Wd3200aakx harddrive formatting

[gizmo12345 10]

i want to format a harddrive,its a wd caviar blue,320gb,what conectionc do i need to do this out of the desktop,its a wd3200aakx, i have a sata conection for laptop hdd this fits but wont work,so what cables do i need ,

[tomtom_1980 10]

External hdd caddy with power supply either wall or usb cable

[Mikes10 10]

You could use Sata/USB docking station similar to this:

 

https://www.maplin.co.uk/p/25-inch-and-35-inch-sata-usb-dock-a83hq

[apelike 10]

i want to format a harddrive,its a wd caviar blue,320gb,what conectionc do i need to do this out of the desktop,its a wd3200aakx, i have a sata conection for laptop hdd this fits but wont work,so what cables do i need ,

 

I take it you are also using a power connector paired with the SATA connector as well?

 

https://www.pcworld.com/article/131231/how-to-install-a-new-hard-drive-in-your-desktop-pc.html

 

Sorry just re read about doing it out of the PC. If you want I have a docking station you could borrow or alternatively format it for you so PM me if needed.

Edited January 10, 2018 by apelike

[swarfendor437 14]

It would have been helpful to have the full requirements as to why a desktop hard drive is required to be formatted externally. Why do you need to do this? It would have been simpler to get a Caddy as others have suggested. Where is the desktop hard drive from?

[gizmo12345 10]

the hdd is out of daughters desktop,the games grandaughter got for christmas wont play as they need 64 bit to run,,the os is 32 bit,cheched the prossesor is,its a 64 bit,on w8.1.i have a os disc which is the 64 bit one,but was told to format it first,then load fresh os,soz about this but not tech savy ,have tryed to load the 64 bit disk wont load because its going on a 32 bit os,found out that i need 12v power to the hdd,

Edited January 10, 2018 by gizmo12345

[Ghozer 112]

the hdd is out of daughters desktop,the games grandaughter got for christmas wont play as they need 64 bit to run,,the os is 32 bit,cheched the prossesor is,its a 64 bit,on w8.1.i have a os disc which is the 64 bit one,but was told to format it first,then load fresh os,soz about this but not tech savy ,have tryed to load the 64 bit disk wont load because its going on a 32 bit os,found out that i need 12v power to the hdd,

 

Just boot the windows disk, it gives an option to format during install...