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| External Disk format- wassssup????? [message #63242] |
Tue, 17 January 2006 11:19  |
Chris Lang
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Quick question for you experts:
I bought a Lacie external hard disk for backing up.
Formatted it, partitioned it, cool.
I had other computer issues, and had to restore the system to
an older configuration. Computer works fine (aside from idling
at 50%), but the disk is not recognized. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling
drivers. It simply will not format. I have
tried to format it from every path I know of- control panel,
my computer, etc., but NOOOOOOO, the same error every time:
"Windows could not complete the format". No details, no help.
I have tried both "qick formatting", and the long way.
Any ideas welcome. I hate the fact the I spent the money on a
solid back-up, and I can't usde it.
Thanks!!!
Chris
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| Re: External Disk format- wassssup????? [message #63243 is a reply to message #63242] |
Tue, 17 January 2006 11:20  |
Chris Lang
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I mean "use" it.
"Chris Lang" <yo@yo.yo> wrote:
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>Quick question for you experts:
>
>I bought a Lacie external hard disk for backing up.
>
>Formatted it, partitioned it, cool.
>
>I had other computer issues, and had to restore the system to
>an older configuration. Computer works fine (aside from idling
>at 50%), but the disk is not recognized. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling
>drivers. It simply will not format. I have
>tried to format it from every path I know of- control panel,
>my computer, etc., but NOOOOOOO, the same error every time:
>"Windows could not complete the format". No details, no help.
>I have tried both "qick formatting", and the long way.
>
>Any ideas welcome. I hate the fact the I spent the money on a
>solid back-up, and I can't usde it.
>
>Thanks!!!
>
>Chris
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| Re: External Disk format- wassssup????? [message #63248 is a reply to message #63242] |
Tue, 17 January 2006 10:37 |
Deej [1]
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Registered: January 2006
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Chris,
What I usually do is to unload the HD from the external box, hang it on an
IDE cable, set it master or slave (whatever is appropriate), then use a boot
disk to FDISK it. Once that is done, I create a new partition (s), then
power down the machine. I then reboot to the boot disk and format. It works
*every* time.
I'm a FAT 32 guy though. If you're using NTFS, then this isn't going to
help.
Deej
"Chris Lang" <yo@yo.yo> wrote in message news:43cd351e$1@linux...
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> Quick question for you experts:
>
> I bought a Lacie external hard disk for backing up.
>
> Formatted it, partitioned it, cool.
>
> I had other computer issues, and had to restore the system to
> an older configuration. Computer works fine (aside from idling
> at 50%), but the disk is not recognized. I tried uninstalling and
reinstalling
> drivers. It simply will not format. I have
> tried to format it from every path I know of- control panel,
> my computer, etc., but NOOOOOOO, the same error every time:
> "Windows could not complete the format". No details, no help.
> I have tried both "qick formatting", and the long way.
>
> Any ideas welcome. I hate the fact the I spent the money on a
> solid back-up, and I can't usde it.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Chris
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| Re: External Disk format- wassssup????? [message #63292 is a reply to message #63248] |
Tue, 17 January 2006 23:38 |
Aaron Allen
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Deej/Chris
This'll work for XP and booting into the OS as well. Take the HDD out of the
case, add to the IDE system. Set jumper to slave, master or cable select as
appropriate. Boot, noting in the BIOS if it sees the drive or no. Go on into
windows, right click on the My Computer icon and go to manage. Go to Disk
Management. From here you can format, assign a letter, whatever you need to
do. I would not assign a letter fwiw, as you will be moving the drive back
to the USB case anyway. Format away.
AA
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
news:43cd3a6c@linux...
> Chris,
>
> What I usually do is to unload the HD from the external box, hang it on an
> IDE cable, set it master or slave (whatever is appropriate), then use a
> boot
> disk to FDISK it. Once that is done, I create a new partition (s), then
> power down the machine. I then reboot to the boot disk and format. It
> works
> *every* time.
>
> I'm a FAT 32 guy though. If you're using NTFS, then this isn't going to
> help.
>
> Deej
> "Chris Lang" <yo@yo.yo> wrote in message news:43cd351e$1@linux...
>>
>> Quick question for you experts:
>>
>> I bought a Lacie external hard disk for backing up.
>>
>> Formatted it, partitioned it, cool.
>>
>> I had other computer issues, and had to restore the system to
>> an older configuration. Computer works fine (aside from idling
>> at 50%), but the disk is not recognized. I tried uninstalling and
> reinstalling
>> drivers. It simply will not format. I have
>> tried to format it from every path I know of- control panel,
>> my computer, etc., but NOOOOOOO, the same error every time:
>> "Windows could not complete the format". No details, no help.
>> I have tried both "qick formatting", and the long way.
>>
>> Any ideas welcome. I hate the fact the I spent the money on a
>> solid back-up, and I can't usde it.
>>
>> Thanks!!!
>>
>> Chris
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>
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| Re: External Disk format- wassssup?????LACIE [message #63305 is a reply to message #63243] |
Wed, 18 January 2006 07:58 |
tonehouse
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Registered: July 2006
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Hi there...be careful using the LACIE drives...I have had 2 of them
crash...they were actually "Maxtor" drives ..would NEVER buy them again..
(suck)
"Chris Lang" <yo@yo.yo> wrote in message news:43cd3579$1@linux...
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> I mean "use" it.
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> "Chris Lang" <yo@yo.yo> wrote:
> >
> >Quick question for you experts:
> >
> >I bought a Lacie external hard disk for backing up.
> >
> >Formatted it, partitioned it, cool.
> >
> >I had other computer issues, and had to restore the system to
> >an older configuration. Computer works fine (aside from idling
> >at 50%), but the disk is not recognized. I tried uninstalling and
reinstalling
> >drivers. It simply will not format. I have
> >tried to format it from every path I know of- control panel,
> >my computer, etc., but NOOOOOOO, the same error every time:
> >"Windows could not complete the format". No details, no help.
> >I have tried both "qick formatting", and the long way.
> >
> >Any ideas welcome. I hate the fact the I spent the money on a
> >solid back-up, and I can't usde it.
> >
> >Thanks!!!
> >
> >Chris
>
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