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Hard Disk Formatting

by WOBentley Apr 27, 2004 11:42PM PDT

I am trying to format a previously used hard disk but can't do it. I'm using Windows 2000 Professional on a P-4 with 1G of memory. The disk is a 15G Western Digital Caviar that has been used (maybe abused) on another machine before it stopped working. When I attempt to format it, the format utility begins and just hangs there as though formatting. After a rediculously long period of time (I even let it run all night last night), when it still isn't finished I attempt to cancel but it gives me a warning that it's formatting. Obviously that's not correct. It appears to be just sitting in a wait state. What's going on here? Anyone know how to get around this problem? Any suggestions will be appreciated.

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Re:Hard Disk Formatting...test the drive
by TONI H Apr 28, 2004 9:51PM PDT
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Re:Hard Disk Formatting
by HerbChong Apr 29, 2004 10:18AM PDT

what Toni is trying to say is that the drive is about dead and shouldn't be used. it may be possible to return it for repair/replacement under warrantee.

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Re: Hard Disk Formatting
by Victoria Onyinyechi Ajaero Dec 5, 2004 6:50PM PST

Please,l want to know the step by step of how to format a perviously used harddisk.

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Re: Hard Disk Formatting
by HerbChong Dec 6, 2004 9:10AM PST

for what operating system? is the drive connected to your computer already?

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how format my pc
by doplphin20 Jun 4, 2007 7:51PM PDT

please tell me how to do this step by step

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Remember, formatting is easy. Too easy.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jun 4, 2007 9:19PM PDT
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CANNOT FORMAT FORMAT MY HARD DISK
by noorudheen Jan 8, 2005 10:30PM PST

My Hard disk is 40 GB and operating system is Windows 2000 Professional edition, i tried to format my hard disk, but i can't finish it, the disk format is NTFS, how can format my hard disk easly???

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