How do you format a blank hard disk drive to NTFS or NTFS5?

There are no standard utilities to format HDD to NTFS from DOS.

However there are solutions:

• Attach HDD to another machine having Windows NT installed if you want to format to NTFS, or to Windows 2000 / XP if you want to format it to NTFS5. Then format drive using Disk Manager utility that is included in OS.

• You can start a Windows NT / 2000 / XP installation using a bootable CD-ROM. In the first steps of installation you will be asked about the target location and offered the option to format the partition to NTFS. Choose this option, and after the format is completed, cancel the installation process.