

To format the partition as FAT32, type format fs=fat32 quick, and then click ENTER. If your server platform supports Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), you should format the USB flash drive as FAT32 rather than as NTFS. To select the partition that you just created, type select part 1, and then click ENTER. To create a new primary partition on the USB flash drive, type create part pri, and then click ENTER. This command deletes all data from the USB flash drive. Note the drive number or drive letter of the USB flash drive.Īt the command prompt, type select disk, where X is the drive number or drive letter of the USB flash drive, and then click ENTER. The list disk command displays all the disks on the computer. In the new command line window that opens, to determine the USB flash drive number or drive letter, at the command prompt, type list disk, and then click ENTER.

Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator. Insert a USB flash drive into a running computer.
