repartition external hard drive

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The3FL

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I have a hard drive that I removed from an old computer before I scrapped it. (The screen got messed up.) It is currently split into two partitions. I want to use it to back up my wife's laptop. Is there any way to get rid of the partitions and just make it one, big ol' 80GB hard drive?

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

Start->Run->diskmgmt.msc
Just click the external drive letter, and delete the partitions and reformat it.

(You'll lose any files on them, so make sure to backup prior)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Core 2 Duo E6600 4M 2.4GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus
    Memory
    2G 667M 2x1G Crucial Ballistix
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 8800 GTS
    Sound Card
    Builtin
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VP171s
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    2 Seagate 250G SATA II 16M 1 Seagate 160G ST3160827AS
    PSU
    Enlight ATXP4 450W SATA
    Case
    Antec 900 Tower
    Cooling
    Zalman heatsink + Arctic Silver paste
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless & USB
    Keyboard
    Logitech USB
    Internet Speed
    100+ mbps
Thanks very much. I didn't realize I needed to delete both partitions. I deleted the second one and then tried to extend the first and that wasn't working. Thanks for the reminder about backing up although I had already wiped the entire drive, I just couldn't get rid of the partitions.

Again, thanks. Worked like a charm.
 

My Computer

System One

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