Format Non-System Hard Drive or Partition using XP Disk Management

To open Disk Management

1. From the Start menu, click Run.
2. In the Open box, type diskmgmt.msc, and then click OK.
3. Select the drive or partition you want to format.
4. Right click the selected drive or partition.
5. Choose format from the list.

For more information select from the toolbar or from the right click menu.