Sure, One way to do it is to plug it into the system, When ure computer recognises it go into my computer, right click on it and the left click on format.

Make sure its set to NTFS press start and jobs a good'un!

Or If you have a copy of partition magic you can use that.

Hope that helps.


Defo consider a normal HDD and enclosure tho

yup google and you tube, all the tutorials you could wish for! Includeing watermarks!

LOL yer they got pretty big teeth

Oh yer also forgot to mention NTFS is now the standard for HDD's as opposed to FAT.
NTFS came in with windows XP. Its not really a big thing to format the drive, Like martin said just do a quick format through windows and it wont take long.

Ok firstly if its getting noisy ime afraid to say its prob about to fail (rather badly and suddenly normally) so I would back up everything now!

secondly most known makes are good weston digital, samsung etc.

If you can afford one get one with a high read/write speed (not sure if velociraptor do externals??)

Also as a slightly cheaper option (depending on what you want from it?)
Have you considered just buying a normal HDD and putting it in an external enclosure?
They are normally a little bigger and heavier but offer far bigger possibilities as well, I.E. disk space and speed.
They just plug into a USB like a normal external HDD you can also get sata ones if ure PC permits that.

Just a thought....

Awh Well I to wish I had him floating around, He's a cute fella

Yer he looks the cooperative type. I think he looks beutifull, Wish I could have a shot at him!!

Take it he is not ures then?

Wonderfull shot, I love the color/lighting and the detail in the texture of his skin. the only thing that takes away from it for me is the light on the left of his face.

Slightly harsh lighting ime guessing? Sun?

He looks quite a photogenic lizzard (unlike the ones I tryed to shoot in spain!)

Have anouther shot!

Both...

Well I know the feeling about wanting to do everything and everything I to have not long started in this highly addictive hobby.
Also I have found the whole buying of lenses and other equipment is a addictive habbit!!

Coming back to your question though because you are wanting to try a bit of everything why not get a sigma/tamron 70-300mm which gives you your wide/telephoto options but also a macro?
Also maby buy yourself a cheap manual focus macro lens if you want some more versatility in that department?

If you want to see the sort of macros the tamron 70-300 can do in a amateurs hands have a look at my gallery.
Or elsewhere around the site theres plenty of examples!

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