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                  <h2 class="title"><a name="formatPartitions"></a>Formatting
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         <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa1"></a>Here you can choose which partition(s) you wish to format. Any data on partitions not marked for formatting will be saved.
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         <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa2"></a>Usually at least the partitions DrakX selected, need to be formatted
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         <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa3"></a>Click on <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> to choose partitions you want to check for so called <span class="emphasis"><em>bad blocks</em></span></p>
           
           
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                     <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa4"></a>If you're not sure you have made the right choice, you can click on <span class="guibutton">Previous</span>, again on <span class="guibutton">Previous</span> and then on <span class="guibutton">Custom</span> to get back to the main screen. In that screen you can choose to view what is in your partitions.
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         <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa5"></a>When you are confident about the selection, click on <span class="guibutton">Next</span> to continue.
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