design, os x and the specs. Nov 16, 2010 while the mac works perfectly well with windows formatted disks it works a lot faster if you use a drive thats formatting for the mac os x system. Do you need to reinstall microsoft windows or linux on your dell pc due to a system crash, hard drive replacement, etc the dell os. After reformat no sound driver for video controller mia. Try booting to your repair disk or your os install disk to access the restore partition if the hard drive is ok. Mar 26, 2011 ok i have mentioned that i ran into issues after i uninstalled the dell amd 6970m driver and replaced it with the catalyst 11.
Download a dell iso recovery image file and use the dell os recovery tool to create a bootable usb drive. Luckily, there are thirdparty tools to help you do so. Look in the device manager and make note of the brand and model of network adaptors, video cards, sound cards, printers, modems, and displays. During installation, there should be an option presented to you which will allow you to install over the current installation or reformat the disc and then do this. Boot device not found what it means and how to fix it gillware.
How to reinstall macos from macos recovery apple support. Factory reset laptop when could access to it successfully. How to restore dell pc to factory settings without logging in. The utilities in macos recovery help you restore from time machine, reinstall macos, get help online, repair or erase a hard disk, and more. Fastest least secure this option does not securely erase the files on the disc. Dec 30, 2011 unless you still have the recovery partition somewhere in the harddrive id have to say without a recoveryrestore disk you cant. Heres how to format a drive if you are planning to use it with a mac. Chris besides the formatting difference, there is software on the pc version and no software on the mac version. Since brand new computers dont come with disks anymore you are expected to make your own. Check the box next to yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition, and click on next, to begin the resetting process. For example, you can boot from your hard disk drive with windows installed on it or a usb drive with windows installationrecovery files on it, but not your usb. As the default file system in windows, it can only read by mac os, writing to it is not available. I have a dell alienware and i want to restor my computer to factory settings.
How to format a drive, or disc for maximu apple community. To delete this partition you have to use microsoft diskpart erase utility. But, there is an important thing that you need to note. Fat32 for non mac bootable, but any mac os readwritable 4 gb and under drives you can use with any version of windows to boot windows. A disc recovery application may be able to recover the files. How to reset laptop to factory settings without disc. How to format a hard drive windows 10, 8, 7, vista, xp. Alienware aurora cant connect to wifi after reinstalling.
Erase and reformat a storage device in disk utility on mac. Is your alienware update not working or you cant restore alienware to factory settings. How to reformat alienware hard drive in windows 1087. Click the format popup menu, then choose one of the following. How do i reformat an external hard disk drive on my mac. Jul 21, 2011 somehow my alienware m11x laptop got a virus. From your description it would appear you skipped the intel chipset drivers on install and they must be installed before installing sound drivers. And on this page, we would like to introduce 3 ways to reinstall windows 10 without cd in different cases.
Aug 11, 2019 3 ways to reinstall windows 10 without cd. Cant erase or reformat a drive in macos disk utility. Although it is possible to format a drive as exfat from disk utility on the mac, that drive will not work with windows pcs, and thats not what were after. If a wireless network is available, you can choose it from the wi. How to transfer data from a pc to a mac apple support. How to format a usb external disk for mac osx using disk. Creating and using the windows recovery drive should take you. Write down the brand and information for all the hardware on your computer. Reformatting the disk still with the external disk selected in disk utility go to the erase tab, select mac os extended journaled from the format dropdown, choose to name the disk. If youre trying to reformat or erase the startup disk on your mac, you need to boot into recovery mode first. Wipe it entirely, then reinstall windows with all the alienware stuff e. How to reformat your mac without a recovery drive or disk.
Click the scheme popup menu, then choose master boot record. Apple as the first maker to use 5k displays on their imacs, and in fact its still the best cost effecient method to get a 5k display. Choose your startup disk named macintosh hd by default from the sidebar and click the erase button. How to reformat and delete all data on a cd or a dvdrw on a mac. Since you didnt then you might be out of luck unless you can purchase a copy of windows 7 then you will be good to go from now on. Jul 28, 20 then below you will see the format type which will be ntfs or possibly msdos fat, we need to reformat the volume and make the format mac os extended journaled. Format a disk for windows computers in disk utility on mac. Create reinstall disks rescue disks for your device. You have to complete an extra step that does a highlevel erase before doing a more comprehensive lowlevel one. Also, there are two versions of mac products freeagent go pro for mac has usb and firewire 800, and freeagent go for mac usb usb 2. Alienware aurora cant connect to wifi after reinstalling windows 7 this topic is locked from further discussion.
