How to partition and format newly bought ext. HDD

[hitman989]

I just purchased an Iomega 1TB 3.5" ext. HDD. The filesystem is pre-formatted with NTFS. I'm using WinXP. Is there a tutorial on how I can accomplish the following:

- split the Iomega into 2 partitions
- format one of the partitions to FAT32 system
- make the FAT32 partition the primary drive that the PS3 looks for (is this step necessary?)

I don't have any tools/utilities and not sure which ones I should download off of the internet.

[kreotak]

You could use a tool for that, for example EASEUS partition master or you could read a bit about it at
A Description of the Diskpart Command-Line Utility
that way you shouldn´t need an extra tool and learn a bit about the howto

[tthousand]

I'm using WinXP.

I don't have any tools/utilities and not sure which ones I should download off of the internet.

SWISSKNIFE is popular. For $10, PREMIUM offers you use of hard drives up to 2tb. You can download a trial, and see what they have to offer.

SWISSKNIFE v3.22- Windows 95 to Windows XP: SwissKnife V3.22

SWISSKNIFE Premium- Windows XP to Windows 7: SwissKnife Premium

FORMATS: FAT16. FAT32. NTFS. EXT2.

[kreotak]

SWISSKNIFE is popular. For $10 you can get the Premium, which lets you create partitions up to 2gb. You can download a trial, and see what they have to offer.

I really really hope you mean 2tb and not gb for a PRO version =)

edit: nevermind, you have already corrected it =)

[tthousand]

I really really hope you mean 2tb and not gb for a PRO version =)

edit: nevermind, you have already corrected it =)

Ha Ha Ha. 2gb?!? Can you even find that anymore? Except laying around, forgotten. Yeah, 2tb. Thanks!

[kreotak]

actually, I still have a 4mb HDD lying around

Well, I can´t really remember why or where it came from, I am only 24 so I am sure I didn´t use it myself "back in the days", but who cares, some more years and it might be worth a furtune !