SCCM 2007 - OSD Configuration - Enabling Disk Quick Format
The default configuration of the Format and Partition Disk task sequence is to fully format the target partition. If you would like to change this to quick formatting, do the following:
- Within the SCCM 2007 console, expand the site, expand Computer Management, expand Operating System Deployment and select Task Sequences.
- Locate your target task sequences, right-click it and select edit. (You can double-click the task sequence as well to get to the edit dialog box.
- Select the Partition Disk 0 task.
- Within the volume section, selection the volume you wish to quick format and click the Edit button.
- Within the Partition Properties dialog box, check the box labeled "Quick format" under the Formatting options section.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the Apply button, then the OK button.
Here is a screenshot of the Partition Properties box:
