ChatterBank3 mins ago
Hard drive wont Format
Just about to give a computer away...all I want to do is format the drive.
I have taken the hard drive from the system and changed the jumper to slave.
Then put it in my desktop as though it were a spare drive.
Gone to my computer...right clickedon the spare drive, and then... format.
Then quick format.
It seems to be formatting it ...then after 5 minutes it says...disk cannot be accesed.
What am I doing wrong.
I have taken the hard drive from the system and changed the jumper to slave.
Then put it in my desktop as though it were a spare drive.
Gone to my computer...right clickedon the spare drive, and then... format.
Then quick format.
It seems to be formatting it ...then after 5 minutes it says...disk cannot be accesed.
What am I doing wrong.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Shouldn't be a problem from what you say (setting both drives to master on the same channel does (obviously) cause a conflict)
I'd check in the BIOS to see if the drive is being listed OK in there (look for a message saying something like press F2 to enter setup straight after the computer is turned on and press the key it says)
It does sound possible that the drive may have a fault though.
I'd check in the BIOS to see if the drive is being listed OK in there (look for a message saying something like press F2 to enter setup straight after the computer is turned on and press the key it says)
It does sound possible that the drive may have a fault though.