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Format SD card for Raspberry pi using Windows CMD
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Formatting SD card using diskpart

Insert the SD card into an card reader and plug it to the PC.

  • Open a Windows command prompt console and start Diskpart by typing following command.

    \>diskpart

  • List all of your disks.

    DISKPART> list disk

  • Select your SD card disk.

    DISKPART> select disk <#>

  • List all of your disks to ensure that the correct disk is selected – the selected disk will have an asterisk next to it.

    DISKPART> list disk

  • Clean the disk.

    DISKPART> clean

  • Create a primary partition.

    DISKPART> create partition primary

  • Create and format the primary filesystem.

    DISKPART> format fs=fat32 quick

  • Assign the disk to a Windowsdrive letter so it shows up in Windows Explorer.

    DISKPART> assign

You can use this SD card to load Raspbian .

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