Format ext HDD

[dman]

How can I format my seagate usb ext hdd (Gemini 3.7 and Barry Allen installed)

[Aldo]

Hi M8

This is the procedure for formatting a USB External Hard Drive, this was for the Technomate 6800/6900 receivers, maybe the PC Part of this info may be of some use to you:

1- connect USB HDD to your pc first
2- go to my computer and right click on mouse
3- select manager
4- go to disk manager
5- see info of the hard disc on the screen
6- right- click again on the mouse
7- delete partition
8- make new partition { it has to be primary }
9- Do not format
10- make the partition active
11- connect to your tm-6900 go to management and format it.
it will be formatted for 500 gb of fat 32 by this time
you only need to do this once.

[dman]

Thought my DM 800 could do it without connecting to my pc
Can the Barry Allen programme do this for me

[madsod]

you can with the 7020 dreambox just call up hdd and format takes about 10 sec job done so it should be the same for the 800

[dman]

Yes I have done a format using a 7020 but only with an internal HDD and it is quiet fast but not so sure with an external HDD on the 800

[dman]

Hi M8

This is the procedure for formatting a USB External Hard Drive, this was for the Technomate 6800/6900 receivers, maybe the PC Part of this info may be of some use to you:

1- connect USB HDD to your pc first
2- go to my computer and right click on mouse
3- select manager
4- go to disk manager
5- see info of the hard disc on the screen
6- right- click again on the mouse
7- delete partition
8- make new partition { it has to be primary }
9- Do not format
10- make the partition active
11- connect to your tm-6900 go to management and format it.
it will be formatted for 500 gb of fat 32 by this time
you only need to do this once.
Have done all of these now (thanks Aldo)anyone know what next I should do in my 800

[nofear]

you can format your drive:
1-bluepanel
2- device manager
3- choose the device you want to format
4- unmount or just format direclty