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‎07-31-2023 01:18 AM

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Hello still learning,I have a HP z640 and using a turbo drive as my boot drive pice Nme

i need help on how to format this drive and remove the os system 

I have tried disk part without success as it says this is boot drive cannot format

any help much appreciated 

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‎07-31-2023 09:43 AM

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Two methods that I can think of.

 

1: boot from a Windows 10/11 installer USB flashdrive. See the tutorial at the hyperlink in the line below.
https://tipsmake.com/how-to-open-command-prompt-during-windows-installation

 

2. Put the turbo drive pci nvme in an USB external enclosure and format it using a different laptop or desktop PC.


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‎07-31-2023 09:43 AM

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Two methods that I can think of.

 

1: boot from a Windows 10/11 installer USB flashdrive. See the tutorial at the hyperlink in the line below.
https://tipsmake.com/how-to-open-command-prompt-during-windows-installation

 

2. Put the turbo drive pci nvme in an USB external enclosure and format it using a different laptop or desktop PC.


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‎08-01-2023 11:15 AM

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Hello Sir , thank you so much for your reply and expertise is aim to invest into pci NVMe USB enclosure 

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‎08-01-2023 11:17 AM

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Hello Sir , thank you so much for your reply and expertise is aim to invest into pci NVMe USB enclosure 

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