In todays video, were showing you how to completely reformat your mac back to factory settings without the need for a recovery disk or drive. How to erase a recovery partition in windows laptop mag. Erase and rewrite a cd rw or dvd rw using mac 2016 youtube. Boot into recovery mode to erase your startup disk. Hi friends, im getting ready to either donate or throw out my old dell desktop which runs winxp, sp3 whichever opportunity presents itself first. So how do i do this, from the windows menus or with some dell software. Apr 05, 2008 to do this, you will need an operating system disc presumably whatever version of windows you use. Apple was the first with retina displays, on mbps, the retina macbook is an industry changing design, including being the first to use usbc. This article describes how to use dell recovery and restore to repair or restore a windows installation on a dell computer. How to reset a macbook or any mac computer laptop mag. Although the mac operating system allows you to read the files on external hard drive, you cant write files to it because the way that ntfs writes data to the device is.
Here is the guide for how to reformat alienware hard drive in windows 1087 by using of aomei partition assistant. Hi, when i got my alienware 17 in the box they give me a usb key with softwares on it, after i used them i want to format but i cant. How do i reformat a mac hd to ntfs for use with windows 8. Asus powerful bluray drive with 16x writing speed and usb 3. After reformat no sound driver for video controller mia i have an e510, and i happen to be a musician. This option writes a single pass of zeroes over the entire disc. For most reasons to erase, including when reformatting a disk or selling, giving away, or trading in your mac, you should erase your entire disk. It is similar to exfat which can be read by both windows and mac, but it can store more than 4gb files. There are a couple of different macfriendly disk formats, but what i recommend is whats called journaled extended format, which minimizes the risk of the disk being corrupted if it. Alienware reformat to factory ship condition dell community. Dell direct usb key solution is designed to effectively handle recovery of corrupted operating systems. When you want to restore your laptop to factory settings in order to get a fresh and clean start, or get ready to sell it to others, make full use of recovery partition. How to download and use the dell os recovery image in microsoft. My laptop wont open alienware command center anymore and its slow, so i want to format it but keep all the saved data from my programs steam, skype, itunes, etc.
In disk utility on mac, you can erase and reformat storage devices to use with your mac. In other cases, such as when your disk contains multiple volumes or partitions and you dont want to erase them all, you can erase specific volumes on the disk. Formatting a hard drive erases all data contained on it. I restored it from a windows update a few days before the virus struck. If a disk in a disk set on mac fails or is missing. Im sorry i cant remember the model name at the moment. What to format when selling an alienware alienware reddit. Jan 30, 2020 learn how to use macos recovery to reinstall the mac operating system on your builtin drive or an external drive.
If you intend to use this drive exclusively on macosx it is advised to reformat your disk with the hfs mac extended file system. In windows 7 and 8, there is system recovery partition provided. Type the name of the volume you want to convert, and then press enter. Alienrespawn is a backup and recovery application designed to reliably protect. Please be sure to create a copy of the files you wish to keep to another location before reformatting. How to reformat mac os x without a recovery disc or drive. How to format a windows disk drive for a mac seagate blog. Aurora r8, what is the best way to resetclean install. Mar 25, 2017 whether you want to combine partitions or just save some space, heres how to delete a recovery partition in windows 10 instructions also work for 7 or 8. After reformatting you might need this information to reinstall drivers.
Using a previous version system installer disk doesnt usually work well. Nov 26, 2010 i really need help at this so anyone know pls help to make a video thx. How can i reformat my computer without a instalation disk. Do a clean install on the primary ssd, although i dont have recovery partition since i installed this ssd. Very useful, i notice i had been a mac guy for too long.
How do i put their data and if possible the program itself onto a disc. Format external hard drive for mac with disk utility. In the last post, we created troubleshooting steps teaching how to reinstall windows 10 without losing data. Learn how to move data files from a windows pc to a mac. Wait for the resetting process, when it is completed, click on finish to restart computer.
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