Prior to the installation of the operating system and software, first of all need to partition and format the hard disk, and then to use the hard drive to preserve all kinds of information.

安装操作系统和软件之前，首先需要对硬盘进行分区和格式化，然后才能使用硬盘保存各种信息。

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Virtual machines using Microsoft technology use a format called VHD or Virtual Hard Drive.

微软的虚拟机使用了一个称为虚拟硬盘驱动器VHD (Virtual Hard Drive)的格式。

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At present, only a handful of Advanced Format hard drive models are available.

目前仅有少量advanced Format硬驱模型可供使用。

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Good question, so what happens when you format a floppy disk or format a hard drive?

好问题，当你格式化一个软盘,或者硬盘时会发生什么呢？

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The format is useful for backing up hard drives and manipulating large video and audio files.

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