How do I format a Mac intricate drive to Windows?

I just this minute bought a 250GB hard drive for my Apple iMac, and I want to clutch the 160GB hard drive explicitly in in that now, and brand it formatted to a PC (windows XP) How do I do that? I checked the disk utility, and it only will tolerate me format it to a Mac format.



Thanks in mortgage!



PS, I have an external sturdy drive case that the 160GB is surrounded by.

How do I format a Mac intricate drive to Windows?

When you start the Windows installation process, it will give you a chronicle of drives and partitions. You'll obligation to delete all of the antediluvian partitions so that it can be turned into a Windows compatible format.
when you install window it will auto format drive
You can use Boot Camp.

http://www.apple.com/bootcamp/

Just install it and follow the instructions!

In no time, you should be able to choose how much space to allocate and hold Windows underway.



A second chance would be Parallels,

http://www.parallels.com/

but to be exact not free, like Boot Camp, but lone a trial.
Install your hard drive into your WINxp PC.

Download this:

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support...

And follow directions.

Will work near any hard drive.

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the drive is not specific to mac or PC..plug within the drive and format it, your done!
The Windows XP disk should have the formatting software on it.