Quick question concerning fdisk and format

This may sound like a stupid question, but i was wondering, in which order would one fdsik and format. I assume that one might be able to do it either way, however, fdisk'ing first would make more sense considering one needs to format after fdisk'ing. The reason i ask is because i read a line a good computer orientated site that said, "Once the format process is completed successfully at the DOS prompt type fdisk /mbr and press enter. This should return you back to the MS-DOS prompt with no message. This step is not required but recommended." I'm not sure exactly what this means, and i'm hoping you might be able to help me out. I;m just covering all my bases before i format.

Thanks
Whiplash

 

Fdisk comes first. It is used for creating and deleting partitions that you then format. Fdisk /mbr is for restoring the master boot record only, and can be done at any time, if needed, even after installing the OS.

 

Thanks alot Noahdfear, you seem to be able to answer all my questions.

Appreciatively
Whiplash

 

You are welcome! Glad I could answer some of your questions and that there may be many I cannot.