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HDD not formatting?

  • 20-12-2005 1:28pm
    #1
    OmegaRed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭


    My new Seagate 250 gig HD arrived yesterday and i only had a chance to install it now. But when i put it in and put in my windows cd i followed all the steps to the point where it started to formatt. But for about an hour it just hung at 0% formatting

    Any idea why?


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  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Which version of Windows?
    How old is the computer; and are you sure that the MBX can take 250GB?
    What typ eof connection SATA/IDE?


  • #3
    OmegaRed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭OmegaRed


    Karoma wrote:
    Which version of Windows?
    How old is the computer; and are you sure that the MBX can take 250GB?
    What typ eof connection SATA/IDE?

    Win XP HE, Its a self bulid PC that i build in Feb,

    the mobo is Abit IS7

    here:
    https://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=117721&view=detailed

    Its an SATA!


  • #4
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,991 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    Did you install the drivers for SATA that came with the HDD when prompted during the first part of the windows install?


  • #5
    OmegaRed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭OmegaRed


    kippy wrote:
    Did you install the drivers for SATA that came with the HDD when prompted during the first part of the windows install?

    i was not prompted for this. Ive formatted my machine before the same way with my 160 gig HDD segate SATA, and never had this problem


  • #6
    Smithers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭Smithers


    have a look on seagates site for a diagnostic took and do a low level format with it and try again, maybe?


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  • #7
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,991 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    XP needs to load drivers for some forms of SATA disk.
    In the install there is a screen that prompts you to hit F9(or something similiar) if you wish to install any third party drivers. It appears very early in the install process....
    Check the seagate site for faqs/downloads for this drive.


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