Now the 3TB+ drive can be re-initialized, partitioned, and formatted. Close out of the Command Prompt window by clicking the red X in the upper right hand corner. The Command Prompt window will display the message " DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk".Warning: Once you type clean and hit enter the drive will be erased. The drive's partition, data, and signature is now removed. From the diskpart prompt, type clean and press Enter.Please be certain that you are erasing the correct disk. Warning: Diskpart Erase/Clean will permanently erase/destroy all data on the selected drive. Please be certain that you are erasing the correct disk.Ī message appears saying that the disk is selected. From the diskpart prompt you will need to select a disk disk number (for instance, if the 3TB+ drive is Disk 1, you would type select disk 1) and press Enter.Step one verified that Disk 1 is the 3TB drive. From the diskpart prompt, type list disk and press Enter.Ī list of disks will appear in a text format.From the command prompt, type diskpart and press Enter.Select Command Prompt (Admin) from the pop-up menu.
On Windows 8 move your mouse to the bottom left hand corner of the desktop screen and right click. It will prompt you with the message, "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer," click yes. Then right click on cmd.exe and run as administrator.
To open the Command Prompt on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 machine click on Start and type cmd in the search bar. Important: note the Disk number (such as Disk 1). The properties window shows that the partition table on the drive is MBR. Look for the drive that is identified as the 3TB drive (2794GB).Select Disk Management (listed under Storage).(If you are on Windows 8 or 8.1 move your mouse to the bottom left hand corner of the desktop screen and right click. From the Start menu right click on Computer which will provide a drop down menu.To determine the disk number assigned to the 3TB+ MBR partitioned drive follow the steps below.