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Trying to format a disk using my PC, problem is, I can't even get it to show up in diskpart since the drive I am trying to format is formatted as gpt and mac os x extended (journaled) whereas my Windows install is formatted as mbr. I will probably end up making a live cd, but before I do that, any suggestions.

Main PC: i5 4590 @ 3.5 GHz ♦ RX 480 Armor OC ♦ 16 GB DDR3 ♦ GA-Z97-HD3 ♦ 120 GB 840 EVO ♦ 120 GB Intel 520 ♦ W10 Home

Scrapyard PC: Xeon X5460 @ 3.8 GHz ♦ HD 7870 ♦ 8 GB DDR2 ♦ GA-P35-DS3L ♦ 80 GB Intel 320 ♦ 160 GB WD Caviar SE ♦ W10 Home

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3 minutes ago, RyanMacRocks said:

Trying to format a disk using my PC, problem is, I can't even get it to show up in diskpart since the drive I am trying to format is formatted as gpt and mac os x extended (journaled) whereas my Windows install is formatted as mbr. I will probably end up making a live cd, but before I do that, any suggestions.

Using a USB, boot into linux and format from there

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8 hours ago, jkeasley said:

Using a USB, boot into linux and format from there

That's what I was planning on doing unless someone had another idea.

Main PC: i5 4590 @ 3.5 GHz ♦ RX 480 Armor OC ♦ 16 GB DDR3 ♦ GA-Z97-HD3 ♦ 120 GB 840 EVO ♦ 120 GB Intel 520 ♦ W10 Home

Scrapyard PC: Xeon X5460 @ 3.8 GHz ♦ HD 7870 ♦ 8 GB DDR2 ♦ GA-P35-DS3L ♦ 80 GB Intel 320 ♦ 160 GB WD Caviar SE ♦ W10 Home

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