Format problem.

djshauny1 · 14 Mar 2012 at 00:01

Hi guys

Ive put a second hdd in my pc and whenever i try to format it in windows i get this message

"windows was unable to complete the format"

any ideas on how i can fix this?

thanks

stulid · 14 Mar 2012 at 00:04

Try doing it in Disk Management.

djshauny1 · 14 Mar 2012 at 00:05

stulid said:
Try doing it in Disk Management.

Hi stulid

Ive tried that and it doesnt work either

The format option in disk management is greyed out

djshauny1 · 14 Mar 2012 at 00:46

any other ideas chaps?

beejjacobs · 14 Mar 2012 at 00:48

Different SATA port?

djshauny1 · 14 Mar 2012 at 00:54

beejjacobs said:
Different SATA port?

ill try that

stulid · 14 Mar 2012 at 00:56

If it was me I would just get clever, insert the Windows install disk, boot from it and at the beginning if you select a custom install you can delete/format partitions (make sure its the right disk!!!), just wipe the disk and hit the restart button and go back to the desktop.

djshauny1 · 14 Mar 2012 at 01:34

tried a different port but its the same

beejjacobs · 14 Mar 2012 at 01:45

djshauny1 said:
tried a different port but its the same

Try what stulid said?

Buchanan0204 · 14 Mar 2012 at 01:56

Does the disc have data already on it? What format was it in? NTFS, FAT32 etc.

Download Gparted and burn the .iso onto a disc. Boot from it the way you would a windows disc. Take a look at the disc info from there and try and format it from there.

If not... perhaps it's faulty. Try doing a scan on it using seatools.